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

that ever went into a new country
Some efforts have been made along
Industrial lines, one large plant be-
ing secured and two more b.ing dssur-
cd. the site for each having already
been purchased and numerous lrUpo-
sitions are pending for the location
of plants of more or less consequence
No less than 81 distinct industrial
'-opos, lions have been offered during |
L. -, year Tae experiences of the |
ye and car ful study of the moth |
ods of other organizations whi'n |
have been successful along industrial |
lines proves beyond a doubt that hit
or miss methods can never Win ana
that some well developed and car fnl
~ planned mode of handling tdesc
matters must be adopted If campaign
/ for smoke stacks is to be waged. The
most successful plan vt found has
| been aguarantC tCefun drofshrdrictoh
been a guarantee fund for a given
time with limits as to the amount 20
/. dividuals and corporations become
lia.la 10 certain amount of sub
scripion and committee has III"
handling of this fund and endorses
the paper Of the conc m to an agre"n
amount after careful investigation
Should the concern fail to repay
I the amount the loss is pro-rated among
3 the subscrib rs to me fund and If 1t Il
repaid the same amount OF assistance
/ can be extended to the next legiu.
. mate proposition. without some such
/ plan of action It is almost useless to
, make the building OF factories the
5 prime object of the club.
II The only direct part the club has
f taken in municipal affairs during th'
citizens committee to study tn
Y proposition of commission form g
y government and To make recomm"T
p datIons after due deliberation. Thi
committee of twenty ive held a nun
II ber of sessions and the subject wa
"a fully discussed with the result tina
Ie a favorable report was made and a
Is election called to elect freeholder
IN to draft new charter. The commi
IL tee of freeholders so elected is no.
IN engaged in framing the documeT
As which will he submitted to vote {
ir the people.
a While this year has been a critic;
one in the affairs of the state and =
es less so with the city of Ardmore u
ur directors have given freely of the
ng time and have responded readily
IL calls for special meetings from tin
an to time The activity of the office
We and directors may be judged by Il
ng fact that no less than 81 formal m 4
ed ings of the board were held during u
ps, year. besides numerous ones of ;
on informal character which have n
nd been confined ia the directors al
IN which have taken up such MAJ to
nd as the tax assessment. hotel, railrod
're and industrial propositions.
me The membership of no club ev
a stood back of an organization bett
me nor more consistently than they he
We done in Ardnore and there s eve
ce. reason to anticipate a coHt.nuln
CHI of this support, but there are NAM
OF Gus new business concerns in 'he c
ast and some of the older residents "
are have never BEEN interested and
ich should be one of the first acts of :
un- new board TO begin strenuous me
ave bership campaign as the lncreas
the revenue is needed TO carry on
r.h work which is more importan, &
Sc year than last as no effort should
ior spared TO secure for the ArduC