The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-27
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natatorinm for Guthrie is far more
important than the attention given It.
and Is q topic that should be not only
discussed. but agreed on and the
same should be built this year OF cur
Lord 1908. The greatest drawback to
any city the size of Guthrie Is that il
has not the conveniences and resorts
of larger cities, and yet is too large for
the outdoor entertainment OF towns
below ten thousand people. Conse-
quently the person who is a stranger
in our city and who seeks little harm.
less amusement TO pass the time. finds
the same difficulties as confront him
in the smaller places In the state Of
Oklahoma today there Is no summer
amusement place worthy the name,
A few aird lme theatres and p half
baked park or two comprise the entire
amusement program for the state "A
state with nearly 100000 of people.
The government has a park or two al
sulphur and several OF the East side
cities were erected near the peaks
God erected for the less civilized days
but between Dallas and Winnipeg. com.
prising the north part Ct Texas. all OF
Oklahoma. Kansas, Nebraska both Da-
kotas and part OF Minnesota is no
place Of amusement worth the name
Or worth going 10 in the summer
months and In Guthrie. where one can
be ontdO RS SEQ Of the 3Gl days of the
year that Is a hardship and drawba =,
worth the consideration OF the tax
payers.
Guthrie as the capital OF The sta;e
leads in the number Of visitors in town
al times OF the year. Seasons have
naught to do with the visitor 10 the
seat OF government. and as a rule that
visitors business is finished in an
hour or two. ard three OF four hours
would find him at a place OF afnuse
ment. were one within reach The
great amount of business done at the
watering places and the fact that there
was never one erected but paid ire
mendous dividends leads to the cen
clusicn that a natatar:um would be pro
| fitable TO the private investor as well
as seryicable to the city itself The
car line will be extended 10 whatever
place of real amusement is made and
4 splendid two or three mile electric
ride across hilltops and down the val
leys between the city limits and the
| Cimarr-n river would Of itself cause
| thousands 10 go who might otherwise
not care To try the natatorium amuse
ment were ii inside the city limits
Again, flowing through the Salt valley
and hill district 70 the west OF u.s. the
Cimarron has the tincture of salt as
from the seas; what other city in the
United States could find a salt natator
ium away from the seaside?
! A few thousand would build this
place few thousand more would
connect q with the city by electric rail
and no place in the state could hope
to rival same in popularity. The ad
jacent land could be rapidly made
j into a splendid private park, suitable
cottages erected, and an amusement
temple commenced that would flourish
through any sort OF a financial atrin
| gency.
We could get passed a state Law
| making IL q felony 10 run that old flat
wheeled car over the natatoriun
track; baSe county law against tbs
man who wishes TO practice with th'
bass or snare drum being within one
mile OF the natal rum, and the entire
local population would get out there
when those nuisances were ready Il
make them candidates for tae mad
house OF hot afternoons and eYenings
| How about ten or a dozen men with
local ambition and pride getting over
IN the corner ana agreeing TO star
this movement, and then pushing oui
&c complete it2