The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-13

sewerage system-l4 miles OF SAM
tary sewers, six miles of storm sew
ers and about five miles Of sanitary
sewers under construction.
Street payipg-1l miles, mostly as
phalt a small part being brick; also
l6 miles Of graded streets.
Sidewalks 10 miles Of cement side
walks and many Improvements and ad-
ditions are under construction.
Street railway Six miles Of electric
railway in the city limits connecting
the business part Of the city with the
suburbs and passing the new state In
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 Fl. M. Byllseby com
pany. Chickasha has the lowest mu-
nicipal lighting rate of any city of 10,-
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 kilowatt.
The great gas, oil and coal fields OF
Oklahoma are less than one hundred
miles away and borings for oil and
gas will be made in Chickasha in the
near future.
Telephone system-1,171 telephones
in use in Chickasha, 1900 installed
and ultimate switchboard capacity Of
1900 lines, and 80 operators are en-
ployed daily. Only $50 lines were in
use five years ago.
Fire partment-Adequate to pro
tect property from loss, with sub-sta-
tions in residential and business dis
tricts.
Hotels, restaurants, etc.-Twelve ho-
tells, 20 restaurants, and numerous
apartment and rooming houses-the
Geronimo, the Rock Island eating
house, is recognized as the best Of
its kind in the southwest.
Railroads. Three railroads. seven
diycrging lines, A passenger trains ar
rive and depart daily; sidetrack and
switches, 16 miles Excellent factory
sites on railroad sidings.
Cotton concentrating and growing
point Grady county ranks first in Ok
lahoma as cotton center, 12S,0OO /
bales being compressed in Chickasha
in single year Cotton to the value
of $6,200,OOO has been shipped within
one season to the worlds markets.
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
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
pacity 1000 barrels per day, meal and
chops 4,S0O bushels per day. Largest
factory between Kansas City
and Dallas; cigar vending factory;
cotton mill, iron foundry, elevators,
etc.
Financial institutions-Five banks
with deposits of $4,000, 600 and not
single bank failure in the history Of
The city.
Public buildings-An appropriation
of $4,000 for a new federal building
'or post office, federal and district
'ourt and Indian agency.
Public schools-A $4,000 high
school and five ward school buildings I
losting s325,O00, and overflow build
ngs, tnus furnishing splendid educa-
ional advantages. Total school en-
5000.
Churches-12 denominations repre-
ented, six churches being erected at a
ost Of $4,000.
Newspapers--Two published daily,
hree weekly.
collegs and private schools Okla II
oma State Industrial Institute and n
'ollege for Girls, costing 100000 and u
mploying large faculty business
ollege, Catholic schools, conservatory v
I music, etc. e
Carnegie library Costing $4,000 Z
nd well equipped with fine colIec- :
lon Of books and periodicals. o
Rock Island shops Employing 400
zen, with pay roll Of $4,000 per
lonth; romdhouse with 20 engine
Ialls. Il
Live stock center-C Chickasha is a