The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-10

at the connection of the Santa Fe
and Rock Island railroads, is destined
to become one Of the best towns in
the country. Scarcely year old yet.
today It has a population Of 1000 peo-
pie and contains some magnificent
brick business houses, handsome resi-
dences and churches are comfortable
school buildings.
with reference to other railroad
towns, Lindsay is splendidly located
being almost equi-distant from Pur'
cell. Pauls Valley and Chickasha. It's
growth has been like magic and al
ready the Santa Fe has had to make
additions to its depot buildings in
order to handle the passenger and
freight traffic.
The rich washita valley whose pro
ductiyeness is known the country over
extends for miles in every direction.
II is claimed for this valley that its
productions Of corn, cotton and the
cereals surpasses any other section
west of the Mississippi river, and as
one of the striking evidences, thrifty
farmers who live in better homes
than in any other section of the In
dian Territory surround the town Of
Lindsay.
Waterfalls on the historic Washita
min two miles of the town furnish
the source for power sufficient not
only for every need in Lindsay but
an amount sufficient to light with
electricity and run all the machinery
in every town between Chickasha and
Pauls Valley.
The town contains fine brick and
stone business houses, two banks,
round and square bale cotton gins, a
weekly newspaper a live CONNER
cial club, and the town has been in
corporated and is in the hands OF
progressive city officers.
No factions divide the town and
every citizen joins the others toward
the material progress Of the town.
Lots that sold for a small sum a
few months ago are now worth -four
and FIVE times as much, and real es'
tate is now cheap enough when com
pared with the Importance of the
town and will double in value within
six months.
Many Ardmore people are in Lind
say. some of whom have made snug
little fortunes in the mercantile bust
ness and in the advancement of theii
landed holdings.
A. w. Bell, formerly with Noble
Bros. of Ardmore, is there engaging
in the hardware, implement and furni
ture business. His building fronts 1OC
feet on Main street, has a basement
and is double decked in order to ac
commodate his big stock.
C. NJ. Sholer, a former ArdmorC
barber, is there with a three chair
shop in his own building on Mair
street and will begin within brie
time to equip a bath house in con
nection.
e. j. shllwen, well known here
owns a beautiful home together will
I1j0 feet frontage on Main street anC
Is now preparing to embark in bust
ness.
A. c. Phelps, formerly Of Norman
o. T.. is one Of the progressive mel
chants of tho town and is presiden
Of the commercial club to whom al
communications with reference tc
the town should be addressed. {
d. M. Wallace, an old newspape
man, formerly with the Railway Res
lister of Topeka Kansas, is a pros
porous contractor and builder of Line
say.
W. e. Brown, formerly of Purcell
has a well equipped planning mill an
is getting a liberal share of the pro
it's that are being picked up by tn
pioneers in business.
George c. and Mark P. Robinson
former Iowa business men, are ther
conducting a large hardware, impl
ment and vehicle business under III
firm name of Robinson Bros. The
house is as old as the town and e
joys a splendid patronage,
d. c. Hart conducts a large generi
merchandise store. He was for mar
years district clerk Of Montague cou
, ty, Texas, and has many friends
Ardmore.
Lindsay owes much of its grow
to T. d. Wagner, vice president OF OF
Of the national banks and a dealer
real estate.