The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-15
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differelt sources that the 100000
and the ,and had been tIrLed over
10 me s,at,, and tneI he sand he lai
heard that Oklahoma City had refused
TO comply with any of her agree
mentS and had not turned over any
money at all, nor hau the city TUNED
over the land in question and fur
ther that the state had had to pay
retals OF the offices since removing
from Guthrie. Born asked TO know
what is the true situation.
The letter written by the governor
to Born gives in detail the history OF
the capital movement, the proposition
of the Capitol Building Company.
which is pretty Well known nov, and
the last action taken. This includes
the proposition made by the company
and accepted by the governor simply
as trustee for the two sides, and the
acceptance of the 100000 and the
deeds to the go acres of land to ne
held in trust pending ratification or
reflections OF the legislature.
Building Company's Proposition.
The letter recites the fact that a
definite proposition was made TO the
Legislature by the Capitol Building
company in 1910, whereby the com
pany agreed that if the legislature
would undertake to plat and sell $50
acres of land and after paying the
expenses incident to plating ana sell
ing the same, would turn the residue
of the proceeds over to the state to
ha In, irn Of thn nj
This fund was to be paid into the
state treasury at stated monthly per-
iods beginning July |, 1911, III the
sum of $25,000, and like amount to
be paid each month until the full sum
of one million dollars had been paid.
TO do this the Capitol Building com
pary entered into a bond of 100000
secured by number of Oklahoma City
people, the condition of the bond be
ing that the net amount turned over
to the state should reach a million
dollars. The governor states that he
thought The proposition was an un.
businesslike one at any rate. and that
while G.. G.. Jones was president of the
Capitol Building Company he made
the same proposition to him that was
finally taken up ny the company and
which is now in effect. that the COM
pany turn over the 100000 and the
land to the state and with the gov
ernors recommendation place the
same before the legislature for rati-
fication.
Fine passed and The company fail
ed TO make the first payment. accord
ing to contract, crops being poor or
nearly nothing. and the terms of the
original proposition being such that
could not be carried out under the
circumstances.
Not the People of the City. .
The details Of the fact that the land
and money is now in the possession of
the governor, as trustee, pendi?@ the
action OF the legislature, is told. and
everythirg G is in fair way TO be car
ried ont in the event the legislature
ratifes the action. The governor is
of the opinion that the land withheld
from sale until after the capitol IS
completed, or its completion assured.
enough can De realized to pay the full
amount, and be a better proposition
than the original one.
With reference to the rents. inquir-
ed about, the governor says the state
has raid $2.9SS.30 since January l..
1911, and the balance has been paid
from subscription by Oklahoma City
people.
There is one wrong impression that
| wish to correct" says the COVER
nor. The general impression that
prevails over the state is to the effect
that Oklahoma City made definite
proposition to the Oklahoma legisla-
ture. and that it failed to keep its
promise The fact is that Oklahoma
City has never made any proposition
of any kind either to the people OF
the state or to the legislature Of the
state. The legislature in dealing with
this matter dealt entirely with what
is known as the Capitol Building com
pany, which is composed of a few cit
izens Of Oklahoma City, interested
in certain sections of Oklahoma City
"These citizens did not act in any
representative capacity. and it Is
doubtful whether or not they repre-
sented the views OF a majority of the
people Of the city. There was much
rivalry among the people of Oklahoma
city do to where the capitol should be
located. This rivalry was largely be
tween real estate owners and real
estate dealers, and they are the ones
who made the various propositions
that were submitted to the legislature
and they are the ones who have failed
to comply with the contract made with
the legislature"
The governor explains that he will
take no part Whatever in the con
troversy over the proposed removal
Of the capital to Guthrie. on which
a bill is now about to be Initiated
The controversy has helped no town
in the state. says the governor, and
the quicker it is permanently settled
the better it will be for everybody
the harmony of the peo