The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-09-27
MANY INQUIRIES CONCERN.
ING ORIGIN OF THAT
ClTY'S NAME
FACT OF HISTORY BRIEFLY TOLD
Reunion Visitors In September W."
Be Surprised and Entertained ny
Historic Surroundings OF
the City.


beginning to talk about Tulsa, and tnS
Confederate reunion, it is not surpflS'
ing that interest ia attached to tn0
name and that people Of an inVestlS9'
ing turn of mind should make inquiries
about it.
Some years ago. DR.. Fred 8. Clinton
published pamphlet on this suD'ect
and a 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. IL
means nothing in itself. 1t is Simply
the name Of a former clan Oh In0
Creek Indians. DR.. Clinton says:
"Anciently. clans, or secret societies,
existed among the Creek Indians out
of which, in the march Of progress
constitutional form Of government was
framed, and these clans sent their rep
resentatives to the councils OF the
Greeks. There was time when tnls
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, ana
in this manner the settlement took It's
name"
The first settler within the present
limits of the6city of Tulsa was Archie
YaHola, a fullblooded Creek Indian
He was a man of fine physique and
possessed a superior mind. He came
here from Georgia in 1885, 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
| 10000. It has bank deposits OF
| S53, ,0OO,0 900, with total resources OF
| 500, 100000. The monthly bank clear
ings are approximately $5o,0oO,oOO.
! from the oil industry, total daily ship
ments of oil from the city being 30O,-
| 900 barrels. 1t 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 S18.607 900 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 q
| week.
The community will redeem it's
| pledge to the ex-Confederates like it
| redeems all of its obligations and
meets it's responsibilities. That the
reunion here Sept. 2427 inclusive will
! be one of the best in the history of
the United Confederate Veterans as
socation, is assured. 1t is believed
| that the attendance will reach 100, 600
| 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
rear 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
10 the reunion will see with pleasure
and profit.
But it is modern Tulsa that will in
| terest the visitor most. because it is a
marvel of enterprise and thrift. The
t.aw portion of the city rivals in
beauty and magrificance anything on
the continent. The most modern sky
| scrapers west Of the Mississippi river
| are to be seen in Tulsa, and it's sky
line is ever changing. Development Of
OF the oil industry has made it pos
s,hle for these modern buildings to be
| erected. Vast fortunes have been
made in this one industry. Yet, there
are a variety OF industries here that
generously repay those who have their
snoney invested in them.
Reunion visitors will find the sur
roundings at Tulsa entirely different
| from any place where reunions have
| been held in the past. 1t will be a new
world to many. Oklahoma is a won
cerful section OF the country. and its
development Of late years has been
marvellous Reunion visitors will be