The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-05-16
WITH ARDMoRe AND THE couN.
TRY SURROUNDING 1T.
THE CHICAGO EXCURSIONlS1S
Arrived here Today-Trip over the
City and Country-Asphalt and
OIL Opened Their Eyes to
Future.


il seems to be bistling. hustling
western city" said Neil Satterlee
special press representative. who is
accompaI wing the Chicago Commercial
association On their annual trades
excursion through Oklahoma and In.
dian Territory.
Eleven representatives OF the Chic.
ago Commercial association arrived IN
the city this morning at S O'Clock in
their special car Rainbow" and the
above remark was expressed as the
party swung down from the car steps
and started ON trip of inspection
through the business district of the
town.
Throsgh a misunderstanding on the
part of the Commercial club officers
of this city as TO wnat time the car
would reach Ardmore. there was no
reception committee present to bid
the visitors welcome. Immediately
after the Chicagoans reached here,
however "A committee was gotten to-
gother and a hearty reception tender
cd them.
Each mcmber Of the Commercial as
sociation represented manufacturing
and wholesale interests in Chicago
and soon after reaching the city they
were being introduced to merchants
handling goods in their line.
The Ardmore business men joined
together in entertaining the visitors
and almost every business man in the
city met the trade excursionsts. The
entire morning was consumed in this
manner. TIE entertainment for the
afternoon consisted in drive over the
city. which was taken in tally-hO
The entire party Of excursionists made
the tiip.
Many remarks of complimentary
nature were made concerning the ad
vanccmcnt Ardmoro had made in the
face of difficulties.
The asphalt with which the bust
ness district of the city is being paw
ed was source OF much comment
When informed that the material wa'
mined at distance of only few
miles from the city, the general opin
ion was that the mines would MAKE
the town a city. Considerable dat
was secured by the party concerning
the chief article of agriculture an
the coal and other minerals which SUI
round the town.
with such resources as Ardmor
has. combh'ed with her vast agricu
tural field there is no reason why tn
town should not take the foremos
rank of cities in the new state sal
J. A. Cox, general manager of tn
:. Benz. Allen q Company Jewellers
= with the oil and gas fields you hav
|. west of this city only a few miles dii
tant. your asphalt and coal fields, an
the vast country you have to dra'
from. IL is inevitable that the tow
y should grow said Mr. Cox.
B. L. Taft. secretary and treasure
of the Pearsons-Taft Land lnyestmer
e company was greatly interested in III
y country surrounding Ardmore.
Z. The general opinion of the party g
= CLEANED from the remarks as the rid
over the city was in progress was thi
Ardmore although In its infancy ha
the making Of a city. These gentl
is men appreciated the difficulties II
der which the territory has advance
q and are greatly interested in the /
moval of restrictions.
The east, north and west has
eye or the new state OF Oklahom
il was the general statement of the pi
p' ty, and when this country is open
, in the right way millions of dolla
will he invested here.
Il Many expressions concerning q
territory as a whole were made
members of the Trades Excursion
, few Of which follow:
w. ID. Moody of Gage Bros. c
who is chairman Of the deelgation a
who represents the wholesale mi
! merry interests II Chicago, in expla
ing the purposes OF the present to
and speaking generally of his obs
yations in the cities visited, said
part:
= We Of Chicago have come amo
n you as the spokesmen OF that gre
city and its many interests, sinki
l our identity as representatives OF
dividual houses, to form the acquai
ance OF you business men OF OK
homa and Indian Territory. to le'
of your hopes and aspirations and
ascertain wherein Chicago can be
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