The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-04

The members of the Commercial
club are to be congratulated upon
their selection of the present board
OF directors, each and every one OF
the directors have attended the meet
ings called, very often to their in
convenience, and have acted for the
best interests of the town in every
instance and without pay or hope of
reward and for the sole purpose OF
performing a civic duty.
The convention of the Southeastern
school teachers association, held on
Feb. 25th and 26th was a success. and
all the visitors We're unanimous in
the expression of qualification at the
treatment and hospitality shown by
tie people of Ardmore.
On Feb. 10th we We're called upon
to relp upon the 100000 hotter prop
csit!on and at a called meeting OF
The directors a committee of twelve
persons, with Mr.. J. r. Pennington as
chairman. was appointed and this
committee raised the required bonus
of $4,000 but unfortunately the ques-
ton of perfect title was raised and
the proposition has now been aband-
oned upon that location, but the ho-
tel proposition has not been altogeth-
er abandoned, and the original pro
moter, Mr.. c. F.. Fraley, is now III
touch with people who will finance
the hotel building in practically the
same location.
On March - the board Of directors
met to investigate the question of
New Railroads for Ardmore' and a
permanent railroad committee was Sc
lected consisting of H. e. Foster, d.
H. Dawson. o. II. Wolverton, NJ Cor.
man and Kirk Dyer, and the railroad
committee has met with the direc'
tors of the Commercial club many
times and had many conferences,
and as a result has finally entered
into two contracts for the building
and construction of two lines of rail
road west from Ardmore to Chilli
cothe, Tex, and the interurban to
Chickasha.
The board of directors provided for
the reception of the Trade EXcur.
sion Grom Oklahoma City on May
10. 1910. and while many of our bus
mess men were engaged with the
Elks upon that date, yet the recep
ton to the Trade Excursion was
commented upon very favorably by
| the visitors.
On May 3, 1910, at a called session
| of the board of directors, strong
resolution was unanimously adopted
advocating the adoption of the amend
ment to Article 9 of the constitution
of the state, firmly believing that
the adoption of the proposed amend
ment would be beneficial to Ardmort
and Carter county and the action o
the Commercial club was sustained
by the votes in Ardmore by a large
majority.
The printed matter, descriptive
folders. newspapers-all the free ad
veltsing our country could get-ha
been sent abroad, the inquiries, ant
all correspondence have been attend
ed to promptly and there has Away
been an honest endeavor to build u
Ardmore.
The Commercial club was request
ed TO assist the Poland Gas & Oi
Co, and succeeded in obtaining tn
waivers of seventy subscribers t
their lots so that the entire amoun
could be used in actually prospectin
for oil and gas. instead of PARTIAL
being held for the purchase of a lo
and now the prospects are very goo
for the Developments of oil and ga
in the new Wei at Lone Grove.
Il We have entertained many stranl
ers, directed them, advised them, a
ways honestly believing that cours
to be the best
Respectfully submitted,
y. Il. Mccoy, Secretary