The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-11-18

HOME NOW
PROPOSED
Committee from State As
SOCiatiOn Visits LaWtOn
to Look Into Offer

special 10 the Express.
Lawton Okla, Nov lS.-For the sp'
purpose Of investigating the proposal eh'
OF the owners Of Medicine Park for az
H. aestahlishment thera "a ! hernia. pre-
nent home for the editors OF Oklaho- IT,
ma, a special committee appointed by
President j. r. Renfrow OF the OklaD3.02
homa Press association. arrived in
the city at noon today and were taken
BY automobile 10 Medicine Park and0O.0O
Fort Sill, ii time permitting the intenOO. 90
ton being to drive on to the head
sna I gams % nrasarvs 1892
chickasha Editor There. 34.99
The committee is composed Preslnone
deEt j. r. Renfrow, editor Of the Alya
Pioneer: j. B. Campbell, editor Of the. u
Waukomis Hornet; George A. Smith o0'o'
editor Of the Chandler Tribune; Frank
H Greer. OF the State Capital atnone
Guthrie Roy r, stanofa' OF IN, me cSia 0hise e5.S5
asha Daily Express; Horace w Sheppv'o
ard, or the Altus Times w NJ. Allib9.S4
son. OF the Snyder Signal-Star and Rnone
s. Bronson, OF the Thomas Tribune nona a
With the exception OF Editors Greer
and Stafford all members OF the com
mittee are here. n'Ns
Following the trip to Medicine ParI
the Lawton Chamber OF COmmercdO3.Oz Oz
has arranged a quail supper and smorady,
ker for the visiting editors tonight.
Decide in chickasha.
The committee will report its fad 'ne
ings 70 the executive committee oswear
the State Press association whiclo the
meets IN Chickasha in January next tef SO
arrange the program for the next an
nual meeting OF the association ans
final action will be taken on the reler.
port OF the two committees when the me
state association holds its meeting /
Chickasha in May Of the coming yeaI
Offer Site to Editors. tiI,
The Lawton Rapid Transit companyublic.
State Senator J. Elmer Thomas anih 70
II, A. Lloyd, owners Of Medicine Park
have offered TO the editors Of tn
state free site for the proposed homs
and local architects who are intereste4
III the proposal have offered their serNOT I,
NJ NJ i'ss ~ ena,se iof Tue uia"ins ctors
Build by Advertising.
A complete plan for financing tb'
proposition has already been worFsaANk
out SO that the neYspaDer men Of thhona
state can erect the home through III I'm la
sale OF advertising space in their p
pers. The plan is to divide the CO.
into shares which will be sold to II
various newspaper men desiring tO50S6
take stock payable in advertisin
Transferable certificates will be giye,990.56
and these, when turned over to II
building committee of the associatio, 100000
will be sold TO patrons Of advertiser 100000
space for cash, thus affording a casS6s.6l
fund.
Permanent Pleasure Resort .7s5.oO
The proposed home is to be a perm
nent pleasure resort or club house Il 50S.52
the editors OF the state and viii i
clude quarters for holding the annus303. IA
meetings of the association II hs145.55
been ialked OF for a number of year
and, during the past several month, ,765.lS
has been given material support an
advertisement through the press h1SO.O0
the state association l1oe. .2l
The attractions offered in the pr
posal OF Medicine Park owners are
pected to bring a favorable repo
from the committee so that Ii
scheme may Be effectively launchs 1910
when the state association meets ne
spring in Chickasha There are S
hundred acres of land IN Medicr500.00
Park, now recognized as the MOI
promising pleasure resort in tE552. .04
southwestern part OF the state. Ju
above the park is the twelve hundrt ooo oo
acre lake now being constructed fo ooo M
the city for water reservoir and thf'Oe0'Vy
with two large lakes already co "a
structed in the park itself, affords H'2''''
string of three lakes which will shot ooo m
~ become one Of the best fishing res rsss ~
sorts in the state Already the paI .''VV
lakes have been stocked with fish froi ,eo = Z
both state and national government
and new shipment is shortly expec -eo :
ed FROM the state game warden S''''''
Chickasha Adjoining the park on tn oeo %
west Is the Wichita national forest an'Ssoooo os
game preserve, consisting of 6S0V11oo 70
acres OF forest lands which will he
available for camping purposes. Irb- e.
mediately on the south, too, is the ~
50 000-acre tract in the Fort Sill mill
tary reserYation. An attractive club
house has already been constructed
in he park by the Medicine Park club
stock in which is owned principally
by Lawton men, and a number Of stone e.,
bungalows have been built by indi- ~
vidual owners. hTe company plans
many improvements for the park dur dlti
ing the coming summer and an effort DOT
Is TO be made to place the resort IN iro
condition TO attract visitors from all YES
parts Of the state and adjoining an'
states. yes
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