The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-22

CLUB MEETS
INAUGURATION OF A COTTON
WAREHOUSE is DISCUSSED.
Matter Of Giving Bonus to Prospee-
tive Prospeetors Creates Much
comment-committee on
Roads Us Increased.

a regular meeting OF the CONNER
cial club was held last night at the
.city hall. Il had been announced and
advertised that \. f. Mckeand sccre-
tary OF the oklahoma ct yCnairsor Of
Commerce would meet with the club
and make an address on the credit
system and other topics OF interest.
For some unknown reason. Mr. Me
keand did not arrive. aud the regular
business Of the club was taken up.
In the absence Of President Lee
Cuce, Capt W. r Wilmington scusoi
as chairman. The nrst proposition. 20
come before the club vas the build-
ing of warehouse for the storage OF
cotton by famers. \ committee
consisting Of J. H. Spragins. Judge
Davis and c. =. Stevens, who had been
previously appointed to report on the
matter, stated that they had met with
the farmers and tnatthey had tha. fol.
lowing proposition to present 20 the
club. The Farmers Union agreed TO
erect a $4,000 building on site to
be purchased b the citizens OF Ard
more. provided they be given $1,000
towards erecting this building aud
the site. The committee made thla
report to the club. There was somo
discussion ON the proposition. and 90
was decided and made as motion
that a mass meeting be held for the
purpose Of putting this proposition bo-
fore the citizens Of Ardmoro. that they-
Imay take some action on the matter
This motion was passed and catg
will be- issued later Those present
recognized the fact that the locating
Iof a cotton warehouse Is a very im-
portant thing for Ardmorc aud farm.
ers surrounding the town. The Qucs-
tion was. discussed at some length
| by Mike German, G. =. Stephens. G.
NJ. Joiner, Il. l.. Sanders. w. h. Whit
tington, \. c. Young and o.heus, ard
mdi v interesting facts were present
"a to the meeting. II was ths general
sense Of the meeting that this pr5posi
tion be not overlooked. The chair
continued the committee, who had con
ferrod with the Farmers Union. and
instructed them TO get the best propo.
sltIon they could from the Farmers
Union.
Secretary Sanders made seyeran
statements OF interest TO the club,
among which was the remark that the
club was receiving propositions every
day, which desired bonus to come
here. lie stated that the club had
discouraged the idea Of giving bOioe
TO these propositions. as the directors
had taken the position that man-
who intended business and wanted 10,
come to Ardmore would do 40 With
out bonus. He said they now had
a proposition from a foundry company
who desired a bonus. Along this limo
some of the members took the posi-
tion that sometimes the bonus was
asked ons TO show what local pride
land interest the citizens OF a town
had In securing industries. Mr.. San-
ders stated that in many cases he had
investigated the propositions OF men,
who wanted bonus and had found
that nine out of ten were speculative.
The good roads committee, with J.
W. Banks as chairman. stated that
the roads leading into Ardmore were
in very bad condition and asked
the club for an appropriation to fix
them. The chair appointed J. ~.
lSpragns. c. M. Joiner and A. G. Young
ag an addition to the commmi;tee
with instructions to investigate to
what extent the roads need work, and
raise money for the work.
Along this line Mike German, Who
has always taken a great interest ln
the road question In this country.
stated that he had received word and
was receiving notice every day OF the
was OF the opinion that fund
be appropriated at once for working
the roads.
The chair was authorized 10 appoint
a committee to take up the matter ot
opening the roads on the section lines
leading into Ardmore. This comJut-
tesu will be appointed later
The meeting then adjourned
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