The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-06-14
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v'hiteley Is Opposed.

| OF last night Leader you punished
an interview in regard to what the
Rock island company is willing TO
| do in making the MI on Vine street
| mat viii cost the company 10000
for same which they offer 5000 10
fool the people in sunken garden
| fake.
Let me inform the readers or your
paper have now pending in the
I supreme court a suit to compcl the
Rock Island company to build it's
road on through this city on the
route selected and on to Haileyville
in accordance with the charter OF
the "Choctaw Road purchased BY
the Rock Island
4 viii cost the Rock Island 500.
| 900 to Guild its road on through
this city on the route selected and
tie company has the privilege of
building its road in accordance with
its charter or by forfeiture may
lose every mile Of its road IN OKLA
homa and under the decisions Of the
courts the Rock Island Is bound to
carry out the Choctaw charter
which with it's eyes open became
Ii nle to do by purchase from the
latter company.
If the Rock Island had kept its
hands off the Choctaw We would
nave in operation nne of railway
Of that company through from New
orleans on the southeast to Denver
on the northwest that would be
the most highly prized road i'll
Guthrie if now in operation.
For the defeat Of that project We
are indebted to the Rock Island.
Shall We kiss the hand that smites
us and prove our degenercy and
contempt for a peoples govern
ment?
A million dollars would not com
pen8ate Guthrie for that wrong in
flcted on us by the Rock Island II
the Rock Island wants 10 make
amends for It's injustice to Guthrie.
ae only in a partial way it can
proceed at once to extend the road
from Chandler to Haileyyiile ana
build on through Guthrie and II
they wish TO 20 through Guthrie by
a cheaper route than that selected
ditch and agree TO a decree OF fora
feiture Of all claimed rights and
assumed privileges from the city by
virtue of certain void ordinances on
which they now rely and that they
convey all lots to the city between
Springer and Vine street and agree
to pay the city 100000 In addition
thereto TO be expended in erecting
substantial market house with At
tachcd sheds covered by galvanized
roof over the entire area. such an
Improvement in the immediate yicin-
ity Of the Rock Island depot would
ercai1y boneft the company and
add materially TO the Local trade OF
this city by furnising the farmers
this free convenience so much need
ca and from the want Of which
rirmcrs 30 10 the surrounding
towns TO do their trading,
owing to the sickness Of Judge
Lawrence the suit to compel the
Rock Island to come through has
been held in abeyauce but these de-
lays had better be suffered man
settle with company on diacredlt-
aT terms that has shown such
total disregard Of Guthric's welfare
n the RocN ISLAND held any just
claim against this city they would
enforce it to the letter. Let them
bow 10 the same treatment from U.S.
The statutes OF the state OF Okla
homa do not permit railway com !
panv to occupy street Tor ifs ROAD /
except In common with the pubic /
bv making the road Just as conyen- 1
lent for the public use as IL was bo'
fore the road was built. and Where |
the city attempts to narrow /
street to accommodate a railway II I
,an only ne done by the city frst /
acquiring an equal width adjoining |
% preserve the original width OF the /
street. Here the ordinances grant |
he railroad the power to change !
he grade of Vine street so that the !
public use is destroyed therein, IN /
Iirect violation OF the statutes and /
contrary to every court decision on
nat question
say without question that
he railway company is mere tres
,ssser IN occupying The Vine street I
fitch. and the city has the clear
egal right to declare q forfeiture
" anv claim that the railway com
,anv aserts thereto and the city Of /,
'cials that wish to place themselves
,bove suspicion of being Unduly In
luenced by the Roch Island should
without unnecessary delay pass an
ordinance declaring such forfeiture
md require the company TO proceed
II once al its own expense 20 hli h
aid ditch. The ordinance agreeing
O make the city liable for its share
S without any consideration and
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