The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-31


= manufacturing center for this ter =
= ritory ana the great panhandle =
= district Of Texas. =
= Electric power costs less IN :
4 chickasha, oklahoma, than in any +
= other American city Of popula- =
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"ChicRasha possesses more factors
that are essential to successful manu-
featuring than any other city in this
great new state. These include cen
tralness Of location, nearness to the
source of supply OF raw materials, first
class transportation facilities, cheap
fuel, the cheapest electric power IN
the southwest, an unlimited supply of
good water, a healthfnI climate, geo
graphically near the center Of the
United States and consequently in
close proximity to the great consum-
Ing public Of the southwest, located
in the center Of the richest agricul-
tural district of the state so that the
produce Of the farms and gardens con
tinually pour into our markets, thus
insuring an economical living 70 al
classes Of people,
Population lO,@SO. u. S. census
1870. In 1900 population was about
5000.
Area az square miles.
Altitude ,Os4 10 1,1GS feet.
Mean annual temperature-6 SO de-
grees.
Average annual rainfall--33 inches,
Assessed valuation Of city property
-sC,OOO,O 900.
Real value city property $4,000,
GOO.
Total bonded indebtedness-s445,
600.
Tax rate-City, county and state for
1910, $500 per hundred, the lowest
rate in the state in city Of first
class, basis Of value considered.
Postal receipts-$S1. .37O.O7 for year
ending July 1, 1910; $l6,5e127 for
the year ending July !. 1905, and an
appropriation OF $4,000 FOR new
federal building.
Waterworks owned by municipality
Cost $l50,O0O; twenty-seven miles Of 4
water mains; capacity Of plant, l,500,-
600 gallons daily; water tower with
tank capacity OF 100000 gallons, top OF
tank being 81 feet above the base and
located on the highest point in or
the city; water drawn
from Washita river, a river that stays
in its banks, is more like river than
any in Oklahoma, and furnishes an un-
limited supply of running water
Sewerage system-14 miles Of sani-
tary sewers, six miles Of storm sew
ers and about five miles Of sanitary
sewers under construction
Street paving-ll miles, mostly as
phalt, a small. part being brick; also
16 miles Of graded streets.
sidewalks-iG miles Of cement side
walks and many Improvements and adj
ditions are under construction.
Street railway miles of electric I
railway in the city limits connecting
the business part Of the city with the (
suburbs and passing the new state In I
dustrial Institute and college for girls. /
Light and power companies-There
are two companies in the local field, /
the Chickasha Gas and Electric com
pany which operates the gas plant and !
owns and operates the water power
dam just below the city; the Chicka-
sha Light. Heat and Power company,
owned by the r. NJ. Byllseby COM
pany, Chickasha has the lowest mu-
nicipal lighting rate Of any city of TO-
600 and up in the United States and
which is furnished by privately own
ed company Rates to manufacturers
in large quantities is furnished as low
as one and one-half cents per ldlowatt.
The great gas, oil and coal fields Of
Oklahoma are less than one hundred
miles away and borings for oil and
gas win be made in Chiekasha in the
near future.
Telephone system-l,l7i telephones
IN nse in Chickasha, 1900 installed
and ultimate switchboard capacity Of
1000 lines, and 80 operators are EN-
ployed daily only $50 lines were in
use five years ago.
Fire Adequate to pro
tect property from loss, with sub-sta.
tions in residential and business dis
tricts.
Hotels. restaurants, etc.-Twelve no
tells. 90 restaurants, and numerous
apartment and rooming houses--the
Geronimo, the Rock Island eating