The Washington herald., 1909-05-09

Guthrie, Okla, May S.-GuthTie, the
capital OF Oklahoma, has q population
OF over 1000. Il has eight railway lines.
thus making it the natural location for
the commercial. manufacturing, and con-
venuonaI center Of the State Guthrie Is
soon TO be connected by an interurban
electric line with Edmond, Oklahoma
City, and Purcell This line viii be inter
sected with another interUrban line con-
necting Shawnee and e Reno
Guthrie has seventy FIVE Industrial
plants Some OF the most important are
2 textile cotton mill, the only one IN the
State, and within the year has been IN
creased from 1890 70 5000 spindies, and
furnishes employment for over ninety
persons, with a weekly pay roll OF SL00
The Southwestern Iron Works has more
than doubled its capacity within the year
and employs 10 people. with weekly
pay roll OF $1,000. This foundry and ma
chine works Is the largest plant OF the
kind IN the State. and viii soon add a
stove department and viii eventually add
other lines as the demands Increase
Increases Light Plant.
The electric light plant has been in
IN the Southwest Il furnishes power for
many Of the factories. lights the city, and
provides power for the electric railway
line. The capacity Of our three oil mills
has recently increased until they are now
the largest IN the State, and our cotton
compress has also increased its capacity.
The Corrugated Culvert Company has
added new machinery and Is now equip
ed 20 Go double the work IL did last year.
Our two -four mills are fOUrishing and
have made some important improve
menrs The Industrial institutions CT
Guthrie employ between TWO and three
thousand people and have a weekly pay
roll Of S50.e00 10 $4,000. Our wholesale
houses are enlarging and the demand for
their goods is increasing. 4 large num-
Der Of retail concerns have been added
70 The city IN the year and now number
about 800 We have two national and
three state banks with q combined C8pi-
tai stock Of Sg3o-0C0 We have six public
schools. al OF which have had an addi-
t{on Of severaI rooms built since the com
mencement Of the fall term Of school
Several buildings OF importance have
been completed within the last year or
eighteen months. such as the Hotel lone,
costing $1,000 Logan County courthouse.
81. 600. addition TO Masonic Temple. $l0o,-
co. which makes IL now a $4,000 build
ing. teIpof bry StatehOuse, $4,000, and
80. 900 residefce and store buildings per
ulits were let last year
Municipal Work Goes On.
Municipal improvements contracted for
and under construction are q contract 10
pave the capital square FOR S2o 900; add
tional contracts for paving involving
more than $4,000 have been let and are
now vel under way. When completed
they VIII give the capital city over TWEEN
ty-Gve miles Of paving. We are con
structilg additional storm sewers, at a
cost Of S50.0c0; a new $4,000 n z. church
Is under construction.
OU--eity water works recently installed
filtration plant, which viii be 4 big
help II the way Of obtaining pure water
Guthrie has chamber Of commerce
OF live ones who are making an effort
10 encourage and induce factories 10
locate here and 10 encourage aid aid the
development OF the city
Guthrie. with ali OF its favorable and
natural facilities IS making the most sub
stanIal growth OF any city n the South
west. and farms are being plated into
lots and sold for miles around.
". Z RATSOE
Secretary Chauber Of Co11neTUe-