The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
MEN Of AFF AIRS
PUSH GUTHRIE

ISOLATION and the Business Mems
league The first Is composed prin-
cipally OF progressive and enterpris-
ing merchants, while the second is
made up of equally as progressive
citizens, but who are engaged In all
kinds of business activity. Both have
for their purpose the promotion. Of
Guthrie to make 1t a greater city.
The Retailers association, while its
purpose and aim Is, in way, as broad
as that of the Business Mems league.
yet 1t is composed Of only a certain
class of Guthrle's citizenship, and
therefore, is not so broad in the make
up of its membership. However, the
secretary of the association will
courteously answer all inquiries about
the new state, Logan county or Guth-
rie Just the same as the secretary
OF the Business Mems league.
The Retailers association is officer.
ed as follows: President, A. o. Far
quhsrson; secretary w. A. Rayson.
The Business Mems league has the
following for its officers: President
Gaben Grow; vice president, }. j.
Houston; and secretary, II. F. Ardery.
The Retailers association has meet
ings, but they are concerned with al
fairs relating to the good of the as
ISOLATION as a body of retailers, rather
= than anything of a public nature. In
fact that is mainly the OBJECT of this
organization OF course, the associa-
ton favors everything OF a public
nature that will be of benefit to
the town, because the members VIII
thereby also be benefited. Every ad-
dition TO the town in the way of busi-
ness enterprise, wholesale establish
ment. manufacturing plant, or Just a
plain citizen means more trade to the
town and consequently more trade for
the merchants. here merchants in a
town means bigger trade center
because OF more inducements for peo
pie far away TO come here to trade.
Hence. the Retailers association
favors and aids every effort along this
line. But after all, their efforts are
greater towards perfectlng what we
already have, lwhile the efforts of the
business Mems league are directed to-
wards acting more. The two organi-
cations. did they have the same pur-
poses identically would better be mer-
ged into one, but they really nave two
distinct purposes, one the perfecting
and the preservation of what the city
has. and the other the increasing OF
the number of our institutions and
the inducing OF more capital to come
here
Although 1t seems mat these two
commercial organizations have not
Deen doing much, yet they are doing a
great deal, which the public does not
see until II Is announced that new
factory has decided 70 locate here,
or a new store has been started or
OF tnat q new professional man has
opened up an Office, and even then
most of us just think that all these
additions came about simply through
their own initiation. The real facts
are that one of the other. or perhaps
both OF these commercial organiza-
tions. through their secretaries, have
been corresponding with the parties
long before they decided TO come to
Guthrie. and that their coming was the
result, almost wholly, OF Literature
and other things sent them concern
ing Gu .iie by THESE secretaries. Both
organizations have had attractive
booklets printed showing the various
business activities Of the city, as well
as a number OF the incest homes, and
streets, and public buildings, and these
are sent out to enquiries concerning
the city and county, frequently 70
good advantage. Besides this, both or
ganizations have endorsed ami worked
FOR all the public improvements that
have been made IN Guthrie, and dur
ing the past year they have beer
especially active along this line.
K is a remarkable thing, when one
stops fef a snoment to think eDout it
wnat a magnificent showing the city
ana Wheie new state for all that, has
made curing the past year. The yeaI
began during a penic It began at The
advent OF statehood and q complete
change In the administration o
things; It began ct the advent of pro
hibitlon amt tne subsequent vita
drawai from the state of some OF ,he
largest monsyed interests in the new
state. the brewerles; Il enled jus
after q presidential campaign, which
aIwaye has a tendency . parall X
business. And in the face Of all thi!
the new state has ned the best busi
ness year in all its history since III
beginning as E territory, ninetees
years ago. The progress, however
mas been concerned vita institutions
already established lShen the yea
began Very little new capital ha
been invested, and that little has beel
almost wholly local The reason o
thia condition Is this: The panic las
sall dii not effect Us down here II
the new stats for but a week OF &C
Those institutions already estabhshe
pushed right ahead. There was moth
Ing to hinder them. Business cam
"a fast aud wss tvTaed out to 500
advantage. Now. most Of the new Il
vessgnsHss hAd 70 casls trcgo the oui
Eidt. gns fellows wA@ bad this mops
Nesa eGfectsa ~ no panic. The
tiEtteua3 gp on sheir noaeF and woul
met lea Il so xhsg ooupi not ses hoV
tAe psnic c@lld 3esn2t them 20 40
aOs effect o. They treated lhs slog
tA4t Okiaho4ar aa2 eschped aee egiect
OF tho pArip IS t9sgt. sa a catch
gel tram % l17n tnels anoaey ies
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