The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-03
The Capital City
is GROWING FIRM AND
PERMANENT
Eastern Capitalists are Not
Squeezing 10 Death
GuthrieItes.

Yesterday WINS q picture Of spring The
only thing that was hacking was the ver-
dancy that covers the barren earth when
the warm breezes blow
A representative OF the Leader had "a
/ good opportunity to see Guthrie and all
Of its by-paths yesterday on the two
principal busiaess streets Of the city
Oklahoma and Harrison avenues, from
Broad to Second street. there were 500
teams of horses standing tied and the
| farmers that they had carried to The city
were busy trading These 500 teams rcp-
resented i,50a people.
The business houses were ia a stir
ail was hustle and hustle.
Fully 500 carriages and vehicles OF
various kinds were being driven through
the streets with Guthrie's fair sex filling
most Of them.
IN the residence portion OF the city
people were seen in nearly every yard
cleaning and raldng the trash preparatory
for the beautiful springtime.
in the east part OF the city 150 labor
ers were seen busily engaged laying steel
FOR the street car system. About 80
brooks are now completed.
In an parts OF Guthrie buildings, nice.
substantial residences and business
houses, are being erected. 1t is not a
mushroom growth but a solid firm adj
vancement
Eastern capital has not so, Guthrie
squeezed until Il has to let out a calamity
/ yeu
Most Of the buildings and the pretty
homes are built out of home money.
People own their business houses and
residences IA cnthrie.
1t is reasonable to believe that some
other cities in Oklahon,- ale CROWNS
much faster than Guthrie but IL one
takes a drive through the capital city
and gets the Impression that the repre-
sentative of the Leader did yesterday hc
win soon make up his mind that when the
statement IS made thar Guthrie IS grow
ing substantially there IS more truth than
poetry IN g.
There are some parts Of Guthrie that
appear shabby True. this may bc seen
) IN an cities. But a cleaner class Of pco-
pie never breathed than reside in the cap
ital city
Guthrie could be much more than She
is were Its people willing TO go hcad
over heels In debt and vote honds so bis
that it would require hundred years tc
pay out
Guthrie has 10000 people and probably
more were a census to be taken today.
Guthrie has hine railroads and more
being constructed.
Guthrie win soon have street cars rum
ming.
Guthrie win have two Of the finest
parks in the entire west and has noaril
$1,000 10 commence 70 improve them al
once.
Guthrie win soon have a beautiful fed
eral building which is now being erected
Guthrie has Masonic temple that Is
a structure Of which the city may wei
feel proud.
Guthrie is the capital Of the territory
Guthrie is the county seat Of Logan
y county.
Guthrie has fine hotels
Guthries streets are lined with yount
forestry that VIII. in few years, pu
the finishing touches 10 the scene ant
convert the entire city into park.
d The Logan county high school-a spien.
J.. did institution with a magnificent build
ing--is located ia Guthrie.
Guthrie has Carnegie library that Il
], majestic structure with an ample sup.
ply Of books in fl.
4 Guthrie's educational advantages arr
superb.
Guthrie has numerous churches Of al
denominations.
In fact Guthrie has so much whicl
even Guthrieitcs do not realize IS her
that it would require a volume 10 des
cribe the capital city justly.
These are the pleasant things that on
thinlSs ara sees ais he drives through
Guthrie.