The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-04

concrete live stock pavilion 700Xli0.
with seating capacity of 10000 Is
just being completed at cost Of
100000 Contracts have been let
and two in course of construction
for three scycn.story buildings cost
ing from Sl5O.O0O to $25O.OOO each
An interurban line TO the southwest
Is surveyed. 100000 was raised
about a week ago for the building
of new railroad from Enid to Dal-
hart. Texas, now under construction.
ing plant, and $500 600 has been sub
scribed by the farmers and citizens.
Fourteen jobbing and manufacturing
plants have been located on ground
donated by the city.
El Reno gave the Rock island SO.
600 for division from Chickasha 3nl
Geary. since which time the road has
spent half million in Improvement.
Pottery plant and adjoining land
Ing plant Majority Of stock tact
in $4,000 washing machine plant
Masons putting up 100000 builin.;.
Mr. \. c. Crucc made an cnthusi-
astic speech in favor of the new gas
proposition. He said that he believed
that Ardmorc needed little high
g.. L.. A l..
way to apply IT was to start the
gas proposition. He adyi ed that no
time be lost in getting to work un-
der the proposition and announced
that he was ready TO subscribe 10
fund for that purpose. He said that
instead of paying discount notes that
for the next year he would devote
a large per cent of his income TO on.
terprises that would insure the city's
growth He Caid he believed that
every citizen of the city could prof.
itably do likewise.
Mr. w. B. Johnson gave one OF the
"stirringest" talks ever made in such
cause and not very lightly did
he belabor the bankers and moncyed
men, who he said, sat around ana
helped do nothing for Ardmore. He
said that It took brains and money
To huild a town, but that II looked
to him as though the men who had
the money had no brains and the
men who had brains had no money.
He declared that 1t took men also
to build "A town, and not bunch
of dead ones He instanced the de
posts in the banks of several cities
that had outstripped Ardmorc in the
race for supremacy and the greed
with which the local banks and bus
mess man had for the dollar, want.
ing to see two laid down for their
benefit before taking out one in
any cause.
Mr.. Johnson said that with the
raising of a company to drill for
gas and oil there was no chance
of failure as there was both within
ten miles of this city on several
sides, lie advised the securing of
an expert, give him horse and
tell him to select ten places TO
drill, make his reports to com
mittee, and when the places had
been chosen to begin in hole mum.
ber one and continue drilling. II gas
was not found in the first one and
he declared that II would be had
before the third well was finished
Mr.. Johnson declared himself ready
10 subscribe literally. which he did
Mr., Byron Drew said he had no
speech to make but would like to
see as many as would subscribe
$3.50 to stand up. as he would head
a list for such an amount. He de
clared it to be absolutely necessary
TO accept and go to work under the
committees plans.
Mr.. Morris Sass said that he be.
lieved the committee had hit on
the right solution of the proposition
and that he was ready 10 lend his
efforts toward making it a success.
Mr. Sass also outlined a policy i'm
nection with the Commercial club
and the people of the city. broad In
its scope and one that if it were
followed out would be of lasting ben.
eft to Ardmore and at the same
time be burdensome on none. Mr.
Sass believed that the salvation OF
a city was in its pay roll and he
believed that through cheap gas
Ardmore would be able to have a
long one.
Judge c. NJ. Campbell was the last
speaker. He said he thought now was
the time to get a start and that the
cheap fuel project appealed most
strongly TO him, in fact he said that
without it Ardmore could never grow
I 10 what il shOuld he Judpe Camn