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Ardmore Monday January 30 1911
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The Dally Ardmoreite. carloads to arrive shortly. The cream-
aa Tew 5?2 ' ery people are considering the mat-
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rected upon its being brought to the
attention of the management.
Eaatern Representative.
Wm. D. Ward. Tribune llulldlng.
Western Representative.
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RAILROAD MEETING TONIGHT OF
GENERAL INTEREST.
While the meeting tonight at the
ourt house was originally intended
to be a C lerclal Club smoker
the phin bin been changed and the
people generally are requested to be
present. The railroad situation was
mot before the cople when the meet-
ing was first arranged and the club
Is nleased to give way to a meeting
which wi'.l mean much more to the
own.
The proposition to build a railroad
from Law ton to Sherman with towns
like Oil City and Duncan on tho
line and another good city to tho
southeast such as lxbanon will be
means a great deal to this sect ion
of the state. The lino Is a feasible
one the promoters have given tho
people all the assurance they desire
that the money is ready to build
the line- Wltliiu three or four
weeks after the contract Is signed
with tho towns on the proponed
line surveyors will be In the field.
Contracts have lieen made with the
surveyors of the Smith Construction
(ni.any of Kansas City to do this
work contingent only uihui the cities
doing their part in the promotion
plan. There should le a rousing
meeting at tho court house tonight.
The opportunity Is before the town
to do something. It is a proposition
that will benefit every man alike.
Kvcry man has an equal Interest In
It. There lies but one thing iu the
path of Anhnoic's duty and that Is
to ar'imge the bonus so that a com-
mittee of lifieen of the best men
In the town can afford to make the
guarantee to the company that the
necessary money will be raised.
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FOR ONE BRIEF SEASON LET'S
UNITE FORCES IN HARMONY.
Jn tlie letters I row tile people tbls good rule is largely due to " families here?
today the Ardmoreite publishes one ' Oklahoma senator and for this as for what nbout It?
which urges the people to rally at Jollier patriotic efforts Oklahomnns j Wp iave tne nlost attractive city
tho court house tonight and to raise have the right to feel proud of tbeirinntl ponnty )n the state from the point
the funds necessary to secure t ho jmiinr senator. The Commoner Jan. ()f ioaK h. beauty richness produc-
city's fourth raiiioid. Another asks ' no r.iil. live dualities minerals nnd climate.
the Commercial Club to
make a
showing f what it is doing. j WHO WILL WIN?
The first points ut the hope of I i';u r county will offer a prize
making Ardmore tho home of tbeo( from - j .:lsh for .he
general offices of ;i railroad compa-
ny and the second asks the park
board to make an .accounting for j h)i 1(r ami ttu will be the win-
the money they have spent. ... -j n S(Hj iH.(i 01I(.t to be pie-
The first draws a picture of the
requisites to bring factories to Aid
more and the second asks who is
the contractor on the court house.
The first has a tendency to ma!;?
every man love his town better and
get iu line and work for a greiter
city while the second has a ten-
dency to lead the people to believe
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he city the county and the com- j
meTcial club might be used in a
wasteful manner or be directed into l
the wrong channel. )
Some creat teacher has said the
proier manner to rear a child is
never to ca.l attention to the bad
things but to eternally talk the good.
Suppose for one brief season now
while railroads are knocking at o.ir
doors while the creamery is being
built while the packing plant is in
prospect that we refuse to do any-
thing but that which has a tendency
to solidify our forces make a unit
of our interests and do more ju'id-
inf in twelve months than we hae
done in the past thirty-six month's.
CREAMERY SITE PURCHASED.
Charles E. Fratey appointed by
(b Commercial Club to mak the
purchase of die lot desired by the
creamery people for their plant
went to Oklahoma City to see the
building. '1 Do lanuers aim umut !..-
son in this section of the state
who are Interested in dairying may
count with reasonable assurance that
the plant will be built l ne creuniei
proposition was accepted by
the
commercial club the site
has
been
purchased the agreement has been
accepted by Mr. l.lebman and an
on.r ban been placed lor mo ni.i-
chinery. It looks like a certainty
and those who contemplate the pur
chase of dairy cattle may ma.'c
their purchases.
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CHANGE MUST COME.
Oklahoma at the present time Im-
ports practically all of the manufac-
tured articles used In the state. This
Is the natural penally of tho short-
ness of the time which has elapsed
since the state was settled. Agri-
cultural development nlways precedes
the development of the manufactur-
ing Interests.
However the time has arrived when
these conditions should change and
the next few years should see a mar-
velous Increase in the mnufaeturing
Industries of the state.
In tho development of manufactur
ing tho fuel supply Is probably the
most Important Item and in this re-
spect Oklahoma Is certainly fortu-
nate. We have probably more natural
gas In sight than any other state in
the union and only a very small por-
tion of the probable producing field
has been exploited. There Is cer-
tninly enough gas to supply several
times the present demand ror many
years. The yield of petroleum tisunlly
outlasts that of the gas for many
years and when this Is exhausted we
have In reserve more coal than nny
other state In tho southwest. The
United Slates geological survey esti-
mates the available supply at 7"i00n-
nno tons. The Oklahoma geological
survey Is at present co-operating with
the United States survey In prepar-
Ing maps and reports upon tho oll'w.-iter I am not personal I am E
and gas fields and the coal fields.
When these reports and others which
are In preparation upon clays struc-
tural materials gypsum salt and lead
and zinc nre published so that our re-
sources are brought to the attention
or the public n great development of
these Industrie should take place.
GOOD FOR OWEN.
Senator Robert L. Owen of Okla
bonia has fouglit bis way Into the
hearts of the American people. They
nro Indeed greatly Indebted to him
for tho faithful and rapnblo work he
has done for direct legislation and
thev will not be slow In thanking
him for taking the lead In the fight
against Ixirlmer of Illinois. Senator
Owen's siveech was a clear cut pre-
sentation of evidence which indicates
Mr. Lorlnier's nnworlhiness to hold
a sent in the United States senate.
While republican leaders sought to
outjocky Senator Owen for the honors
in beginning the Uirlnier fight It Is
well understood that the credit for
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best acre of cotton produced in tbe
county. Such a prize is worth work -
.lrlt 1U)W; the seed ought to be se
cured now. Have any of the f irmers
planned to win this money?
LARGE JOB AHEAD OF HIM.
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Individual with the weary feet walked
fcolttnirlv nn tha slonn of thl twO-storT
brick house and rang the bell.
Nobody appeared and he hammered
on he d()or
Tnpn an upper w(nd0w was raised
anj B voice called out:
"What do you want?"
"Does Mr. Johnson live here? in
quired the caller.
"No; are you looking for a man
named Johnson?"
"Yes."
"Well I see by the new city direc-
tory that you have 8.205 chances to
find him. Keep on looking my friend.
Good night"
Then the window closed with a bang
the Inquirer slowly made his way down
the steps and disappeared in the dark-
ness and all was silence sare for the
occasional exploding of an automobile
tire over on the boulevard three or
four blocks away.
Coal is right in the devil's line of
business so probably he writes the
bills too.
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Kdltor Ardmoreite:
Let the writer once more ask of
you space in the "Great and Good"
(Ardmoreite) for the Ardmoreite is
every one's "good friend."
May 1 nuk "just kindly" of our
county commissioners is It not a fact
that the old old suggestion Is to
come and investigate our books. Ev-
ery one should know that no one Dut
an auditor can do so and understand
them. And It tnkee a long time for
on expert bookkeeper to audit a set
or books and then his report is so
scientific we common folk cannot
cipher it. Is it not a fact?
Hut our commissioner can tell us in
twenty minutes after condensing the
contents of his books like this:
1st. How much money did J'ou
have?
2nd.
3rd.
4 th.
rt h.
How much have you spent?
How much have you on hand?
What did you spend it for?
What are you going to 6pend
the balance for?
fith. How much more are you going
to ask for?
Tell us face to face In open mass
meetings. And again who are the
contractors?
Who is having this court house
built; are there any bonds on rec
ord to show that Ibis money of ours
will be judicially expended?
Notice.
Itetter preserve the water at Ihe
city lake. How? Hy offering to ev-
ery user a discount In proportion to
the reduction of the per cent of gal-
lons he uses; if he uses 10 per cent
less water than he has been using
give him 10 per cent discount on his
water rent; others In proportion.
"Could be another dry year."
Now City Dads why is it? Flease
tell us why the bonds for the $G0-
oon refunding fund and the $100000
high school cannot be sold? Under
the old form of government (when
nob Dick was mayor) our every bond
sold readily at a premium; it is not
so?
Now. Mr. Park Committee please
report. How did you invest our $15'
nnn nnrk mnnev? (Don't tell the
Plurihns Unum.) How did you spend
It? Did you make a wise Investment?
Tell us face to face.; and tell us if
vou got value received?
Publicity Is the only recognized and
approved form of advanced govern
metit. 'Wo must not go spend thrift
crazed.
What is the greatest attactlve in
ducement to prospective purchasers
of an attractive article; Is it not the
price?
Factories and capital are neces
snry to the development of a city
Hut the greatest necessity is the pro.
dnccr.
Mr. Man at the head of our "Com
mcrcial Club" what are you doing?
( jt(nv
nre you doing? How are you
earning your wages? Show us!
Every man nnd woman In the city
i wil join your club if you will 6how
us. face to face.
Any encouraging results from your
efforts?
Have you been using good bait?
Have you landed nny factories nnd
i an nst ston and consider how we
!may quickest get the best (producers)
I farmers nnd bow? Mke this give
I him a good deed reasonable prices
0 all(j anj a low rate of taxation;
j tn;lt will cause them to come. We
nre an infant state: "we must devel-
op gradually." We cannot offer or ex-
pect to offer the finest buildings and
Ivest advanced advantages nil at once
to the new comer. We must offer
him Inducements in the way of low-
priced real estate both country and
riv Property
and get them to come
1P " progress
"Id
vou ever visit any of the old
'states like New York Illinois. Indiana
Kentucky etc? lou can stand on
your front porch in those states out
in the country and have within the
hearing of your voice as many as a
half dozen neighbors for one hundred
acres is considered a large farm there
but every acre Is well cultivated.
We must have many farmers on
many farms less taxes good deeds
and lower prices on land for that will
bring them here.
I am E. Pluribus Unum
O. U PEXNES
A Taxpayer.
Fcr a Greater Ardmore.
To the Citizens of Ardmore mem-
bers of the Commercial Club and
to all who have the welfare of
Ardmore at heart and who want
to see a greater Anlmore:
Do you wish to maintain a Com.
TOIL lPXOTlL
Onward.
Onward bouIb eternal
Rise and walk with God;
Come and tread the pathway
That the saints have trod;
Ever upward onward
Soar to heights sublime
Live on spirit's mountain
All the days of time.
Onward souls eternal.
Rise in spirit's might
Rise to realms supernal
Realms of endless light;
Live the life of spirit
Perfect life divine
Live where Clod's great glory
Evermore shall shine.
Onward souls eternal
Sons of God i.o be;
Rise to endlese glory
Power and majesty.
Mrs. G. H. McKenney.
mercial Club in Ardmore?
IX) you know of any good live
town without one?
Anyone ought to know that a
Commercial Club is one of the most
essential things for the growth of a
town because there is always some
one away somewhere that is looking
for a new location to enter busi
ness of some kind and the party
that is looking for this location al
ways loak.s to the Commercial Club
for his information.
It is the Commercial Club that in
terests the new comers me liicwj-
ries the railroads and every other
enterprise that is looking for a lo
cation. It is the Commercial Club
that entertains all the guests of
our city in fact it Is the Commer-
cial Club that does most of the
things that are done in a town.
Now if there hasn"t been anything
done in Ardmore then we haven't
got the right kind of a Commercial
Club. Some people claim tnat we
have a Commercial Club in Ardmore
but they haven't done anything.
That's true; but can anyone run
nny kind of a business grocery
hardware or anything without mon-
ey enough? It takes money to do
anything; the more money the more
things you can do.
What can a Commercial Club do with
125 paying members with an Income
of $ly.33 per month with operating
expenses of 1"0 per month and
$500 "In the red"? Now do you won-
der why the Commercial Club hasn't
done anything?
Now we either need one or
we don't one or the other; but if
we are going to have one there is
only ono way and that is to put
enough money into it to maintain a
first class one that every man
woman nnd child in Ardmore can
feel proud of and at the same time
make It a paying proposition for
each and every member according
to his payments.
Every firm and business should be
assessed and each Individual ac-
cording to their line of business.
All moneys that are derived from
this assessement shall be placed to
the credit or a fund for the purpose
of locating factories and other enter-
prises but not to be donated for any-
thing but to be used in taking stock
in these factories nnd other enter-
prises that are to come to our city
and each and every member shall
have stock to the extent of his as-
sessment. Now with this kind of nn
assessment it will not be a giving
proposition at all but will be one
of an investment and at the same
time give us enough money to have
a Commercial Club that will have
enough money to run on without get-
ting behind with our secretary and
being in the hole something over
$.Vm.
Now on a proKsition like this
I would suggest an assessment to be
classed as follows:
Paikks rive at $23 $123
Wholesale houses five at $23.. 123
Factories five at $23 125
Lumber Yards five at $13.... 75
Prug stores eight at $10 SO
Department stores five at $13 "3
Hardware stores four at $10.. 40
Shoe stores three at $10 30
Hotels two at $10 20
Other firms fifty at $3 250
Doctors attorneys real estate
Insurance etc. 100 at $3.... 500
Santa Fe railroad 100
Frisco railroad
Rock Island railroad
Clerks and o.hers 200 at $1.
50
50
200
Total per m
ontJi $1S45
Less 20 per cent for expenses
per month 3S0
Total for factories and other
enterprises that we can take
stock in per month $1433
Or $17220 per year. With this
amount we can get some kind of in-
vestment that will build Ardnitfre up
create a bucket brigade and at tho
samo time be making money for the
members of the Commercial Club.
Let's get together for a greater
Ardmore. i
I don't believe that anyone in the j
various lines of business tnat nas j
the city's welfare at. heart om say.
that this would be too much for any
any or tnom. mis iunu wiun im
proper management will grow into
something immense in a very short
time.
Railroad Building in Oklahoma.
Guthrie Okla. Jan. 29. At the an
nual meeting of the Guthrie Street
Railway company hero during the
week It was announced by the presi-
dent Anton H. Ciassen of Oklahoma
City Railway company that he has
called a special meeting of the com
panies for Feb. 24 to consider the
proposition of raising the capital
stock from $3000000 to $15000000
so that various Interurban lines al
ready planned and contemplated for
several years may be constructed
connecting Guthrie Oklahoma City
El Reno Shawnee Norman and other
central Oklahoma cities. The present
funded indebtedness of the company
is said to be in the neighborhood of
$12000000 and an issue of refunding
bonds to take that up may also be dis-
cussed at the February meeting. All
the old officers have been re-elected
for the ensuing year.
The announcement that the Mid-
land Valley is now practically con-
trolled by the Union Pacific makes
of the greatest Importance the pres-
ent plan to build a line northeast
from Arkansas City to McPherson
Kan. to a direct connection with the
Union Pacific the Midland Valley be-
coming a link in a trunk line to New
Orleans. The Midland Volley now
runs from Fort Smith Ark. across
Oklahoma to Arkansas City Kan. and
was financed and built by Philadelphia
capitalists.
The Muskogee commercial club.
during the week took up the matter
of constructing the Webbers Falls
Warner and Muskogee railroad con-
necting the three cities all within
Muskogee county and It was voted to
give a $10000 bonus as previously
agreed upon thus insuring! the road's
completion.
Judge Richard W. Ruffin of Hamil-
ton Ohio promoter of the Kansas
Oklahoma and Panama line which
was granted an amended Oklahoma
charter last week announces that act-
ual work on the construction has com
menced in Deaver county during the
last week.
School Land Law Problem.
Oklahoma Citv. Okla. Jan. 29.
whether the legislature passes pend
ing bills providing for sale of the re-
maining 1400000 acres of state
school land the department has ask
ed a number of changes be made in
the nresent law. A feature it desires
settled is whether a purchaser of
school land may transfer his equity
and have it carry all of the obligations
respecting the land so transferred. The
property is sold on installments pay-
able annually for forty years and the
department suggests that where the
transfers are made the law requires
the person to whom made to assume
the notes and obligations imposed
upon the original purchaser when
such transfer is approved by the
State Land Department. A holding of
the attorney general's department is
that the matter might be adjusted
by a ruling of the commissioners but
thought it best to have direct legis-
lation covering the subject. The de-
partment has already held that exe-
cutions while properly enforcable
against a lessee in his private owner-
ship are not against improvements
he happens to have on his leasehold
the department construing that im-
provements are a part of the land val-
ues and therefore not subject to exe-
cution. it was pointed out In a letter ad-
dressed to the senate that the land
commissioners have no machinery by
which to enforce their orders. A num-
ber of lessees have been In default
In paying lease money to the state
some having for several years re-
fused to pay and when the state
makes a new lease upon the land the
delinquent 'essees have refused to
vacate the property and deliver pos-
session to the new lessee. In some
cases this has also been true when
the land was sold to an outside pur-
chaser. The only method by which the
department may enforce its order in
such case is by an enactment suit
which would cause time and delay
and it Is suggested to the legislature
that sheriffs be empowered to en-
force any orders made by the com-
missioners and that such orders be-
come final. It is asked that a penalty
be imposed not only against a sheriff
BYRON DREv . President. FRED B. JONES. Caihier
CARL C. JONE8. Vice-Preiident. J. W. RICHARDSON. A't Caa'r
FIRST STATE BANK
Of ARDMORE OKLA
Start a Savings Account 4 per cent Paid on
Time DepositsDeposits Guaranteed
DIRECTORS i
CARL 0. JONES
J. W. RICHARDSON
O. A. RAMSEY
BYRON DREW
HAROLD WALLACE
PAUL B. JONES
ARDMORE EDITOR
ALWAYS A BOOSTER
COL. SUGGS TELLS OKLAHOMA
CITY PEOPLE OF INCREASE IN
REALTY VALUES IN ARDMORE.
Oklahoma City Okla. Jan. 30.
Oklahoma City knows that Ardmore
is on the map and if it had not
been apprised of that fact before
it would have known it today. When
Col. Sidney Suggs of Ardmore re-
ceived a copy of his paper Sunday
telling of the coming of the road
from Lawton his enthusiasm got
the better of him for the moment
amd he addressed three or four hun-
dred boosters in the lobby of the
Lee-Huckins. He told of the new
road he showed thorn the factory
smoke rising from the Queen City
on the south and a half dozen real
esiaie men promised htm they would
be at the railroad meeting to be
held in Ardmore tonight. The speech
of tho newspaper an was electrifying
to the hearers and three cheers
were called for to do honor to Ard-
more. 'I'flfj
Mr. Suggs while here in the in-
terest of good roads legislation an
while he Is working for the interests
of his newspaper in Ardmore never
forgets to be a booster for his town.
"Property values will increase one
hundred per cent in one year" Is
the phrase 'he has sung In the
lobbies of the hotels in public meet-
ings of the Ad. Club in political
gatherings and everywhere he hap-
pense to meet with men from other
sections ot Oklahoma mnd other
states of the union.
declining to make the service but
that a severe penalty be fixed against
a lessee who declines to either leave
the land when declared in default
or for interfering with a purchaser In
the latter's occupancy.
A number of farm loan mortgagors
are behind in their interest payments
to the state and the department will
be forced the legislature Is told to
foreclose. It is suggested that the
commissioners be empowered to bring
suits for the state and that they be
given the right to employ an attor
ney or designate one to represent the
department.
Ever on the Job.
The American coast looked so beau-
tiful to the returning tourist that she
clapped her hands and exclaimed:
"I declare!"
And up from a shadow there loomed
the Inevitable customs officer. "At
your service madam" he announced.
"What Is It you wish to declare?"
Two Seaside Views.
The Sentimental One The beauti-
ful beach was covered with shells
this morning.
The Practical One Yes; It's a
shame to allow 'em to eat peanuts
down there! Yonkers Statesman.
Do you use the want ads.
Woman's greatest virtue Modesty
Man's undeniable privilege
To blow bis own horn.
THE JONES-EVERETT MACHINE GO
ARDMORE OKLAHOMA
General Machinists and Founders
We have not the largest but the best
Machine Shop and Foundry in Oklahoma
and our work is not only classy but in a
class by itself. If you are a user of ma-
chinery and are letting would-be's and
irresponsible persons fool with it you have
no one but yourself to blame when your
machines fail you and often we find such
parties do damage that is even beyond our
skill. Call on us when in trouble we are
always on the job.
J. M. JAMESON
FRED B. JONES
W. M. GWYN
CRITICALLY ILL
EXTREME UNCTION ADMINISTER-
ED BUT LITTLE HOPE IS HELD
FOR RECOVERY.
Philadelphia Pa. Jan. 29. The Rt.
Rev. P. J. Ryan archbishop of the
Philadelphia Diocese of the Roman
Catholic Church lies at the Episco-
pal residence in an extremely pre-
carious condition.
He Is slightly Improved tonight
fo'owlng his condition this after-
noon but the gravest fears are held
concerning the outcome.
So serious was his condition this
afternoon that extreme unction was
administered.
The archbishop has been :n very
bad health for months his maladies
being chiefly those to be expected In
a man of his advanced age. Although
he may live for a day or so It is
deemed unlikely that he can re-
cover. I hereby announce as candidate for
the office of commissioner from the
First Ward.
VAL- MULLEN.
Honey Bee gives perfect satisfac-
tion for bread biscuit or pastry.
Felker cells it.
Any woman would be content with
only one hat if all other women had
none.
United States Depository
Okla. State Depository
City Depository
ARDMORE
NATIONAL
BANK
ARDMORE. OKLAHOMA
Capital Surplu and
Additional Liabilities
$250000
II this buk II a sat lat
for the ity state aaa latlei
to deaoslt their faads ! Is
safe alace for the farntr ail
business mti te keep Ui
funds. TRT IT.
G. W. Stuart. President
P. D. Maxwell Cashier
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