The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-27

latt nlRnt before Ine open nle'lnb
Of the Commercial club struck the
key note to the situation when he .
said everybody mus, get busy and
quit talking but do something. and
that We must get busy and build a
cotton mil
Acting on the impulse of the mo- |
mcnt. president Lee Cruce appoint !
ed committee consisting of $. 7. !
Blodsoc N. h. Alexander. w +. Gil !
mcr. X. w. Dick and j. n. Dodson
to solicit subscriptions for a cotton
mill. The canvas will be commenc-
cd with the next few days. Not
only will the Commercial club get
busy ON that proposition but will be
kept busy to secure colony OF
farmers for this section of the coun-
try and foster truck farming.
In speaking to the subject of Get
Busy" and the cotton mill project,
Mayor Dick stated that 1t would be
easier to secure a cotton mil than
to pave the streets.
! From what can be learned in all
! probability the plan will be adopted
to build cotton factory here the
same as was used in the building
of the first mir at McColl, $. c..
which was built by farmers and lab
uIing men who subscribed for stock
aud paid for il in cotton and labor.
The McColl mill declared dividend
of 30 per cent after having been in
operation for two years, using the
profits the first two years in paying
FOR the machinery Where one mill
stood six or seven years ago the
town has five or six mills, one of
which manufactures laces entirely
getting the cotton from Egypt
The report of the secretary for
the first two months of the clubs
existence which was read shows
that the membership at present is
25g and that the club has cash
balance on hand of $27O.9O after
having paid for the furniture and all
current expresses.
The report shows what was done
b to assist the farmers of this section
in finding market for their corr
crop which has heretofore gone beg
ging. The report also showed tina
! cotton was selling much higher II
| Ardmore than in any other town II
the state. \ number of letters wer'
y read from manufacturing concerns
that want TO locate in this sectoi
of the country, and the demands o
=. those concerns.
The fight against the boil weevi
was spoken OF and the fact that tn
commercial club had secured tn
services OF one Of the best expert
from the government to come dow
r here and work among the farmer
to assist in destroying the pest.
e Immediately after the reading q
{ the report Of the secretary, Richar
NJ. Lester spoke on the subject q
advertising the city. Mr.. Leste
/, said i'm part: There is no true
saving. that from the fullness
Q the heart the mouth speaketh. Whe
il was approached and requested
speak. the subject was left TO m
own selection. could find no be
ter subject than advertising III
N. city My hope, my home, my hal
III piness is wrapped up in the tutur
of Ardmore. The future of us a
q. depends upon the future OF Ardmoi
in building her up and making h'
ls grow. To properly build up cit
.i' is like building up a business, yc
must advertise. The business ma
advertiscs To extend trade, the ci
vs. advertises to invite capital fro
:" elsewhere to invest here, whe
more satisfactory results may be q
VI tanned. The city must adverti
W freely. widely and iudiciously. TT
10 fertility Of the soil surrounding d
|
'9 tisement The fact that everythil
'"' that can be grown in the tempera
zone. can be grown here, must
told of with the removal OF
w strictions there should not be a hi
" an acre in this surrounding secti
W. not under cultivation. The fact Oh
y" We have cotton, can ran RAJ
' broom corn, and have gas, oil a
asphalt should be told the wo'
~ at large. We want the undeveloI
resources developed
There are many ways TO adv
tise too numerous TO mention,
two ways exist where you get
49, best results, Advertise thror