The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-07
THE rRAFEc BuREAU PROPOSITION

IN auatnv movement to establish traffic bureau, the Com
mcr proposition that means many thousands o. o0
lars annually the shippers Of the city
The pan briefly to engage thoroughly competent man at god
salary devote his time looking the interests Of people who have
sbt s 70 nav Such man. having speciality his line and
having ali information and the law the case before
would be prepared protect interests Of shippers as they could be pro-
teced no other way
town never gets anything demands in the of CON
cesns from the railroads lucky gets what it wants after
pers effort Rate making very complex subject and it seldom
that sufficient attention e any one point
adjust all differences satisfactorily and fix rates exactly as they should De
Is city has his business present to the companies
he claims Of e community represents and to demand exacty what
is right the railroads that otherwise would never be
obtained
Take the item Of COAL example which is interested
chcaa paws an exorbint freight Has there been any
The part Of the people reductions?
When general reduction weeks coal rates Okla
homa City got nedOar she had wdawake competent
traffic man charge chasha asked for nothing and
the reduction given SMALL the same with all other co
rnodtiea ia ares shipped in and out of the city,
All freight bills would BY the traffic and demand
Overcharges damages and claims
Of all Sorts had grievance he would report it the
traffic manager tell him whether it just one or not
unjust would take to the railroads and no satisfaction
obtained he would carry it to the courts
An important question whether the volume of shipping
reached the point where afford pay the salary
that would be necessary employ competent all the time Oklahoma
5000 month to traffic manager shipping the Rock
chasha almost equal three Of the other
line Oklahoma With such volume Of business as this
appear the shippers Of the city could well afford to pay
good man ito interests.
Oklahoma City number Of they had man Of rare ability
who filled positions secretary the Chamber Of Commerce and
ager all his time the work Perhaps some
chcEaha position to make such arrange
At any rate the traffic proposition that should interest
all who are shippers who the city become dis
bung cener without fair the latter impossible
The 'honor' roll Is still growing Is your name on h'
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No gqsd democrat viii neglect for the primary. Pc today
chkasha city in the to have two big oil
The Asp constitution will furnish fine campaign
democrats
Strange to say the republicans only people kicking about the
delegates working without
Is chasha have baseball team this seasanG It's time to get busy
if there is to 0e anything doing among The fans
Mr. Potts is right; the thing right
down to business, organize company and build it.
Apostle Asp who sprung readysde constitution convention
VIII probably wish he hadn't before the campaign over
Henry Asp corporation attorney constitution for h
peopeg Can the devil quote scrpureg Of course he
No county richer soil will grow ga
variety and abundance Keep Grady
It repeated oenchaha future certain if he
citizens keep wideawake habit Conditions M
orabe outlook better. Just keep pushing
More cultivated and larger crops grown this section Of
country this than before Prosperity prospects
courageing.
The farmers working people Oklahoma prang the
They good thing when they and will not be
fooled By republican sophistry.
Oklahomas constitution initiative referendum pro
vision Apostle Asp contains because his the
psFasioHs. fear the people.