The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-28
EVERYBODY ATTEND
TONIGHT'S MASS MEETING
approximately $4,000 Nov
Subscribed win SIS 600
MOTe Needed

All citizens interested IN the iu-
ture welfare OF the capital city and
who are willing h do their part TO
assist In making a Greater Guthrie
are urged to be present at the mass
meeting 10 be held IN the city hall
auditorium tonight TO raise the S25,
900 balance on the $4,000 bonus
which Guthrie has pledged TO the
Mountain Valley and Plains railroad
aa the western terminus OF the 45O
mile iraneconlinental line from Cim-
arron, New Mexico, and the Pacific
coast.
Guthrie citizens can say with pride
that the capital city has given as
much for public enterprises as any
other town OF its size In the South
west. II Is an undlsputed fact that
this railroad Is the best proposition
that has ever been presented to the
citizens Of Guthrie. Besides benefit
Ing the city az jobbiig and trade
center and heneflting as much com
mercially as does the Santa Fe sys.
TEN. the securing OF this road VIII
fortlfy the capital city for the on.
coming capital location election. Just
as soon as this road Is secured Guth.
rle need not fear the capital elec'
tl0n, let It come when It may.
The city Of Enid is now engaged In
raising s250.000 for q road 12h miles
IN length from Enid through the
Panhandle division OF the state. This
road viii be worth twice as much 10
Guthrie as the Panhandle road will
be to Enid.
The little town OF Talogs, county
seat Of Dewey county, which has but
600 inhabitants raised S25,000 FOR the
MOuntqin Valley and Plains road
within three days and was glad TO
90 Il.
a Guthrie, q city OF $4,000 popula.
tlon, going to stand back on raising
SIS. .00O9 DaMart. Texas which was
but village until the Rock Island
entered that town a number OF years
ago viii give Sl50,00O 70 the Noun
tain Valley and Plains road,
Robert sohlberg has received q
letter from Mr.. Whnnamaker, one OF
the promoters OF the road. stating
that the company has raised ample
funds IN Philadelphia 10 build the
road at bnce and that everything
looked promising for an early start
on construction He also says that
the Enid railroad project viii not IN.
terfere with his road In the least
and that the road win be built, even
II the Enid and Panhandle road goes
through.
Reports from New Mexico and
Texas recte that the permanent
survey for the road has been com.
pleled as far as Higgins. Texas, and
that the surveyors this week entered
the western part Of the state, making
their final survey for a route 70
Guthrie.
The soliciting committees have all
met with remarkable success during
the last two days In raising the bal
ance OF the bonus and there remains
now but $4,000 10 be raised. The
committees have been unable TO
reach the citizens In the outskirts
and the laboflng men at their resi-
dences All are urged 10 come out
tonight and assist IN raising the bali
ance OF the bonus tonight by exc.
cutting notes for the amount they
feel able to give, thus signing the
rob OF honor X; taking the initial
step for Greater Guthrie
Less than 400 citizens have raised
the $4,000 that has been pledged
whereas there were LIST persons
who contributed 10 raising the ~.
Smith and Western bonus In 1902
and the city has 10000 more citizens
now than 1t had then.
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