The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-31
WORK AHEAD FOR cHlckAsHA
IN 1911.

come to look back over It, the year
1910 was a pretty good one for Chick
asha. the best town in Southwestern
Oklahoma
In reviewing the achievements OF the
closing year we ought to be filled with
pride; we ought to be glad that we
live in such a good town, and we
ought to resolve to make it a better
town in 1911.
Now, we didn't say Chickasha was
the biggest town in the state, note
that; there is a difference between a.
biz town and good town. We may
never have the largest city in Oklahoma
hut there is nothing to hinder us
from having the best one except our
own failure to do what we should do
Life is too short and this big, busy
world moves onward too rapidly for
any sensible person to waste time
moaning over past mistakes or la-
menting what might have been. Per
haps we have let some good things
slip by us, perhaps we could have
done better, but that's a closed book
now. and if we are wise we'll spend
little time passing over its pages, un-
less there is something Of value N the
experience contained therein.
There is work ahead for every citi-
zen of Chickasha in 1911, much to do
in which every one can have part
and not day should be wasted There
is such a thing, you know, as aiming
at the moon and missing the barn
door. Perhaps we have dissipated
our ammunition at times by aiming too
high; let's take few shots at the
harm. There are things all around us
every day that we can do as com
1nunity and that will contribute to
making Chickasha better town.
Every day in the year we can do
something toward making a cleaner
and prettier town. Civic improvement
is a game that every one can play. We
can beautify our town, street parking
homes and school grounds. And in the
good year 1911 we ought to make a
beginning in the way Of a public park
system.
We can spend year boosting good
country roads and then there win be
plenty more to do. Here is work
for every citizen.
We ought to build big modern
hotel and an up-to-date theater this
year. These are much needed insti-
tutions and we should have them.
we ought to put our Y. M. c. A. on
a firm, enduring basis and provide a
home for it. We can do that if we
try
We have great Industry, the cot
ton knitting mill, nearly established
1t is the most important industria
proposition before us and it is up t.
us to make it 60.
Another business proposition con
fronting lis is to make Chickasha
great cotton market. Located in TIL
midst Of the finest cotton GROWING
country in the land, Chicl1asha re
ceives less of the staple than man,
hamlets Of tenth her size. It ha
been our custom in the past to hav
srasms over this situation annual
just about the time the first bale come
in. That's where we made our mis-
take; we should have started earlier
The first difficulty is not enough co
ton is grown in this immediate viciI
fly. We need more diversifcation {
crops and the experience of the pas
two years has shown that more co
a ten should be grown in Chickashai
trade territory. We ought to begi
right now to make Chickasha th
market for 10000 bales Of cotton ne,
year and this more than any other on
thing that we can do will contribut
toward the prosperity Of our retail il
terests. Don't put it off till the mil
die or January but start the moyemeI
next week
These are few Of the feasibi
things before us. If we do them wei
the coming year will be a great one Il
Chickasha.
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