The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-29
BUT FEW THOUSAND shy
or REQUIRED $4,000
Chamber Of Commerce VIII Be
Ready to Close with
Promoters Tuesday

Al noon today there remained to
be raisci sl2.5O0 Of the $4,000 bonus
pledged 70 the Mountain Valley and
Plains railroad by Guthrie. Four
hundred and ninety.one citizens Of
Guthrie have come forward and yolun-
tariIy given s62,5O0; one hundred OF
this number stand willing to double
their notes IN case the other tl2,OOO
Is not raised by June ist
Between $4,000 aafd $4,000 has
been pledged by persons who have
waited until the last moment 10 exc.
cute their notes for the amount Of
their pledge
There remains no doubt whatever
that the citizens OF Guthrie will come
through with their old time vigor and
snap and be ready Tuesday 10 close
with the promoters of the Mountain
Valley and Plains railroad for the
Eastern terminals at this 4b0-mlle
ranscoutinental road which ulii-
mately extends from Cimarron, New
Mexico, to the Pacific slope. thus let.
ting the people Of the state Of okla
huml know that Guthrie mas taken
another forward step for Greater
Guthrie. The people residing 10 the
Western part OF the state have had
their eyes on the capltal city while
this bonus was being raised and are
indeed glad 10 learn that they will
soon have direct railroad connection
with the capital city Of Oklahoma
Less than one fourth Of the actual
voters oi the capital city have con
tfibuted 20 the raising Of this bonus
and II those who have not given would
subscrlbe a dollar each It would not
he necessary for any Of the 49i that
have already raised the sG2,500 10 In
crease their subscription
To-day is the last day for the cltl.
gppshln ol Guthile 10 aaslat toward
making 4 Greater Guthrie hy signing
the roll 81 honor aud contributing 10
the bonus Monday will be spent by
the chamber of commerce IN drawing
up the contract and arranging the ie
tails for the closing up Of the contract
with the promoters Of the railroad
Those who have not yet contributed
20 the fund should do SO today Call
at the office o. w. A, Rayson, li6 i-2
West oklahoma avenue and execute
your note before Il is too lac.
The officers OF the chamber OF
commerce are more than pleased owe.
the cheerful response Of the Guthrie
people and they are glad to know that
there a.. 500 good live boosters IN
the capital city so anxious to make O
Greater Guthrie that they will carry
more than their share OF the burden
making up for the hundreds that are
Indifferent about the matter
Na'st NIGHTS Mass Meeting
The mass meeting last night was
decidedly enthusiastic. Everybody was
delighted TO learh that they were near
Ing the end OF their task two days
ahead Of time and that the raising Of
The bonus was now an assured fact
Only n few thousand dollars was
raised sat the meeting. as practically
all Of those present had already signed
he roll Of honor
An enthusiastic speech was made
BY Judge Dale who spoke of the err
o. prosperity aud progress that th'
citizens OF Guthrie were now enter
ing upon
VI II Mexican, register Of deeds 81
the county who owns great deal o
land near Dalha-t, Texgg. and wht
has given the right Of way through
seven sections OF land 70 this rail-oai
made an interesting talk on what ihi
people q the Panhandi are donl
for the road. lie stated that the cit.
Of nalhart gave st50000 In iirs
mortgage paper and was raised Ia ilg
teen days, ne said that counties be
tween nalhaFi and Higgins, Texas
with towns no l2rRer than village
were giving between f50000 and gl0o
600 to the road that every farmer am
land owne III the county was givinI
and more than glad TO do 30 ~
dwes at length upon the rluhnesa Q
the country through which the pro
posed road passea In Texas and New
Mexico as well IS IN Western Okla
homa lie had gone over the prop0s
cd route III an automobile aud claim
that the country Is a fsr richer agfi
cultural section than chat which snl
main line 0f the Santa FA traverse
"a shis state and venluTed 70 say lha
TIE road would mean nlofe 70 tie cat
itAl city than The Santa Fe. He con
ciuied by saying that he thought b
had given hls share In Texas 70 n
road. but that he wanted % sign n
roll of honor In Guthrie and execute
MS nose far ti00 before leaving IN
hall.
Attorney Horace Speed made an L
,efeslIng speeeh On the merits o. lh
road HuIeh ne declared would z
through to the P8rlFIe eaoel wisbl
three years
He asserted that tha f0posnd koa
moula e the ||na which would ,
evaHIaaIIy nl|rA 5o ship al 1he %