The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-26
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aot who VIII not agree that Uhla
anina CITY Is the greatest ever. IA
every respect and tlft, h9e 4 1polied
child, a must nave everything it
reacaes Tor Of crics after
Recently the admiration 0l eyel5
body ,ghs read about Il was aroused
Nlaen OKiahomA City. IN few hours.
raised bonus of a third 81 2 million
dollars Tor a ucking house. u
would have been idle 10 point out TO
Oklahoma City that PACKING houses
are Indicated there, and tnM taty
would come IN time, bonus or 40
bonus. Oklahoma Cily Is na butt
that way Il cannot walt. especlally
4 there Is @ clkince OF the olaer tel
low getting something which Il migLi
have. t wanted that iackinR
house right OF. and Il WAS rct going
70 let little thing like ghird oi
million dollars stand Ia the way Iin
citizens contributed Literally. secoid
ing 20 iiheir means. aud many OF
them, no doubt. AMY beyond their
means
But the thing ltself. ana the man
ner of Il, aroused admiration. II WAS
a good advertisement fer the town.
perhaps worth an Il cost as an ad.
vertlsement
But with that spirit Of relflghnese.
and greed witch lately has saily
developed Ia Oklahoma city. tho in-
eident OF the packing house bonus
was quickly followed BY another ln.
cllent which WIN inlure Oklahoma
| City, probably, In some respects. be-
yond compare. This Ia The Incident
Of the state capital In anlie of ihb
fact shat the irrcvOcabp ordinance
passed hy the constitutional cunyen.
ton accepted the enabling act 9lslch
/ provides that the capital of OkMF
hUma shall remain IN Guthrie nnlll
1913, making II iilega and immoral
TO talk now about va removal NJ
nurlng that fact and ignoring the
wishes and desires Of all the rest 81
the stale, including many diverse
and Reculnr interests Oklahoma Clly
how ls going after The capital Like
ghe Morris packing house Ii ieala
that i must have u ana have ~
ilght Off, and not only ihat. bnt II
through is commercial club. ite cill.
zens and particularly ua newspapers.
snarls ai all who do not agree Alih
that idea
1'hls Va very foolish 81 0klahnma
u city II ale town were O. aane an
lis friends have hoped Il always
would renllge lhat X does not want
that capital ans more than dog
liaanlA two iullH The capital would
not help oklahoma Cltyi Il would ln'
\ lure H. Hpu can count un thr nngata
/, 10 one hand the cities III tha United
! States Witch are eonsplcaoaalY ssea
i commercial towns and wlleh az the
! same time are cnpNals, and they. IN
J every Instance are go,d towns A
. spite OF the capital aud moi harauge
1 &c e. On the other hand, there aFa
i many small eliles which are cas-.
Z ltals, and nothing else. ana newer
I viii be anything elise
4 There IL not space here 10 20 INK
the reasons for this, peHhapa lht
!. reasons are "a 0bvlous tD the reader
. az they are To this writer The point
s hero and now Is that Oklahoma Cifis
/ through spirit Of bumpllousnees
i aeliishness aud greed Is lniurlng u
4 SELF IA ihe mousse oi ita friends. and
/. causing disappointment II would
d be good iIhlna ~ some good wisa
t and powerful adviser would take TIE
{ Oklahoma City newspapers into E
L closet and give them hearl q
i hearf talk, pointing out Ia ghem, ls
i Che yernaeulari where they are u,'