The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-04

Special Correspond

Ada, O1ne . .-COming To Ada from
Ardrl ore is no easy matter, one
would never caW 1t q pleasure trip.
White II does not take more than
halt day. one needs week TO Pest
from the long drive In the hot sun,
aud the Joking and pitching is near
ly unhesrable. 30 you rememter
the day after youS first long borse-
back ride Well, il is very much
like it; you are conscious OF every
bone in your body. However, it
passes OF and all s well. Tho Las.
part of the trip is bytrail aud az the
I train hurrSes through the beautiful
lcountry, you soon foEget how tired
prettier woOds meadows, fields and
sven gsrdenss One is amazed at the
beauty OF everything. This does
ma. look like the wild west" but
more like some parts OF France or
England. A landscape painter
won,d not know what to put down
first on his canvSes, so picturesque
are the surroundings OF this new
town. Finally the train stops and
we are in Ada. This baby OF a town,
just a year old, was named after
Miss Ada Reed, the daughter of the
frst white man who built bere-a
Very pretty name indeed; but it is
gazing TO Ne a beautiful place may
be city. Who can tell what a
heathy, vigorous looking baby like
Ada may not become in time If moth
ing happens to check it's progress.
However, it would take terrible
blow to hinder the growth OF this
sturdy active iEfant, just year old.
One has to ask its age over and over
again as il is hard TO believe that so
much can he done in a year. If
everything did not look 80 brand new
one would feel inclined to take 1t as a
fish story.
The sound of the hammer and saw
is heard on every side all day long;
dwelling houses, stores, churches,
school houses, bridges and roads are
being built as fast as possible. The
results Of intelligence and activity
are visible everywhere. There are
already many very pretty homes, and
there are all indications that they
belong TO refined and cultivated peo-
pie.
One cannot help thinking that the
men who first made the place what
it is, were both intelligent aud un-
selfish They were undoubtedly
sowing for future generations. Peo-
pie of Ardmore, Ada will not have TO
be made over in few years. 1t was
well laid out, it can keep on growir g
aud improving without the hind
rance of bad start. The streets
Which are alrsady numbered or
named are broad and straight and il
will not be necessary to recut and
make them over two or three times.
1t does one good to see how anx-
ious the people are to unite their eff
forts towards erecting at once,
school houses and churches; how
willing they are to put their hands
in their pockets and bring forth
what will help in building those all
important roads to morality, civil
ization and culture.
They are now collecting the pro
rata of money for a $40, 900 seminary
with public school annex and 1t
looks very much as if 1t would be a
success.
There are already deals made for
an oil mill, elevator, -four mill, cleo
tric plant, ice plant and other modern
improvements. The population Of
Ada now is about 1900 and it is a
busy, pushy crowd, determined to
accomplish something.
Let US hope that 30 much we'll
spent energy will find it's reward in
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