The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-01

| desire TO say that give It ny un-
qualified approval. | think Il dis
grace that this county has no court
house To build one on some plan In
the immediate future is necessity
If we would hold the capital. also
think the terms proposed are reason
able therefore urge the commits
soners TO accept them at once and
proceed at the earliest possible date
TO the ere tion OF a court house and |
will at all times support this action
II they do. To have this court house
In course Of construction when the
constitutional convention meets is
very important and urge early action.
Yours truly,
O. n. FEGANn
Mr. Cottingham in his letter to the
board said that a sl50,000 court house
should be built but he feared the
county board would be charged with
extravaganza.
Mr.. Chas. Lee, OF Coyle, said a
$4,000 court house should be built
on the rental plan by all means.
Mr.. F. Il. lloughton wrote. "We
need this court house b. all means"
S. f. Seely wrote: 1--WE need a
new court house every badly, and
while believe you viii be charged
with extravaganza, believe you will
be honored eight years after the
building is erected"
Mr. Joe Norris, late chairman Of the
Republican State Committee, wrote as
follows: Guthrie, Okla, July 10,
1906. Il am in favor Of building a
court house for Logan county on the
rental plan to cost sl50,0OO. | have to
state that think nothing would be OF
more benefit to the county and to the
people than such move and ! am
heartily in favor of your plan being
adopted whereby we can secure a
court house that will be great credit
TO Logan county and the capital city
Increase in taxes will be very slight
and as rule the people do not object
to being taxed If they are getting
something in return for II. Yours
truly. JOE NORRIS
0. r. Fegan I'VE need court house
by all means"
w. l.. Dunlap, Langston, wrote 81
am heartily in favor of your plan.
w. A. Frasier wrote: "The county
certainly needs new court house.
am in favor OF leaving the matter in
your Judgment ! feel that you are
thoroughly capable of handling this In
the most satisfactory manner"
j. J. Houston wrote: I'VE should
have a $15O,oOO court house by all
means"
G. N. Perkins wrote: "your plan is
good, We should have new court
house at once
judge Huston's Letter.
Judge A. H. Huston wrote as fol
lows:
Il am In receipt of your favor OF the
18th inst. asking my opinion. as tax
payer of plan OF building a court
house to cost sl50.O00, to be paid for
In installments of $4,000 each per
year. have TO say that this county
can procure the sum of s150,0O0 to use
in building a court house, and can pay
IL all back in ten years by paying
$4,000 per year. am heartily in favor
of the plan. would borrow that
amount of money myself on those
terms. If | could But know that
interest must be paid, and that you
either will not get sl50.005 to start
on, or that you must pay more than
$4,000 per year to pay 1t back. But
| understand the plan. II is for some
one to build the court house to cost
certain amount the county to rent
Ii at so much for a certain number of
years and at the end OF that time to
own the court house. am in favor
of plan Of that sort il 1t can be
carried out so as to give the county
Its moneys worth In the first place
would want to be sure that the sum
agreed to be expended in building the
house was actually put into 1t. and
that the house was actually worth the
money put In. and then the interest
rate should be reasonable. and cal
culated on a correct basis. If all
these points can be properly safe
guarded, so that the people Of the
county will be sure to get the worth
OF their money am in favor OF build |
Ing as fine a court house as there will
be In the state. Yours.
A. Fl. HUSTON.
Greer's Letter.
And last but not least is letter
from +. H. Greer under date OF July |
II, 1907. The letter is herewith given
In full
J. D. Burke. City. Dear Sir: Reply
ing to your letter of the 18th inst.
am In favor of building new large
court house for Logan county, BRO
vided this can be built on a block of
ground and If the building and ground
cannot be had for $l50,0OO. that
enough be added to buy full block
see no reason why building
cannot be built on the rental plan.
1t will probably cot more than $780, !
900 If we get building and ground
that will do this county for all time.
And in this case would make the
payment extend i5 to 90 years.
The court house at Kingflsher, for
Kingfisher county, cost 100000 in
mt