The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-09
MASS MEETING YESTERDAY.
Mayor Tells a story Of Prosperity
n Acted Upon.

ings ever held In Ardmore was the
mass meeting at the courthouse yes
terday afternoon. Mayor Dick had
called the meeting and asked the peo-
pie to come out. as business Of grave
importance confronted the city at this
time
II Is said there Is time In every
mans life that IL the proper turn is
made would lead on to fortune The
same thing would very well apply to
cities. If properly managed by her
Commercial Club and other heads OF
departments. tho city would continue
to grow and prosper as never before.
Such a time has come to Ardmore,
and if our people will use a little dis
cretion. good judgment and spend a
little money to accomplish that which
should come here. Ardmore will take
on new life. and such a tide OF pros.
perity would flow over our town and
country that would astonish even the
most enthusiastic ones.
Mayor Dick called the meeting to
order and stated that there were sew
eral very important matters that
ought to come mp before the meet
ing
First he called attention TO our
Chamber OF Commerce. Said that II
now only had eighty members that
there ought to be at least twice that
number; public roads needed atten-
tion and if we had a Chamber of Com.
merce Of the proper size and with the
proper means they would handle the
roads without having to go around
with a subscription book every time
a bridge needed repairing.
The mayor called attention to the
matter of securing the NJ, X. & T. rail
road. Told them that all we needed
to do in order to get it would be tc
give them the right-of-way into town
and terminal facilities; that something
should be done and done at once
The next thing the mayor spoke Of
was the Santa Fe shops. He said
he had heard that they wanted tc
move their machine shops from Pur
cell down here; that with the com
pletion of the road from Pauls Valley
into Kansas, Ardmore would be abou
centrally located between Cleburn,
and Shawnee, and that Ardmore woulC
naturally be the most favorable plac,
: for the shops.
The land Office business was tn
next matter touched and the speake
said that we had just slept upon on
rights when we allowed the land offic
p to be located in any town othe
4 than Ardmore. He said that with tn
e proper effort the locating permanent
Of the land office could yet be brough
to our city
= The mayor then suggested that tn
, meeting go into organization, seleC
= a chairman and secretary. Mayo
, Dicks name was mentioned as chai
man and he was unanimously chosel
/ Ed Roberts was chosen secretary {
the meeting.
A resolution was read endorsing IN
n resolutions passed at Ada, which wer
in favor of single statehood with Ol
O lahoma, at the earliest possible M
ment It was the sense Of the NEE
h ing that the adoption of the resoutio
Is he telegraphed to Senator Beveridg
4. The jail site matter was the
brought up and the names of those thu
m had contributed toward securing II
site We're read. The amount of none
subscribed was S1,1l5. about half
'u which had been collected and paid
c. NJ. Sholar and w. NJ. Robinso
About 500 more was subscribed the
and there, when it was suggested thi
IL a committee be appointed to see Il
ir people today and raise the balance
e. the money. Merchants were appoir
ed to see merchants, lawyers to s,
lawyers, and so on. making eighte,
committeeman all told to solicit fun,
ss today,
NJ Thirty-fye new members were ad
III ed tothe Chamber of Commerce al
IS more will join as soon as they are a
d. preached
d. A great many OF those who fir
assembled did not remain long, I'll
lg portant business calling them away
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