The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-18
GUTHRIE s
BUILDING
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G DING FORWARD ON CON-
slSTENT, sYMMET-
RICAL LINES
AVOIDS "AURRAH" SYSTEM Of.
TOWNLOT EXPLOITATION
No Inflated Values and No
Staggering Public Or
Private Debts

| Dttflcal city Duilding thoroughly anu
strlkingly different from the hurrah
| system OF townlot exploitation, Is
having its inevitable effect In steady
and increasing stream OF substantial
/ investors and home builders, and In
permanent and we'll balanced develop.
ment In Ill lines. This agreeaDle
state OF facts Ii shown by the quiet
activity OF the real estate men, the
diligence Of contractors, the hustling
OF surveyors ind architects, the de-
mand for skilled worl;men and the con
fident calculation OF manufacturers
merchants and railroad operators.
Nearly everybody Is busy In ways
worth while.
Having acquired 4 citizenship not
subject to migration and deeply rooted
In the community, Guthrie has no mis-.
giving whatever as to the future.
There Is no inflated values, no stag
gering public or private debts and no
large speculative schemes. These
facts. already sensed by the visitor
and prospector. are borne home by
investigation. There are many de-
lighted investigators.
Steady Industrial Development.
The most conspicuous industrial de-
yelopment OF the last feew weeks Is
the increase in capital stock of the
Pioneer Cotton mill really aud truly
the pioneer mill OF Oklahoma and one
OF the first In the Southwest. This
concern. started three years ago, Is
paying handsomely. 1t Is home cap
ital concern. operating on homegrown
cotton and all It's. dividends and incl
dental profits are Guthrie's. II Is to
have an Immediately available capital
of $e55.0O0, an Increase of 100000
having been made recently. Looms are
to be put in and duck added to the
products. The duck market is steady
and reliable. The output Of yarns is in
steady demand.
The Southwestern Iron Foundry is
also operating under its increased cap
ital and will soon be running new
addition This concern is supplying
the heavy iron work OF the Southwest
as well as the finer work for the home
market II handles bridge, mill, rail-
road and all sorts OF construction con.
tracts. II makes the largest casting
used in the Southwest.
The rapid spread of the cotton and
iron industries here points cut the
fact that the factory district has been
! laid out on comprehensive plan and
that there Is no limit to the number
OF factories that can be placed in
this admirable tract.
New Industries Located.
The newest industry is associated
with the great gain OF the automobile
business. A rubber cement factory
has been arranged for and 1t will be
In operation in a short while This
rubber cement preparation is used ex.
tensiyely In automobile repairs and
has a great variety of uses.
A wrench factory is IN immediate
prospect. 1t will be pretentious at
fair, with large capital.
The chamber of commerce. which
Is Gutbrle's amalgamated scout OF
fortune. has several other enterprises
In view. Guthrie has already more
than made good It's claim TO being
the largest and best manufacturing
city In Oklahoma Its prmacy in the
manufacturing field. even based on
It's present standing, is undoabted,
both as to the fine. new state OF Okla
homa aud the great Southwest. Nine
railroads. its water facilities, drain
Ing and general healthfnlness mean
more development.
Building on Modern Lines
On the civic and residential side
the city is building mp in the best
! twentieth century style. Something
over twenty miles of paving are in
| for the next century or two and along
with the paving comes the 100 miles
or more OF sidewalks, the parking and
trees, the residential excellences and
the public parks. Three public parks
are in full bloom and another Is under
way.
The fact that 10000 linear feet oi
cement Sidewalks are TO be built III
side The city before the year is over
shows that the city is knitting IL
sell together for keeps, Those thirty
miles OF walks are largely In connect
ing links. short extensions Of streets
or are in place of pioneer walks OF
wood or brick. The 10000 feet are
aside from the improvements works IN
the numerous additions. Ill
Capital City lnvestmeit cpnpsnX
The Capital City lhieAtniene dom
pany's addition Is rapidly filling up,
1t opens new side Of town, adjacent
TO the well-eq.lpped West Side where
! The car lines, paved streets, walks and
Presidential districts are fixtures. The
company is regularly laying out new
squares. grading streets, building
walks and laying mains. The sale el
lots goes on steadily, and the pur
ehases are made in all parts Of the
country.
/ Another project of great Importance
IL the Shaftel boulevard addition