The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-06

congressman carter lot pldCc VII
the Indian affairs committee and Pc
titioned congress for the removal Ci ,
restrictions. both Of which later be.
came accomplished facts The Fed.
Grafton of Commercial Clubs of Ok
lahoma held meeting in Oklahoma
CRY in lyme and while the secretary
was not in attendance he was named
as a member of the executive com
mttcc OF six. which held session
in Tulsa in August and arranged for
plan of publicity with the slogan
Let the People Know" In order to
overcome much OF the adverse pub !
licity which has been given the state |
in connection with the work of the !
legislature, the suits to clear title |.
since the removal of restrictions, the
acts of the corporation commission
etc. which are badly distorted when
they reach the reading public in 9th
fund has been raised and two ca
bable men engaged to carry on the
work under the direction of "A special
committee of three. of which your
secretary is one. This publicity is
one of the most important features
of the work and should be well sus.
tained
The present ArdmOre Commercial
Club b gan az tae bottom on Septem-
b.r /. 1907 \ tentative list of mem.
bcrs had been secured but all these
were after canvassed and most of the
real work was done after the opening
up of the offic $. Rooms were secur.
ed on the third floor of the Bankers
d National bank and were conveniently
d and tastefuly furnished The worl,
e was all initiative at the start.
e Ardmore being in the heart Of a
" sr at agricultural country the first
A. attention was directed toward the i'm
III provcmept of the crops and the pro
/. viding of better market \ little
v effort put forth in the right way haC
pr the effect @. bringing more corn t'
lc Ardmora than had been the case fo
S many years and better prices were
,l- obtained for the crop. Other crop
* were also benefited IN a like manner
nj in fact the ncreas d price receives
by the farmers for their crops and th'
II consequent Increase In the amount o
-. money spent in the city was OF NOR
,r benefit TO the city than a large factor
,o which latter would have been CON
pcled tu close down during the pani
=, and which would have proved bur
den rather than help To the city TO
many months. Judging by other cit
., les OF like importance.
The investigation of crops develop
ed the fact that the boil weevil wa
- busy al work in all the country TO IN
~ east and south of Ardmore and ha
u been in the country for three year,
u totally dostro, ing some crops the pr,
II vious year The federal departmer
" of agriculture was at once petitione
III to afford relief and within mont
az assign William VI. Bamberge, tn
in senior field man in the department
ms to work in oklahoma and he bega
r' on November /. lie Went among th
"a. farmers in the whole district, poin
IN ing out their errors and showing thel
er how 10 max. crops this year despit
DR. the boil Weevil. How successful d
in. was in his efforts may be- Judged
ne the fact that he induced more tina
nd ! uOO farmers To use governma mt GU
in .utal methods and establish d a larg
les number of demonstration farms. tt
in cCtun and corn raised this season /
no the same methods urged by Mr., Bar
oh hcrge is far ahead OF the crops rails,
b, by the obsolete methods adhere
49,, To hy farmers and will result in q
ba more general adoption OF the wOl
next year This work has all bee
-, conducted from Ardmore and has q
tracted "A great deal OF att ntion
, lhlS immediate vicinity. MAYOR bdl
-. borgc's success has been such as
w cause demand for his service in ;
Wv othsr and larger field and 1t is like
that d. will soon enter upon his d
W ties as Industrial and agricultur
~" ag of the Queen and Cresce
''s railroad. Dr :. \. Knapp has pro-
us Used that a capable man shall be Sc
NY here to continue the work.
OF \ year ago Ardmore was litl
zen known except in a few localities.
400 plan of publicity had been consec
the lively followed. The Iirst letters WI
vas ten by the secretary of the new ell
ted were to trade publications over I
Oy- country tplling Of industrial and 9th