The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-04-15
eRACEY SEES FINE OPENING.
John NJ. sraeey a Visitor from Little
Rock. Writes tn Following Letter.

John NJ. sracey a Visitor from Little
Rock, Writes tn Following Letter.
Major Sidney susgs Editor Ard
uorcitc Ny Dear Sir. Seeing y5u.
+ t'ud 'interyiow" iu y.W very ya,Ja
bile paper yesterday only wish &.
, say that "'4e bali has not been told
/ OF the universal benefit OF o BUILDING
sociat.1n would prove TO De to youi
city To tine rich man it would prove
/ TO bc one of tAe best payius and al
/ the same time one OF the safest OF all
/ Investments
To the poor man &c is one Of the
safest and most profitable og all in-
ycstments Many hundreds OF young
men and young women in our beautl.
tul city of Little Rock date their first
step towards prosperity and indie.
pendcnce from their investments in
building association stock
In the first place. let me say tha
building association is not get
rich-quick scheme It is founded on
the plaincst and simplest business
principles.
In Little Rock our building associa-
tions are ofhccrcI ana managed ex-
clusively by the very best men of our
city. Our bankers, merchants law
ycrs doctors. editors and capitalists
compose its officers and managers.
The main benefit in building asso-
Citations and the main idea in their
formation and their continuance and
their life, is to help wage earners
to buy and own their own homes.
have noticed the beautiful build
ing lots all over your city now lying
vacant and could not help thinking
that every one Of these beautiful sites
should be covered with the home Of
some young man here, who is now
renting, or worse still, living in some
boarding house.
You know. Major, that the young
men Of any city compose its life
blood and its future.
1t is on them that the city must
depend for its future greatness or
its future worthlessness. These
young men are either permanent cit
izens and builders Of a city, or they
are ready to leave it at a moment.
notice.
The only way to keep them is T.
make them property owners.
The only feasible plan to make
them home owners is through the
building association. With it a young
man can buy a home for spot cash
and then repay the loan in small
monthly rhstallments about the same
or less than rents now cost him.
Your bankers will tell you that a
a rule, one home owner is worth three
renters
In conclusion allow me to say tha'
have no ak to grind Am her,
only as a visitor and am not con
nected with any institution that wish
es to start any building association
here or elsewhere.
can say, however. | am thorough
ly convinced that with the delightful
situation of your little city, and its
amazing possibilities, you could easily
double your population in a few years
through the aid 6f a building asso-
citation owned and operated by your
own people-your business men.
Call your business men together
and let each one subscribe for stock.
elect your directors, your president
and your secretary, open your books
for subscriptions and The thing IS
done.
thank you for your many courte.
siee nd add that If Ardmore was
filled with such public spirited cit-
zens as the editor of the Ardmoreite,
no power could keep it from soon be,
coming great city. Very truly.
JOHN NJ. BRACEY