The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-16
SINGLE STATEHOOD SPECIAL.
The Commercial Clubs Of Twin Terri
tories TO Run One 20 Washington.

The following letter has been re.
ceiyed and is in itself quite explana-
tory and We believe the single state.
hood special will prove a strong fac
tor to congress when that body on
yenes:
Oklahoma City, Okla. oct. 18th. 1905.
To the Commercial Clubs and Cham
bers of Commerce of Oklahoma and
Indian Territory:
Gentlemen:-The Oklahoma Fedora.
ton of Commercial and Industrial Or
CARNATIONS has been in existence for
something over a year. The member
ship has been confined to a small
number of the liveliest towns. We do
not say that we are behind the other
states and Territories in having an
hTtto-date central organization. Ok
lahoma and Indian Territory have
nor comne/.ial organizations thar
any like area in the United States
up-to-data area in the United States,
that do not affiliate with a central
organization, and it is absolutely nee
essary in face Of the coming of state
hood and the constitutional conyen-
ton that We get together on a great
many matters. The membership fee
TO join this organization is 50. The
officers at this time are Lee Cruce,
president. krdmore, |. T.; j. II. John
ston, secretary, Oklahoma City, Okla.
IL. L. Fogg, treasurer, FL Reno, Ok
lahoma. Executive Committee:-A. T..
Perry, chairman, C~oalgate, |. r.; u.
G.. Phippen, Coweta, |. T.; T. |. Hamm,
Pauls Valley, |. T.; n. a. Noah, Alva,
Okla; +. NJ. Robinson, Lawton, Okla.
We have undertaken to assist the
statehood movement, by running a
Single Statehood Special to Wash
ington at ,he converting of congress.
We have the Endorsement of the Single
Statehood Committee and of the best
business men of the Territory on
this idea. The plans TO organize for
this trip end to raise funds are as
follows: Your organization is asked
to organize In our city one or more
Single Statehood Clubs, consisting of
100 members each at 50 cents per
person, each member must sign a roll
of membership stating his occupation
and approximate worth must wear a
Single Statehood button, Cloth of
which we furnish on application,) and
each club Of 100 Is to select one of it's
number as n delegate for this trip to
Washington. The $50 raised In this
way, pays the transportation to and
from Washington, sleeper for 10 days,
being two days going, six days at
Washington and two days returning,
also pays for the buttons for each
club, (Which will bear their club num-
ber), membership rolls, eXpressage,
buttons and printed matter, pays tor
placing proper banners on both sides
of each car used on this trip. II Is
sincerely believed this movement will
be of vast Leneft in the way of or
ganizing the Single Statehood element
in the two Territories, be of great
power at Washington and as a method
Of advertising for the two Territories
will be unsurpassed. No other state
or Territory has ever undertaken 3
project of its kind and only the Won
derful get-up-and go-atitiyeness of
he Single Stockholders of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory could hove
O make IL a success. zoe
press of the. two t.llt---.
md the entire United States
gill be back of the movement ami
treat good will come from The hgs
rublicity Of this 'Sirglc Statehood
pecial." We are ready 20 receive
plic't'ops both for membership in
he Federated Commercial Or,aI.la
ions and Single Statehood Clubs. Ne.