The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-23
SELECTION OF LOCATION
MADE IN NEAR FUTURE
GuthrIe's Mineral Water and
Other Advantages Should Have
Influence on Decision

There is strong probability that
Guthrie will nave an opportunity To
land the largest institution Of the
kind in the state. and the fact that
this city has some inducements to Of
fer that no other city in the grett
Southwest has, VIII be a strong fac
tor in the matter.
The Christian church of the state
OF Oklahoma, North Texas, Arkansas
and South Kansas, will unite in an
effort in the near future to select a
location for one oil the largest sani-
tariums and hospitals in the country.
The Oklahoma Christian university.
located at Enid( is one of the fore
most schools in the brotherhood, ana
II Guthrie can oe fortunate enough
to secure this contemplated institu-
tion, the Enid university viii like
wise be tributary to the sanitarium.
The Christian church Of the state
of Missouri has just recently built
one OF the finest hospitals in Kansas
City, Mo. The church has only with
IN the last few years turned its at
tentiOn to this llne of work and Il
chain OF these institutions will be
built within the next few years. It,
is a noted fact that when this church
attempts to thing ii does it.
Opportunity for Great sanitarium. ].
Missouri, Kansas, Texas and Arkan-
sas will be tributary to an institu
tion OF this kind. and the fact Guthrie
has the greatest supply cf as good
as the best mineral water in the
United States will strong factor in
her, favor in landing an institution
of this magnitude. There are mil
lionares in the church who are back
OF It's schools an its hospitals; and
these men are the kind that are do
ing things for the church. When we
consider the Battle Creek. Mch, san
itarium, located in that cold, northern
state, and then contrast the
sunny italy" Of Oklahoma, one can
readily see the advantages OF a loca-
tiCn here
And why should the people or this
city net so after mere Institutions
OF this kind, as snch will help us 10
develop our mineral wells?
Two or three good hospital in this
city Will do more 10 bring into prom
inence the mineral wells Of Guthrie
than most anything else, and there
L. room for other good hospitals, as
they will net be in anywise IN COM
petition with the hospitals already
established, but eacn will he help
to the other. Guthrie already needs
good city and county hospital. and
not great ways in the future we
will be up to the point Of establish.
inn thaca institutions
A city or community is just what
the people make it, and the people OF
Guthrie should not let one oDportun-
ity slip by that will help to bring
about better condition OF things
Concentrated Effort Needed.
Our chamber OF commerce is doing
good workdi but we need more con
centrated effort on the part OF all the
citizens. and now is the time IN the
history OF the city TO lcse sight oi
personal gain and seIfishness-
community has ever prospered under
such conditions.
Opportunities present themselves or
ten but once, and if we fail TO take
hcld OF them then they are gone for
ever. Guthrie stood the effect of the
capital removal possibly better than
any other city in the state could have
Ielt the ordeal We are just nov
emerging from the reaction that fol
lowed; should We net renew our zeal
and double our efforts and push the
city TO the front? Go after every
thing that is in sight and that Will
bring money and people here What
we need NEST right now is an organ
ization Of "A club OF a Thousand men
who are really in earnest FOR the vel.
fare OF the ci,y. and every one OF them
boost and push for the city and lose
sight of selfish interests. because
anything that brings people and their
money mere will De a benefit to ev-
cry person in the city