The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-06-01
INTERESTING ARTICLE.
the oa:ias News .: Yesterday Devotes
Considerable Space - SrdE.ore-
The ArdmO-cItc Quoted From.

The Dallas News OF yesterday con
tanned a column and a half OF matte-
pertaining 10 Ardmore, in which the
ARDMoEzfs : is literally quoted
from. Il, OF course. IS interesting
reading, and coming from the source
il does, will be of incalc liable beac-
fit. Among other things It says:
THUS it Is seen that Ardmore OF
today is a town of good moral an
religious influence and surroundings.
The citizens are intelligent, readiur.
up to date people, as rule. They
not only pat-oniza their schools Wi
libcrality, but the gene a excellence
of the Eewspapers published herc
bears indispniable evidence Of Rn
enterprising broad gauge public sen
linent Several weekly papers have
been started in Ardmore and discOE.
tinued in year or two. The i-sl
daily quotation was the ARDMoEs-
TIE, established in October, 1889.
/ The ARDMoREITE is a six-column
folio, full of local and Indian Terri
/ tory news, and a patriotic and IN
Rinching laboror for Ardnore's up
building and development. With
The exception OF nineteen days sus-
pension, caused blythe total deslruc-
lion by fire of the ARDMoRElTE OF
flee in April, 1855, the paper has not
missed an issue. a weekly edition
of the A2DNoRETE IS also published.
''In addition TO the rebuilding ..
the burned business portion of Ard
more some 800 new residences, rang
ing from three room cottages To two
story dwellings, have been erected
in the plucky little city. From its
favorable surroundings as 10 trade,
its healthfulness and the energy, en-
terprise and united sentiment OF the
people upon al subjects affecting
their material interests il seems that
a more destructive agency than fire
will be necessary 20 impair the ardol
: of Ardmore's business men.
General business features Ard
more has two national BANS, VIII
capital aggregating SlCO, 600. Thec,
is Z good new stone opera house, +;
fine three story brick hotel, severe
smaller hotels ard 100 or more me-
camille ana trading houses OF variou
= kinds, the majority, since tac rebuff a
ing Of Main street. being two sto-.
stone or brick. Many Of the ne7
5. houses have pressed brick and plat
d glass fronts and Main st-ees at pre-
sent presents 4 very metropoita.
appearance indeed. The new Ma
sonic temple, q splendid three stOr
building, made of stone and presse
= brick, is an imposing structure.
"Industries-Exce sandston
is abundant within FIVE miles OF th
town, the quarrying of which is
leading industry here. The madI
facture of pressed brick isalso larg'
: " carried on for n young city {
5000 inhabitants. A cotton oil mi
Of good capacity has been in SUI
cessful operation for several year
T. and a great many beeves aIe sed heI
- annually upon its meal and hl'l pr
-. uacte. Two cotton gins of sevent
y FIVE bales capacity each are operate'
a one OF which has n com mill in CO
. nection. \ roller four mill, whiC
% also manufactures bOlted cosnmea
= is a prosperous enterprise. An e
= ce;ient cotton compress is doing
ID successful business here. There is
y planning mill and general wood wor
= ing shop in operation. y ci6
= factory and n bottling works u
- operated here, also a steam laundI
- Ardmore is the largest receiving poi
= of general freights in the Indi
= Territory and is a large shipper
% cotton, grain and cattle. Last ye
- the increase OF freight received he
amounted 20 nearly p, COS, 900 ponn'
. and the increase of products shipp
. out was nearly 9,OOO,oO poun'
q The express business averages 81
< month and il is ella med that a
- more does u larger passenger b1
- ness than any other point betwe
. Fort Worth, Tex, aud Winiv
- Kan. One of the five United Sta
So Indian Territory courts, presi'
60 over by Hon. {. p. Kilgore OF Tex
- is located at Ardmore.