The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-26
HALLELUJIAH MEETING
SCORED SUCCESSFULLY
Merchants Accept Committee.
ships to Secure Sufficient
for immediate Action

Five hundred enthusiastic oltlgens
attended the mass meeting at the
city hall auditorium. The meeting
was more Ike a camp meeting than
raising railroad bonus FUND. Every.
one was enthusiastic, Joe McNeal,
Frank Dale and others preached 20
the large audience, telling II Of the
benefits Of securing the Midland
Valley and Plains road; what Is des-
tined TO be transeontinental road
from the East to the West, tapping
the richest agricultural section IN
three states from the first.
Citizens signed many notes for
their part OF the $4,000 bonus, which
must be raised by June 1. Almost
$4,000 was raised during the meet
Ing by voluntary subscriptions.
Long before the meeting was called
70 order and long after they had adj
lOurned citizens were filling out their
bonus notes. Everyone was satisfied
that the money could be raised IN
time II the committees canvass the
town.
Mayor Farquharson was one Of the
first speakers at the meeting and
after explaining the proposition he
told OF the benefits the road wOuld
prove to the capital city
he smoke OF the road heing un'
dOnbtedly the best proposition ever
offered TO Guthrie. A trunk line $50
miles In length giving us proper
connections wlth the Pacific eoasi
roads
The r0ad crosses eleven lines Of
railroads between here and lta west
ern terminus and parallels none.
Horace Speed told Of the great cd
vantage the road would give Guthrie
az q manufacturing city especially
would It make better freight rates
from the West TO Southwest
Mr. Wheeler of the Guthrie Mil
Ing company also gave this road a
boost, declaring direct route 10
Western Oklahoma would allow us 20
grasp that rich agricultural field
Other speakers were G. r. Renfro,
r. II. Greer, o. r. Feagan, VIM, Stan
ley, Judge sandln. Robert Hohlberg
G. y. Carson and N. NJ. Carter
Mrs. Rebecca Finch and other
ladies we're present Mrs. Finch
made q speech IN which she declared
that she was indeed surprised to see
some property owners taking
such little interest She volunteered
10 a0licH among the women property
owners Of the city TO raise the bonus.
Her speech was applEuded and Pres.
ldent Martendale Of the commercial
club named her chairman OF the
ladles soliciting committee. with
MeadameB Hart, Rhodea, Myers Bar
croft Dodson. Speed Carter Ientz
and Miss Hikes aa members Of the
committee. Mrs Finch was one Of
the first persons signing o note dur
ink the meeting. and gave gi00
n was affirmed that the railroad
company would spend twice the bonus
raised In Guthrie before the road
would be completed 10 the state line
on The west. Headquarters Will be-
here from the commencing OF the
road from Guthrie
When the Ft. Smith and Western
bonus was raised here IN 1902 Il took
1887 sIgners 10 raise the $4,000
bonus. So Tar no canvass has been
made for this road and no gubHcflp
lions have been made only ut the
three meetings held,
A yoluneer committee composed
OF fIflv business and professional men
Is today canvasslng the city 10 raise
line bonus and viii give every one an
opportunity to sign the roll of hon.
or and BY 30 doing help take the
first greal ptep toward pulling Tor a
greater Guihrle
Guthrie has nine railroads With 30
passenger trains ~. and out each day
Some OF those are OH short lines. They
have aided the retall business Of che
city. and the proposed road will do
az much 10 make Guthrie the dislfl.
hutlne center 0f the state rs u Il now
tho ble railenad center
Ten business firms and persons IN
this city have pledged $4,000 70 The
bonus.
Guthrie merchants vii close their
stores on Friday from 70 i2 8. n.
and devote the time TO assisting N
fnleinp the bonus