Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-16
LIBERAL PRAISE FOR CITY
Speakers Surprised at Appear
ance of Mid-Continent
Metropolis.
TO SPEND WEEK IN FIELDS
Party Leaves Immediately
After Banquet for Extensive
Tour of Inspection.

One hundred bankers from all the
principal cities of the east and middle
west were yesterday given an idea of
the oil industry In the Mid-Continent
field and what that oil industry has
builded. These bankers We're the
guests of II. +. Sinclair. president of
the Sinclair oil ~ Refining corpora
ton, and arrived In Tulsa at $3.50 yes
terday afternoon in "A special train
that left New York last Friday. The
train bearing the bankers and officials
of the company, including several
newspaper men. left again at o'clock
this morning to continue IA weeks tour
OF the Mid-Continent field.
The climax of the entertainment
Tulsa offered for her visitors came
last night in one OF the most elaborate
banquets ever served in Tulsa The
lOO-odd visitors and as many local
bankers and oil men were the guests
of the Tulsa Clearing House associa-
ton at the Hotel Tulsa. The banquet
program and speeches continued until
time for the special train of the VS.
itors to depart.
Real Surprises.
Mr.. Sinclair and other officials of
his company had promised the New
Workers surprise when they saw
Oklahoma and Tulsa and their prom
ises were lived up to, according 10
those of the bankers who were called
upon for talks last night. The flrst
surprise, they said, came yesterday
morning when they saw their first oil
fields at Hominy, and one of the big
eushers was opened up for them.
Their next surprise came yesterday
afternoon IN drive around the city oil
Tulsa and the last surprise came last
night, when speaker after speaker told
of some of the glories of Oklahoma
and the oil industry.
The Speakers.
Herbert u. Mason, prominent attor-
ney of Tulsa, was the toastmaster last
nlght and he filled the position win
good grace. Those who spoke incluueu
j. w. McNeal of the American Ma
tional bank of Tulsa; w. ). McLucas'
president of the Commerce Trust com
ronv Kansas CITY: q. Hermann Kin
nicutt of Kissell, Kinnicutt II Co, New
York; II. W. Farnum OF King, Farnum
& Co. of Chicago; Eugene Lorton'
editor of The Tulsa World, j. w.
Perry, president of the southwest Na-
tional Bank of Commerce, Kansas
city: George s. Franklin. attorney OF
Spooner Il Cotton, New York j.. j.
Niaroney. editor of the Okmulsee
Democrat; Pat II. Powers. New YORK
citv. II II Sinclair and David f. Con-
nelly. wolverine oil company, Tulsa
Speaker after speaker paid tribute
70 Tulsa. TO the oil business and to Mr.
Sinclair, to whom was given credlt py
the bankers OF the east or opening
their eyes to the inVestneit oppoi
tunlty lying III the Miu-ooi''i''e"' VII
field.
Gather at 3.
,,d ,ye,, onnointed linens, the
,I. hori,ad with red carnations
% %poa' - tbo Guests Of the occasion
anu am a'' a,atborIne when the doors OF
rs ~ aiming room of Hotel Tulsa
80 ,mv onened nt exactly s o'clock.
WIZ M, ,gerents for the banquet
cnmnIeted in every detail
and n splendid menu was made all the
more appreciative by the service az
= corded.
I'.As feature or the iorepa't " w ~
evening, a seven-piece negro oicnest.
had been arranged Tor, ana tnis, WIZ
two real coon shouterS proNeu
novel mode Of entertainment for those
who for the greater part nave heNe,
seen the real plantation negroes ana
heard the old piantatioh SONGS
Opcns Festivities.
~. h,ior ,r,roductorv remarks
IN MS ~ " ,raann tho toastmaster
herperI ~ aistinction Tulsa
referreu 10 ,hn ci,y, chosen II,
claimeu as veans o ne tbat In which
the Visltlhs iiiiaho,cls iii., aa ,ho,r ION,
they wished TO pause uu' III s,oid for
of the miocoh,iiienl on IN rii,,as VIZ
closer survey OF tne oil uIar,, -
referred in glowing terms W many
Sinclair. .,,,
Mr. Mason spoke prleliy OF ne ptIu'
which sweiis IN tne breast vi 70, -
Tulsan to be counted as friend o.
Mr.. Sinclair. and of the honor whicf
Tulsa felt in playing host for even .
short interval, to group OF men suci
as had accompanied Mr.. Sinclair u
hi, bnpoa ritv that he might SHOW