The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-04-26

or course the bill was introduced by
Bird s. Mcclure. but the passage of
that bill was secured through the ef-
forts OF Charlie Carter. and the press
Of the country IL giving Charlie the
credit due him. The one clause that
Charlie has placed in the bill will
do more to make It popular in the
senate than anything else The clause
to whi,h | refer is that no liabilities
or contracts entered into between Iu-
dians and people prior to tic pas.
sage OF the bill will have any AFFECT
on the land. and cannot be consider
ed In the matter OF making a trans.
fer Illegal. It will put everything on
the same footing. The removal OF re.
strictions means that within the
course of the next few years land
values will increase and the coun
try will settle up by a L'gh class
OF farmers and home seekers The
advent of the class of citizens who
will come here from Iowa, Minnesota
and other northern states is that
good roads will be built and this coun-
try will blossom as a rose OF course
as the country develops the cities will
develop. and Ardmore will receive the
now from every section Of the coun-
try wanting to know If land can be
pur +hased and II the title is good.
The news was flashed across the
world from one end to the other
day or so ago that the lower house
of congress passed the removal OF re-
stricitons bill without a dissenting
vote. and hardly had the ink dried
on the newspapers before people be-.
men to write letters. OF course the
6ill will have to run the gauntlet In
the senate, and | believe with two
such men in the upper house as
owen and Gore to fight our battles.
the bill with perhaps a few minor
changes. will pass that body. The
president has already signifed his in.
tention of signing the bill. and the
secretary of the interior Mr. Gar
field. has endorsed IT,
The secretary of the comm arcial
club is receiving many inquiries con
cerning the prospects of this city
from hA gt
featuring firms and capitalists who
are looking for investments. Ardmore
has within the past few months made
rapid strides in the march OF progress
despite the panicky times, and will
continue as she has commenced. Ard
more has been most fortunate city
in securing enterprises withou' much
cost TO the city. The day that Ard.
more lanfed the foundry and ma.
chine shops. marked the beginning of
new era in the growth OF the town.
BeC6use We secured the machine
shops and foundry without anv ont.
lay of money is no sign that he can
secure other enterprises the same
way. The bringing OF the macnmc
shops. and the mattress factory here
will bring others. Within the course
of time the city will have prorosi-
tions from other manufacturing con
Germs that will require a bonus and
these will need attention. The CON.
mercial club of this city must set in
behind them and the people of this
Cdty must dig up a few sheke'c TO
secure them. The people of this city
must learn the value OF pulling to-
gether like Oklahoma City, and II
the plant can not be located IN the
immediate section of the city in which
Mr.. Blank owns property. let Mr..
Blank not kick over the traces iad
throw cold blanket on the PROPOSE.
ton, but put 1t in another section,
the section of the city wherein his
property lay will be benefited by SO.
curing the plant in an indirect man
ner. OF course people will have u be
educated TO the idea of giving ~
money to secure enterprises and will