The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-22
THE BEST PLAN OF ALL.


organize "A company to build and oper.
ate cotton factory. The plan Is for
the business men and farmers to pool
1900 bales Of cotton, and with the cot.
ton as resources OF the company the
mill will be constructed. The details OF
the plan are The merchants and
BUSINESS men OF Sulphur Springs pro,
pose To buy one-half or such a matter
Of this 1900 bales. paying the current
market price. and the farmers are to
put in similar number OF bales as
their pro rata This cotton is to be
taken Of the market entirely and will
be manufactured into goods by the fac
tory. Each party taking stock in the
enterprise will be given stock at the
rate OF lOc per pound for his cotton,
and It is the opinion Of the promoters
that II will do much 70 relieve the
oppressed condition OF the cotton mar
ket
This is the "Dobbs plan" OF saving
the surplus and of making certain the
fair price for cotton, OF rendering the
/ people Of Texas and Of the South abb
solutcly independent Temporary plans
/ OF Withholding cotton, Of storing cot
/ ton and of cutting down the acreage
arc all right, and are not TO be as
couraged The News is here to en-
courage these and other movements
promotiye Of diversifcation. DiversI.
/ hcation Is still the open way out. As
| a means Of promoting the policy of
/ diversifcation and of saving to the
raiser of cotton home market and
| fair price for same, and for fruits,
melons, vegetables grain, meats.
dairy products and other products OF
the farm, the factory is one Of the
| best OF all the helps. In fact, all the
other plans lead irresistibly to the
cotton mill and to manufacturing es-
! adjustments OF other kinds as the
final solution Of the present problem.
In thus taking the lead with a move
mcnt to put the "Dobbs plan" into
practical effect, citizens of Hopkins
county have done wisely and well.
The people of Texas must learn in the
end to make manufacturing concerns
go, and the sooner they begin their
lessons in this line the better it will
be for them.-Dallas News.
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over in West Virginia the retiring
governor fired shot at the Hon Hen
Try Gassaway Davis recent candidate
for vice presidential honors: The
ownership or interest of railroad cor
porations in coal mines should be pro
hibited, because 1t results in placing
a limit upon production in favor uf
the railroad combination so owning or
interested" Is the exact wording OF
the rebuke fired by this Republican
governor. As Henry Gassawdy Davis
$. B. Elkins, his son-n.law and bus
mess associate is the Republican boss
as well as the owners Of railroads
and coal mines, the remarks of this
retiring governor" need not disturb
his constituents. West Virginia is a
DavisElkins family snap with the SON
in-law the chief boss. This is not nep-
otism. II is combination Of political
sagacity and business acumen.
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The Malta greets you ana wishes
you well The society has declared war
.aIHinst England and Las ordered the
destruction of every steamer flying
the British flag that sails ont of New
York The society has undertaken 70
clear New York harbor of British
ships, and IL will succeed" says the
American patriotic fanatic, Rosseau;
and it. reads like a greeting to the ship
.suosidyi,es.
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Investigation of the Philadelphia
schools shows that 7-year-old boys
SMOKE Even the children have to do
something to pass away the time in
Philadelphia.
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IN Eu-lish scientist has discovered
a process of turning radishes into po-
urocs Now who viii be the first to
mako eggs our of Hnowballs
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Wonders Never Cease.
Col. SoN Is In our midst, taking or.
dors for spring. lie is better prepar
ed TO mn orders than ever He repre-
seuts people who keep mp with the
band wagon, and add each season the
new designs that are introduced. The
colonel also represents the best shirt
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