The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-01
STATE OFFICES
TO Be MOVED
AN EXODUS FROM GUTHRIE WILL
BE MADE IN TEN DAYS-CUAR-
TIERS SECURED.
CFrom The OkIahomanJ

I VIII De located IN OkldnOHd wy
This is according 10 the opinion
emanatng from the offices Of Cover
nor c. y. Haskell. where the knowing
ones are congrcgated, and is concur
red In by large majority OF the Of
fcials themselves, many of whom Wis
tied Oklahoma CITY, Friday, in
search of possible quarters.
Following the raising Of the $7l,2OO
necessary 70 defray the expenses in
ciden, 10 the removal of the capital.
former capital commission and archi-
.ects fees. the citizens committee. OF
which 5. c. Heyman is chairman, has
been busily a, work in an attempt
10 arrange satisfactory offices for The
state department heads. The commit
zee vas in session practically all Of
Friday securing the remainder of the
81 200, a matter that was accom-
plished early Friday afternoon.
Owing TO this fact, the commit
tee has had very little time in which
10 meet with the state officials and
discuss probable offices and head
quarters. The old high school build
ing will be used by as many officials
as can be adequately accommodated
The governor, secretary OF state,
state treasurer, state auditor, attor-
ney general and the other subsidi-
airy departments will have their Of
ficcs in this building. On the ground
floor will be the office of the COVER
nor secretary OF state, state treas
urer and attorney general The Of
fees Of the capitol commission,
which will be appointed by Governor
Haskell soon, will be on the second
floor.
one Of the problems confronting
the citizens committee is the securing
Of suitable quarters for the court Of
criminal appeals and the supreme
court with the state library 1t is
Z
ments be in the same building, and
as handy to each other as possible.
Those offices not in the high school
building will be in one of the down
town office building, probably the Col
cord OF state national bank building.
The corporation commission and one
or two other departments are self
sustaining and they pay their own
rent and select their own quarters.
Corporation Commission A. p Wat
son practically removed his part of
the records from Guthrie Friday.
The Offices likely will be in the Col
cord building.
Legislature will meet, as during the
special session, in the Levy building.
These quarters We're generally salts
factory to the members, while in the
city last month Provisions adequate
will be made for larger number of
committee rooms on the third floor
OF the building. The board of public !
affairs may be quartered in the In
surance building, near the office of
the state election board and the old /.
offices of the state capitol commits
sion.
Despite the fact that Guthrie will |
file suit in the supreme court as soon
As possible there is clear indication
that the twenty-one year struggle
over the capital question is at an end
one of the bills signed by Governor
Haskell confcrs upon this tribunal
sole jurisdiction upon all matters per
tanning to the capital removal, and it
is freely predicted that the matter
has been finally settled once and for
all.
Elaborate plans are being formulat-
ed by the citizens for the Inaugural
ton ceremonies OF Governoreloct
Lee Cruce. A. r. Turner. secretary
of the inaugural committee. presided
at meeting of that body Friday aft
ernoon when 1t was definitely de
cidcd to hold the inaugural ball in
the auditorium at 10 p. m. The re-
neption to the governor will be held
in the Lee.rIuckins hotel from $ un-
I'D 10 p. m.
At Fridays meeting it was tenta-
lively outlined TO hold the inausura-