The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04

OFFERED GIFT

Spfcl9f "a the Daily Leader. "
O4i4homp City, OH. Isn a.--i II
~ ~ lemen OF Saiiisaw, Ok. who pur
chA44 u,75o,0v9 or public building
03n4 pf The state of Oklahons. made
Publ(S #c0rrcsppnde whicil passed
Uereen himself and the Stste Capt
t0l H4lIding c1mpany In SIR. Max,
utemAn's letter ae ufTers TO donate
$3.50 tp make up tAe sto0,vln bond
6lren by the Cspitol Building com
{p4ny ~ pledge 'thst II would huild
~ Tree capitol building T-r the state
On condition that each q the Okla
n0rna Aity banks would take $25.00y
"a the pnblic building bonds at par
Natue. The building company up to
date has not accepted this offer. ac-
cnrdtng to Air. Nakdiemen. although.
* w1s made on Dec IL.
Some time ago IL vas given rut
tnat the State Capitol Building COM
pany would redeem its pledge 10 the
s<zfe ny giving RE state a clear title
~ the 500 acres OF land in the capl-
t1i site and by paving the s1o0.Oe
pouA " also was announced tnaf
the xonpany has raised all bpt s5.-H
0oe Of the amount of the bond ano
Nhen this was fsrthcoEing the mon
ey would be turned Ell 10 the state
g IA his letter to the building con-
pahy Mr.. Nakdiemen calls attention
q ais purchase 0f sile building honos
which are nDn-tsxabae. bear Der
cent interest and viii bic accepted
wv ti1c state as security For stare de-
poFits He says THAT he has piaceu
about haf Of the entire issue in
Wanks Of s0klahonIa outside ef Okla
hoERa City and then continues ia his 4
letter 10 the building company
Il very much regret to say that
All at the banks Of Oklahoma city.
With the exception OF the Eilkrn-
Hale State bank. which has purchas
ed bonds I'd the fun amount Of its
capital. hare persistenfly sought IN
various ways TO discourage the
banks throughout tne state from nur-
chasing tsleSe bonds. III Okla ouaa
Cry iS to retain the capital pf the
Etate it can III AFFORD FOR its banking ;
institutions to seek to destroy and
tear down The credit CT the State and J
LA &reFfRt 9tiaer communities 81 tie Il
n n ale vfrnm having pu.llira bulldogs
efe9ted. that the LEGISLATURE, l1ag ar- H
'H3d VI vxQviued for
4s - - IN n tita tNAEI COMPANY
undertaking to raise s1D0.09e for !
ne purP0Se Of paTjSgspJer 40 the
tate authorities He amount of
sQnSS subscrfoed lsys v0u to insure
rs PerioTnanQk Of eontract en-
ered into b0fween sour company
nq fqar &c for the construction ot
" Building cut OF the pro- /
al Ot the state ot certain lands {
louafed by menbers OF yonr com r
f4ny propose To ofTer 10 donate !
& k1Rr nympauy the amount of u.s.. i
4 toEnfd making up the amount h
'ou VIII be obliged to pay to she l
3Afc under yoHr contTaet tor the 4
'31E{FuctfSl of a state cspitol. prp- I
Ilded ail of the Oklahoma city I
!ank1 will excn take par FOR il Al 3
" market price. $e5.o01 OF the pub /
g building bends above referred Il
MI Naldiemsn also makes uubiic !
le foi3oEing reply uurporting to y
ONE from Grin Ashton secretary 1.
the State Capitol RnildinS c0u- {,
sny. md dated Dee. "a, 1911: Il
u hare your communlcauon s,,- ! !,
reshed 70 the state Capitol Building 81
,mpAny with reference to the pusl- !.
building bonds for the state of =
kishpma, which was handed 10 me 4
y Dir OrvilIe 4. Smith. / viii take \.
Il matter up with the 8oard Of ALL 4
serQfs and advice ycu as saon as \,