The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-13
TIL: TRUTH
ABOUT
OK[ AHl|MA
HIS THEME

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Professor chas. n Gould, state geo
ullgist at Oklahoma. received The ldl'
lowing editorial aal week ill regard
10 an article written by bin on okla.
homas recuures
Director Chas. n. Gould. oi he geo.
logical survey of oklahoma. has wrll'
Ten for this weeks ISSUE 0f ihc Man
aiaelufers Record hreezy article
cpliomizlnR the wonderful DplOrfun
ilhs la The natural resources ui hls
rtaie. incidentally hp meets il o
sood-humcrcd way The impress. ions
prcvaillng To the Eam os general CON
lltIcns In 0klahomg. We Hrc sure
hat Director Gmld'a article WIN be-
red with lnleresf everywhere He
mphasigps the faith HI Oklahnml's
tGiure manifested Ia other parts Di
Ne country as well AS Nv 0lSIahomans
themselves Dr Gnuld's article fol-
ows
'The Truth Naaa, oklahomz.
u recently visited several Eassarr
lileg. including Baltimore, piitsburg.
md Washington, and had the Uppor
unity Of meeting q number 0i prom
laent men. ] was surprised and ofeu
somewhat chagHned 20 find thai @
number 0F wrong Impressions are prov
llent regarding oklahoma and lis 90.
habitanls Many people imagine chat
this Is O land of Indians and cowboys
Tint every man who doesn't carry @
lumahawk certainly wears n blanket
on al least o somhrcfo
SIN point Of fact ~ wO.thirds el
/ Che towns in Oklahoma an Indian ie
rs great curloaity as IN Baltimore
land much more 90 than in washing
ton. Oklnhomae population Is a llt
/ ile more han 100000 Of which about
/ 10000 have lnuian blood and Of these
4 the greater part ARE persons 81 mixed
f blncd For instance Senator owen li
q citizen Of the Cherokee nation and
I Congressman Garter IS q Choctaw cit
lien. Many Of orr most progressive
citizens and business men. whose
wealth ls often counted by The hun
dreds 81 thousands ot dollars arc
oi indian blood
Another idea which aud very
/ prevalent IN the East Is that 0islah0ma
has been the victim Of snpeahun
dance Of freak legislation This i'm
preston has been furthered BY tht
vpllog.i journal press and 30 thorough
M ventilated IN certain classes q
newspapers that even The persons whf
have been most aelve in promoting
the notion are now believing H. FOl
instance, / dnd that two ideas ar,
everywhere preNalsni. First, tha OK
lah0ma has q nlnefo0l hed'sheel law
lnnd second THAI oklahoma has hanl
denoff guaranty aW no both Of thes'
charges ihe peopl 0i Oklahoma beg i'
lmald guilty
THE soealied amclunl hodHhor
law is ln fact only Q psrl q hor
inspection lnw which aaa Hr0Nn hi
aad paaatd on the recommendation %
lfh United commercial WHFNlfM D
I America The liW provided for hl
inspection 81 hotels. anG ono eluu#p ra
/ ies to bed sbepia Fhe lass wgH ilrH
pafatd iN reyaa a9H years ae1 aal
Id seeaied 10 b. very eHecIiHe, Th
United Commercial Travellers A84e Nru
posed the same law ln . mmher o
other states. and Il wll urpbahiy u'
pafsed hg some af hom Che yse9ea
winter
with RESPECT 10 ihe b nk deposl
guaranty law mas be admitted iha
this law maee of lpas OF an expert
lmenl s9 lar 81 hdg proved G ms
cess There hove hper only three
Bank failures in Okaham since VIZ
laW went into eject aRt W fael cas-
the dRn0eltnra bnve been aald ln fil
within iS hours hs result af ih
aassaae ai lhe Jaw hanh deposits hau
nrrlily irerCasNd ana muney @nle
heretofore had aneu boarded i now q
deposit ii the hanks large amonn
el money has beou brought Into OlSla
/, hama from sdiainng states and place.
on deposit lu ihe guarantee ed bank.
Tho people al Ieaa believe that thel
menay is safe The feet chat othe
states are now considering j ban
ds sposlt law Based upon the Otlahom
nlan would seem to Indicate that Y
Ut least worth trIal However
may be said thar Oklahoma IS ne
eaddeG to this OF any other law
If does not prove q sueeegs Il will ce
lalnly be- repealed a bin now befof
the legislature provides Ioe modll
cation IL tAls law But Il Must be r
nembered THAT because q thlag he
never been tried anywhere else ~
pretty gand reason fog trying II
, oklahoma
Tho Impression saeg1a % ba br4a
that Oklahoma Is aDiagonsiic 70 can
lInl This idea Is entirely efr0neou
Z Oklahoma Welcomes capital and
very taxloua 10 have lngestmen
made " lhc state. hut The people
Oklahoma intend e sfe 70 / iAat ihs
have ~ leass some c0Htro' over Il
capital aHd they have no intention
y being bound haad and foa Dy corpo
alicaa
: "Thls feet Is well lllaglfaled by q
work Of The corporation eonmls5le
| III dealing with railroads Z sing
instance slll be cited IN d sma
town m Southern Oklahoma the IA
road station Nas bniif % iha erposl
/ side oi lne tlcnt ffaln The icvn Al
noiWecn lke b. % I'M. and Che los
was switch 4 SO happeuet that
I sreat many freight raina wad ii
3Nitfh. aail rg1uentlY d freight "