The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-18
ArdmOre aud Surrounding Country.

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our town they come from adjoin-
ing states. they come from near
and FAR The fame 0t thu Inrian
Territory has been roisod abroad
and Ardmoie. the metropolis. h"s
become headquarters. To all the
ARDMOREITE bids welcome. We
have the best town in the south
and the best country on earth and
we want to see it filled with the
best people and it is fast doing so.
True, the name Indian Terri
tory" to the uninformed abroad,
conveys the impression that we
are lot of semi-civilized, breech-
clout barbarians among whom the
pale face is scarcity, but as the
true status of affairs become known
an occasional adventllrer risks
himself from other states and to
his great surprise is treated with
the kindest and most modern wei
come, assured that his scalp is in
no danger, and he invariably re-
turns to his old home he bearer
of tidings which lifts the veil from
the eyes of his neighbOrs and they,
hearing of the good things in store
in this country, make the trip for
their own satisfaction, and thus an
endless chain of new coners is in
augurated.
Letters requesting information
regarding our town and country
are also received daily. They come
from all parts of the Union and
are almost the same in substance.
We reproduce one received this
morning by Mayor Gait from Crow
ley, La, which reads:
We appeal to you for a deci-
sion on matters in controversy
Several parties in dispute claim
that the town or city Of Ardmore
has a population of $500, and in
general progression, has water
works, electric lights, telephone
system, one or more railroads, one
or more newspapers, and several
towns near, etc. Will you kindly
fill out the inclosed or get some
one who will and request the edi-
tor to send copy of their paper
to usf Full information may lead
to your securing several enterpris-
ing parties as citizens in the near
future.
Among the questions asked we
answer: Population of city, 1000;
leading paper, the ARDMoREITE,
DAILY and WEEKLY; other papers,
four; one railroad, Gulf, Colorado
s Santa Fe; other towns within q
radius of forty miles, fifty or more;
their population, from so to l, 200.
We have electric lights and city
telephone system; also long dis
tance telephone connection with
all towns In the interior.
We have no street railway. Our
citizens are from the adjoining
! states mostly, and are Of the most
, progressive nature. We have
steam mills of all kinds, oil mills
: congresses, ice factory, cotton
gins, planning mills, Touring mills
machine shops, steam laundries
: steam printing ofice-the ARD
: MoREITE''-bottling works (but
no steamboats,, an incorporated
r city with a progressive board O.
e aldermen, two national banks
= rows of stone and brick mercantil,
t houses which handle thousands o
Y dollars worth of goods every mOntl
t in the year. The greatest cottOl
e buying market in the Unite'
: States 10000 bales purchased ol
r our streets last season from wag
J. ons alone) and the best law-abid
), ing people on earth. We hav
l., more schools and churches thar
= any other city of its size anywher
It and every denomination is repre-
ie sented. We could write all da
p and not be done enumerating th