The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-11-05
Hitchcock S



Muakoeee. d IT, nov 5-wheh peo-
lple Interested IN the town of sulphur
liook me plot Of the townsite as
recommended ly Inspector Churchill
land approved by Secretary Hitchcock
lhey cam explain his work on no other
ground than Thar DE was not governed
lhy legitimate motives in attempting
itho destructIon Of the business portioo
Iof substantial town
u was be who planne the park res
lorvation provided for by set OF con-
gress and everyone supposed the
townsito would coniorm to the lines
lof the reservation Before the park
was provided for he business section
was growing up along the little valley
lborlerine sulphur creek and when
8ho park boundaries we're established
NJ was necessary for the greater pore
,ton of the business section TO Dc ne.
mofed
TO accomplish this The government
+ aid 100000 or the improvements i'm
1iudod within the park ana q new
lhuInc street had 20 be established
.Hmaduoy selected and practically
every business mon in the town ereet
cd fhoreon a new business building
.The money derived from me govern
mont mate available large cash re.
sources for tie erection Of new strue-
mres. and the new town sprang INFO
eHsteuce ereatf superior TO the cid
While the business men of the town
were busy erecting new business
houses of brlcl, and stone preparatory
to removing from within The park
limits and with practical unanimity
selected street mutually agreed on,
Colonel sword,. formerly employed on
The Dawes commission as an apprais-
er, resigned his position and located
in Sulphur to become a town boomer
and speculator.
He is a protege OF Senator Plat. of
Connecticut, and claims the distinc-
ton Of getting the park reservation.
AS against practically all the business
men, Colonel Swords arrayed himself
in favor Of establishing the business
section OF the town north Of the reser-
walton.
When Inspector Churchill arrived 10
arrange the boundaries OF the town
site he and Colonel Swords we're found
10 be frienls Swords was perslstently
booming the north side with little sue
coss, streets were named for Churchill
ani Plat and Churchill was known
TO Tho possossor of north side lots. in-
Guiding a house or two.
While Ia Muskogee for several days
prior TO leaving for Washington. he
carried an air Of injured innocence.
ANA talked about his right to own
property anywhere he believed the in
yestment TO be good.
Something had to be done to assist
Colonel Swords in getting the bust
ness section on the north side and the
plat as recommended by his friend,
Churchill, shows the drastic means
employed to carry out the speculative
scheme
The entire new business quarter OF
The town was left bodily out OF the
iownsi'e, leaving the new brick and
s one buildings located on an irregular
shaped tract that Is neither townsite
ncr public domain. subject to allot-
mont
In addition TO the business houses
on the outlaw land, there are seron
hotels, incluiing thq new four story
bricl, hotel and bank building the
largest in the Indian territory
What relief cen be obtained by the
lmen who have invested their money
lin Improvements IS not apparent hu.
those best informed 90 not believe
lthe scheme win ever be carried ont
THE NOW Improvements on Broadway
and on the tract left on are said TO
ibe worth close 20 100000 while there