The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-09-09
WAREHOUSE
ASSURED
COMMERCIAL CLUB AND FARM
ERs' UNION MAKE AGREEMENT
Farmers viii Take Stock in the War.
house Corporat,on.-rhe Two Un.
IONS Combine their Strength.
erdmore Distr buting Point.

r.r uur. than two hours On the yr. +.
han Friday afternoon. ID A Putnam
of Glenn. WI Brown OF Sueed. Z. y.
Massey of Newport and J. r. Taylor /.
of Ardmose. committee from the India.
hona Farmers Union and II. II. Sim.'
mons of Rsgk and W. H. Hodges of
or committee from the Indian Terri
tory branch of the Farmers Union,
were iu executive session. Their s,s.
s.ou which is not made public. was .
for the purpose OF bringing together |
the two branches OF the Union in the |
Indian Territory and especially around |
Ardmore on the proposition of the two |
unions. Jointly. erecting a warehouse |
for the storage OF cotton in Ardmore. |
This session of the committees !
brought the two unions together on !
this subject and they are now unit |
.on the proposition OF building the
warehouse i'm Ardmore and also on
ANY proposition for the good Of the
Farmers Union. At this meeting they
did not consider the legality OF either
.of the fraternai charters, but came to-
,gether under business charter of the
Union Trade Exchange. an incorpora.
ted concern already in existence and
doing business in Ardmore.
The cause of the coming together
Of the two committees from these un.
ions is that each union has presented
"a proposition to Ardmore for the erec-
tion Of warehouse. and that Ardmore
purposing TO give To every farmer
who does his trading here. an equal
share i'm the warehouse and an equal
interest in its success. agreed to do
nate toward the erection OF the ware
house provided that each union, the
Indiahoma and the Indian Territory
be equally represented and equally in
tprtsLed in the matter. 4 committee
was then appointed from each union
to meet and arrange these matters and
these committees to meet with COM
Imittee from the Commercial club of
| hrdmore, the three committees 10
come TO some agreement in regard to
the matter
To this end committee for the
Commercial club met the joint commit
tees from The two branches OF the Far
Imers Union Friday afternoon at the
city hall The meeting was called TO
order by D. \. Putnam Of Glenn, and
It's object stated by him. On the sub
iect of tie warehouse a number Of
lspecches were made by those present.
1.-THE first speaker was w. p. Davis Of
1.-The Commercial club committee, who
reviewed the ground gone over at the
last meeting held by the two commit
tees. Mr. Davis re-stated the offer,
which had been accepted by Ardmore
that the city raise $4,000 and donate to
the Farmers Union a site for the ware
house Mr.. Davis also stated the OBJ
legation Ardmore would require. That
is. Ardmore people who gave toward
the erection of the warehouse required
tina, the title rest in a set OF trustees
to be appointed, and that If at any
time the land cease being used for the
location of a warehouse for the stor'
age of cotton he title to the land re-
4 yert back to the persons who donated
! toward raising the fund for the pur'
4 chase. This proposition was objected
4 TO by the farmers union committee
who stated that their unions would
never agree to this restriction being
placed ON the land on which the ware
house was situated. on this subject
several of the members of the commit
tee present were heard An of thc
q farmers union committee were of the
q opinion that this proposition woulc
y not he accepted 10y the members o
y their unions. The Commercial clul
n committee asked that "a proposition b,
! made them by the union committee
n ON which they could make some repor
4 and take some action. At this sugge'
= ton members of the farmers uniol
committee made the suggestion tina
Ardmore put up dollar for dollar will
? the unions. To this proposition, thu
Ardmore committee stated that the,
had no authority to act. Next a pror
o osition to the effect that Ardmore dc
5 nate fund ofsi,O and the site TO
the building was made, To this H.
= committee replied they were unable t
- do, but stated they would guarantee
1 to give SO 600 and the este for tn
I building This proposition was accept
I cd unanimously by the Farmers Unio
II committees and II WAS ngreed tha