The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-14
BRIEF STATEMENT OF FACTS
What This City Offers to the Investor
as a Field-A Description Of
the Surrounding.
Country.

10 Sturm's Oklahoma Magazine by II.
l.. Sanders, secretary OF the CONNER.
cial Club:
Ardmore has come into prominence
commercially for Che rapid s:ridti
II has made during the past year. The
evidence of its substantial and mate
rial growth is shown in many i'm.
piovements made within the limits OF
the city over two hundred thousand
dollars have been expended in the ex.
tension of the waterworks and sew
erage systems and IN the improvement
'of the streets. With twenty-one miles
OF waterworks mains and twelve miles
OF sewerage. Ardmore has one of the
best equipped systems in the South
west. Its watershe, from which the
town draws its supply of water, is
one of the finest in America.
Two modern school houses have
been erected during the past year, CIV
ing Ardmore additional school facili
ties. For each ward there is a school
With ample facilities and distinctly a
feature OF the city is the superb ed
ucational advantages.
The industrial improvements have
been marked. The construction of a
fine electric line has beg n Fifteen
miles of track will be iaii and the
road will be modern in every way.
The contract for paving the princl-
pal streets has been let en- work in
that direction started.
The town has steadily grown com
mercially and industrially. The discov-
cry of gas in unlimited quantities has
given the town an impetus and the
contract for the piping of gas into the
city has been let.
The piping of this gas will give Ard.
more an industrial advantage over
many cities that are making efforts
to secure factories. During the past
year the record has been broken in
/ the building line. Thousands of dol
lars have been spent In the erection
Of modern buildings and residences,
and the population has grown wonder.
fully Ardmore is favorably located
for the making of big city. With
| its gas and coal fields, its asphalt
beds in close touch, its superb agri'
cultural lands, endowed by nature with
all the resources known to commercial
man, its ample railroad facilities for
the economic transportation of its
products and natural advantages have
given the town commercial promi.
nence and likewise added to its ma
terial growth.
1t is only within the past few years
that the importance OF these adyan
tages have been realized throughout
the country and the growth has been
marked. The tonnage of the city would
be surprising If 1t were possible tc
secure figures. II would reveal a con
dition of business prosperity that
would be astounding. Commercially al
lines have increased during the past
year Ardmore is enjoying excellent
trade from both the city and the sur
rounding country, which Is also max
ing strides as time goes on. The city
has broad street vhich will soon b,
paved with native asphalt. commo
day that is plentiful adjacent to Ard
more. The town is well lighted and wei
vatel'd.
Ardmoro is the principal city o
Carter county and the population will
reach $4,000. Its large and commidiou,
buildings with an IMMENSE commerce
with many miles oi beautiful homes
churches and its 1lightful and health
ful climate makes it an ideal city tC
live in.
Nothing can cut off the absolute
control by Ardmore OF large ter
ritory-more than 10000 square miles
This is the natural market town ant
distributing point, and this city ha'
filed and perfected her commercial
pre-emption. Our Wholesale houses
cover this desirable territory and ar,
in a position to develop and NEE
the conditions e. the section devel
ops. The magnifio Mt country will sus
tain in luxury Al agricultural pop
ulation of more ran 100000, that be
ing family of five persons to eacl
80 acres of farming lands. This, Will
the mining, manufacturing, stock ant
commercial interests. and the smaller
cities and villages that are cominl
on, assures population Of 1000 ,00(