The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-09-01
TRIP OVER THE TERRITORY.
Something of Its Towns, Products,
Etc-Arrange for Worlds Fair.

- NY AOSChN mp ONVA hhN
irorl Sapulpa to Ada found the
spirit of Improvement and town
building very noticeable. The new
town Bounds In the Creek nation on
the Frisco is building very rapidly.
Beggs, some ten or twelve miles
south of Bounds, is situated in a
fine country and It is building.
We have a great many inquiries as
to the condition OF how things are in
reference to the settling Of lands
around Okmulgee, the capitol OF the
Greek nation. This town is situated
on the st. Louis and San Francisco
railroad, running from Sapulpa, |.
T., to Denison, Tex. and has pop
ulation now OF about 1900 people,
and lie improving rapidly, sapulpa
forty miles north. and Holdenville
flfty-hve miles south and Muskogee
forty-fve miles east, are the nearest
towns.
Corn, cotton and all other small
grains do well. Drouth and crop
failures are absolutely unknown in
this part of the country. Coal of
the best quality and an inexhausti'
bic supply, oil, lead and other
minerals are here, but as yet unde-
yeloped Wood in abundance and
good, wholesome water can be
reached at a depth from twenty to
forty feet. Fruits of every kind do
well.
Okmulgee has National bank and
a number OF up-to date stores, all
doing a good business, also has a
good school system. Building ma
terial of all kinds are cheap and
abundant. Okmulgee has a delight
full climate, the residents claim not
very cold in winter or hot in sum-
mer. The soil Of surrounding coun-
try is very rich. The Frisco railroad
was opened for business Oh July 10,
1900, and the freight business since
that time approximates $3.50, 900.
NJ III ihh bb lOlANh Oh
able terms, the same as they can
here in the Chickasaw nation, to
those who are able to i'm
pLnve them. Okmulgee's CONNER
cal club is composed Of up-to-date
business men. Just such men as are
required to develop city aud coun-
try surrounding it. After getting
through with the business of the con-
vention we came through the grow
ing city of Holdenville, and stopped
at the beautiful little city OF Ada.
where all lines of business seem to
be doing well. TIE people of Ada
are preparing to build 81 600 school
house, which, when completed, will
be one OF the best in that section of
the country. There are a great
many Ardmore people living there,
and the DAILY ARDMOREITE was in
great demand, and many names
were added to the Daily and Weekly
at that place.
Leaving Ada, we arrived at Hick-
ory, where we took the hack TO
Sulphur. BY the way, the little
'own of Hickory is building up rap
I~Iy. r new and conn sdious hotel
has recently been built there for the
accommodation of the many who
leave the railroad e. that point for
Sulphur.
While in sulphur we visited the
Kirby oil well. Oil in this we'll was
struck at the depth of about sixty
feet. The vein Is rather weak one,
but the oil is of fine quality and of
the lubricant variety, more than OF
the Illuminating. The people of
Sulphur, while not very excited, are
proud of their find, and think the
oil, with the discovery of natural
gas and the abundance and the great
variety of health-giving waters, will
finally make Sulphur very attract
i've and important city. The ARD
MoREITE has found it's way into the
homes OF the most prominent peo.
Pile of that city.
All along the entire trip, where the
move to have an exhibit at the Louis.
lana Purchase Exposition in st.
Louis in 1903, has been considered,
the people seem to think that it will
be the greatest opportunity that the
five civilized tribes will ever have to
show to the worlc the wonderful re-
sources ct the greatest undeveloped
country IN America.
Right here the ARDMoREITE
would urge every town in the Chick
asaw nation to organize CONNER
ci,, Club which should be composed
OF their best business men, and to
have representatives at the general
convention which is to be held in the
near future. 1t will be the aim and
desire OF the executive committee OF
the tiVe tribes to have every post Of