The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-04
TAXES, DEBT, DISHONOR

h'AA4A4 AMI 0tAN r AOAh llO.N0AN
AND YOUR POCKET BOOK.
Fishing For Suckers
Oklahoma City has submitted op-
tlons 70 the governor upon capitol
locations, one from |. y. Putnam and
three from others The sites embrace
from seven hundred to two thousand
acres OF land located from seven to
ten miles from the real city, and ey-
erv one Is sandwiched in between new
additions and private boosting
sshemes OF the parties submitting op-
tions The land laid off in town lots
at Oklahoma City now embraces an
area twelve by fifteen miles In extent
larger than the city of St. Louis,
and IL every lot was built upon would
make a city OF nearly two million,
Any sane man knows this can never
be. Should the capitol location bll
carry, thirty thousand more lots will
be thrown on the market, there will
be grand rush by everybody to un-
load, the bubble will burst, and the
state will have capitol location out
in the cornfield, while the tax pay
Va WILL bC Out tuNutbbu VI uOIG anu
thousands Of investors mourn the loss
OF their earnings sunk in vacant and
unmarketsble lots.
In the fact of all this the real es.
tate grafters and spectators of Ok
lahonla City who are attempting to
foist upon the people of the state their
nefarious state capitol location bill,
hare the affrontry through their news
papers and in thir official pres sheets
TO pru2ose that the people of Oklaho-
ma take one Of the school sections
laying near Oklahoma City for state
capital purposes by condemning some,
declaring that after setting aside and
reserving forty acres of the section
for the location of the state capital
and other institutions. the remain
Ing 500 acres could be plated into
scwnlOts and sold for over $4,000 900
above the condemnation price whicn
fund they propose 60 use for cap
itol building In this way, they say.
the capitol building could be built
at no cost TO the people,
This is strictly case OF "Robbing
Peter to pay Paul" The proposal is
simply one to rob the school fund Of
the state of s3,000.000 and use the
same to build capitol building. IfI
the school sections. either one If
which is located close in at Oklaho-
ma City. are worth $4,000 900 for state
cairitsl PURPOSES. they are worth just
as much plated and sold for the ben.
eft Of the school fund
Think OF it Voters. taxpayers, 10y
al citizens of Oklahoma. The sacred
heritage of your children ana your
children's children. to be looted to
erect q luxurious palace for the pleas
ure of state officials ana TO further
the financial gains of spe ulators and
grafters. VIII you people of Okla,
homa who want your children educat.
ed, allow such proposal to go unre-
bukede Every citizen of the state
who believes IN right and justice. hon.
esty and decency. should vote to XIII
this Dill on June 18th and rebuke
these spoilers who hold nothing sa.
cred.
Tell The Truth, Gentlemen
The Oklahoma City grafters are
trying to draw attention away from
their attempted raid on the state
treasury by alleging that the state
paws from s22.000.01 to s42.OOOOO rent
per year in Guthrie.
The TACT is that the state pays FOR
EVERY PURPOSE less than $4,000.
rent In Guthrie. which includes ev-
cry department of the state govern
ment ts
The magnificent fire-proof temper
ary capitol building. erected by citi-
zens Of Guthrie at an expense of 5000
900. located In a beautiful park of
thirteen acres In the residence dis
tri:t of the city. surrounded by paved
streets and drives, Is rented TO the
state for Si.00 per year.
The handsome new fire-proof Logan
County Court House, erected three
wears ago at a cost of $4,000, was
turned over TO the state for use ss
executive offices al a reltal of 81
900 per year, this amount being bare
~ sufficient to pay the interest on
the bonds Issued to pay for same.
y These two buildings accommodate
the legislature and most OF the state
departments The state militia. cor
poration commission. board of affairs
and several other officers rent rooms
in business buildings, paying an ag.
sgregate reutal OF less than $1,000
NJ THE TOTAL RENTAL PAID IN
GUTHRIE is 100000 LESS THAN
THE PER CENT INTEREST
WHICH THE STATE WOULD BE
Required TO PAY ON THE $500.
10000 APPROPRIATED BY THE
PROPOSED CAPITAL LOCATION
/. BILL.eA AND THE TOTAL. RENTAL
:; PAID IN GUTHRIE FROM THE TINE
: STATEHOOD BEGAN UP TO 1913
WILL BE LESS THAN THE COST
OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION CALL
ED BY THE GOVERNOR FOR THE
BENEFIT OF OKLAHOMA CITY
AS 1t Is proposed under the bill 20
Immediately remove the offices 10
Oklahoma City should the bill csrry.
the rentals required TO be paid there
would be three times what they are in
Guthrie. and II would be necessary
tc scatter the offices all over the bus
mess district of the city. without prop
er safes and vaults and fire prote :
ton. such IS they have In Guthrie
"only a Barn"
Oklahoma City newspapers cali the
Temporary capitol building at Guthrie
a barn. and say II is not ft place