The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-09-23
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHICK
ASHA.

" llHiu tHN Atao| i~ff va , ? az tA~i~'
have appeared in the papers giving
what appears to be authentic infor-
nation to the effect that the bur
lington railroad company has its
eye fixed on Oklahoma and Indian
Territory and within a short time
will occupy the field A part of
the plan is the carrying out Of the
Morgan Jones scheme for the con
struction Of line from Wichita
Falls TO Oklahoma City or Shaw
nee Here is an opportunity for
Chickasha. The railroad commit
Tee or our commercial club should
get in touch with this movement,
and, if there is anything III sight,
80 after il.
Elswhere III this paper appears a
notice Of the Incorporation Of the
Canadian Valley & Western Rail
way Co. Preparations are complete
for beginning the survey. Chicka-
sha is OH the proposed line. A
proposition was made to the com
mercial club some time ago. What
is being done about it, Does
Chickasha want this road? The
details of the plans Of this company
were all placed before the club and
you ascertain the facts from mem
bers Of the railroad committee. The
proposed line is to connect with
the Muskogee Union, which, there
is every reason to believe, is backed
by The Missouri Pacific interests.
Should the road be built, it would
give Chickasha connection with
one Of the great railway systems of
the continent.
Shall we slumber on and allow
these opportunities to pass, while
towns less favored press their ef-
forts, or shall we awake to the
necessity for prompt action and
seize them? Opportunity knocks
at the door of towns, as at that of
individuals. but once. This is the
day Of railroad building in the ter
ritories. Within the next few
years all the great lines will be To-
Gated and built. If we are to get
them, we must to after them now
Many a town that began with |
bright prospects and made substan-
tial beginnings has slept upon its
oars when the day of opportunity
came. slumbered OH till the oppor
tuuities were gone and has been
by its own inactivity to
the place Of a second or third rate
town when it might have become
thriving city Up in Kansas is a
little town called Wellington Thir-
~ miles away is the city Of Wichi-
- Those who are familiar with |
the history of these two places
know that in the day of railroad |
building ia Kansas, tile opportuni- |
ties that Wichita seized were first |
presented to Wellington The lat
ter turned them dcwn and we know
sheresult. In Missouri is a sleepy
old country town Of some 5000 III
7labitauts called Lexington, one OF
she Oldest towns in that section. In
an carly day when Lexington was
4 thriving river town. there was
few shanties on the bleak cliffs at
the mouth of the Kaw Railroad
propositions were presented TO Lex
snefcu. but the town was dong
svell people making money and
they didn't care TO dig up for such |
enterprises. The railroads passed !
them by-they headed for the
point forty miles away. Today |
Kansas City is one Of the largest
railroad centers iii the country
Lexington is Lexington. Illustra-
tions Of this sort might be multi
piled.
1t behooves the citizens of Chick
asha TO look carefully into every
proposition presented, and whatso-
ever-is good for the town stand to-
gether as unit for it. Let the
citizens think more than once be-
fore they turn down such proPo-