The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-21
OUR FUTURE GREATNESS
Assured If We Are Alive to the
Present Needs.

clouds of uncertainty and the mist
of doubt will all be cleared away
and the dawning light of a new
era bright as the noon day sun
will food the beautiful hills and
valleys of this the faire>t spot of
all OF Uncle Sans domain. The
questions of, titles, suffrage and
citizenship will be quickly and
definitely settled and out of the
gloom of present complications,
standing high above all would be
rivals, some one city of destiny
will rise to might and power and
take its place among the cities of
the union as the metropolis of the
brightest star in Columbia's crown.
AS to what place it will be pres
ent events must dete rhine, for
Chat in an embryo state that
.ity does now exist there can be
no doubt. The Creator may make
i Town sites but the people must
make the town, and in that ham.
let, village or mnre pretentious
city where unity Of action, cOncen-
tration of efforps, PERCEPTION Of ad-
vantages and readiness to grasp
the possibilities are utilized to the
greatest extent. in that place will
be found in a few years the hub
and center of the south west.
That ArdnOre, the Summit city,
can attain that proud distinction,
all will admit, but it eau not be
done without an effort on the part
of those who should be most inter
ested. This place has without an
effort on the part of anyone reach
ed its present greatness merely by
force of circumstances and natural
advantages and will no doubt con-
tinue to grow as the surrounding
country settles up and develops,
but it is in the power of our citi-
zens to make the future discount
the past in progress, and establish
our supremacy on a fOundstion SO
firm that no ambitious rival will
appear to contest the title when
the coming events which ere now
shave cast their shadows before"
shall come to pass; if we show
by united action that we are alive
to the situation, that we are a unit
In progression and have the proper
idea of our possibilities to profit
by the coming change. If we
demonstrate to the country that |
we have the energy, pluck, enter
prise and public spirit essential to
the upbuilding of city, We will
receive the recognition and finan-
cial aid necessary to our greatness.
The general appearance of our
streets, our manner of conducting
what should be public business,
our method of local government.
our efforts to advance by cleanli
ness and beauty the comfort of our
citizens, our encouragement given
to new enterprises and our busi-
ness methods generally will have
a very great deal to do in deter
mining whether or not ArdmOre
shall be the metropolis,
A series of interviews published
heretofore quote many of our
prominent business men on the
idea of local government advanced
by the ARDMoREITE in previous
issue. 1t may be some better plan
than that suggested can be fofmu
lated, but it can only be done by a
discussion of the subject and that
discussion can be made general
by a series of public meetings.
There will be dissenterS to any
plan proposed, but the broadgauge
with an opinion of his
own and the courage of his convic
tions in such a time as this is
VI orth twenty who, for business rea-
sons, foolishIy imagine their pock
cts will suffer by agitating ques-
ton of this nature.