The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-23

Gle was to shc point served the darn.
"a business mar right. and he should
crawl IN his shell and stay there But
my dear Nh Editor, ! nave letter ar
ter letter on fle from capitalists OF
otner states plainly stating that they
60 no care invest in CKlahoma nor
lend their eapital here owing TO the
reputation that Oklahoma has made
for horsC ~ Here Is an extract from
a letter received yesterdase = y
y 'Relallvo tc-l- you might write
80 ---- although wan to be honest
tc confess the reputation Oklahoma
has had The past year has not been
ere tina, would induce outsiders TO
invest IN Oklahoma, and hear 1t fire.
quontly" Other bankers and buciness
men receive such letters and are told
the same thing by friends and cani-
talisis on the outside. Where do toe
adverse reports come from3
30 the bankers and business men
whom You seek to poke
finn at and 10 whom in certain
measure al least part Cf the daily liV-
/ irS you make from your business is
received from in Nay of advcrtis-
I
taeir business or their influence
lasainst yJur paper and especially at
I times when YOU might need their ac-
tual support most? ! think not. and
I did they DE- g. all lust business men or
,Buksrs wouI be as quick to con-
TENN their action as / am to frankly
criticize ours 10 the press OF OR
{ lihoma IS largely due what informa-
( ton is given Co the people Of this state
land TO outsiders II is hardly prob
able that we men who are trying TO
iaduoo capital TO enter our state. wou ="
at he Wue time advise them OF any
adverse laws or cf situations that
would perhaps cause loss TO them
/ Have laws been passed that are really
unjust NOT only to local capital of Ok
/ ldhoma hut OF such a nature that out
side capital is afraid OF us? Who are
the men that furnish the capital TO
build large buildings in our cities tel
cphone lines. railroads, promote oil
industrice and other things that We
actually need in oar grand new statcE
40 no: q. a rule our Oklahoma men
furnish most Of, the brain and part OF
the money. and the bulk of the capt
tai invested come from outsiders? II
suu wcr, a capitalist on had figured
on extensive improvements in or on
Ieopcrtv owned in this state or In a
corporation I'm which YOU were q stock
holder, and YOU read such articles as
the three in one issue Of The Leader
and upon which have written, would
sou feel that you were as apt TO get
as good returns on the money invested
as you would Olsewhcre2 And by else
I where mean in other states where
some of the laws which we nave forced
ON us in Oklahoma, are not yet Thought
/ Of And TO say nothing ol the reports
Of many freahish laws which were in
troduced.
Now. Mr. Editor, ! am only q small
country banker am not disgfuntled
and dsgustod with our state, It's peO.
pie. or conditions, but am free TO
say that inasmuch as you have asked
that people come oat boldly and say
v'Lai tnny think, or TO that effect. |
have rushed in and bearded the lior
in his den, tho editor In his sanctum.
await tie castigation that | will
doubtless receive editorially. with tho
knowledge on my part that although !
am long ON wind lengthy In writing,
and doubtless poor at rhetoric and eX'
preston and conveyance of my ideas,
my intentions are good and | bear no
malice TO YOU or anyone else. When
things get too hot in Oklahoma for me
viii quit and go elsewhere and not
demand ilike the farmers) that laws
be passed especially to help the bank
c,s and % the dotrmont and loss ol
others, TO the decided di advantage Of
The 0uts.ie capital upon whom we an
must al times call. and 10 tho general
Interests of our state. Please give ms
on q square deal let up on roasting
tho bankers who don't seem To fit
your particular editorial idea, hclp
boost the chamber of commerce ana
their work tho business interests OF
Oklahoma and perhaps the idea may
be caicning and some of the other biz
dailies viii do likewise ana we will
al feel letter anyway ! wish you
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