The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-20
INDICATIONS OF NEW LIFE IN
THE ARsUCKLe HILLs-RAIN
is NEEDED.

poughcty okla, July L. Again
Ne are watching clouds no bigger
than mans hald hoping that they
will grow Dlackcr and bigger until
"a duwupour will become absolutely
necessary The earth is SO parchcd
and it. with man and BIRDS and beasts
are crying for rain. rain. We watch
ed the coming storm last Friday
July TO see the clouds dissipatr FEW
miles north, and We To 20 without
rain TO our bitter disappointment
From July Sth to July 10th the thcr.
momctcr reg stored lOi degrees in
the shade. and one night 80 de.
grcos 40 uiuo p. ~. People moved
their beds ont under the trees. ON
the ycraudas, near the doors, To catch
the slightest breeze, and this year
will long ', remembered for its lu.
tense heat Today the thermometer
stands at 100
But for all that poughcrfy has
bccu a busy and to all appearance "A
very hopeful place rejoicing in ia,
great good fortune its wonderful ma.
tioual advantages and beautiful seen.
cry has at last brought To it. which
We hope viii in time make IL the
queen city ON the Santa Fc The lead
cr has come In the form of W. r.
Croslcn, president of the Arbucklc
Towusitc Company. All enthusiasm
because he knows he has the real
foundation to work upon For fifteen
years he has had this beautiful val
ley i'm m.nd and the city that Is TO
grace IL.
It has been said that the real
leader must think the thought of
day after tomorrow and he has
constantly kept this thought ahead
Of him until the restrictions have
been removed and the condomning
Of the water power decided 49, =
has become possible for them to So.
cure good titles and he has real'kel
that it was necessary now TO
strike while the iron is hca'cd
Pause and the irons cold
If you strike too late on hardened
plate
The weld will never hold
Because such opportunities 90 not
90 a begging Water power of won.
derful power, great railroad facilities,
tons upon tons of glass sand, in fact,
never ending supply; mountains Of
asphalt. Quarrics of fine building
stone, finest brick and pottery clay.
building sand: crushed rock: lime:
/ finest cotton for a cotton mill; good
pure. cold water only % feet below
the surface; fine soil; grea,
amount of growing timber
with president W. r. Croslcn are
associated Mr.. y. j. Mccormick OF
Chicago. as treasurer; Mr. w &. sc
Cormick, iS secretary, and Miss Ma.
bel Croslen, as stcnographer and
secretary for the company. II is ex
pec'ed within sixty days 500 men
will be- here at work upon the dam
across the Washita that will be- the
!ife giving power of the now city.
The newspaper plant VIII arrive
today and will be located In one oi
the stone buildings on Main street
and is To be- in charge of Major
Granlec, the veteran newspaper man
Jim Tom story and Mr.. Brown. Mrs
Granlce will also asst g.. These pcopl,
will form strong staff and dc
good work for the new city.
A bank, lumber yard. hotel az,
also to follow soon. Tomorrow tn,
assistant secretary Of the chamber
Of commerce of Oklahoma City, &
representative writer of Sturms Mag
azinc; Mr. Abbott OF sulphur. autho
Of Indian Lore will visit Dough
erty, and a car load of people ar,
coming down from Chickasha, Okla.
soon.
Mr. W. J. Williams of Sulphur hai
, worked might and day during thii
fearful weather; has left nothing un
done that he could pos IDLY accom-
pl sh to further and help the prog
rcss of this boom for Duogherty
and 70 him. in years to come grea
credit must be- given, as al times h
has stood almost alone. We inylt
one aud all TO rejoice with us, an,
visit not Doughorty, but Arbuckl
? city in the near future.