The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-27
Comment OF State
Press on Capital Removal

cFrom the Bennington Tribune, May
81
The Oklahoman Sunday. under
the heading The Capital With
Which City Makes Good" prints
a picture o. the capitol building
that makes the capitol at Wash.
ington look Hike three cents in
comparison, and comments as fol
lows:
Clipping from 0alanoman Of
Sunday, May 36. i9l2:
'Un July { next. when Governor
Lee Cruce turns the first spadeful
of dirt and officially breaks ground
Ior the new Oklahoma state capitol.
Oklahoma City Will have formally
redeemed her pledge TO erect a
state house adequate to all or the
needs OF Oklahoma for many years
to come Ever since Oklahoma ter
rtory opened twenty-three years
ago the location OF the capito, in
Oklahoma CITY has been tne dream
Of the residents OF the states me-
tTopods With statehood came an
even greater desire for the seat or
state government. ana AZ an election
held jane III, 1919. the people OF Ok
lahona voted its removal here by a
majority OF 32,4l4. total OF So, ,5l5
votes being cast for the change. TO
o4JQl against 1t That same night.
the great seal of Oklahoma was
brought to Oklahoma City, and the
capitol has remained here. Not dis
posed TO abide by even this over
wbelm!ng majority. the former cap
ital contested the validity OF the
referred measure In the courts, and
their cause was lost in the supreme
court OF the state Tho supreme
court of the United States refused TO
take jurisdiction on an appeal, and
Oklahoma city has been legally the
capital Tho state Capitol Building
company agreed to furnish $1,000
rs0 for the erection Of a building
but three years or dry weather made
land sales slow, and the company
forfeited TO the state $l00,011 in
cash and $50 acres of land, payment
being made and the deeds turned oy'
er during the past week. From these
resources. the work will be peguD
on Independence Day in the good
year 1912 T.
While plans for the new capitol
building at the intersection OF lin
coin Boulevard and Twenty-third
street have not been adopted. IL is
probable that when they are com
pleted that they will vary but little
from the first plans drawn and sub
mitted TO the capital commission
several months ago. The building
will be large enough TO accommo-
date every department OF state un-
der one roof For months the state
board OF public affairs, now consu-
tuting the capitol commission, mas
been engaged in securing data rela-
tive to the exact amount OF space
needed By every department, and
with these figures readily avalla Die.
he task OF drawing plans will not
De a difficult nor long one. Upon
he hual choice Of the material
vh.ch IS to GO into the structure de
1ends its cost. The building VIII
,ost no less than $1,000. )00. and may
,vceed that sum. II will be Of sub
itantial nature, of the best work
nanship. and will oe a credit TO the
tate and 70 the city serving ait
leeds Of even such a rapidly devel-
,D.nz state as Oklahoma Tor gener- /
atoms to come. The capitol VIII be
situated IN a fine ffteen-scre tract |
{ the site mentioned. the location
laving beea fixed by act OF the Leg
slature,F 7 he.s square. surroundlng 4
he S3Hdhfg lR1l -be barked arib
made extremely attractive. BF rea.
on OF the location of the handsome !
tructure. built of native materials.
he other land turned over by the
state Capitol Building company IN |
.onbtedly viii increase in value"
We want 10 call your attention to
he cunning jokers i'm the ABOVE
ines % gush that j. hauued out 20 /
s. The Capital Company agreed
o furnish s 1e4 0po-fDut three years
e dry weather made land sales slow
-.he company forfeited slac.0o0 and
so acres PAYMENT being made and
eeds turned over 10 the state
tc
The sole excuse for not keepinz
q IS agreement With the people 5