The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-07
WHAT MEANS THE sroRY2

Hi lilt NOHltSt III lGA0AnAiS AhN
capital OF the state Guthrie does not
expect some OF the boomers on the
other side to adhere strictly to fact
knows such Will not be true can these
people make votes By rectations on
the other side OF the story.
Still Guthrie expects the sensible
eople OF the state 10 listen TO facts
ard vote accordingly.
Guthrie IL the manufacturing cen
lei Of the state
\ In one day II has handled more dol.
lars worth Of cotton than any other
city OF the state handled in thrice
that time, consecutively speaking.
1t is the Elberta peach market OF
the staip
1T is the cherry market of the
Southwest
It is The railway center of Okla
krma-
Ii has more local dollars invested
than any other city of oklahoma
p'oportionate to population
il Is within seven miles Of the geo
graphical center of Oklahoma
From Guthrie TO any point OF OK
lahoma is less than a days journey
from Guthrie 10 centers of commerce
is as short a distance In hours as is
true of any city in Central Oklahoma.
The majority of the larger cities
OF the new state, proud Of their won
xierful achievements and opportuni-
ties, long since realized that pros
paritv and prestige was not to be at
tanned through striving to secure the
seat of government, and that amDi-
rlon long since passed from the pol
icies Of the major cities of the dif-
ferent municipalities of our state.
Guthrie. territorially designated as
the capital made such by congress
sional decree, has had TO contend
against intrigue and the exigencies
OF local politics. making the best oil
poor opportunities. all the while un
derstanding someday there might
come crucial moment and the hab'
its and customs of years be placed
al the stake to be battled for.
Guthrie asks no brief of other pros
porous communities or cities.
Guthrie is forced To make a fight
years in advance of the time stated
in the enabling act-must fight o.
be q prey to real estate mendicancN
aid fraud.
The capital is here. Insofar as one
new, rapidly geosing city can do
Guthrie has striyen to make the cap
ital d place where business may be
dispatched and where the people ol
the state may. find a warm weleomt
and be treated righteously by hos
pitable and worthy citizenship To
lose II means q revolution in our 10
cal affairs-to retain il costs no 9th
e. city 81 this state a dollar in bust
ness or prestige
So far but one man OF logical reas
on has advanced a statement worthy
O. answer as 10 removal. the gentle
man from McAlester. whose intima
iion was that he wished TO locate the
capital where the people were self
supporting and did moi have to de
pend upon the thee or four months
session Of the legislature for upbuild
ing.
Were The statement based upon the
slightest fact 1t would be an argu
ment.
B-adstreei says Guthrie is the sol
idest financial city west of the Mis-
souri, river and east OF the Rocky
mountains
II has no failures in business,
It's merchants are rated highly
There Is never panic, always a ten
dency to aid the newer and less at
Aanced communities.
Without Guthrie the penitentiary
M McAlester would not be--hat
Guthrie been unfair TO this state
there would have heen no location ot
the needed state institutions--bu
Guthrie placed patriotism above 10
ca wishes. stood in the open fol
the best interests Of the whole stale
The effort upon the part OF the
realty boomers of near oklahoma
City to "line up" all south of tn,
Ehoctaw railway lines against Guih
rie lacks one element Of success
the people will not agree TO Il.
The capital city enters eonies'
not of its choosing with friendlness
and proper spirit. II has more a
stake on the issue than all the re
imainder Of the state combined. vet
still Is IFS confidence in the state o
Oilahoma so strong Il fears not Ii,
fTFffgls Ist I9t yfaifl elsetm with any
Thing liSe q fairc percentage OF th'
! efstforae Nsffingf. 'Arih
That story Of bringing the capita
80 the metropolis as a matter of righ
is fhe argument OF novices. Stat,
capitals need neve- be at the larges
place within twould be bet
fei If such were never trne
When the fairminded citizens o
The state are made 70 see conditions
and brought 20 ealization that this
contest Is between the entire citizen
shin Of great. thriving inland cit'
ard the boomers % suburban real es
fase in The maisouolls. the battle
viii hn nurs Havins heeu fair viii
~ eitlycps n 'he stpte. the eitigeni
o. Guthrie walk neither In fear no