The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-28

of dirt and Officially breaks ground
for The new Oklahoma state capitol,
oklahoma City win have formally
redeemed her pledge TO erect
state house adeo ate 10 all OF the
needs OF Oklahoma for many years
to come. Ever since oklahoma ter
rltory opened. twentythree years
ago. the location O, the capitol ID
Oklahoma City has been me dream
OF the residents OF the states me-
jr00olis With statehood came an
even greater desire for the seat %
state government. and Al an election
held June Ill., 1919, the people OF Ok
lah0ma voted It's removal here by
majority OF 92QI4 a total OF 9b,ol5
votes being cast for the change, 10
64.50l against H. That same night
the great seal OF Oklahoma WAS
brought 10 Oklahoma City, aud the
capitol has remained here Not dis
nosed 10 abide hy even this over
Whemine majority. the former cap
itat contested the validity OF the
referred measure iii the courts, and
their cause was lost In the supreme
court OF the state The supreme
court of tile United states refused TO
take jurisdiction on an appeal and
Oklahoma City has been legally tEs
capital The state Capitol Building
company aereed TO furnish $1,000
B8d for the erection of a building
bat three years OF dry weather made
land sales SOW and the company
forfeited to the state 100000 ID
cash and $50 acres Of land, payment
being made and the deeds turned oy-
er during the past week. From these
resources. the WORK viii lie begun
on Independence Day IN the good
year 1912
While plans for the new capito.
building a the intersection OF Lam
coin Boulevard and Tweniy-third
street have MOI been adopted it Is
probable that when they are com
uIeted THAT they vii vary but little
from the first plans drawn and suo-
mitted TO the capital commission
several months ago The building
Wl De- large enough 10 accommo-
date every department OF state un-
der one roof For months the state
board ol public affairs, now constl-
mtiug The capitol commission, mas
beea engaged in securing data rela-
tive to the exact amount of space
needed By every department, ana,
with these figures readily available.
tha task OF drawing plans will not
be q difficult nor 2 long one. Upon
The anal choice o the material
which is TO go into the structure de-
: gends jas cost The building Will
cost no less than S1Go0 90 and may
exceed that sum Ii VIII be OF sub
stanUal nature OF the best work
manship. end viii ae a credit 10 the
1 state and 10 the caty serving all
needs Of even such rapidly devel-
3mng state as Oklahoma for gener-
atoms 10 come The capitol VIII be
situated in fine hfteen-acre tract
Ii the site mentioned the location
! having been fixed Dy act Of the leg
lslature The square surrounding
! the building viii be parked and
made extremely attractive. By rea'
/ son Of the location Of the handsome
( s..4.1+,.vo D. hnf7t Nf nnFfva materials
~, ~ a.,'ar lsnd tuned over nv inc
e.e.a l-e,.i,of prtlasng eonnanv nm.
a1.,h+o,4I,. NH incraaea IN vaIue.r
= 9 - at+an,,or ~
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70 itl l'.sn III ~ eio1,
u ,'i' 60. <-,'s...l, 80, go ooo IVA
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ie7ls 1"'HVN
1
Inc sore excuse IoT hos heFpiAs Z
thls agreement Wilh lhe people =
lhat lAe lahu sa4es We're 9'UN'
which lh Y s hnslish means tnaI
Tie crop OF sao'reah lot-ou .ns
suckers Ialea 10 an lot iue n.st
llne ot d0pe hanuea oat Dy lhlS
same bunch
The assertios that the CAPITOL
company has forfeited dollar or
& foot OF land is q lie pure and sim
pie. They did turn over check CD
for 100000 to Governor Cruce
As AN INDIVIDUAL but the state
has not an iota OF interest in the
check what ever to prepare plans
and promote the sale of the $50