The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-09-13
TULSA'S REUNION
CAUSES INTEREST
MANY INQUIRIES CONCERN.
ING ORIGIN OF THAT
CITY'S NAME
FACT OF HISTORY BRIEFLY Toll
Reunion Visitors In September VIE
Be Surprised and Entertained BY
Historic Surroundings Of
the City.

Tulsa, Okla, Aug.-In view Of th'
fact that people all over the south are
beginning to talk about Tulsa, and tho
Confederate reunion, it is not surpris
ing that interest is attached to the
name and that people of an investigat
ing turn Of mind should make inquiries
about it.
Some years ago DR.. Fred S. Clinton
published a pamphlet on this subjec
and copy of it has been preserved
in the public library. From this pam
phlet it apears that the word Tulsa
is not descriptive Of man or beast. I;
means nothing in itself 1t is simply
the name Of a former clan Of the
Creek Indians. DR.. Clinton says:
"Anciently, clans, or secret societies
existed among the Creek Indians out
Of which, in the march Of progress, 9
constitutional form of government was
framed, and these clans sent their rep
resentatives to the councils Of the
Creeks. There was a time when this
oligarchic government was very
strongly established among the
Creeks, or Muscogees, because the
members of the clans were not allow
ed to intermarry and representatives
were hereditary. One of these clans
was known by the name Of Tulsa, and
in this manner the settlement took ita
name"
The first settler within the present
limits of the city of Tulsa was Archie
Yahola, fullblooded Creek Indian.
He was a man Of fine physique and
possessed a superior mind. He came
here from Georgia in 1886, and was
selected town chief of the Tulsa Loch-
apokas. His followers idolized him,
and when he died, in 1850, he was
buried in the southern part Of the city
near the ampitheatre erected by the
clan for the practive of their religious
rites.
Tulsa's growth has been very rapid
Of recent years. It is now modern
city with an estimated population Of
$4,000. 1t has bank deposits Of
$50, 100000, with total resources Of
s60,O00,O00. The monthly bank clear
ings are approximately s5o,000,000.
The greater part of this wealth comes
from the oil industry, total daily ship
ments of oil from the city being 300,-
900 barrels. It may be of interest to
make note Of the fact that Tulsa is the
center of the Mid-Continent Oil belt
from which the nation is receiving a
large per cent Of the oil necessary to
the prosecution of the European war.
Tulsa is also patriotic city. At the
close Of the drive for the third Lib
erty Loan, the community had inest-
ed s1S,607,9o0 in various war funds.
Every demand on the community for
war purposes has been promptly met
Tulsa's quota Of the third Liberty
Loan was subscribed in less than a
week
The community will redeem its
pledge to the ex-Confederates like it
redeems all Of it's obligations and
meets it's responsibilities. That the
reunion here Sept. 24-27 inclusive will
be one of the best in the history Of
the United Confederate Veterans as
sociation, is assured. It is believed
that the attendance will reach 100000
and arrangements are being perfected
to entertain that large number of peo-
pie.
Tulsa has an interesting historical
back ground. A corner of the Chero-
kee, Creek and Usage nations was with
in a few hundred yards of the center
of the business section of the city.
The Albert Pike highway, and the his
toric Ozark trail cross each other
here. Washington Irving stopped
here in 1882 while making his Ameri-
can tour. Sam Houston, the ,celebrat-
ed warrior-statesman left records Of
his wanderings around the city.
Some of the old frontier forts that fig
ured conspicuously in the early his
tory of the southwest, were located
near the present site of the city and
their remains are yet to be seen. All
along the Arkansas river, there are
points of historic interest that visitors
to the reunion will see with pleasure
and profit.
But it is moderG Tulsa that will In
terest the visitor most, because it is
marvel of enterprise and thrift. The
new portion of the city rivals in
beauty and magnifcance anything or
the continent. The most modern sky
scrapers west Of the Mississippi river
are to be seen in Tulsa, and its sky
line is ever changing. Development OF
Of the oil industry has made it pos
sfble for these modern buildings to be
erected. Vast fortunes have been