The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-02
.ARDMORE MIDDLE Of Big
MANUFACTURING CENTER
POINTED LETTER FROM CITIZEN
FEW CAN'T DO IT ALL, so
LET'S GET 1USY.
Mr. Editor

MIR Editor
Some weeks ago you printed
letter from me suggesting way
to gct cheap fuel for Ardmore. !
asked for the opinions OF o.hcr
good citizens. There was only on,
"chirrup" from Mother CitiIcu.
and Il sounded good and was music
to me. have often wondered II
he and were the only people in
this town who nccdcd cheap factory
gas or oil. lie and / have good
renters for our property, We have
nothing for sale At present prices.
but We thought probably there were
others who were not faring so well
and this cheap fuel would boom
things for them. and We were willing
To put our shoulders to the wheel
and help our ncighbors II they
needed It, From their silence take
il that they are getting u good rev.
cnup ON their investments, times are
good with them. money abundant.
there is no drouth in their immediate
ncighborhood. and then entertain no
fears for the future OF Ardmore
They thank God for the bumper
crops of the past four years, and the
assistance rendered by outside cap
ital in building Ardmorc TO its pres.
cnt magnificent proportions, and
"dontgiyeadam" whether Ardmorc
outstrips oil city or not. or rather
Oklahoma city. Amen. No. Mr.. ED.
itor Suggs you once lived in JET.
fcrson. Texas. at the head of nayiga-
tion. jefferson had 10000 people and
was queen OF trade and commcrc"
then Marshall,a town of 1850 pco.
pie. was only sixteen miles to the
south. a poor village The r. n =.
Ry asked a bonus of 100000 to cs.
tablish their shops. roundhouscs and
central offices there jefferson, the
proud laughed and turned up her
nose. and rejected the propoa,tiOn.
Marshall took II M. Result: Mar.
shall has by recent census 1900
people. and the site of Jefferson
now contains about 1900 people.
every day and its population grow.
ing. lt has become quite "A manufac'
turing center. Railroad engines. pas
Sengcr coaches and cars Of all kinds
are built from the ground up there
in the r. < i. shops. one Of tn,
largest foundries in the southwest
is located there. only "A few days
ago Marshall drummer sold over
1000 pounds of peanut candy tC
Ardmore merchants. made i'm Mar
shall Marshall had to 90 80 miles
for cheap gas from the Caddo fields
but she got IT, What has gone be-
fore is the prelude OF what have
to say. Reckon not ON the past what
the future OF Ardmore will be. Bona
partc had his Waterloo, SO also Is
Ardmore surrounded by oil City
Springer Oycrbrook Arbuckle city
and Marietta Laugh II you will
bat | would bet my ears that coulc
build bigger city at either of these
places with cheap fuel gas than Ard
more will ever be without It. There
would be- no Denison, Texas. today i
sherman, Texas, Rad given the NJ
X. a. r. Ry. Nhat she asked fo
( and no doubt the largest city in TeXa
: and Dallas way station. Their
. ! would be no Marietta II Gainesville
, had built a wagon bridge over Re-
4 river 20 years ago. Lost opportuni
ties ArdmOre should guard against
, point have been informed b.
three OF Ardmore's best lawyers tina
l the state constitution is so frame
j. that cities are permitted To issu
bonds for the purpose OF procurin
Il light, water and all other public NJ
II cesstics and tax the whole peopl
10 pay wi Nl'llls sNpNs hbulfl I'm
,. to ask a question. Would the peopl
a rather vote bonds for a high scho,
TO cost 100000. or vote for slOO,O 90
: in bonds TO give us artcsian waite
and our own gas lights? II We <,
too much gas 20 supply city need
We could give the balance TO fa
tory purposes Jefferson Texas, coul
school all her children in one OF Ou
ward schools today, without fact
ries Ardmore could do the same
ten years. Maybe so, you don't "
see the point. In 90 miles OF Arr
more there will in time be a gre,
manufacturing city. The raw stun
here the power is here, II will l
developed and a city built, but n,
necessarily al Ardmore. The opport
nifty Is before us, We were here tirs