The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-04

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miles away and boringa for OIL and
gas viii be made in Chickasha in the
near future.
Telephone system-1,171 telephones
in use in Chickasha, 1900 Installed
and ultimate switchboard capacity OF
1000 lines, and 92 operators are en-
pIoyed daily Only $50 lines were in
use fiye years ago.
Fire departmental Adequate to pro
tect property from loss, with sub-sta-
tions in residential and business dis
tricts.
Hotels, restaurants, etc.-Twelve no
tells, 20 restaurants, and numerous
apartment ana rooming houses--the
Geronimo, the Rock Island eating
house, Is recognized as the best Of
its Kind in the southwest.
Railroads Three railroads, seven
diyerging lines, A passenger trains ar
rive and depart daily; sidetrack and
switches, is miles. Excellent factory
sites on railroad sidings.
Cotton concentrating and growing
point Grady county ranks first In Ok
lahoma as cotton center, $4,000
bales being compressed in Chickasha
in a single year. Cotton to the value
Of $6,2OO,0OO has been shipped within
one season to the worlds markets.
4 Chickasha is unexcelled in the south
west as a place for cotton working in
dustries.
Jobbing houses-Two wholesale gro
ceries. wholesale produce houses,
wholesale hardware and furniture.
Manufacturing establishments 81 in
number, including some Of the largest
of their kind in the southwest. Two
great cottonseed oil mills; the only
cottonseed oil refinery in the state
and the only cotton re-ginning plant
In the United States. Flour mills, ca
paclty 1909 barrels per day, meal and
chops 4,S00 bushels per day. Largest
furniture factory between Kansas City
and Dallas; a cigar vending factory;
cotton mill, iron foundry, elevators,
etc.
Financial institutions Five banks
with deposits Of s2.oOo,OoO and not a
single bank failure in the history Of
the city.
Public buiIdings-An appropriation
Of sl75,OOO for new federal building
for post office, federal and district
court and Indian agency.
Public schooIs-A 100000 high
school and five ward school buildings
costing $s25,O0O, and overflow build
ings, thus furnishing splendid educa-
iional advantages. Total school en-
rollment. 1000.
Churches-12 denominations repre-
sented, six churches being erected at a
cost Of $4,000.
Newspapers-Two published daily,
three weekly.
Collegs and private schools Okla
homa state Industrial Institute and
College for Girls, costing 100000 and
employing large faculty, a business
college, Catholic schools, conservatory
OF music, etc.
Carnegie library Costing $4,000
and well equipped with fine collec-
tion OF books and periodicals.
Rock Island shops Employing 400
men, with pay roll Of $4,000 per
month; roundhouse with 20 engine
stalls.
Live stock center-C ChicKasha is
r recognized as the center Of great
like stock producing section. About
10000 head Of hogs and 10000 head OF
cattle are annually shipped from Gra-
Z dy county. Riverside farm just east
Of Chiclsasha consisting OF 1900 acres
Is one Of the famous feeding farms Of
the southwest Early in the spring OF
! 1910 one bunch Of cattle from this
farm. $50 in number, sold for 500 per
head, or a total OF $4,000. thus eslab-
fishing a new record In quantity, quail
lity and price.