The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-09-25
What Are We Going to Dor

What Are we 6oln9 u CN'
Editor of the Ardmoreite:
II occurs TO me that our fair city Is
now at the turning point in its careers
We are to go forward as Of old or else
we are to call halt stop and right
about face. do not regard myself as
a pess'mist. but in my judgment the
time has come when the citizens inter
ested in the town must stand together
and make a sood strong pull for the
town. and do ttds at once. Some OF
as may not have realized it, but there
are now towns with which to reckon
and It imperative that we be up and
doing.
In the first place we should make
an earnest effort to get the Offices Of
the Dawes commission that will allot
the land in the Chickasaw nation To-
Gated here. am informed from sour
ces that deem reliable that II the
commission estal she's Offices here.
that there will be paid out not less
than $4,000 each month IN the way of
rents. salaries. etc, most of which
money would be spent in the town.
Besides this, every person obtaining
an allotment would be forced TO jour
ney to Ardmore and spend from one
TO i've or six days here with the re-
suit that boarding houses and hotels
would be much benefited. Now the
question arises. can we get the com
mission to locate here? There is no
doubt but what Ardmore IS centrally
located and Is the largest and most
important town and is becoming a
railroad center, and It IS the opinion
of the writer that the Offices of the
commission can be located II the prop.
or effort Is made.
Another matter that should receive
the earnest consideration of every pro-
wressive citizen Is the securing of
site for the United States Jail It is
understood that the department only
requires that the town furnish a sulta-
BILE site upon which to build the jail.
but as yet this has not been done.
Would II not be a good idea for the
Chamber Of Commerce. the city coun-
Gil and the mayor to get this matter
in shape at once? II was suggested to
me this morning that there was an
excellent opportunity for Ardmore 10
lose the jail; that an enterprising
neighboring city was making a siren
nous effort to land this prize. | be.
lieve that we can easily obtain the
jail If we make the effort, but Il Is
high time that we be up and doing.
The writer fully realizes that there
will be croa'lers who win plead that
we can not do more; that we have al
ready been thoroughly drained In pay
ing for our lots etc. This Is all freely
admitted, but on the other hand, we
are confronted with the absolute fact
that towns in this day and time are
what its citizens make them. We
must show home enterprise before we
can expect foreigners to show their
confidence by investing their money
with us. Then another thing to be
considered is the fact that If these two
enterprises are successfully landed we
will be placed far toward the goal TO
which we all aspire that is to place
our town on a basis that its future
VIII be assured. II is the opinion of
the writer that any money expended
for purposes suggested above. will be
more than returned in the enhance.
ment Of the property values Of the
town.
This letter is suggested by the hope
that 1t may cause our citizens to think
about these matters to the end that
something may be done at once. The
supplementary treaty Is 10 be voted on
m a very few days from now. and
understand that If ratified which is
probable that it will be, the commits
sion will be ready to establish offices
in the Chickasaw-Ch -Choctaw country al
once. Let us attend to these import
ant matters at once.
AN ORsERVEp