The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-08-02
FOR ARDMORE
EXTRAORDINARY ENTHUSIASM
At LAST NIGHTS MEETING.
The People Crowded 10 Hear the
Speakers and They Heard MLeh
for Ardmores Good arnony
and Co.Work Prevailed.

The Chamber of Commerce met last
night in the commissioners court
! room Every available seat in the
room was occupied by an enthusiastic
citizen Of the town.
sidney Suggs, the president, called
the meeting to order and stated that
the time was ripe 10 strike some ef.
fectiye blows for the good of the
town.
Rev c. c. Weith addressed the
meeting in the interest of a summer
chautauqua AMI Bible institute that
the Indian Territory desires to locate
here. He said that the synod Of In.
dian Territory was seeking a place
Tor the permanent location of a Bible
institute that the meeting was held
this year in MGskogee and the synod
was not well pleased in the location,
that sulphur is working for the same
summer school and that II behooved
Ardmore to do something at once
Mr. Weith stated that the camping
site and $500 was asked by the synod.
The money will be used TO employ
talent for the institute
W. b johnson said it should be an
easy matter to get twenty-five men to
pledge $50 a piece so that Mr.. weith
had done all that was asked. On his
motion the chair appointed a commit.
tee of three composed of W b. John
son, Sam Noble and A. c. Cruce to
secure the pledges Volunteers were
called i0r to pledge so and in FIVE
minutes the money was assured. Bro.
Weith was then added to the commit
tee and they were instructed to Sc
cure as many names as possible TO
divide the payment among.
w. A. Ledbetter said he was proud
OF the prompt action taken by the
meeting in raising the money and sug-
gested that the soliciting committee
get out at once and do its work
The president then called the atten.
tenson of the people to Indian Terri
tory day at The Worlds Fair and ask.
ed the people how they wanted to be
represented on the occasion.
Mr. Furman was called for and said
nothing could be done for the terri
tory to attract attention to itself
when it had such opposing attractions
as naval battles, the resurrection,
and other shows on the pike costing
million dollars.
Mr. Suggs stated that Indian Ter.
ritory had already attracted the atten.
tion OF the people that 200, 1000 people
from other states had registered at
Indian Territory building.
Nr Ledbetter made stirring
speech in winch ne said Ardmore
must not fall behind He gave prac.
teal illustrations of good resulting
from advertising and made a speech
that euthused the crowd
Mayor Dick followed with an en-.
thusiasdc speech.
l. k Mason made some practical il.
lustrations and moved that a commit
tee of three, including the chair be
appointed to confer with the other
towns and suggest an Appropriate
method of observing Indian Territory
day on October /, ami report back to
meeting to be held next Monday
night r W Dick and l. R. Mason
was placed on this committee with
Mr.. Suges
f A. Walker addressed the meeting
with reference to the Muskogee union
railway He said while at Muskogee
recently he was informed that there
was possibility of our securing that
road and he believed prompt action
should be taken in the matter, The
meeting was in fun sympathy with
Mr. Walkers suggestions.
Mr Suggs said that the Cotton Belt
at sherman was anxious to come
throTEh the territory and he thought