Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-27
A TrdreIer's VieWs.

for this vast territory Is secured
through a large aqucduct $50 miles
long. with expensive cvacuations, and
40 miles Of tunnels The capacity
is 2jS,000.OOO gallons daily
The lands and water rights and
construction cost 324,500. 900. Tho
water is from Elizabeth Lake, the
finest In tho world. The Worlds sug-
EeStion 70 bring the supply OF good
water from the rivers east To Tulsa
~ the only sure solution OF that great
problem, which In so necessary in
building a great city, 1t must be
done sooner or later. and should be
done now
The wonderful crops uf vegetables.
fruits and flowers OF this country,
has been made sure thing by this
water supply. The same thing can
be done at Tulsa, II the supply OF
good water IL obtained. II you can
gain the supply Of water from the
river. II is OF no value FOR fruits.
vegetables and flowers, the very
things necessary to make n great
city and country. ] am thoroughly
convinced on this matter. after IA
thorough examination aS II IL pos
sible for me to become, The World
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fail.
This Is the cheapest place In the
world to live. everything considered
food Of the best and merchandise
OF all kinds Labor, both skilled and
unskilled. il not 40 we'll paid M AT
Tulsa rs there Is not so much doing
outside OF the government work.
Neal estate IL depressed far below
/, 10 IL Nyfh hing In TINT
line.
was out 10 tho old soldiers home
"A beautiful plnce--and looked II
over to see the conditions and was
somewhat disappointed. Nothing
there for me-too many funerals and
not enough life II In the young
and real living OF n life that brings
force and power 10 me. To the ola
soldier who can live out or the home,
let him do 40 and his folks should
see that he does.
The superior court refused Mayor
Rolph or Mr.. Hnney place on the
ticket for governor this fall 40 the
republicans have success assured.
Governor stephens IL a splendid and
competent governor and Will con-
tinue.
The starting OF the fourth Liberty
loan here was a wonderful success.
The motion picture show people had
charge, with Mary Pickford as the
leader. We were close In and watched
this world character. with great In
terest. She made fine talk and
acted the nice. sweet, charming girl
that she In. Everyone here loves and
honors her. To everyone who bought
n 800 bond she gave her large
sized photograph and wrote her
name on II. She sat there on the
edge OF the monster tank and wrote
and talked all afternoon and bought
$4,000 In bonds.
The motion picture people sub
scribed for over half million.
Douglas Fairbanks had a big show at
stunts were staged free for those
who bought n bond. Charlie Chap
lin has a great plant here. l have
not yet met Theda Bara, Grace
Kingsley, Mary Plckford, Charlie
Chaplin and Madeline Traverse and
about 100 Of the other stars of the
first magnitude, but am expecting
TO as have seen their homes and
places OF business That was some
show.
am so glad ] am an American
when | gee the great things being
done by them and know what has
been done. They stand for liberty
at all times II took a free nation to
paptiso the world in the spirit Twen-
ty-fivo hundred years ago, in
Athens. Plato promulgated his lib
erty-ideal government. btu did not
live to see II fnaterialiZe. Only
Americans could mako that ideal
Manu nafinna triad htlf
failed. Kaiserism and his school OF
stgtesmanship has bitterly opposed
the liberty OF the people in govern
mcnt a, all times. German" kultur"
put forth tho autocracy OF such a
brutal nature as 20 coRfound the
whole world.
At the beginning this nation took
tho full chance and bodily cut loose
from the mother country for liberty
II trusted In God and the people and
had continued to this day. America
had endured every strain that could
have come to any people. by rearing
"A sChOolhouse on every hilltop and
tablishinR a church In every val.
ley. Educate and enlighten the peo-
pie were it's chief foundation, 1t
passed through wars and peace, 1t
changed cotrol from political party
to another, sum moneu CHOSEN Clll-
2cns to sit in high places and al
lowed them TO return again TO the
level OF common citizenship; Il gave
it, widest and fullest
fling and endured 1t all without "A
tremor.
Fifty years ago came the one thing
q bovc all others which those op-
posed to republican form OF govern
ment, said u republic could not en-
dure-ciyiI war. For four long and |
bloody years this government was
stricken with curse that had never
before failed 10 kill-a house di-
vided against itself could not stand
father against son and brother
gainst brother. Such strife no ma
ton had ever known, But the civil
war left us stronger than We were
before.
To raise and equip 100000 of
men by conscription and send them
to a foreign country 10 fight in a
world war--no one thought 1t could
be done without a tumult OF excite
ment and criticism--but II was done
II is to extend our liberty over tho
world forever. II is the greatest
hour the world has ever known.
Jesus walks again upon the waters.
His feet are upon tho dusty high
ways and 1t IL 10 Him that we hum