The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-29
Build the visduet.
ABOUT eulLplNe cITIEs

One feature often overlooked by
boosters for more people and more d.
versiiied industries. is that cities grow
long after the average person consid-
els they have attained the pinnacle
Of population. An instance is furn-
ished BY a writer for an Eastern mag
azIne from the most populous state
west OF the Appalachian mountain sys-
tenn. Illinois. In 1890, seventy-two
years after Illinois had been admit
ted to the sisterhood OF states. writ
er for Harpers Weekly declared The
five cities in that state with more
than 10000 population would probably
remain in that order for another quar-.
ter of century. Nineteen years
brings that time up to the present
and eighteen Illinois cities are above
that status. with one that had less
than 5000 people al that time now
the third city in size in the state. and
one that was only village OF 400 peo
pie in 1900 having population In ex.
cess OF 25,O00.
There is much 10 think OF in the
development of cities In the case Q
tiutbrie. few people here realize that
il has added 5000 people since the
Federal census OF 1907 II has a great.
or factory pay roll per month than IN
one year three Yeas ago Any one
Of four stores sells more goods in a
year than the four sold five years
ago. We consume more water now
in single month than we did In sew
on six years ago. We have more mon
ey on deposit in one bank now than
we had IN III Of them eight years
ago The railroads own more dol
lars worth OF property in Logan
county TODAY than there we're dollars
worth Of property In Logan county iu
1900 More money was invested in
residence property between January
first 1909 and June thlrtieth OF the
same year than was expended for resi-
dences between 1889 and 1895
With the present rapid increase In
population, largely brought about BY
some hundreds of skilled laborers
bringing their families here and be-
cause Of the Increased demand TOR
aid in the mercantile institutions. 70
sav nothing of the many new lines OF
industries adoed, Guthrie boosters
ninsl expect the city to double In pop
ulation between september 1908 and
she same dale of 1910. TO make this
the mere easily understood Il can nov
be announced that one railway sss
tenn viii add ESQ families to the popu
iation within the next eight months
'fhe chambe OF commerce has al bul
closed three factory management
thai viii be with us within six months
the smallest to employ twenty men
he largest $50 With not an empty
house In the city and demlnd foi
modern ediflees. together with every
business office rented months before
ready for use. the average man car
easily see why the capital city mus
keep its artisans working to provid,
for immediate necessities
SO conservative In their ventures
have caplial city capitalists been thsi
many times they have been accused o
being too caseful and It was often al
legged they stood In the way Of prog
fess. Pu there has been distin
gushing and strong factor not offer
tue OF the newer cities-our peopI1
hive always placed their own mon
~ In whatever enterprises we're pre-
scented Yesterday and today tn
sturdy boosters OF Guthrie show thei
faith by their own investments. Tha
made the cotton mills and the iroi
works Thousands could be had to
morrow for equally promising invest
menls. Thai is why GuIhFie's growtl
seems steadier and less speciacula
than mgn Of It's nelghbors. perhap
Ii can also be given as reason VIII,
We never have big business failure
and are always ready to put it'll
cash into a promising investment.