The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-04
Will You Throw up Your Hands and Let
the Railroad go to Another
Town North or South?
WILL YOU RAISE THAT BONUS?
Chickasha Must Look out for Chickasha or
Some Hamlet Will Slip in. Get Her
Biggest Plum and Then Laugh
at Her Discontinue.

AN NUNMISTAKABLE SfrUA.
TION-WEHAYEO OUR CHOICE
BETWEEN THE TWO-oHICK
ASHA GLORIOUS RAILROAD
CENTER AID NINNEKAH A
yILLEGE, OR CHICKASlIA A
MEDIUM. CIRCUMsCRIBED
TOWN, WITH TIE PROBABLE
LOSS or THB COUNTY SEAT.
q NINNEKAH A BLOOMING
RIVAL WITH EQUAL CHANCE
FOR PUBLIC PATRONAGE.
It is folly 70 talk big and Try 10
Iun a bluif. IL exposes the rankest
ignorance 70 insnuate that the
road MUsT come here any how
l,ihe offer Of 10000 cash, aud
a town site thrown lD, had been
made by Geo. Beeler, Of Ninnekah
four weeks ago instead Of yester-
day. Chickasha would have been
required TO give bonus Of possi-
bly, 500, 600 instead Of the pallry
sum of $4,000 The God Of Tor
tune fpnad his pinions over US and
ordained that We chou d get IN our
bid and haYe il accepted before The
bonanza loomed up before The eyes
Of the able and ever interprising
Beeler. A committee was appoint
ed By the Commercial Club OF
Chickasha Tor the purpose Of visit
ing the citizens Of the town and
raining the $4,000 required 20 Sc.
cure The new railroad. The com
mitleo had a meeting and then
went out on a weary lramp,.as their
own expense from business house
20 business house, trying 10 secure
subscriptions TO the bonus fund
The committee solicited mum
beF Of business men, and real estate
owners whose living and future
prosperity depend upon Chicka-
eha's business interests an d expan.
sion who clinched their teeth and |
WoULD NOR GrvEA CESr.
4 few other strong firms did
manage Ia doll out the pitiful sum
OF FIFrr DOLLARS. The really mig.
gardly cit zen wants the road as
badly a. any one, but ''lays down
on the committee ia The hope that
The more generous, and enierpris
irg citizen might have the road
built for him. Others. narrowed
down their gifts for fear they might
give "more than was their SHARE
The result is that no committee rs
on our streets today and Ninrekab
!, pulling the heavens and eaIlh
together 10 make the railroad com.
pany believe that il is insanity 20
think Of going TO Chickasha at all.
We neeb not mention towns that
have had their growth FOREVER
stopped by railroads running nesr
thcm and cuiting.oa their pa,ro-
nspe. Such townt are LEGION.
Even lhe city OF Dallas lost a rail.
road by ignoreing the Cotton
Beli.D I mention this 10 show
that railroads are not COMPELLED
10 even 90 TO cities of6O,00O Or 55,-
900 inhabllants-ihere are always
81 others that want them and offer
them bonus and q townsile'
just as Ninnekah has done iu this
case.
Our salvation as a city depends
nYon every man who has subscrib.
ed DOUBLING bic subscription and
every live citizen Of the town Col.
loving this glorious tread Of enter
prise and liberallsy.
ciuesa are only Luilt By men
with broad We've, liberal hearts
and stalwart enterprise.
Little narrow selfish men belong
IN villsges and hamlets but have
10 place 10 the rushing streets OF
! ommerciA maris.
though iown CT tut 50eo peo.
pie, lel US arise in the majesty Of
common sense, nnfurl Tie banner
o. progress at tie bead Of our eol-
umn, and with ,he mighty tread Of
The conquerer march 70 victory
Yes, isi rs in Eve days Cash tie
news Of Fifteen thousand raised"
% Oklahoma City and claim The
nev rahroad as q spoil Ct our own
We can then altune our cara 70
lae screams Of new Hhislles. 70 lhe