The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-15
CITIZENS Will ACT UPON
STRONG RESOLUTIONS

A meeting Of citizens Of Guthrie
will be held in he city hall auditor.
ium tomorrow night al O'Clock, at
which meeting the following resolu.
tona wi,i be acted upon:
BE II Resolved that the building
of the Mountain Valley & Plains rail.
road from Cima-rOn. New Mexico TO
he city OF Guthrie. a distance OF four
hundred and fifty miles, one hundred
and sixtymiles OF which passes
through the state OF Oklahoma. direct.
" west from The city OF Guthrie. and
through thst part Of The state Cf OR.
lanoma that is tributary to Gdthrie. Is
an absolute necessity 10 the future de.
velopmeni and growth Of Guthrie
THAT he building this railroad VIII
do more to anchor the permanent cap
itol at Guthrie than all else that can
be done combined, and that II win IN.
crease our vote for the capitol at
least twenty-five thousand by bring
ing up into traffic communication With
our friends in the west who have no
direct railroad communication with
this city aud that this enterprise win
Increase the fortune and the 0ppo-
tunity for business. service and lab.
or Of every man In every occupation,
trade profession or employment In
the city and every man In Il Will be
benefited In the same way, the diff
ference being only In degree; the mal
who has the most at stake IN prop
erty and business should give the
most but every man IN Guthrie is In
duty bound 20 give something. We
have resolved that this railroad is q
necessity for Guthrie This road can
not be built without benetlting every
man In it We affirm that Il ig The
the duty OF every property owner aud
every man engaged In any busaess
or employment IN Guthrie 20 c0ntri-
butte towards raising the very reason.
able bonus OF s75000.00 which is
Guthsies part Of the assistance, or
rather investment III this enterprise
that Will cost ten millions TO build
and for which Guthrie will get more
benefit than any other point This
money most be raised and every man
who refuses to do his reasonable share
Is not doing hla duty but Is improperly
nutlIng burden that he owes on some
one else. just as surely, morally at
least, as II he allowed his surety at
tie bank TO pay-n note, and be Il
further
Resolved, that It Is the sense OF
ihis meeting that no man In Guthrie
who has property or business inter.
ests Is entitled 10 any financial aid
from any institution IN town or Of
any patronage. professionally com
mercially or otherwise unless he does
hGs duty and contributes his reason.
able shara toward this aid 70 this rail
r0gd. and we, as a people, pledge our
aid ana alp0a IN the future 10 those
men aud TO those institutions who
come forward promptly and Ike men
do their duty. There are men III
GulhIie whose property and business
will be benefited from three 10 ten
thousand dollars IN the additional
business which will come 70 them ey.
cry year from the time this railroad
Is built end the very acceptance OF
the rails0ai proposition will benefit
them Ike amount before they are
even called upon to pay q dollar OF
this railroad aid. We feel, therefore,
that we have light % demand that
these men should come forward and
pay their fair share In common with
their fellow citizens 70 aid this enter
prise. end Il they refuse To Join with
the public spirited people Of Guthrie
who have put their shoulder to the
wheel and made and are making the
suaserlbiloUs Of their shares towards
this enterprise, they have no right
to ask for the aid and patronage and
support Of the people OF this city
and & oUght to be denied them"