The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-09
A LIVER PHI FOR GUrHRIE's BUsf-
MESS CIRCLES.

The common draw back TO the aver
age community is the lack OF harmony
among its business interests. With
lack Of public-spiritedness added to
professed business discord no town,
unless 1t be exceptionally well-iavored
by conditions which push it onward,
can ever hope to he popular place. -
A feeling OF goodwill, prompted by
kindly cooperation on the part Iof
those engaged in the trades and pro-
fessions, must prevail in order that all
msy enjoy the fruits OF labor and that
the town may rise, prosper, enjoy a
good name. see its people prosperous,
it's wage.earners busy and itself
brisk market for the farmers pro-
ducts.
During the past 3 years or more Guth-
rie has suffered such ills mentioned
and, moreover, has been the unwilling
recipient OF vast amount OF billings
gate on account OF the Jealous. con-
tumacious actions Of a few moss COW
cred conundrums who pose as loyal
business men and yet who ePdeavor to
balk every enterprise proposed for the
city's welfare The very presence In
the city Of this gang Of mercRntil@
etiffs has caused oceans OF trouble and,
moreover, has cost the city several
manufacturing enterprises. Their ex-
ample OF pickering, kicking and rag
chewing on every proposition sub.
mitted looking toward the city's bene-
fit, and which called for an expendi-
ture OF few dollars in the way OF
contributions, nae exercised an IN
wholesome influence on the trad es
people, and many liberal minded busi-
ness men, who formerly manifested a
pecuniary interest in matters pertain
ing to municipal improvements, now
greet all-comers representing the pub
lie veal with the Klondike freeze.
Seldshuess and stlngyness are ram
pant in the capital city. II seems
that everybody is on the make and is
unwilling to give. This spirit is grow
ing daily and the mercantile element
OF the town is soggy and dripping with
raw jealousy. Reversing the general
rule one business man seems to be
afraid he will contribute to some pro-
ieet more money than his competitor,
who, he argues. will receive the fame
benefits.
Within three years the city has re-
ceived SIX Legitimate propositions from
eastern parties who desired TO locate
toundries and factories here. Iu
two cases bonus OF $500 was asked.
When citizens committee started out
10 interview the business men regard.
ing contributions, many rebuffs were
eneountere3. One man declared the
proposed enterprise was a private
scheme and refused TO Offer aid; an.
other delnurred on the ground that the
site o. the proposed factory was toe
near his competitor, who would rear
all the trade OF factory employees
Last summer u movement to BRING O
professional ball club here from
Dallas was thwarted through the
jealousy Of one merchant who claimed
the club members would not purchase
their uniforms at his store. Rot l'kt
this Is common thing in Guthrie.
Features such as bail clubs may not
be much benefit 10 towns permA
neency, but IL creates excursions and
draws people who leave money with
the business houses who support the
organization.
Last summer an effort was made tc
send the First Regiment band TO the
Chicago convention as an advertising
medium for Oklahoma Twelve bust
ness men agreed TO enter a pool oi
twenty 10 pay the bands expenses
the railroads having promised q
one-eent rate. The project fell
through because Of the tqueezines.
OF the head. large wholesale con :err
who refused to contribute So. Thh
same business man profted IS, ,0Ol
>worth few months later through the
advertising given Guthrie and OklAho
ma by the First Regiment band and
its literature at the Kansas City car
niVAl. And the same man, by th'
way. pinehes and Gqueezes, rails at tn,
newspapers, never coughs up red 70
the towns good, yet his busines
grows and wakes Eat on every line o
free advertising given the city. No
only this, but he realizes benefits from
cAlamities 10 the town and territory
the West Guthrie food being mopu
ment 10 this assertion.
This year Guthrie has Anothe
chance to reap rich fruit in the way o
Advertisiug through the medium OF
fair. But it begins to look like Guthri
will see no fair this fall The peopl
working on the fair pro sel have beeI
gigged at almost every turn. Their
are actually dozens Of business men il
this town who aren't liberal enough 4
contribute IS each toward having th'
products Of the county aud terrilerl
placed on exhibition, 10 order that th'
world may see the productiyeness o
the.new el dorado. They are willing