The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-13
chckasha Indian Territory Wednesday Evening s. 1907
Banquet Was a Hummer
"ChiCkasha Is Going S0me'

Oeen done in ri. Worth. Said he,
"Ft. Worth paid more for her first
railway than the entire assessed val
uation Of the town; for the second,
the Santa Fe, she gave $4,000 ana
raised the money in one afternoon"
The speaker noted the fact that the
great cities of the country lie to the
west and drew encouragement for
Chickasha cut Of the fact. He also
made strong plea for trading at
home. "Pay more for it if it is bought
or made in Chickasha even if it'll
doesn't suit you as well; teach the
doctrine to your children and wives
it will help build your town"
eternal enterprise and industry
are the price that any community
must pay for supremacy. Talk
Chickasha, praise your city In con-
clusion there are three things tbatT
I would impress Upon you if you
would build a city. The first IS
keep pushing;' the second is keep
pushing and the third Is keep push.
ing.'n
Mr.. A. s. Gilkey was the next
speaker and he was in his best hui
NOR, taking in the most felicitous
manner for ten minues. The prin-
cipal point impressed was the idea
Of paving, building walks, planting
trees, establishing a park and thus
identifying the city. Mr. Gilkey's
speech was practical and called for
generous applause.
Mr.. S. C. Heyman, ex-president Of
the Oklahoma City Chamber Of Com
merce, was the next speaker and he
told "How We Do Things In Okla
homa City" Mr. Heyman was full
Of vim and his enthusiasm soon
permeated his audience, as he warmed
up to his subject and told of the
methods of town building used in
] the greatest, best and largest city
Of its size in the universe Among
other things he said, Gone thing we
do is to pay no attention to knockers.
When we strike dead one we pass
him up just like he was in his grave
and we get the live ones together and
do the work. Organization has done
more for Oklahoma City than any
thing else, and it will do the same
thing for you. If I didn't live in Ok
lahoma City would live in Chicka-
sha. There is no reason why you
should not build a great city here. If
you can't contribute your money to
help build it, give your labor, If you
can't work say a good word for those
who are working and above all don't
knock"
Mr.. Heyman touched up the adj
vertising graft and strongly urged
the use Of the local newspapers as
the only advertising medium He
denied that a commercial club was Of
A benefit to real estate owners only;
what helped one class helped all
classes. "You say it will bring more
competition. Well | passed through
a place this morning where there
was just one store. If you don't
want competition, go there"
4 The speaker complimented the Ia
dies who served the banquet. "This
is a real banquet said he, Sit
couldn't be better
4 Mr.. Heyman, "hit the nail on the
head" at every stroke and with his
keen wit, good stories and good sens.
thoroughly demonstrated the wisdom
Of the committee in selecting him for
one Of the principal speakers.
Judge Dickerson was the last to
speak. He paid high compliment
to the Chickasha band, "the best
band ii Oklahoma for its enterprise
in erecting convention hall, said
Chickasha was the cleanest town in
the country, as Is law and order, and
eloquently plead for unity and har-
mony Of effort in improving it. II
am going to instruct the grand jury
to indict any man that knocks on