The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-25
aeuslNEss" or POLITICS, WHICH

Again the business association
Through a paper published at the
metropolis takes rife shot at Okla
homa. Ia this instenee they use for
bssls an article from q newspaper
published in Victoria, British America,
quoting an article which pertains to
conditions in the lands adjacent to the
Rocky mountains OF British America.
Conditions there are as different
from Oklahoma as It's possible to be.
Until the Canadian Pacific built north.
ward from Edmond 500 miles the
richest domain Of Britain in ,erica
had no railroad outlet and no river
channel to sea, save via the Hudson
Bay route, open fifty days of the 1866
of the year.
Oklahoma, land OF sunshine, golden
harvests. great mineral deposits, al
within 80 hours travel of the greatest
world market. and with five grea'
trunk systems direct TO the market
cities, seems not likely to be classified
with Canadian Northwest country dis
tsicts.
Do the club partisans assume Brit
sh Northwest bonus moneys for rail
roads should prevail in Oklahoma
Are we expected 20 turn loose tins
cost of railroad, and then give the
ailroad to some foreign corporation
That was the manner In which tho
iettlers built the railroad now beint
larped about Oy the association.
There IL a way to correct mistakes
made by all men. II the people OF
his state nave ben deprived of things
nerited by our local people, let us
)e specific and come direct to the
)oint.
II this organization desires to al
ance the interests of the state anf
)ring capital 10 Oklahoma, let us -
bout 1t with dignity and common
'ense.
II certain railroad projects of meri'
re being held back because of fear
u us dissipate that fear without try
ng 10 back by the law of the state the
I'D yRgarles OF so-called promoters
flio are failures in all attempted en-
arprises
The business men of this state. act
1g as a great joint concern through
rhich the chambers of commerce can
llliate, would be OF incalculable SER
Ice 70 this state. No sensible per
on will stand in the way of such al
,rganization. But an organization
% 10. no frAn ff flp
isan bias must be handled by mei
I sucn undoubted business standing
to merit confidence by reason OF
Is officers. Oklahoma needs 6dvic6
rom its best citizens and will aonsid
any suggestion offered by such men
iut the title of any club or organiza
ion does not always include thu
hole meaning and purpose OF such
organization.
II this patriotic organization Is IS
purports TO be, why pray. Is Il that
here the vast majority of its mem
ers reside, In the states metropolis
ne leading newspaper forces toe club
announcement into the advertising
olumns and takes especial care to
bel advertisement over the article?
We note the big business firms OF
klahoma City, some OF them using
any columns and pages during ar
dvertising campaign can get their
ivertising matter on the advertising
ages without having advertisement
laced at the top OF their calls for
isiness. Surely an institution backed
y a whole states entire business men
1ould be able to get as good treat
ient in the advertising columns as a
igar dealer. II 1t possessed the same
sanding in the city where the ad-
artisement Is placed.
u IL be wrong, & day or two will
mice to get Strengthened sway; II
lght the cause is indeed worth a
ear otfime.
and in making a good start with all
ar and understood day or two OF
clay for tinal perfection Is worth s
'onth OF pickering after the start is
'ade.
Yea. brethren. It is even sol