The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-12
PRICES ARE C0NSID-
Erred TOO HIGH
And Some Day a Reaction
Will Set in Detrimental
to the Towns

Lawton, okla. Aug. 12.-In the sale
OF town lots in each OF the county
seats-Lawton,, ADardarko and Ho-
bart-people are losing their heads /
compile ely. The most absurd prices
are being realized for the lots. Just
one example is that OF lot removed |
two blocks from the Anardarko court |
house square a wholly undesirable |
one. which sold this morning for ST. |
$50. Il was purchased by an Okarche
msH
OF course the realiza ion of top
notch prices for these lots is a good
thing for the county and city, which
will reap the benefits, but It. is hard on
individuals. and bound 10 result in
reaction. The latter is the dangerous
thing in connection with the matter.
II lots are overbid, and people go wild
over them. wholly regardless Of loca-
tion or the future the town viii be in
jured in the beginning. Each Of these
county seats will become a boom town,
pure and simple and that is the one
thing that people Of this new country
should seek TO avert Times may be
somewhat hard next winter and all
during the year 1902 II they should
be and crops scarce here, neither
Lawton, Anardarko or Hobart will
have future worth anything.
Lots are selling high here without
regard to location. They bring a thous-
and dollars when there is no reason
on earth for their realizing over $500
and in many cases not that At Ana
darko where there is not even the fu.
ture that Lawton may have, it is even
worse Cut in the cornheld townsite.
dust six inches deep, everything dry
as can be, and the hot winds blowing
from every direction, the lots far
thest from the best portion of the town
are selling merrily al from anywhere
about 5000 up TO the thousands. At
Hobart, which really may be the best
town Of all, however lots which in the
beginning brought but from $50 up to
SIS are now selling for hundreds Of
dollars.
The situation really is becoming
alarming. For awhile It is a good
thing to have large fund for the
counties to begin business with, but
it Is folly 10 have such temporary pros
perity purchased at the risk OF per
manent injury. But the people who
are buying seem to have the money
and appear to be bent on spending 1t
without regard 10 common sense.
There is no doubt of the sentiment
of the town of Lawton on the Woods
proposition. It is overwhelmingly
with calvert. who yes erday contested
Woods and with Miss Beal, whom
Woods selfshness has cost what
should have been hers There IS not
the least sympathy with Woods in his
new troubles. He is considered to
have brought it all on himself, and he
and his lawyers will be let alone in
their fight.
One noticeable thing in Woods
mercenary career is the attempt made
by his attorneys TO secure an agree
ment from the hundreds of tent occu-
pyers on Mccoy avenue to pay tribute
to the selfish 40. / for thirty days OF
more Mccoy avenue runs a mile
along the south side Of the townsite.
Il Is on Woods property. Until suit
able townlots can be purchased, 1t is
up to the persons having restaurants,
groceries, markets, shops, and resi-
dence tents on Mccoy avenue to move
of or pay tribute TO Woods. The lat.
ter realizes what good thing he may
have and he and his attorneys are pre-
pared to make the most OF It. II the
rentals are even reasonable, which
they will probably not be, Woods Will
realize thousands OF dollars the next
thirty days. All this reacts against No
and makes the feeling against him
even more decided than it was before
The Firs. National bank IN which
Dennis Flynn is interested, has bought
the southeast corner Of block 26, one