The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-07
THE WHITE
CITY Of THE
SEVEN HILLS
PROUD TITLE BORNE BY
GUTHRIE. THE STATE
CAPITAL
APPEARANCE CHANGED
BY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
iln After Milo nj White
Avanues, Bou|eVaTds
and Streets

The White City of the Seven
Hills" This is the name which will
probably be bestowed upon Guthrie
within the memory OF lis present
progressive population. Chicago de-
rived its proud title IRON the passing
splendor of the exposition palace.
Luthries future fame rests upon
more firm foundation.
Mile after mile of white avenues,
bauleyards and streets st. etch before
The satisfied sight OF its citizens.
Slowly. but steadily, they have come
Into existence, and there will be no
lowering OF the lofty standard of civ
ic aspiration unil Guthrie's claim to
being he best paved city of its size.
south and west OF Chicago, is ma
,iplal y acknowledged II Is doubt
ful II any city or town can show as
much paving, laid and contracted for,
within 80 brief a time Il was only
few years ago that the capital ciiy
was without asphalted thoroughfares.
Now. twenly-four OF the city's arter-
les a'e ether paved or contracts have
been aHarded for lie work
Paving Test Of Public Pride.
Paving is probably the tfuest test
OF public pride where. as in Guthrie,
the cost is borne directly by the
properly owner instead of being met
With bond issues which, 10 many,
never seem 10 possess tangibility.
The few mills more added to the tax
rate with which 10 satisfy the inter
est does NOT loom up as formidably
as a bill upon delivery. That few
rro es : have been presented against
any Of the proposed street improve
4ts as evidence OF willingness on
the part Of each TO do his or her
share for the general good
During the year 1909, the appear
ance OF the capital of Oklahoma was
ST. ikingiy altered. The cost of the
paving provided for in those twelve
months will amount TO more than
$l,0o0,000, and when all of il is down
more than twenty miles Of new
paved streets will be added 10 the
ci;gn fiiteen miles being constructed
OF asphalt and five miles of brick
Beautiful Noble Avenue.
Most OF The paving has been put
dawn upon the east side of the city,
in tho business district and in the
more thickly settled residential sec
lions where the streets are the most
travelled. But the west side has not
been overlooked and Noble avenue.
broad, white line, stretching
through the city ana broken only by
the Cottonwood river, would be a
credit % any city OF whatever size
Excepting the outer edge OF the
eastern par, OF Town, there IS no more
deep, sinking. malarial mud TO
b9rass pedestrian or vehicle In wet
weather. Curb and cutters drain
eve y section aud asphalt and brick
afford . firm footing.
When the paving now in process is
completed. Guthrie will have POS
blocks OF modern streets. No o,hAr
city iD the state has an equal paving
record, irrespective OF IFS population.
Travelling men and others whose bus
mess takes them from town to town
In Oklahoma are strongly impressed
vi The diffe epce and are inviting
ly an army Of boosters for the cap
ital
A Proud Showing
Separated in,o streets. the paving
down and contracted for, IS divided
a follows into blocks: Broad 3, Ash
3. Oak 8, Elm 8, Maple 8. Capitol
boulevard 4. Drexel 4. Noble 30. War
ner 10, Mansur G, Logan 5, Wash
ington s, Cleveland is, Oklahoma 10,
Harrison IA, Villas G, Springer Z,
Nineteenth 2, Thirteenth ], Fifth 2,
Division u, Vine ., First 8