THE IRON HORSE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10230, 8 January 1927, Page 2

THE IRON HORSE

OPER A HO USE—MOND A Y

Now that the AYilliam Fox production, ‘‘The Iron Horse,” is scheduled to start an engagement at the Opera House next Monday, many thousands of people are wondering how this .picture obtained its name, lo those acquainted with the ways of thinking of the American aborigines it is selfevident that the phrase, “The Iron Horse,’’ is of Indian origin. During the vast amount of research done by the Fox scenario department, it was found that the originator of tins phrase was Sitting Bull, the gteat war chief of the Sioux. Sitting Bull was one of the most indomitable leaders of tlie red revolt against the invasion of the West by the white man. Together with Red Cloud and other war chiefs he led the Sioux in numerous attempts to stoo the progress oi the Central Pacific railroad, in this connection Colonel W illnvin 1. Cod\ (Buffalo Bill) quotes what was said to him personally by Sitting Bull as follows: “The ” white man has taken most of our land. He has destroyed or (riven awav the game that Mas oin meat, In 1868 lie arranged to build through tho ‘lndian’s land a read on which ran Iron Horses that' ate u-oocl and breathed fire and smoke. Ihe Iron Horse brought from the East men and women and chiloren "-ho took the land from the Indians anil drove out the agme.” This phrase fittiimlv described the Indian viewthe strange new monster which had disrupted them lives.