The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-29
BY HARVEY f. RHODES.

Even after q period ot II years
the spectacular commercial club
special tr0in" from Tulsa through
more thRu dozen eastern states to.
/ iains itE unique position ia the his.
] tory Of city advortslng There are
many Who insist that trip. made
when Tulsa was In the Udolcsgoht
period OF itS amn2iug growth. created
more favorable advertising lly th.a
city aud bruught moro desirable oiu.
I zcns here than all tho advertising
I the city has obtained since then
10 is only occasionally that one
hears locally of the memorable oX-
curslon, in which virtually every
business firm was represented Not
many OF those pioneer firms NpTc
i known by the present population of
/ tho Magic city. not many ~ those
who lived mere when the trip wac
made remember The names ot Tu'
ea'n principal bualness Institutions IN
thcy recall the hankt tho zeal cs-
tate firms. tho general merchandise
stores, the hardware dealers. tho
lumhermcn and other institutions ot
byROne days
The commercial club trnycfcd for
I q days The train consisted OF ono
baggage car carrying tho Tulsa
Daily Courier" daily newspaper
published daily from the start until
the return. one chair car containing
oxhihta OF agricultural products. oil
and other minerals, ana three Pull
man cars.
Through thc oourtcsy OF s. Max
we'll smith. president Of the Tulsa
business college, who participated
In tho trip and who remembers II
ms one of tho most enjoyable events
OF HIS life, The world reprints the
folder Tor distribution from the train
on it's long hikej II contains the
list OF those who made tho trip and
the firms they represented as well as
the personnol Of tho Tulsa band IL
years ago.
Doubtless the appearance OF these
names will set In motion a pleasant
string OF rercllcctions among those
who left their business for 10 days
from April iS TO April 30, 1908. and
showed easterners few tricks In
city advertising.
The statos travorsod were Kansas,
Missouri. Iowa, 1lllnoie Indiana,
Kentucky. ohio. West virginia, Dis
trict OF columbia, MRryla nd, Della
ware, Penntylvania, New Jersey ana
New York.
Here Ia the membership Nof the
band that furnished music at every
stop:
DR.. r. u. Kreyer, dentist. leader:
w u. Killmsr, decorator; Fred J.
Feyerhorn, manager transfer com.
pany. A. u. Young, manager Mutual
Benefit Life Insurance company;
STANLEY ChRstnin, building contrac-
tor; DR.. G. A. Marshall. dentist. Dr.
G. w. Marshall, dentist. j. ]. Hlll. |
manager harness company. J. A.
Layne, cigar manufacturer; r. J,
Friedman. oll well supply company
G. u. Davis. oil producer. w. A. Prd-
tor. deputy county recorder. Thomas
wicklEer. contractor. Carlos King |
Kade. decorator: W. l.. Perrymnn.
proprietor Blue Print company; Dr. |
G. II. Walter, veterinarian. G. H. |
Forosman. decorator. c. q. Eaton, |
hardware dealer: Roy Frye, socre- |
tary Tulsa Cement company; O. Ger |
aid Tanner. soloist: Alba T, Foun- |
tain, real estate: q. -. Wehber with |
G. w. DeminR company and G. +. |
TlnYleY, ASSISTANT treasurer Union
Trust company.
In the list OF excursionists arc |
many names familiar to everyone |
In Tulsa. They were the business |
men ot II years ago, ana retal n |
tholr places among the business lead
ers or today. Not all ara In the |
same lines Of enterprise IN which |
they wep engaged nt that time The |
changes are easily noted by those |
who have kept pace with Tulhn's |
activities
The namea follow as they appeared |
In the printed list:
H. O. Mcclure, president Tulsn
club and president Me-
Clure Hardware company.
w. u, Rohde, mayor OF Tulsa, and
senior member Rohde q Eysonbach,
Rev A. Grant Evans. president
Henry Kendall college.
NJ II. Baird. president TulSn Com
bridge company
j. f.. Kirkpatrick, real estate.
J.. X. Cone. president Prudential
Investment company.
james F. Mccoy. insurance.