The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-19

Tulsa. lie said that he felt it fitting
and proper 10 fIy that fun Crodit
fIr tho congress was due 10 J Burr
tIbuonF second Vico pie-iJeHt Of the
Tu'a civic body q mum whose bust
moss Interests Included Ell ~ tho
southwestern siaics fio said fhnt the
Tulsa chamber had fplondIdly han-
dlCd The preliminary work
IN" I"sEHusr fgr the state Of
oklahoma was hv COL a N. Ice.
fIuii, state treasurer, who said tInt
ordinarily he hated 10 substitute for
q superior but that when Governor
lubor'Hou asked him 10 appear FOR
him fh1t the assignment pleased
him immouHDly. S'lIl another roa-
aun why IooerHf' was chosen was
'Hui 900 other tJ1t" officials were
either candidates 90 succeed thom-
s.Iv.s pl far other offices and thus
wuro NOT eligible.
Corn Moro Valuable Now.
Lcocfoft m1do n pleasing welcome.
intcrsporsiug hia remarks with few
stories aud anecdotes. ana word plc-
lures ON Dkiuu0ma's position today
iu the agricultural business. indus
iri1I nud commercial world. Speak
iuE about this Hlfo, Looofin de-
rursl that oklahoma entered the
galaxy OF eintoa fun >rowu. never
having o. period of childhood. He said
thHt Oklahoma was dryer then than
today farmers of recent years dis
covering TINT their corn crop had n
l.qui1 Wo1aure value now
iie declared with pride that okla
homa was spuud financially. but said
that ~ would not be appropriate 70
go into Intimate dcinlla
Messages ~ praise for the con-
Eress ana the spirit OF the acaslon
wcrH expressed ln teleHramp from
Secretary ~ Agriculture Henry ~
Wallace ana ~. n. Dalton. president
" the Enu9as city tMo) chamber
OF commerce.
while tho crowd present at the
opening was small. n grew in NUM-
hor7 ns the meeting advanced The
han waa comfortably filled at the
afternoon session, which was pre-
Crdod 10y pipe organ solo.
Mr. Kurn president Of tho Frisco
Hystcm, wnH tho first OF tho aftor-
noon Speakers Jim" Kurn as he
is known is oae OF tho frlcndliest
railroad officials ana In his talk,
be quickly npprisod thu audience
that he has an intimate knowledge
Of the southwest,
Legislation for Agriculture" by
Col Clarence Ouslcy. Of Fort Worth,
Texas. what Business Can DO for
Agriculture by Dr. Bradford
Knapp OF Fayettovila, Ark ana
Finding a Now Normalcy." by pr.
Henry !. Waters. editor OF tho KIM
sng city Weekly Star we're all
along agricultural limos. although
each expressed varying opinions aa
~ solutions Tor the farmers
dilemma,
Real Orators Rt Night.
Although considerable oratory was
hoard during the morning and eve-
ming seSsiuns tho crowd OF approXi-
matcly one thousand that went to
tho han Wednesday. night was held
spcllhound for almost two hours by
two OF the best addresses that have
been delivered In Tulsa in many
months
Harry II. Rogers vice president
OF the San Antonio (ToXas) chamber
OF commerce, and formerly president
.of the Tulsa Chamber OF Commerce,
spoke on "Dcvelopmont Problems OF
the Southwest"
TulSAns who had heard Rogere
before declared that never had the
former Tulsan made hs stirring and
convincing talk as he did to the
congress Starting out he declared
that tho southwestern area Involved
by tho congress covered 12Ja per
cent OF the population OF tho coun.
try; l7is per cent Of the area and
60 per cont Of the rosidents were
living on the farms, eliminating the
possibility for a need of urging the
people 10 hasten back to the land
lIo said that the development prob
lems OF the southwest were As varie-
gated as the Industries one found in
tho five states.
Transportation Is ono OF the
greatest problems In developing the
southwest" said Rogers. Railways,
automobiles and waterways are the
three types OF transportation In the
southwest" He dewitt at length upou
tho three, and declared that each
had great opportunity. lie criu-
clzed tho present tendency to COM
pete with tho railroads. suggesting
that the motor trucks become feed
ers 90 the railroads. thus benefitting
both.
In this respect Rogers declared
| that n the railroads OF the country
we're expected TO grow that people
who invest their money In them
lshould he allowed 10 secure legiti-
mate return on their Investment: (:
[ that tho railroad workers should
have az adequate wage, ana third