The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-06

with grand promenade at night
lighted with a row of powerful eleC.
tric arc lights running along its sum.
init from end to end, strongly shaded
by its forcstcd sides, through
which like rules of some nam.
moth run many shady and ar.
tistically designed walks. made
attractive with inmtmcrablc flower
beds and Towering plants and vines
strung and carefully twincd for both
shade and beauty between the great
natural crests of rock that as freaks
of nature raise Themselves abruptly
out Of the earth at several points. At
the lower end of the miniature noun
tain is a lake of six acres. half
natural half artificial. abruptly dam.
med and from which flows Ccasolcss-
ly a riyulet damned az a dozen
points on its course TO hold back its
waters toeming with fish. it's very
winding and shady course. carefully
cleaned and trimmed of underground
and fashioned into innumcrablc bow.
crs among Sylvan Dells. where the
reader of the ancient classics might
look for hiding nymphs and noiads
or pursuing satyrs. splashing i'm its
crystal pools. lnnumerable rustic
seats carefully set. tempt the ease
loving. while as many swings hang.
ing from the gnarled arms of giant
oaks attract and lend exercise and
merrimcnt to the more youthful and
strenuous. from all points of which
can be watched the gay and lively
players of tennis, croquet. basket ball
and other games disporting them.
selves on the lawns and grounds set
out for the purpose by the park man
agement TO their hearts content
within ear cry of the splashing bath
orS on the lake beach and scattered
parties of merry picnickors on every
hand. And the athletic field grounds
and giant amphitheatre TO the right
of the park entrance overlooked by
reireshmcnt parlors and pole
on which flutters old glory waving
i'm the breeze From this great amphi-
theatre the many thousands that line
its seats at the various games OF the
week and also multltudes that cover
the ground and flower clad hill crest
of the parN. can see around them on
every side for radius OF eighty
miles such country as for richness
other area with.
Well. the builder of this park and
the traction company. chose this
favored spot for display of his pow.
ers. Getting back to the Traction
Company's plan for rapid city devel.
opment. we find that v.her Fitzgerald
called for division If the real es.
tate secured by him for the Traction
company, minimum fixed value was
placed on II by lots and blocks. into
which II was surveyed and divided,
and he then proceeded to build the
necessary financial factors and work
ing machinery 70 put II on the mark.
et on such lines and az such attrar-
tive figures as to make IL easily with.
in the reach of every home-seeker
and investor, on n basis that Will en-
able every purchaser 20 make n MINI
mum average profit for each following
ten years on his holding OF at least
one hundred and fifty G50) per
cent per year--it seems large doesn't
1t? But readers. citizens OF Ardmore
vino hold property here, or who are
acquainted with property values here,
think. and see If you can find any
piece or lot in this city north or west
of Main street that has not had an
average yearly increase of one hun
dred and fifty G50) per cent on
it's original value of ten wears ago
for every year of the last ten years.
This is a point the writer had not
thought much about heretofore and
perhaps the reader has not, but on
interviewing Donald Fitzgerald and
other associates of his about II. ne
produced his data covering Ardmore
values and increases in values of its
real estate for the last ten years
and the fact of such increase seems
70 be unquestionably borne out Fur
thermore. so sure of his ground on
this point is Fitzgerald that he has
offered and now offers To pay any
person resident of Ardmore or else
where. holder of Ardmore property
or Otherwirc. who can show that
there Is any building lot or lots va
cant or occupied west of the Santa
Fe, Rock Island or Frisco railways
and north of Main street I'm the city
of Ardmore that has not had an
average yearly increase I'm value
for every one of the last ten years
on its original value of ten years
ago of one hundred and fifty G5O
per cent and this TO include all
Main street properly. the sum Of
five hundred ($5OOOO) dollars. the
values to be Judged by either the
presidents or cashiers Of the ma
ticnal banks Of this city and a.
soon as they certify 20 otherwise
the money will be paid. Fitzgerald
is man OF few words. and has
not failed In any instance to make
them good in this city whore ne
has done 50 much, and we are con
WINGED Of his sincerity here and
know that he will be as good as
his word.
70 the Washington Trust Compa-
ny, which has Just opened the most
commodious and finely equipped Of
fices in this city at the corner of
Main and c streets he with the
Ardmore Traction Company has
turned over all their large holdings