The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-04-23
NEWSPAPER
MAN TALKS
SAYS ARoMoRE WAS REVELATION
TO HIN.
Advises strongly the Building OF one
or More Cotton mills-Thinks
Thinks Establishment Would
Induce other Enterprises.

& :. Wclsch one OF tbs corrcspon-
dents Of the Dallas Ncws with head
ouarters at For Worth was In the
city last night cnrouto 10 Florence
south Carolina, having bccn summon
ed by the serious illness OF his mother.
MIR. Wclsch unfortunately missed his
connection at Randolph and came to
Arimo.c to spend the night. lie do
parted oy.r tho Choctlw yesterday al
tarroon tu continue his Journey Mr.
wclsch was "A pleasant caller al the
Office OF the Ardmorcito This was his
nr-t trio TO this section OF the country,
AMI ue va, greatly amazed to find such
e.ld.aer of thrift and progress IN the
big territory town.
said Mr. wel=ch 1 ~as not only
sL.p-a-5. tu- yorr town vls roycla'
-lon 90 u, .N1lEhl would md the
sa- .uu--Gras prevailing herr hat
? f5uai il every r.E city IN o rev
.,l. 1---. Instead 10 this however. I
1-s . p1cp,e J-li,4tle and ever r,ady
~ give TIE glad hand TO tie visitor,
yo1- .-sinzs houses and the APPEAR.
a-ce = TIE t5Eu In gereral. your thrift
c.'s-gr.se a-i eaergy. while il has the
ar % being q nev tovn. yc- what
b--ii1zs are sU.nE UP and what i'm
p-ove-e-t- are being made are Of a
permanent nature. a-i should nothing
bcfau the toRu within the next decade
yol s-11r' have a city OF 10000 in
hA5i.ants
Z understand rlat you have liy"
cUmmc.g,al club and that this organi.
zation here IS doing much for the town
"Ardmore. ! understand Is consider
81 one Of the largest inland cotton
markets. in the world. Ardmore should
within the course of the next year OF
two build one or two cotton mills
You have the market. you have the
railroad facilities and everything that
is favorable for fostering an enter
prir, o' this nature"
Mr.. Wclsch thinks that With the cs
tablishment Of such mill the price o.
cotton will materially increase. III
bases his opinion on actual conditions
which exist in the south eastern state'
where there are q number of cottor
.nills IN operation. He says that mil
Is entirely feasible ia ArdmOrc. A
McColl. s. c.. he said, much OF th'
stock was subscribed by farmers Wit
uiid for their stock in cotton as TN
season progressed, and tho mill is
good paying investment having pai'
handsome dividends. within the pas
ten years four mills have been bull
in the same town. The advantages u
cotton mill In this country are nu
merous and with the proper effort o'
the part of the Commercial club.
think that "A cotton factory can b.
started and be- made paying invest
mant Such a factory will give employ
ment to many, utilize home products
and supply the demand for manufaC
tured articles.
Mr. Wolsch is Of the opinion tina
such an enterprise viii elvo Ardmor
an impetus as a cotton market, beside
encouraging the farmers 10 diyersif
crops He thinks that with the ostal
ushmcnt Of such factory other 81
tcrprisss wiz follow, such as additions
factories OF an kinds.
Touching UPON the all importan
topic of statehood. Mr. Welsch sal
that If any country deserved statehoo
by reason of its rc,ourceS and natur,
ADVANTAGES Il was the Indian Territor
and hr thlnr, that with sclt.au,onom
the country All gu forward by lear
and bounds,