The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-24
CAPITAL
LOCATION
SELECTED
Governor Appoints Com
mission and Issues
a Statement

Oklahoma City, Aug. 24.-Oklaho-
mas permanent 81 500. 600 state CAPT
tol Tuesday night was located on the
putnam tract northwest OF the city,
Governor c. N. Haskell, in conference
with the state capitol commissioners.
announcing the definite selection after
nearly three months Investigation and
consultation with the leading business
men OF the state
The capitol commission. which will
have charge Of the building OF the
state house, aDrssated Tuesday, con-
sists OF the following men. Tate Bra
dy OF Tulsa. Judge !. b. A. Robertson
OF chaadler and Or. Leo Bennett OF
MuskogeS
Goyernos Haskell issued a statement
to the people OF Oklahoma in which
he says in part:
after ten weeks Of careful investi-
CATION and consideration Of the loca-
ton and provision for constructing
your state capitol building under the
provision or the law enacted BY you on
june IL, 1919, desire to make you the
following report:
.You enacted this state capitol law
with the understanding that property
had been rendered which would pro
vide fund OF sl,5oo,OoOo for capitol
building purposes, and although the
law carried with ii an appropriation
OF s600,000 of your tax monies which
might be advanced for the purpose OF
carrying out the caDitol project, yet
you win remember that prior 10 she
election. in publishing the several
propositions made BY the people Of Ok
!. lahoma CRY, gave you my assurance
First. that in no event would any OF
that $500, 900 appropriation be used for
= the purpose Of purchasing lands either
! Tor capitol grounds or 20 be plated
4 ana sold into lots, ard that not e.
ceding $4,000 OF that appropriation
: would be drawn from the treasury for
salaries or expenses. .ofthe capitol com
= mission.
Y II am now pleased 10 report ~ you
y as follows:
{ ~tA) Not one cent Of the appropria
!. ton OF six hundred Thousand dollars
sa will need to be drawnor expended foI
81 any purpose.
II (B) As authorized BY the state capl
: tai law. the commission and mysel
IS have been able 10 secuas irOm the pub
j lie spirited citizens Of Oklahoma City
u in appreciation Of your action on tn
n capitol question. such additions to thi
Il. original proposals as insure, in N,
av Judgment. the following results.
in a suburban addition 70 Oklanomi
n CITY, commencing within less than on
y mile of the present city limits, am
~ which addition VIII cover sixteen hur
g dred acres Of land and wherein the car
~ itol building site is provided upon III
~ highest elevated point Of land in tn
~ entire vicinity 81 the city. lying alon
II the west sde OF the north part Of Oh
4a lahoma City. thas conditions and ger
rs eral surroundings are unsurpassed b
any other locality in the state, Thi
u. lanEf and the additional cash fund herr
- matter mentioned insures the peOpl
= Of the state:
Ida State capitol buildings costing On
million. five hundred thousand dollar.
n Furniture, fixtures and ground in
M provement fund. one hundred ffi
thousand dollars
"a Salaries expenses. and other in
sh- proyement fund. forty thousand Dc
Nv lars
a. Cost OF removing officers from Gut
n RE. ten thousand dollars
Total. one million seven hundss
,as thousand dollars
son And In addition so the sixtes
~ hundred acres 81 land. szid citizens
i've Oklahoma CITY had provided an imm
diase cash frnd Of one hundred tho
/ sand dollars
N am convinced that the sixtes
hundred acres 81 land Ii certain
produce ne fnnd mentioned. and th
those public spirited citizens who hal
donated tAeir land hOr this purpc
~. viii, as was stated IN the puhlisn'
il propositions prior II election. have !
-s turned to them any surpsus of said la
~ after the ssate has received its +
-. amount Of money required Tor I