The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-15
cHIckAsHA MAKES RECORD FOR
GROWTH.

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Perhaps the population Of chickasha
Is not as large as you expected it to
be.
Perhaps the enumerators overlooked
q few hundred people. It is sale to as
sumo that some were missed
Certain 1t is that several hundred
living in additions that are not within
the corporate limits should properly be
credited to the city.
These observations would doubtless
apply to any town.
But laying aside all the perhaps"
element and assuming that the figures
returned by the census bureau are ap-
proximately correct, doesn't 1t strike
you that Chickasha has been going
and growing some during the past ten
years?
In 1900 the population OF the city
was only a little over 5000; today
it is more than three times that num-
ber. There are not SO many towns
that can beat this record. In the
three years that have elapsed since
the special census was taken we have
gained nearly one-third and that again
is a record Of which we need not be
ashamed
Again, the growth of Grady county
appears in a striking light in the cen
sus returns. In the three years near
" 1000 people have been added to the
population Of the county. an increase
Of nearly 25 per cent, and not many
counties in the state will beat that
Old timers who have lived in the
city from the early days are better
able to contrast the Chlckasha Of 1900
with the city Of today than those who
came later. Ten years ago Chickasha !
was struggling seedy-loolxing village,
without sidewalks, almost without
school buildings, without any modern
improvements, with but few brick
buildings. Today with over ten miles
of paved streets, miles and miles Of [
concrete sidewalks, five magnificent
brick school buildings, a complete sys-
TEN OF Waterworks and sewers, two |
electric light systems, a street railway
and many blocks Of handsome bust
ness buildings, Chickasha has taken
her place among the most upto.date
and prosperous little cities Of the
southwest. The census shows that
she has more than held her own in
comparison with her noighbors and
mas made enormous strides in every
direction.
Other towns have had booms and
have made big noise from time to
time, but ChicSasha, keeping the even
tenor Of her way, mas gone steadily
forward, building and growing in the
substantial manner which means per-
manency There is no "waterea
stock" in our development. Every adj
vance which we have made rests on
solid basis and there can be no 60
ing backward for such community.
In the light Of the progress we have
made IN the epast, is it not reasonable
to assume that the upward movement
will continue during the next decade?
Chickasha has passed the doubtful
period in her career; she has estab-
lished herself and has won place
among the cities Of promise. There
are more reasons for predicting the
further growth Of the city now than
there were ten years ago. We may
not repeat the trick Of tripling our
population during the next ten years
but II is not unreasonable to forecast
such growth. It is certain that the
further development of Grady county
will add to Chickasha's strength and
we are now reaching the point where
we are In position to develop manu-
factures. We have an Invaluable asset
In cheap water power and all we have
to do is to utilize our resources.
Chickasha's past history should fiji
us with pride and her bright future
should inspire US with hope and cour-
age to make the most Of our opportu-
mites.
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