The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-11

ui tue great toNuo III tuC 9tott -
account Of her natural advantages
and that two Of the first roads pro
NOTED by him were to have been
built from Muskogee to Guthrie, but
were sold before they got this far,
the first stopping at Muskogee and the
other at Gushing.
The governor spoke many words Of
encouragement to the citizens OF outh-
rie IN their laudable ambition TO be
come the manufacturing center Of the
Southwest. declaring there was a
great opportunity along that line on
account OF Guthrie's natural advan
ltages her railroad facilities and the
fact that both the consumers and the
/ raw material for the manufactured
products were at her door. He urged
THAT the live stock industry be looked
after as well. and big packing
house be established here.
NGoyernor Haskell declared he had
noA further political aspirations an
that his whole ambition and pride is
In The growth and development of Oh
i lahoma 90 which he would devote his
Tenergies after he retires from office
In this connection he stated that ne
Ione would aid more in the upbuilq
ing of Guthrie than he.
He urged the city to continue it
igood work OF securing factories as
Mas done the past two years, instead
I N spending money on trade excur
spns to the East, declaring that be
fdre outside capital VIII invest and
a5sist In the upbuilding of q city
tke people themselves must show
heir faith ana interest BY iuvestne
I'm it's enterprises He declared tha'
town-huiding did not progress very
wcl unless it Was done by united ei
fort
The governor declared that the cry
ing nee. OF Guthrie al this time was
modern store and office buildings and
apartment houses, the city having ah
solutely outErown Itself In all these
respects. He urged that local capital
erect office and store buildings, de
cIaring that plenty of Eastern con
Germs would occupy Them and event
ually purchase Thai was the way
Muskogee got her buildings, he said
declaring that eleven Of fourteen
buildings SO constructed were SOLD
TO the tenants within year
AT the conolusion Of his speech thf
governor wss heartily applauded and
on motion Of Mayor Farquhalson Wa
made an honorary member OF hsH
Grthrie chamDer of commerce. e
which courtesy ne responded with Z
speech IN which he compiimented the
wnsk OF the chamber Of commerc'
which. he declared, was becoming on
Of the live commercial hodies Of thf
state. assuring the members that thes
: could not have better man a tho
helm than President G. II. Marten
dale. who he said did things back II
Ohio
Temple Male ouartette Encored
: The Temple quartetie. composed
Messfs Fred soehl, Ollie. John, Dan
and Allie Williams. Dr. c. 3. Hill
! Frank Post and J P Woodwork, en-
tertained with several selections, be
ing heartily eneored.
Judge Dale Makes Live Talk
Judge Frank Dale made an Interest
ing talk on "How to Double Guthrie
! Population within Five years
which ne submitted novel and com
! prehensive plan for the accomplish
ment Of such a feat He stated ina
Guthrie's big, substantial lndustrle'
9 were founded by few OF Guthrief
citizens and that the only way Y
4 make Guthrie the manufacturing elf
= OF the Southwest vas 10 continue do
ing as these few men have done H.
declared that the business men ant
1 citizens in general could easily dou
\ bic the population OF Guthrie am
J make Il four times as important
4 city as It is now by forming part
Z nership ard each doing his Dsrt b
investing in manufacturing enterpris
! es now seeking locations in the South
T west. he declared that, after all. thV
6 only wav to attract outside capita
! and build town Is to do Il ourselves
d and that unless we are enthusiastic
9 and interested In this we could no
T expeci outsiders to become 50. Judg
/ Dale. made a live booster talk an
= criticized the men who make none
ON the chaitet mortgage plan, no
= hHkinH ldilh ~ htAt"' IA w ~ ~ N"f
tories which he declared 70 bs
safe as Government bonds. shown
$ thai the majority of the substantial
s farforiee established here are mai
! ing two pef cent mouth for th
I stockholders, besides doubling thel
: tnparlsy every year lie declare
tnai there are scores OF m8nuiaetul
q ing enterprises that could make bi
4 money here and that II the Guthrl
n people would show their faith an
j match dollars with the manulactu
= ers in The East there would be n
G trouble In filling the Cottonwood fire
q bottoms on the West side with faeto
81 les. He said thai although he WAS
: heavy Investor ia every Guthrie 70
II tosy. be would be willing to put 81
ie 600 a year into factories 70 be s.
y cured under the plan he proposed.
n committee Of seven 10 be selected
II secure the factories, He stated thel
>. are scores of Guthrie business me
n and property owners who could sc
~ afford TO put $500 year into fseto
81 les and that fhey should do 50. Wi
" each one doing bis part under 4
II above plan. ne said the population
~ tho city could be doubled within fi'
ID wears. trunk lines OF railroads mar
1r- out Of the ten railroads running in
AZ the capital city and leading 70 eve
50 nart Of the state. with factories ha
e. ing i5.000 people on the pay rolls.
ca Judge Dale's proposition met vi
a hearty approval and a number INN
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