The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-11-01
ARGUMENT: WHY THE STATE'' ''CAPITALsSHOULD
De REMOVED To GUTHRIE

lahoma City testified that as a basis,
for a loan the land was worth $13,+
400 and as a speculation could noh
be considered at over S65,000 ans
Governor Cruce in recent letteh
published states that the land woulM
become valuable II retained until the
capitol was built Where then is the
million or more dollars for a capitod
building to come from except out of
the pockets of the taxpayers? 4,
Guthries offer.
The city of Guthrie offers TO the
people Of the state, capitol square
containing fourteen acres, upon
which IL has built a convention hall
which was used Oy the state free for
the purpose OF a capitol buildinS
nd which cost $3.50 coo and around,
which it has paved and parked the
streets and improved the groundsA
making a beautiful park, we'll set out
In shade trees and Bermuda grass.
These grounds located in the
heart of the city which We're reserve
ed by the government for capito5
purposes with all the improvements
including the temporary capitol are
worth at this time fully half mill
lion dollars.
The state owns a school section'
one half mile south Of Capitot
Square which the state can plat and
sell for tOwnsite purposes, With
the capital located at Guthrie this
section of land would bring five
hundred thousand dollars, as the
land lies within a half mile Of the
court house and federal buildingl
with street cars crossing it and paw
Ell streets touching it.
The people of Guthrie have never
asked for any of the public institu-
lions and integrity Of the people Of
the state and I'M the moral obligation
af the people TO carry out the pro-
visions Of the enabling act proyid
ING that the capital should remain
at Cuthie until 1913. Guthrie rested
her claim TO the state capital
The city has never sought to
build herself up by tearing down
other cities in the state and robbing
them OF their public and private inl
titutons, and has never made a
promise or agreement which has not
been kept
The retention Of the capital by
Oklahoma City will require the taxa
payers of this state to pay at lease
me million dollars in addition tO
their other taxes to build necessary
buildings for the public offices and
while the erection of these buildings
Is going on. the taxpayers are pay4
ing over forty thousand dollars
eear rent 10 the property holders of
oklahoma City, this payment TO con-
tinue for many years.
No Appropriation Needed.
Guthrie is practically in the cen7
ter OF the state, is one o&yhe finest
residence cities OF the state; cleani
lawabidiug and healthful; is reach.
ed by eight railways; has street.
cars and every other modern con-
venienCe and the finest drinking and
medicinal mineral waters in Ameri-
ga. The temporary capitol erected
ay the citizens OF Guthrie and pre-
sented free to the state viii serve
the state for many years and With
the capital located permanently
al Guthrie, no appropriation
for building. or rentals would b@
necessary until the taxpayers fhah
have had a chance to free them
selves from their present burden of
taxes
The capital was moved from Guth-
rie by frand and Misrepresentation.
The people OF the city of Guthrie
ask the moral and law abiding cit
izens Of the state who believe in JUS
tice and square deal, 10 on No
yember 8. 1912, settle the capital
question permanently by locating
it at the city of Guthrie, thereby rec
tifving the great wrong done the peo-
PIE of the state and TO the city Of
Guthrie. wheh the capital was stol-
en- by Oklahoma City.