The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-21
THE GREAT SANTA FE.

Perhaps thlS the greatest tuhhlSi
c:ai week ia The history 81 our country
is bad tine to ash consideration for
new ventures. still the opportunity Is
al hand to 10 some wonderful things
Cor Guthrie and Oklahoma the coming
few months, and they are Of such mag
nituds TO challenge the attention Of ali
citizens. The Santa Fe is already do
ing so much we are happy over the
prospects that are to make Of Guthrie
the gateway Of the Santa Fe South
west. The road which eovere the old
santa Re trail and opened the door Of
hope TO the schooner pilgrim Of other
days. has now arrived at the place
where one line Of travel IS insufficient
for It's great main line from the Cen.
tral states to the Coastal regions, and
Guthrie is % be the great freight
router-the commercial capital OF the
Santa Fe Southwest! Great as have
been the deeds of the Santa Fe for
Guthrie. the immediate future Will
make them seem small in comparison.
When we consider that the freight
from the slope OF the Rockies down tc
the rain belt that Is but a few dozens
of miles west Of this city. surpasses an
hundred-fold the commerce between
Salt Lake and Fort Leayenworth
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is easily understood. The value of
freight products from the irrigated re
gion OF Colorado alone exceeds that OF
all the country west of the hundredth
meridian thirty-seyen years ago, it re
quires no mathematician to figure
Whist viii be cared for in the immedi-
ate future when the millions from the
oyercrowded Central states turn the
once-supposed desert into an Eden.
Guthrie is the gateway between tho
great humid and semi-arid agriculisral
domain OF the plains; Il is so situated
that Il could net resist development
and the backing Of cur position with
the millions OF the greatest long dis
tance railroad system OF the United
States Is the most splendid Christmap
present received by q city of Oklahom;
In many many years.
This splendid present came as a SUI
prise to the vast majority of the cit
zens, but II is safe to assert It is thu
most pleasant II surprises. and ever,
man and woman OF Guthrie. Of what
ever means gladly receive the news o.
the innovation. II means the buildinr
of great repair shops, roundhouses
the Importation of hundreds of tn
highest paid skilled labor to man tn
shops; train crews to take out Che
great trains Of freight Ia transit be
tween the eenters OF commerce.. nun
erons snpaTintendents, Dispatcher.
felegraphets. trackmen, and, In bsie,
il means new Guthrie, filled with IN
spirit Of commerce, and central r.
gicn between the plains and ID
Mississippi river, from whence tn
eOnsemers come at this time! Wes
Texas. New Mexico. Colorado and Ar
zona. 1.-THE last two to be the gret
irrigated states Of the Unlonl will sem
eastward their products OF the suriac,
and the baRels OF the earth--unto.,
millions, and TO double and quadrupl
Ercm year 70 year.
Let public spirit press the advantage
holding IN mind that other great bless
lngs viii follow in train II we bmt
our part There are branches to b,
built to these counties west OF
without sufficient traffic facilue'
and each time we offer facilities
reach Guthrie on these small lines. 8
means the great system which ha
opened a new era for US can psOfi
By our eadeavor and grant TO Us N
aid required. let us be up and doinf
for the hour of our greatest prOsperii
"a at hRncl
Great Is the Santa Re, and Ia e
greatness 4 WIN be our greatest aiC
the building OF Dopulous cityi
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