The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-31

mad irrevocably accepted the qu%
tion Of the location Of tile capital OF
mo state was voted upon Oklano-
ma civ 6v her official representa-
tlves declared before the election
;haA the enabling act wonld be com
nlied with and the capital hot ne
moved until 1919 and that in Ihe
meantime they would build free loI
rho state Il million dollar capita'
buildiue and W0ald also nav -"
roovine expenses. The pretended re-
snls of this special election was an
nounced on the night Of June II.
several hours alter the polls closed
and before the count was comPleleu
or certtaed i'm majority oi The pre-
cincts of the state. and In open Vlo-
lation of nledges made 10 the people
the canital was located in that city
Ci,v fhat night. The vote Of TINS
snecial election was never ourlalN
canyassed and several months ialei
the supreme court of our state ae-
clared the election illegal Inc
Governor az once called special
session of the legislature az Okiaho
ma CITY ana by vote o. mat podH
tho canital was located ia thatc'iA'
me citizens renewing iheir promises
III \ written contrac. OF a million
dollar capital building. payment OF
moving eNnenses and free rentals.
The capital IS now at okiahoina
City simply By legislative ac1 nu
not by the vote of the people sun
iect u being moved y the ieSisia
r,tre or the people al any TIME GUN
ria now asks the people OF the stdpV
~ settle the matter permanently
Tfnder written agreement with lhe
,.soislature. ,Nlahoma City was 20
bepin on JULY 4. 1870 TO pay S29,V'o
each month 70 the state and con
tinue these payments until mllloh
dollars had been paid Not a single
dollar of this has ever oeen Naih
and in Mar h. 1912 the attorney
general OF the state held thal ING
contract had not been comphed WIN
and was no longer IN any way pihu-
ing ON the state Their bond OF
st0a 600 given for fulhllment of Their
contract was forfeited and has heN-
or been paid. Their agreement 10
furnish free rentals has never been
kent and the state is now obllsea
ia nav over $4,000 a year In rents.
Their promise to pay the moving
expenses was like all the rest OF
their promises and the taxpayers
naid these bills as well as the ices
of the attorneys employed 10 try ana
hold the capital in oklahoma City
on an illegal action. After the al
torney general ruled that the con
tract with the state had been VIC
lated by Oklahoma City and was no
longer binding the citizens OF Gulh-
rie. Ou the solicitation of people from
all parts of the state and TO right
a wrong done them and the state,
prepared the initiative petition lrf
eating the capital permanently a '
Guthrie and il was signed By 5l,49!.
voters, over IA 900 more than th3
number required by law. IN cong
lgaris0n with Oklahoma Citys acuols
calling for a special election al 2.
cost on 100000 to The taxpayers az
a time NQen every farmer was bush
and only IDle 10 90 to the polls az
q sacrifice iand also a special session
Of the legislature al an additional
expense 81 $4,000. is Guthrie's peN
1ition submitting the matter 10 thH
general election then every voIeN
will De al the polls and entaining not
single dollar OF additional expense.
Oklahoma City's Offer
Oklahoma City now offers in place
OF The million dollar capital, and the,
moving expenses. $l0u,005 and 6sA
acres of land scattered all over the,
northeast part of Oklahoma county
the most valuable part OF which is
IN litigation and thai where they
wish 10 locate the capital. teing ltt
litigation. so that no title can b."
made on 1t. The residue Of this 55l'
acres il iii small tracts and the OF
6elgl stale abstracters found about
ntO defects in me tlies 70 thee :
sarious tracts
The committee which put this lan@
IN the hands Of Lee Cruce. - a.
private individual acting as thei I
trustee valued ii it Si40o 100 bu'
n. H. Gardner before the state
board of eqLlizaton q director OIL
the Oklahoma city Chamber ot COM
merce. While tesuNing swore that
the trac1 was nor worth over sf-o-i
coo. g
Fred Gam. president Of one OF int'
largest investment companies OF Ok
Iahoma City testified fhat as basis.
for loan the land was worth Sl3-|
600 and as d speculation could not
no considered al over Sb5.080 anN
Governor Cruce 10 a recent letteA
published states that the land woulG
become y1lHable II retained until thN
capitol was Built Where then is th@
million or more dollars for Il capto'
8aiidiug 90 come rom except our %
3he pockets Of the taxpayers
Guthrie's Offer.
The city of Guthrie offers to the
people Of the state capitol square
CONTAINING fourteen acres. upon
which Il has built q convention hall
which was used by the state free for
g purpose OF capitol building
which cost sl500O0 and around
n IT has paved and parked the.
IS and improved the grOundsS
ia beautiful park. well set ont
se trees and Bermuda grass.
e grounds located in the
OF inc city which were rescry'
ny the government for captoN
. poses with an the improvements
Including the temporary capitol are'
worth at this tme faiy hslf a mu'
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