The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-05
Enterprise and Push for Eight Years
Has Made City ofChickasha
and Now What?
WILL WE LET 1T SLIP FROM US?
Are we Going to Sit Idley by and Let all of
our Yers of Toll go for Naught on Ac-
count of our Greed? viii we
let Avarice Predominant

Few men notice many Of the
changes that occur around them,
aud fewer still recall many Of the
incidents Of the past Il has been
seven years since the writer saw
hicksha for the 6rst time, aud
the changes since then would fiji
volume If given in detail.
IN the fall Of 1894 Chlekasha
was . town possibly, Of 1000 in-
habiiants. which could have been
comfortably housed on forty acres
of ground. Chickasha avenue
was tbe only business street Ia
the iown ank itafforded one brick
business house-the old Fiizpat-
rick building. At that time We
had no city government, aud the
water was known 20 stand on the
avenue at depth tha' would swim
horse. The Federal Court was
the only tribunal 10 this section
aud Que constable, two deputy
marshals aud commissioner
looked after The peace and Gig
niiy Of this city, together with
aiarlow. iinsh Springs and Mineo.
Two hotels, since burned, did The
hotel business Of the town. Not
one Wholesale house, where We
now have Ave, was IN evidence.
A telephone system or electric
lights we're nnihought Of By most
Of us. Two Lumber yards where
we nov have seven. furnished al
the material for buildlng purposes
aud two churches afforded snlii-
Client room for the Sabbath wor-
shippers. AT that time the Curtis
bill had not even been considered /
by congress. The people had not I
the slightest uarauiee that they /
would ever have q warraniee deed \
TO The lots they Owned and oceu
pied. The residence portion Of
the town extended as far south as
The first hill, west as far as J. ".
lights property, aud north 10 Line
Greek. Chickasha was simply q
village on one line Of railroad
sixty per cert Of the population
residing here thco are here today.
They, with the help OF those who
have located here from time 10
time, have seen her grow until
now che is a city Of 5000 people,
With most OF tie modern conven
iences adapted 10 . city Of this
size. By the untiring energy and
Industry Of her citizens, capital
has been induced 10 cone here;
manufacturing and commercial en-
terpnses have sprung up 10 sur
passing numbers. Incorporation
has been secured, . city govern
meut has been founded, and con-
gross has been prevailed upon 20
pass legislation guaranteeing 10
every property owner a warrantee
deed to bis or her lots. There is
little doubt bat 10 the near future
that congress will enact oiher
legislation that will give TO The
farmer the same opportunity that
be has In the states. Legislation
that will cause the cultivation OF
every IGO acres Of lillabie land
within ihe bounds Of the Indian
Territory. The time is not far dis
iaut when this territory will be
10 statehood; when every
man will be allowed to exercise al
the rights extended 10 an Ameri-
can citizen, and when The Indian
Territory will take her place
among The other states Of The
Union. When her towns will be
compared Wifh the towns Of other
states. We are not the only one
who has waited for these changes.
Every citizen Of Caickasha las
seen what is ia the future fer us,
aud they have al labored man.
fallg for the upbuilding or The
city. Many obstacles have been
encountered and overcome, and
Chickasha has been moving 20 the
front with . frm. steady step, IN
Isl che hes today reached the pres
ent important position where she
commands ihe attention Of her
neighbors and is recognized as q
G commercial ce1ter and 8 budding
metropolis. Her citizens deserve