The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-28
barometer Of Public OpiniOn
Our Compliments 70 ). A. Harris,

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and Is also nice piece of publicity for the little
city
Mr.. Harris Is not only a winner in politics
put ne ~ one OF tho foremost citizens of Wag.
oner and the state OF Oklahoma as "A business
man lie liz not all puffed up over his success
out an everyday man whom it always In a
pressure TO meet The Tribune hopes he will be
the republican candidate for governor two years
nence. He has the ability, is clean and FREQ
from any petty compromises 40 many men In
public affairs are allied with.--Wagoner Tribune
State Capitol Dirt.
The article reprinted herewith is from tho
DAILY Okahoman. Read 1t and weep Also
"atch Tor more facts in connection with the cor /.
tract as they may develop from time to time
weeks now: WV
Slightly less than half the Improvements now
ueins Inaue on the court and driveways sur
rounding the capitol will be completed when Icy >
is'a'ors and visitors arrive in January IL win
not be due to delays in construction or lack nj,
a,erlais 'ofiicials OF the state board of affairs
- -ae.iare. nut TO the consumption OF the entire
mcnts.
From a FUND OF 5000 600 appropriated by
the Seventh Legislature for capitol grounds i'm,
provements, which was to include paving LAYING
OUT OF courts, planting of white way podestals
around the drives and generally Identifying the
site tb3,Oo0 was available for the purposes An
item not considered In the approximation two
years ago, Is responsible according to the board
H.9s-acre tract OF land directly south of the
capit"' site was purchased for $4l7. 900 which
IL was declared was considered necessarv tn ,hn
s'atehouse grounds In order to insure its per.
manent DISTINCTION. This purchase practically
uahed the appropriations, and from the sum
ieit the improvements that could be made have
reached the limit, say the board members
The circle driveway at the entrance IN tho
capnoi from the north side has been completed
ana man or the circle driveway on the east side
was finished before existing finances were con-
sui.e"' me work OF eXcavatins the tract on the
soutn ana west sides Of the building has nrac-
Hoaly been completed. although the Ct,.bin o
WORK cannot he finished until more money is
made available N' -"
The laying of cable to furnish electricity, for
the White-way pedestals that are to he installed
hrouh' inc drives OF the capitol building has
peen practically completed. These poIes hoard
otriclils state Will be placed at given intervals
lnroushout the capitol area. Grasses and
shruobery have been planted on the plot Of
srouhd on the south side OF the building
George +. Clark, chairman OF the board said
that had II not been for convict labor used In
making improvements, the headway that has
been made would not have been approached
from the FUNDS left available for the purposn
tonViots from the state penitentiarv havo h,on
eihPioyed on the work ever since cxacting was
started thousands of yards of earth have becn
removed from the elevated portions of Tho
srouhn hy the use OF tractor and teams and
deposited on the lower side OF the site
Probable cost OF the dome for the buiId,np "a n I.
estimated at 100000. II would have cost less
AZ the time the building was erected memhoy~
ei the board say but at that time locomotives
were able To approach and circle the building
ana 'raes were In place to hoist heavy materia ls
To the top OF the structure. II would no na,as
sary 10 install the equipment again If n don.
were TO he erected, not considering tho fac,
that the grounds have been surveyed, plantod
ana outlined ana the circle drives placed under
construction. 80 ''
Before the work can hc con,nI,,c1 a,o,,o
appropriation Will be necessary, Clark said -,
okmulgee Times.