The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-04
MONSTER MASS MEETING WAS
ENTHUSIASTIC FOR CHEAP GAS


in less than ten minutes yesterday
afternoon towards a $4,000 stock
company, and with three rousing
cheers TO start the movement on its
way auspiciously, Ardmorc took an.
other step forward in the march of
progress and prosperity.
It's a go, and this city will no
longer bow to the dictates of Joint.
ed gas, through which it has been
unable to offer inducements to fac.
tories for cheap fuel as have other
cities. but will secure cheap natural
gas of its own.
The mass meeting was called at
the court room yesterday afternoon
at three o'clock, filled every seat
in the room and there was not stand.
ing room left. soearnest and so in.
terested were the people and citi-
zens in the project to do something
for Ardmore.
President Lee Cruce or the Com
mercial club. called the meeting to
order and before asking the commit
tee to report made short, enthu-
siastic and telling speech in which
he declared that Ardmore was not
in rut. but that all that was
needed to 90 forward was for the
people to get together and do some
thing. He briefly reviewed the con.
ditions under which Ardmore had
been laboring for the past three
years. declaring that the dsgraceful
methods of the interior department
in regard TO land title suits had re.
suited most disastrously to the at
traction or interesting of capital,
and the selling of lands to farmers.
Mr.. Crucc said that no dead ones"
would be recognized in the move
to build greater city. and that
If progressive methors and the spirit
of do things" was not entered into
by all there might as well he some
moving out. or else few funerals.
Mr.. J. II. Pennington reviewed the
history of "jointed gas" in Ardmore
and explained to those present how
II was absolutely impossible for this
city to expect. under present condi-
tions. TO get cheaper gas from the
companies now serving the city. He
gave the connections of the various
companies and how they are bound
To each other by contract and nm
able to give the city cheaper fuel.
Mr.. Pennington said that he was
absolutely in favor of the repor Of
the committee and would subscribe
literally even If he had to borrow
the money to do il. He gave as eN-
amples of what other cities were do
ing along the line of getting indus
tries and railroads the following:
Muskoeee gives sites of required
location and size to meritorius in
dustries. both wholesale and manu-.
featuring. \ bonus of $4,000 was
given for the Frisco, $4,000 for the
Midland Valley, $4,000 for the Mis-
souri,, Oklahoma and Gulf. Gas rate
25c domestic, Sc industrial Supply
comes from 20 miles,
Guthrie gives reasonable bonuses
to all railroads and furnishes site
and takes reasonable amount of
stock in manufacturing industries.
Hugo on Monday night raised $50,
000 foc railroad from Atoka to Hu,
go and the Red river.
Mangum has Just raised s65,OO0 for
the Wichita Falls and Northwestern
for line from there to Altus within
-four months.
Oklahoma City has just raised
100000 for a packing plant and will
also give large amount toward
the Fort Smith and Western rail
road
Kingfisher has subscribed $4,000
to an interurban line and an equa
amount for a railway 10 New Mex
leo.
Hennessy, with 1000 population
has just given $4,000 toward an in
terurban line.
Waurika has subscribed a total o
s150,000 toward railroads and othe
industrial enterprises