The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-01
A GROWING
INDUSTRY
CHICKASHA MAKES PROGRESS AS A
COTTON CENTER. NEARLY 5000
BALES MARKETEE.
RECEIPTS EXCEED EXPECTATION
Over Six Times Amount Received Last
Year and Still Coming.

A prominent cotton buyer who
is acquainted with nearly every
section where cotton is raised said
to an EXPRESS reporter, II believe
the territory around Chickasha is
the finest cotton country in the
world" ("
A glance at the progress made in
the cotton industry during the past
year affords some grounds for the
opinion expressed.
Last season the total cotton re
ceipts in Chickasha fell little
short of 1900 bales. Up to Satur-
day the total amount received this
season was 1884 bales, or over six
times the amount received last
season. AS cotton is still coming
in. il is altogether probable that
the total receipts will reach 5000
bales before the season ends. This
far exceeds the expectations of
even the III ost sanguine at the be-
ginning Of the season. Mr.. Potts,
OF the firm of Wootten & Potts,
who is a good authority, expressed
the opinion in an interview with
the EXPRESS last September that
Chickasha would get 6ooo bales.
Others placed the amount from
5000 to 1000. TIE record made is
a remarkable one, all things con-
sidered.
"A number of factors have con-
tributed to this result First
among these, Of course. was the
acreage, but this is not all. The
fact that we had two gins and
were thus better prepared to
handle, the cotton also had some
thing to do with it. But of more
importance, was the special effort
made by our business men 20 bring
cotton to Chickasha. 1t will be
remembered that quite large sum
was raised by our citizens last
summer to make Chickasha a cot
ton market. This was spent in adj
vertising, in giving premiums and
in repairing roads, and undoubted-
ly much OF our progress is due 10
this cluse. 1t didn't take the
farmers long to learn that Chicka-
sha was in the market for their
cotton aud was paying better prices
than could be secured elsewhere.
Consequently hundredsof bales that
went to Anadarko, Lindsay and
other points last season came hers
We have had large number of
verv active and enterprising buyers
and they have met all competition.
Compress receipts are nearly
double those of last year The tot
al receipts at the compress last
season amounted TO 1900 bales.
This season up to Saturday 10000
bales had been received and from
z to 10 cars a day are still coming
III, SO that the total tor the season
will likely reach so, 600 bales.
There have been rs high as $50
cars of cotton in the yards at a
time and there are now over 1900
bales in the yards.
The oil mill and compress will
both run till about June 1. These
are two of our most important in
dustries. At the oil mill nearly
100 men are employed and at the
compress a little less than half that
number. The wages paid out are
very material factor in the busi-
ness of our merchants.
The coming season ought to
bring 10, 900 bales to Chickasha.
A large amount of new land is be-
ing broken and will be planted tc
cotton. There is also talk Of an
other gin being built to be owned
and operated BY farmers and mer-
chants. Beside this the reputation
made this season will do much to
augment the presti e of Chickashs
as a cotton market aud increase
the receipts.
! NJ E. Robson has returned from
Muskagee.