The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-23


IA COMMERCIAL CRUSADE
II the great Industrial race meet
<b, 1858 oklahoma must be ready teF
he 10 and there msst be not tho
aIlghtest dead weight casflef into the
contest
s.Ast yeaf tho Easl Wes oyeruhelia-
ia with gho results Of the panic, ana
IS until furtnighs age was not ln
analtlpn h respond 70 che demands
# capllnl required 10 develop tho
awef states ID the awakened 70.
arast IN real estate investments, In
ihp EaaL ana the traction millions
NhicR f0r some underlined reason has
ciNays come from Louisville and
Cincinnati. the entire group OF states
sesl 0f the Missouri river ere al an.
ailcents for aid 70 secure our share
el lhe capital 20 aid 10 the various
enterprises win require Joint action
sud harmony at, alons the line ~
this state. Che old score 81 one city
0alng jealous OF others Is no part Of
ine present campaign There Is npi
she slightest cause for Jealousy Vhere
ii aemand tor more cities IN this
atatn and ihe great influx Of popula'
don will make that demand more
plain. II is farther from Muskogee
"a Tulsa than from New York 10
Philadelphia. farther from Muskogce
10 Guthrie than from Boston 10 Az
seny. and stll some people we're fool
lsh enough 20 believe they both could
ROT make cities.
on plain, stralghiway track, L is
4 greater distance from Keys, Me-
NVnfiain county. TO Kent0n. Clm2rron
Sanniy. than from Buffalo 70 taicago
Across that span OF Oklahoma, too Is
found two smell mountain ranges,
many beautiful valleys, the great
Dlalnei and a variety 0s climate equal
5sa III nc other part Of the world un.
less going down through the center
s. California 70 GLOSS this vast do
maln and people Il aa It Is eanable
81 being peopled. ID compare with the
cider eha longer settled states. Is g
zell Almost virgin u commercial
aane,
There Is absolutely 40 7eaaon Why
lne elaie should not make greater oe.
aiopmenl NJ 1908 than in ans other
ear 81 rs brief history We have
opportunity and lho vest nndefelopoa
resources sraaler lhsn many naiions
q NE world. 13 ls largely s matter
pf our own discretion aHd direction
hethea ue ealf the Intended soal
4a seAt
There was never 5 time u lhe
alaforv 81 our state when there Nas
rsster unaulmlty Of action than now
The factions phlch struggled ~ lhe
elley 81 nart.sanshlp are Fallyina
sout sha standard OF eoumereialism
81 Ike right Riaa, and 0klahomn L
l4aeed She land Of promise,
The business men Of the siEie ers
S4aNened % collision with tae Pre-
Queer. an8 me professional man y "
uays alive 10 conditions which Wer
ant unity OF action % Is nov
mtilef og hard ont yet truthful aaver
Using II oppurMnliy in those places
eherc caplal seeks Investment
haea 60 niaag and ahls men q th'
asate ahc have gone through 'hs
arrdshI0s and trials iscideni e lh'
ssartine OF a commonwealth. gheF'
Il nc faason Is surlnlse THAI enc 2
4aem VII. lessen his arlor or de
sreaae his EFFORT % continue Inc woii
"a yalianly begun.
II Industrial progress iof va'el
crd cad whose would increase M
momenlum Of stop the wheels Of ~
sbarlnl III witch those cfusaaef
Ido q thesf desIierainm u unwofshl
she name of being called Qklahomaa
whoever places ihe smallest ohslact
II the path Is 10, Of the hlcnd roya
ehlch goes 10 the milking of q sfea
state in the smallest possible pefie'
~ time
Is 1908 -spfnglime feassnl an'
thal season bids rs away TO The ield
Il nroeraaa ARE yon q crusnaaf ~
4aofe ana Creator advancement p
arene aho has oatilved bis Hselal
ness