The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-19
WANTS FORT SUPPLY
CONVEYED TO STATE
Talk Of Swapping Counties
Between Texas and
Oklahoma

Special to Daily Leader.
washington, March ts.--Will no one
stand sponsor for bill that would
make El Reno one Of the model cities
Of the world and incidentally the next
state capital of Oklahoma Il is true
El Reno's claims to the state capital
have never been quite clear. Inded II
is doubtful WHETHER that growing lit
tie city has ever made bid for the
honor that would 90 with the location
o. the state capital at El Reno. never
the less there is an enterprlsing young
Washington attorney prying around
tho halls of congress these days boost
ing cl Reno for the job. Every body
win admit that It is a job to hold
down the state capital II Is all Wash
ington can do to hold down the Ma
tionai capital and she has not done 1t
any too we'll either
William c. Shelley is the name oil
this obstreperOus person who would
cause members of the Oklahoma con-
srcssional delegation all kinds OF
tro-ble. The city directory shows him
To be a lawyer by profession and is
discreetly silent as to the gentleman's
yo alton. Ii is said, however that he
IS an amateur lobbyist by practice. He
is an amateur indeed because he has
not got very far with his bill, out then
II is doubtful whether professional
lobbyist could get a safe and sane
congressman TO champion the meas
ure proposed by this person Shelley.
Ii Mr. Shelley holds a commission IRON
the city OF El Reno to urge upon
congress his particular bill no body
here knows it, He has not said so.
AS a matter OF fact he is not verbose
on the subject OF whom he IS repre-
senting and what interest he has In
the measure that would authorize the
United States to grant to the Safe OF
Oklahoma dive square miles of terri
tory what in part is now known as the
Fort Reno Military reservation. He
would have the state capital building
and other state Office located on one
Of these five sections and around il
he would build a great model city
An Utopia if you please.
Poor MIR. shelley He has found
no one to champion his pet BILL t'Oor
/ III Reno. Her dream OF greatness must
4 also continue and extend into the dis
tant future. In the meanwhile Guthrie
I is holding down the state capital job
quite well, thank you.
The bin above referred to recalls
l to mind the great model city OF Geary
Indiana. the home OF the United States
steel corporation. Geary is made
to order town and is regarded to be
the best planned and improved city in
the world. The steel trust in building
the city took 1t upon itself to pave
the streets and side walks and other
wise provide the city with mp to date
improvements. AS a result the people
OF the city have not paid a cent in
the shape of assessments for all OF
these modern conveniences. The Geary
school system is regarded as one OF
the best in the world. Every year
teachers are sent TO Germany, France
and England at the expense of the
steel corporation 10 get pointers on
all school questions
Representative Fulton IF the Okla
homa city congressional district
wants congress to grant to Oklahoma
NiIt UAnWfAAN MNM RA'NtNN'N NN Ah' AH
sane asylum i'm the old abandoned
Fort Supply military reservation. lie
has introduced a bill in congress "a
this effect The use Of the lani was
granted 10 the Territory OF Oklahoma
In 1899 and Fulton would now convey
title to the property to the state.
T. II. Hutton OF Roosevelt Oklaho
ma In a letter 20 Representative Scott
Ferris charges that the Mexican gov
ernment is subjecting American pris
Oners including several OkiahOmans tc
unnee essary horrors and tortures II
Mexico. According to Hutton. Ameri
can prisoners are being confined IL
dungeons. are being poorly fed ans
the rayages oil disease on accoan
OF the unsanitary conditions prevail
ing IN the prisons is making itseli
manifest among the confined Ameri
cans.
Mr. Ferris al once took the mattel
j up with the president who Ia turn
directed the Department Of state tC
make an immediate and fcll infesti
gati0a into the alleged ontrages.
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Neither Representative Stephens o
Representative Fulton are taking seri
ousiy the talk of swapping counties
between Texas and Oklahoma Eh
Texan lookF upon the story As a hug
joke and says that as far as he ls con
ctrned there Nlll be DO sWapnin
done tie admitted, however that
nas mmiel ioi ihe lNo legislature
lo decide iiaDfesenlIFe Fulton take