The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11
MAY REVIVE
PUTNAM PLAN
FOR CAPITOL
Failure staA6iNSss.lASIs
Make Good Brings Up
Original Scheme

20 y, Halt III KansaB city Journal,
The failure ~ The promoters 2
the northeast site 70 pay The first IN
| stallnient 81 its $1,000 600 contract
when duo has brought some OF ths
| original advocates of the Putnam aits
lor the capitol into the open again
IN favor OF the latter site. IN let
ter Written By FORMER Governor Has
keil for hIs weekly newspaper, tht
former executive exprcsses the hope
tnat the people III the state viii be
patient with Oklahoma CITY, but hC
declares that II is To DE regretted
that the capitol plan was no work
Cd out along the original lines This
reference, OF course, Is TO the PM.
nam site.
The Daily oklahoma, which orig
inally was favorable to the Putnam
site proposition, takes hand ia the
comment and in an edstorial says, ~
part:
TT can not be gainaaid that the
proposition made by / M Putnam
and associates ala more To secure the
capital location for OiSMhorna City
than any other influence 1t has
not appeared Just that they should
have been deprived or the oppoftuns
itg of making good. 1t has appear.
ed less so since the .sroup that was
awarded the location has appeared
IN the role Of passing the hat"
Extra Session Means Trouble.
These comments ot the form@r
governor and the Oklahornan taken
in connection with remarks heard
quite generany in Oklahoma 1pty
lead to the belief tina /. special seSs
sion Of the legislature were called to
untangle the free caplLA muddle the
legislature again would be thrown
into another fight over sites, which
would have the effect OF complicat-
ing the situation II also is the
opinion Of many In the state thai an
ezra session would be the signal for
several cities that always have had
capital aspirations 10 get into new
contest for the location,
Former Governor Haskell said
further, editorially. that II Oklahoma
CITY failed To make good on its free
capitol promises. after having been
given a reasonable opportunity, tqe
matter then should be submitted 10
the people for another vote on the
location In view OF the admission
Of the Capitol Building company
that the northeast site propositi%n
lis Impossible oI realization under
present conditions there seems to be
little consolation for Oklahoma City
I'm the remarks Of the former execu.
tive relative to aBotAer vote Has
kall stands pledged to the free capt
tai idea, and il he would aspire to
future political favors In Oklahoma
must do all IN his power to bring
about a realization OF this plan.
Talk OF the New Jerusalem" plan
Of locating the capital Is being res
Hived generally in Oklahoma. 1t is
said that " something is not done
toward carrying out the free capitol
scheme IN the near future former
Senator Campbell Russell again will
circulate petitions F0r q vote on his
New Jernaslem' plan for locating
the capital upon a site to be owned
and controlled by the state, the lots
to be sold by the commonwealth for
the benefit OF a capitol building fund.
Haskell Keeping Clear.
1t has been learned from a reli-
able source that former Governor |
Haskell has been asked to take over
the northeast site and to assume |
he responsibility OF raising the 81
100000 pledged by the Capitol Build.
ing company for the erection OF the I
capitol phis proposition Haskell |
las flatly refused to consider
Rumors that the former executive |
you'd FAVOR Muskogee for the capital /
should the matter of location again 4
le reopened are also set az rest by |
In authoritiYe statement that Haskell !
las told The peogla OF Muskogee that !
le would not assist that city in Sc
snring the capital because IN his
opinion ID would have the effect of
checking he present business
srowth of the city aud for the fur
her reason that Muskogee is too
ar from the center of the state 70
e feasible location.
1t is said by men who nave sound.
d the sentiment of the state at
lrge that unless the free capitol is
orthcOn.mgWithiu a few months Ok
lh0ma City would stand a greatly
educed chance OF securing the l0ca-
ION should the matter again be sub {
litted TO the direct vote of the peo
lie. The chief hope OF Oklahoma
ity In case Il can not realize from
le northeast site proposition within I
reasonable length OF time is 10 :
eeure a special session of the leg
stature and induce that body to
AXE an appropriation TO begin the \
ork on the capitol. This pr0posi-
On is being advocated openly By
1me OF the promoters OF the north
ist site who contend that Il the
ate would make an investment for
building on the site chosen by the
giSlalnre ID then would be easy for
Ie Capitol Building company 10 sell
Is Tor tle benefit az the capitol
ai9dine EqnA as the people 81 the
ate would be sure ,tnat the capital
culd be built there. Governor
uee thus far has refused 20 call
D extraordinary session Tor such
lrpose. although several members
the legislature have called upok
m and urged such action.
Rodman Wanamaker. son Of John
.anamaksr, was already the most
'aviiy insured mau In the world
rying three and a half ndlion dol
rs He has just taken an addition
Sl.eo4e00 worth Of Insurance ou