The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-04-28
AVOID ALL
HALFWAY
MEASURES
Advice As To Mineral Springs
From The Father OI
6IthtIs's Pss System

Significant and vital conclusions
and advice are contained tn q letter
received by the park commissioner
from Dr L. b. Morse. me father b
the park system IN Guthrie and the
man 10 whom Guthrie viii III tutur.
acknowledge vast Indebtedness. Dr
Morse was formerly q practicine phY
stefan here and was the frs pdeai
dent 0f the park commission lie
drafted the park law under which
Guthrie is nov operating aud under
which practically every foot Of out
parks has been developed VITA ucn
prestige here and from the furthei
iact that he is nos AZ the head 81 a
ssnitarium a. Hendersonville, n G.
cHe Of the greatest resorts of the
East, Il is readily conceded that bia
are words 81 s06erness and truth
Evidently he is watching tie develop
ment Of the park batbhouse ana SAN
iiarium movement here with keen iu
terest He advises avoidance oG all
halfway measures.
Dr M0rse's letter in fHll is
Hendersonyille. \. C.. April 2g--
Board OF Park Commissioners, GUth.
rie, Okla, Gentlemen. cannot tell
l0w deeDlg interested have been IN
the recent agitation which the riti
tens 81 Guthrie are making in tne
way OF building up hi that city re-
sort Of FIRST magnitude
The posse sion 81 mineral weiia
1aYiug the analysis which has been
eputeI 10 EN-. is au asset ID our
community which can hardly be over
estimated ! feel very certain that
1nce their curative value can be- dem
9nstrated that thousands 0i health
eekers viii make plgrimages to
inthrle ss taey are now doing %
lthef famous watering places Moth
ne should be- lett nn00ne In an eff
ert 70 tamilisrize the public Of their
aratlve value
Guthrie too Is most fortunately
coated for the promotion of sach a
audable enterprise as sou Bave un
'ertaken The city Itself lis progress
ive, and anatarallY more beautiful
ituation from . topographic point oi
lew would be very hard 10 find
iaviug spent two most pleasant
ears OF my life III Guthrie aud nav
ag been personally connected aitt
tie beginnings og the park movement
here, which has resulted In giving
o the clty one OF the 8nest park sys.
sms Of auy place oi equal size in
he country, naturally | am deeply
1terested III anything which looks 70
e building up OF also OF really
feat resort enterprise
The climatic advantages pl G1th.
ic are equal gr even superior 70 the
sual lOcaii0u where watering places
"a situated The air being peculiar.
dry and inyigoratinG constitutes
great advantage III gpur favor
Having seen. as I have. mang 0i
~ famous resorts over consider.
Die section Of the country. 10 gully
1nvinees me that the natural con.
itions are there 6l that "a neces
ars Us for tile public H. property ap-
reciate them
II would particularly suggest gbh
ecessity II beginning along tbe
ighi lines This suggestion #bic4
ie park commissioners have ma8e.
ibe mqai important reeammeBda.
On in my Judgment the thing Is
aaliy not aotth doing at all, unless
is handled On a really HEst class
caie The couutry Is litefally full
iiiird class Developments Of
brings, Watering plates, etc.
4 SAINT ia commend lne citizens lu
- baidness with which they are
audling the proposition 0nly iu
iis way can ii altered After Il ie
ell started too llle matter ~ IA
ertisine must alwsYs be looked uBun
an expense taat musg be regular
and Systematically maintained.
1at applies 20 2 business applies ~
Fesoft But the money expended
thls way WIZ e0me back ID lAe
lizeus ~ GutAfie macy tiues over
ith every gnoa wisn Tor The ea
eprise. would remain
Aoat sincerely YOURS. + Is Morse
NilA less than sos population, f,ut,
sm. e2as. Is noe su0at i0 issue
second sip0HU9 lasiallment ol
ublie debt 20 b0um gss mineral
els. Last year ths place. which
as credited aith 3ia people iu 1900
I4 aalrh eas aot 90 tae map sn
ea FSia@d tIGgN00 ana saBh taee
eils + spent great deai og gBe
0aey Ia Advertising aa4 ii eW M
ll1s EHe goau IS becoming 4 great
aoft Il ~ officially reported that
g towH IS nov about % Ret uui ans
fhef siNA90 to ae spnaf lske tbsI
t~ln BgllllnH 5atAh0aes, "a lBg
q parks ana a4VeFisKing
lf Putnam Teka population g
less an place se0.nA worth OK
laeFal wells gork ln two years Z
iil 0nlg ihFee 3s l0 sipA. Gath.
n miIH $4,000 more people sna
ne park system s8a i've wells aaa
sell Anill elty 90 start NltA. shoatN
= able % PASS ap s109ae9 0itaais
atilAg au eYelash
fAe small sans already spent sBa
Ae yoinBteef boosting d0ae I'LL 4 Jaw
aoutns have pui Guthrie So ghs mae
Z a0rthN resorts