The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-12

contract. is that Guthrie from Janu
aiy to November 13, 1911 had the
question of the location Of the capital
in litigation; and Oklahoma City has
never been permitted to proceed with
her contract.
(okIahoma City has no clear title
to these lands now. And il the $780,
600 is in the hands of Governor
Cruce it is there as private trustee,
not state officer, and can be with
drawn anytime. Oklahoma City has
already forfeited the 100000 bond
made with the last legislature. And
then, the 100000 could not build a
one million capitol, anyway. Okla
homa City expects to ask the state
to build the capitol and hopes that
in time, by so doing, capita will
make those $50 acres grow In value
and reimburse the state.
Lands Within City Limits
All the lands donated for capitol
purposes by the State Capitol Build.
ing company, lands appraised at more
than $4,000 900, lie south OF TweDty.
third street, or practically within the
CITY limits. Guthrie states in her ar
gument that the lands submitted by
the State Capitol Building company
arc scattered all over the northeast
part Of Oklahoma county This mis-
statement is made knowingly and for
the expressed purpose OF deceiying
the people The lands donated were
all examined by the various members
OF the legislature which accepted the
proposition. and they have been ap-
praised by the representatives Of the
people of tho whole state and Gov
crnor Cruce himself has stated that
If the lands are sold after the cree.
tion Of he capitol has actually begun,
they will produce more than $1,000,
900
"a citizen Of Oklahoma City. in a
public examination. declared IN an
aver to Governor Cruce that to loan
money on the lands they we're not
worth over $4,000, and for town lot
speculation, If there was any, $65,
600. AS to the character of the land
II consists of thirty to forty pieces Of
which one piece of 25 acres, is, as
YOU 90 by actual section lines tsee
map nine miles from the center Of
the city, east of another town named
5rtton.)
Guthrie also contends that it's cap
ltol square containing fourteen acres
and located IN the extreme eastern
norton Of Guthrie is worth bali a.
million dollars This square is fur
ther from the center of Guthrie than
the site selected by the legislature is
from Oklahoma city Guthrie's ap-
praisement Of it's land is $4,000 an
acre and OF the land donated by Ok
ahoma City $1,000 per acre. Can any
reasonable man believe tbis2 The
statement carries its own refutaiion-
Guthrie further claims thai the see
ton Of school land located half
mile beyond it's capitol Square Is
worth half a million dollars, or ap-
pruNimately $500 an acre. and that
the land donated by Oklahoma City
is worth $l0a an acre VIII this com
parison OF values stand the test2
tThe statement that Guthrie's cap
itol is as far from center of Guthrie
as the capitol site of Oklahoma City
is from Oklahoma City is deliberate
lie.
Guthrie's capitol square is six
blocks east of Division street on Ok
Iahoma avenue, which Oklahoma ave
nue. is the principal business street of
tho city, and the corner Of Division
and Oklahoma is the center of the
town
Guthrie's Capitol Square is not acre
farm land, but four blocks of lots,
with the streets and alleys destroyed,
all around by handsome
resjdences. on this square the city
built a st5O,0Uo State House, and
spent another $4,000 bond issue to
pave the streets around the square
and the grand drive way up to and
around the building
Oklahoma City's capitol site is, by
actual count OF blocks, three miles
from the corner Of Main and Broad
way. the corner Of the Lee.Huekins
Hotel.l
Cruces Statement
We refer 10 Governor Cruces pub
ished statements and the appraise
mept made under the direction OF the |
LEGISLATURE for a complete refutation