The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-01
PROSPEROUS SOUTHWEST
GUTHRiE'S HOUR.

Every city In the Southwosi mus,
kcrp Regging away % maintain the
standard pace set within the past fey
wears Tha( great territory west and
suuth OF thN Ozarks and below the
great Arkansas river has been the
bannef wlinl.r for many months. and
tho persistent uphill movement has
done more ID scatter The panic clouds
of The older settled states than any
other one iliing Vast new agricpl-
iural countles come with each sue.
ceadin8 yealh and the distributing
crnters expand and increase Their
capacities until those in the o'der
states can not grasp the enormous in
crease In The business Of these cities
And there can be no stopping on tho
part Of any one community For IN
alance when the ST. Joseph-kansas
City district fell il had provided for
all lime and settled down TO care f1s
the trade then belonging 10 that 10
main. was asgkened only 10 ascertain
that Wichita and Ft Smith had en-
51....;csf as contestants. and while III q
was twenty years ago. the constant
effort 10 distribute the supplies to the
ever Increasing millions has been one
which has made and killed flourish
ing towns and today cities that had
not 1000 people twenty years ago are
contesting for wide trade TERRITORY
strips In the district mentioned aud
commonly described as the Southwest
ia a trade issue OF the Soulhwa 81
American OF last Sunday, Illustrations
of Ipur great new fire-proof moden
struciures TO be built Ia III Smith thli
autumn are shown-ihe largest a no
iel that Is 70 be six stories IN heigh
and 90 cover an entire business block
And this from the city on the YER
eastern border OF The Southwest
Guthrie Amarillo, Woodward and
Trinidad are four cities OF this EN-
pire with mutual interests SAINT
climatic conditions. much the samt
sori OF agricultural products and fai
ehoush apart not 10 interfere as dis
trimming ceniers Tor the Southwest
each can aid the other Guthrie being
ihe larger and so close 10 the great
fields with natural gas can be the
basic city OF trade relationship that
no other city can reach. and the hon
tu commenee that movement Is 40
hand IN the hitherto we we're hamr
cred by high-priced fuel. today We
car commeDce manufacturing cheapel
ihaD almost any city this far west
Water and fuel are almost withoqi
cost aud transportation charges ar,
now 80 regulated that the Easter
maker can secure no special adyani
nges. A few hundred thousand dol
lars invested IN Guthrie between nos,
and January T. 1909 VIII net bette
returns Than any Investment or a le
climate nailbe 10 be offered to TIC
man w1th idle capital II is qnes
iioN Of making the smoke stacks alori
ihe Cottonwood and the cimarron
question whether those who hay,
nloQqy ~ Guthrie arc rontent 10 Df
tlsecnnd or-wi8 they strive for first
They can send al toe booster train
through the East they Wish. but the
faci ihat a man may a. times nell
niniself and show 20 the world that 81
is deherylne ol help that he Is onf
having eonfidenoe IN bis home eity
Nas never better put than In Guthrie
~ this moment
And me leadership OF yesterday I.
noi that of inday--iho present a.
nlands one unselfish ard true 10 (
certain fixed purpose uhmindful o.
ihe doubling ones and carefUi only Il
start he right ihlug and IN The risAl
manner