The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-06
FIRsT YEAR 81 srArEHoop.
To Be Portrayed In Special Edition
Of The Leader.

Guthrie's first year under state.
hood has been one Of the most ra.
markahle IN the history OF the CITY.
Beginning duilng a financial furry
and ending iust after the close OF
presidential election one would natur-
ally think that the year could. under
no circumstances be a very prosper
Gus one. But q canvass OF the bust.
ness institutions reveals the fact that
a glaring exception to the general rule
has prevailed throughout the year
There is not single business enter
prise In Guthrie that has not had an
increased business during the year
that Is now closing, and GVery one
also reports that prospects point to a
still greater business during the com.
ing year.
All this would not seem SO strange
were there a boom on IN Guthrie. But
there is not Il is simply genuine
progress that kind OF progress which
comes from every citizen doing his
duty and keeping everlasting al Il.
Guthrie business men do not believe
in mushroom growth. When they do
things, they do them with the ideG
OF permanency. There are few spec.
ulatOrs In Guthrie. The men who are
in business here are townbuilders, arc
hare to stay
On November i6. Oklahoma will be
just one year old as a state. On that
day The Leader will issue It's first
Anniversary Number The number
viii SHOW Just what Guthrie and the
new STATE saye accomplished dnring
this first year as state there viii
be fifty thousand copies issued and
these viii be sent over the entire
state. 1t will be the biggest adver.
tisement for Guthrie ever ATTEMPTED.
Guthrie has the only convention
hall in the new state. The Annivers.
ary Number will devote Two whole
pages to a history location, and dc.
scripuon Of the convention hall. u
will contain the largest Illustration OF
the convention hail that has ever
been printed.
Guthrie has two OF the biggest oil
mills in the Southwest The Ami
yersary Number win give complete
write-up of both of them.
Guthrie has the largest iron works
in the new state. The Anniversary
number viii give complete ILLUS
/ trated wrlte-up OF them.
Guthrie has the best banks in The
state. The Anniversary Number vii
give q complete review OF our bank
Ing Institutions, their history, theh
lstrength and their officers
Oklahoma has the finest education
al institutions Of any country IN ia,
world OF equal age. Oklahoma's uni
versity ranks alongside the greatest
universities In the United States. one
whole section. eight pages, viii be de
voted to our educational institutions
II would be fine thing If every
citizen Of Guthrie would send mum
Der of copies OF this Annlve sar,
/ Number away TO their friends. a
large number Of people are now or Ter
ing their copies reserved for them
Why don't yod 10 the same9 Phone
/ TO the business office ABOUT It now
/ before you forget II.
And by the way, II you are an ad
ye-tiser. why not increase your space
just a little for that day Get your
copy really now II you have never
tried Tne I.eade- as an advertising
medium now Is a good time 10 begin
Remember on that day we issue fifty
thousand copies. We expect every
citizen IN Logan county to get one OF
more copies.