The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-26
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB.
Appeal to Citizens TO Join This Worthy
Oraanization TO Help Ardmore.

The Ardmore Commercial club had
its birth last January, less than one
year ago. II began its career amidst
many doubts and misgivings. Ardmore
had for years tried In vain to keep
life in the commercial organization.
Several years ago the Board of Trade
was organized. but after an unevent-
ful career It passed into the great un.
known and now there are but few who
remember its fitful career. After the
Board of Trade had run its course
been weighed in the balance and found
not to our liliing-the people cast
about for some new organization to
represent the business life of the city.
Out OF the united wisdom of some Of
our best citizens came forth the Cham
Der of Commerce, an organization with
nigh sounding name, but of little ac-
"OmDliShment. In order that IL might
be assured Of permanent lease on
'if" IL was Incorporated, but this soul.
less corporation soon found that II
required more than a charter to sus.
tain life. The people gave il lukewarm
support, while heartless creditors IN
sisted that 1t should pay it's debts.
Trying TO collect eYasiye dues ana
lodge clamorous persistent creditors
was more than II could endure. WITH
weary limbs and a broken heart II
laid itself down "all on a summers S
eve and slept the sleep that knows
no "dunning." You can now find but
few who will own they were members.
In fact, its memory fingers only with
those who hold unpaid bills against IL.
But the people did not die with the
Chamber of Commerce, nor did their
determination to do something for
Ardmore grow less persistent.
Now why WIS all this cropping in
the dark? Why this everlasting effort
10 find some organized way to do
something for something for the up
building of the city? Why not give up
the fight and leave Ardmore's growth
o the fate of tickle chance?
Through all their discouragement
and failure the people of Ardmore
have never lost sight of the fact that
some kind of commercial organization
Is Indispensable to the life and well
being of modern city. Acting upon
| this some of our public spirited men
| have organized the Commercial CluJ
I Since its organization it has constant
/ ly grown in members and public favor
/ until It now bids fair to become one
of the city's permanent institutions
! Profting by the experience of former
, commercial organizations in our city
I it has successfully steered clear of the
/ breakers of debt, and is in splendid fl
/ nancial condition. 1t has but one oh
| iect, one purpose-the building OF q
/ great modern city. To accomplish uhis
! aim is needed the support of every
. al ,f I'M hag In
I terest in the future welfare of our city
/ The task we have set ourselves 10 dc
! is no easy enc, but the promised re
( suit Is well worth all our efforts and
/ time. To see our young city growing
/ larger year by year, new enterprise:
coming this way, more capital seeking
b investment among us, and more peo
pie making this place their homes
/ and feel that you have contributed tC
, the bringing all this to pass. IL abund
ant reward for all the money and time
I you give the Commercial Club. Are
/ you property holder in Ardmore ant
member of the Commercial Club
Then you are doing your duty TO your
self, your neighbor and your town
Are you property holder here bu
neglecting TO Join the Commercial
| Club? Then are you neglecting TIN
most sacred obligation life imposes
upon you-your duty to the public.
With all that has been said for tn
| Commercial Club in Ardmore; wltl
/ evidences of its absolute need multi
plying upon every hand. with Ard
mores destiny TO great measure
bound up in the destiny Of this Club
it is hard TO understand how any pa
lriotic citizen of Ardmore who is no
! actually poverty stricken, can refuse
or fail to join the Club And yet
strange as it may seem, there are mei