The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-19
GOVERNOR
WILL ACCEPT
BOND CASH

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Oklahoma City, OKLA, feb l9-un.
der terms Of the capital location bill
passed by the Third legislature, Coy
Cruce will accept TIE 100000 voted
by Oklahoma City Monday and $50
acres OF land, subject to approval by
the legislature.
1t is proposed to begin work within
tairty days after payment of the
money. Local people assert there
will be no delay in converting the
bonds into cash. They have to be
approved by the attorney general as
eX-otficio Fond commissioner for the
state, and will probably be involved
in a lawsuit The attorney general
has Il suit in the supreme court to
determine whether the bond commits
sioner is required to pass upon bond
issues OF q town having the commits
sion form of government Gov. Cruce
announces that nc has authority to
receive the situation as it will be ten
dered by the Capitol Building com
pany which made the first agreement
With the legislature He will, how
ever submit the plans to the legisla-
tu.e for approval or rejection.
0tdke Ne6t EStote TOT Sdie,
If the recent bond issue proves
valid the state will soon find itself
in the city real estate business and
will have a large number OF town lots
to place on the market. The Captoi
Commission composed OF the mem
bers OF the state board Of public at
fairs will supervise the cons struction
OF the capitol and the handling Of all
moneys derived from the sale OF lots
in the capitol site The present plan
IS to have the commissioner OF the
and office, OF which Gov Cruce is
sell the lots in the same
manner as town lots are sold from
sch0ol lands adjoining tOWnsites with
the exception that there viii be no
preference rights to consider and the
sales will bo outright The state ex-
poets to begin The construction OF
the capitol With the 100000 recently
voted and to continue the work as
money is reaazed from the sale OF
town lots. Tne legislature With an
the sale OF the lots
Commission Seeks information.
The capitol commission is compos
ed oil Lon Frame, Eugene Morris and
e. B, Howard, who also arc members
Of the board Of pubMc affairs and who
have had considerable experience in
materials and letting con
tracts and in the construction OF
state buildings.
This board fot several months has
been gathering information from
other states as TO the most modern
IDEAS in capitol building, and also mas
been gathering data on the various
llnds OF materials produced in Ok
ancma which would be available for
capitol building purposes and the
oAest cost OF such materials.
one granite-producing company has
'tfered TO furnish ali the granite lor
he capitol building free Of cost TO the
tate, Darden Dick OF tne state peni-
entiary has offered to place at the
disposal Of the state large num-
Der OF skilled workmen confined in
he penitentiary who are being utiliz-
ID in tde construction OF the state
rlson buildings at McAlester 1he
ab0r unions, h0wevers, generally are
ppcsed to the utilization convict la
'or in the construction Of the capitol
nd propose to put ~ q hard fight
gainst such policy, Gov Cruce
as not declared himself as to wheth- |
r he will favor convict labor on the |
apitol.
dany Inquiries Being Received.
Inc funds for the plating aud adj /
ertising Of the capitol addition lots |
aust be paid from the capitol fund |
reated by the 100000 bond issue
nd the sale OF lots. If the sales |
1fce Of the school land department |
Mould be utilized in selling the lots
viii not be done At the expense OF
apttol commission already has re-
cired q number of applications from
ersons WAC desire commissions to
Ell town lots for the state on
basis The commission 4
lso mas received number Of in
uric sas to the proce Of the lots.
0oWeY"r, il has not determined how Il
ne lots viii be sold and will not do
unli the money and lasd lis urned
yer TO tue state.
lhe Governor has received legal ad.
hat he is authorized to carry II
Ut tue state part Of tho present plan
l~,one an appropriation Of the Il
lil0S nv the 'ppi Ia ttrp