The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-09-13
INTERURBAN
CRITIC
(By Cad AIIard.,

'Ntt@H1 AN 10 q DVRntCA lVt AHlEkdE u2
and ever has been. That he has has
the misfortune that often precedei
: great works is well known fact ane
because of this fact mingled with dis
likes for him because OF his character
istic way of expressing himself, some
OF the citizens are fighting his inter
urban railroad proposition.
The editor OF the journal has Joined
the knockers on Mr.. Jones efforts. He
says: 1--WE are against the Scott
Jones interurban proposition" Then
he proceeds to enlighten the people
on interurban building. He says the
interurban will not pay. and leads the
reader astray in the following state
ment:
"One-eighth of this amount Is to be
paid before ever spadeful of dirt Is
turned The remainder OF 1t is to be
paid in installments as each ten miles
is completed What is this syndicate
Of bankers to put into the road? Are
they going to use the money OF Chicka-
sha to build the road and then when
1t is built turn it over to them to oper
ate?"
He does not. give the information
that before one cent is paid for stock
Messrs. Hornaday & Co. are to give ac-
ceptable bond that they win build and
equip the entire road, and have cars
running over 1t within two years.
In the face of the fact that Henry
Johnson, president of the Commercial
Club, has subscribed for 500, 900 stock,
and ]. d. Chastain, vice president OF
the club. has subscribed for $4,000
stock. this wizard of finance, reads to
these gentlemen the following lesson:
The interurban from here to Sui
phur is a dream and the sooner the
Commercial Club can come down to
earth and go after things that have
a possibility of succeeding the better 1t
will be for that organization. The
Journal is no knocher but it believes
that good common sense should be
used in boosting"
Citizens of Chickasha who have been
a success in all lines OF business en-
gagged in, and have subscribed liberal
Iy to Chlckasha's upbuilding, should
conform to the ideas of the new CEN
sor or they become at once dream
ers" and are made the object Of such
4 paragraph as the above.
The fact is, the Journal editor was
either tuned to his lay" by some in
crest other than that of Chickasha's
,r he followed an expressed sentiment
against the proposition simply because
t is presented by Scott Jones.
The road may not be built, but If it
S not 1t win not be because it Is not
/ feasible proposition. Aside from the
chickasha and Ardmore project there
s no talked of road in the state that
would pay bigger dividends upon the
Investment than would this Chicka-
ha-Sulphnr road. The carrying out
+ the thought behind this road, that
t eventually connecting up with a
hreyeport line giving to Chicka-
irect connection at that point with
ne water route to the gulf, is one
hat viii be in time carried out either
v Oklahoma City or Chickasha and
ne one that covers the grounds will
ave commercial line that will be of
ntold value to that city as a distrib-
ting center.
There are good persons in the city
no are Indifferent to the proposition
n personal grounds but few if any
{ them are knocking on it. They know
lat the project would be a great one
,r Chickasha and they would like to
se the road built but for personal :
sasons they are hands Off
The Journal asks, Are they going
, use the money of Chickasha to
lild the road?" This is almost too
mple for notice, but as it is keeping
ith the entire knock we refer to It
long the line of consistency The
,ad is to cost s1,S21,4S7 Chickasha
I'D Sulphur are asked to take in in.
resting bearing preferred bonds,
100000. Chickasha should do as well.