The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-18
RESIDENTS NOT HAUNTED
BY "0USTED BOOM" SPECTRE
Possesses Every Attribute Of a
Modern, Thriving and
Progressive Cliy

Now that the supreme court Of the
state, by unanimous decision has an
aounced that Guthrie Is the capital
OF Oklahoma, it might be well to re-
mnd our citizens just what Guthrie is
today.
Our great new state or Oklahoma
has on area of 70,430 square miles,
(more than Ohio ar. Indiana combin-
ed with a population OF over 100000
and right in the center is Guthrie.
Nine lines Of railroad already come
to Guthrie and another the Mountain
Valley and Plains, is now uncer con-
struction. Guthrie has fifty-one pas
senger trains a day and between two
and three hundred carloads OF
freight.
AT present our siXty-fye factories
are running full capacity we are prac
tleally assured a new soap factory by
Buffalo capitalists in the near future
arrangements are being made to start
an automobile factory and manufac-
turers are in communication with the
chamber of commerce all the time to
see about getting into Guthrie.
Center or Cotton Industry.
Guthrie is the logical center for the
cotton manufacturing industry and al
ready has the largest textile cotton
mill IN the Southwest. cotton com
press. cotton oil mills, cotton gins ana
Is easily the leading cotton market
and manufacturing point IN the state.
Guthrie has TWO excellent FIGURING
mills, a first class packing plant in
operation, a furniture and school desk
factory, the largest iron works in
the Southwest and many other inn
perant enterprises one importan,
reason why Guthrie will constantly
grow into a greater manufacturing
center is that there is plenty of coal
oil and gas within radius OF ore
hundred miles and tina. natural gas
Is now in general use m tac city.
All the state institutions of learning
are easily accessible to Guthrie and
we have five ward schools, a fine high
school, two colleges, bnsiness col
lege and school OF telegraphy, two
high class husic conseryatories ard
more high school pupils in proportion
to the population than any other city
in The United States.
Heavy Municipal Improvements.
Guthrie's municipal Improvements
IN the last year has been nothing less
than wonderful The fire department
oqHeeded 10 be thebest in the state.
only recently an auto fire truck and
steamer having been added to the
equipment. over 20 miles or paveo
streets. new modern filtration plant
for the city water. and $4,000 III
vested in new storm sewers are
among the many Improvements.
Guthrie Is In the center of a rich
agricultural country and is a shipping
center for all kinds OF live stock and
produce, shipping annually 1000 cat
tle 100000 hogs. 5000 mules, 100000
pounds Of butter over a hundred thou
sand dollars worth OF milk, poultry
and eggs and over $4,000 OF Elberta
peaches. Corn. wheat. cotton, oats.
alfalfa and other farm products also
grow well and are important items !
70 the farmers The Purina Food |
mills Of ST. Louis are now making ar
'aingements to buy large quantities
lf Oklahoma milo maize
And Gutnrie is growing. too. Not
ing mushroom boom growth, but Just |
/ coed steady increase. Robert Sohl- |
)erg, cashier OF the Guthrie National
)ank, made the statement recently |
hat there are very few empty houses /
n Guthrie, and these were being TAX
n every day
That building Is on the move is
hown by the statement of Chief Cru !
yer Of the city fire department, that I
'uilding permits mad more than doubl- |
d during the last thirty days and that I
he class OF the proposed new build |
ngs was excellent. The repairs and
xtensions on the Masonic temple viii I
ost $4,000; the building Originally
ost $4,000 and there has been IN
costing $4,000 AS a matter
# cold fact. this Is the largest and
aost expensive building devoted ex-
lusiyely to Masanary in the United
.ates.
a few months ago the First Meth
dist church dedicated magnificent
ew building built at q cost OF $780,
90 and the bpiscopalians are build
lg new church. across the street
rom the Methodist church 10 cost
lmost S20,00O The new sash arc
oor factory II Tho Waltons INmpsrl
ompanF Is Hlmest tonilileted aud |
mother building will probably be add
d IN the rear future All over town
legant new re idences are springing
ID, especially on the West side, ana
)cal merchants all say that business
; better than It has been for long
ime.
teal Estate Is Movinu.
There is quite moyemen. In city
cal estate now also. especially on
he West Side. Some Oklahoma City
afties own the Shartel Boulevard
which Will be on the mar.
81 shortly and adjoining ii is the
lapital CitY addition which sois,e AIR.