Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-01

aged at the advance of $500 he wait
ed little longer At the same time
the same man had an offer for the
sites of the ten story Daniel building
and the Simmons building for $1,000
which he also refused. Some may
wonder what the wealthy oil man
does with his money and to those in
innate with local conditions it is easy
and those who read this letter will
agree with me, that the Tulsa oil
man puts his money very largely in
Tulsa investments.
There is this incident told by Mr..
Martain while on visit to Cushing,
wonderful oil fields where Jay Gould
was active in the Texas Pacific R. R.
He stopped at Thurber to visit Col.
Hunter, at that time president of the
company. The day he arrived the NIL
ners were idle. Gould disliked ilde
labor. "Why are these men not work
ing?" he asked. The Colonel replied,
because your road is buying coal
from Oklahoma mines" He got busy
with the wires and within an hour
orders came from headquarters to re-
sumo loading coal.
Swift quotes about a man who
makes two blades of grass or ears OF
corn grow where one grew before,
being worth more to his country than
all the politicians. II
This public spirit and liberality
was demonstrated and proven at the
Third Annual Oklahoma Freeotate
Fair which I attended at Muskogee
There were premiums given to-en-
courage ambition and our govern
ment has recognized the value OF this
Fair as an educational factor to the
extent of sending large govern
ment war exhibit at considerable eX-
pense. I enjoyed it as much as | did
viewing the exhibits in the War and
Navy building in Washington, D. q.
The government had an exhibit which
proved Honesty the best Policy"
They exhibited. cans, liars, etc. used
. by canneries before the government
took them in charge, the contents
cmptied in correct measure. Of the
label, which it failed in filing They
also demonstrated the adulteration
, of various impure foods which are
now pure. Therefore for the misuse
= of our talent, it has been transferred
to those honorably using the talents
: entrusted to their keeping.
The grain exhibit was wonderful
= a wax figure of woman, her appare
- uniquely made of wheat, in her hanc
extended card on which was writer
y - "Men can't shoot bullets in the wal
without women and biscuits. y The
acove in which she stood was deco
rated in various grains of the state
y. While in St. Louis, Mo-, went tt
iSiiiNl SN
d presented by Harry Shaw, bachelor
n from England, which contains .tht
e greatest variety of plants in ore col
n lection on earth, London being sec
It ond. The climate there will not per
e nit them to have many which flourish
d in the United States. One of the hot
S houses, made of crystal glass, cost
It S65, 900, another $4,000. These are
a brilliantly Illuminated with electrici
g ty.
j From the art gallery you have the
C grandest view of the city of St. Louis
e Within this building, l was shown
some of the most valuable pictures in
0 the world sent to the United States
: from Holland for safe keeping during
: the war. Within this building are the
Queen of England's jewels, the build
, ing guarded day and night by mill
tary force Here are to be seen Uncle
, Sans barracks.
: The government stock yards cover
, several hundred acres. The present
residential millionaires' district is be-
yond description. The City Hall costs
S7,500,000. My visit to the c. R..
Broger School l greatly enjoyed, re-
. calling the many pleasures he gave
me while under his instruction at Cor
nell University, which consider one
of the greatest privileges of my life.
He has composed many pieces and in
his recitals has played upwards of
800 standard compositions from mem
ory. His repertoire is one of the most
extensive of any pianist and it
includes all the schools of piano COM
position. During his career he has