The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-03-20
The New Town of Ada.
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OF one OF the first settlers in the new
town-Miss Ada Reed. When IL,
great Frisco railroad wanted TO cross
Indian Territory to reach the STATE
OF Texas, its track ran through the
new town Of Ada. Men of energy
and foresight knew at once that the
cotton patch" was going to be a
good place to locate in, because of
the thousand and one ADVANTAGES
that 1t possessed by reason of its sur
roundings. Far and wide went the
news of the new town, and in less
than two months, that cotton patch
was swarming with more than 500
progressive, wide-awake people; tem-
porary business houses were run
up, residences, churches, school
houses, etc, were built, and inside of
year, there was no evidence Of the
cotton field, except the large cotton
plantations that surrounded splen-
ana town. Finally, the frame
"shacks were torn away, as the
town grew, and brick and stone busi.
ness blocks were erected, the numbers
and quality of the buildings became
larger and better, and now, in two
years time, Ada is undoubtedly the
best town for it's size and age in In
dian Territory.
Ihe first men to locate in Ada are
still there, and are conducting ex-
celient businesses. The town can
boast of what is generally conceded
to DC the best public school in the
Chlckasaw Nation, ia which seven
teachers are employed regularly.
Four churches are well supported
the Methodist, Presbyterian, Chris
tlan and Baptist. Ada has two
g9Pla1gd gPa1, a b bale e. and three square bale
RI RlaRts The fffhfiaf retll1rvry;; $1,000
light and ice plant, home steam
laundry, wholesale grocery house,
two splendidly equipped printing
offices, publishing the Ada Weekly
Star and Ada News.
There are two strong banks in
Ada, the First National Bank and
the Ada National Bank Both banks
have men Of great ability for officers
and have made good showings.
All the attractions Of the town Of
Ada cannot be even touched upon,
however briefly, in this article. Suf-
flee it to say that the town has the
best record of any, according to its
size and age, in the whole Indian
Territory.
When the above is said the half
has not been told.
Last season Ada's cotton receipts
were $4,000 bales, this season to
date ever 1900 bales have been
received and the end is not yet,
The Katy railroad has let the con-
tract and work is now in progress
for that road from Oklahoma City to
Coalgate, which passes through Ada.
The Rock Island from Asher, O. Il.
to Dallas, Tex, by way of Ada, will
no doubt be built. The Santa Fe
from Pauls Valley to Coalgate is ex-
p'ctea to be built at an early date
The Frisco has recently made sur
vey, connecting the coal fields with
the great jobbing point in Oklahoma,
which line runs through Ada, and
the road offers to wager bonus that
they'll beat the Katy, but of this we
are not to say.
The inquiry is naturally made,
what supports the town? The an,
swcr to this is easy. We have an
oil mill that consumes the seed OF
twonty to thirty thousand bales Of
cotton, employing 20 to 80 hands
with go d wages; we have a flour
mill, which can utilize the wheat
grown in the surrounding country
The soil is most prolific, producing
the finest fruits, vegetables corn
wheat, oats and cotton in abundance
and the fne timbcrs, hard and sof
woods, which are means of supplying
the needs of many industries. These
are the sources from which Ada get
her support and receives her revenue
Of Ada, socially, much can b.
said in her favor. She has club
both literary and musical, composet
of luen and women graduates of III
best institutions of the States, intel
ligent, progressive and are not afrai
when it comes to pushing matters Q
Importance.
! Commercially, Ada is not surpass