The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-07
MUST HAVE THE
RIGHT OF WAY
Preventative OF PHlLADEl-
PHlA SAYS THEY MUST HAVE
RIGHT OF WAY.

from here to Chickasha and other
points northwest OF here, is in the
city tor the purpose of consulting with
Mr.. Ayers and other parties inter
ested in the line. Mr.. Forsythe is the
engineer who made the survey OF the
proposed line and he has made a
thorough investigation Of the country
through which 1t is proposed to con-
stuct the road and Is enthusiastic re
garding its prospects as a paying in
Nestmeut
He says that all that is now neces-
sary Tor the commencement OF tne
work is the securing OF the right OF
way.
This must be done by the people Of
the section through which the road
Will pass Ardmore must do its share
IN obtaining the necessary rights and
the sooner active measures are taken
.owards this end the sooner the work
viii begin,
There is but little question that this
can be obtained if the citizens Of this
city will take hold of the matter in
earnest.
That it will be of mestimable benefit
to this city, no one will question. The
section through which the road will
run produced 10000 bales OF cotton
last year, all OF which, with necessary
railroad facilities would have been
marketed in this city.
Besides this it will be the means OF
opening up large mineral possibilities,
which in active operation would 9e the
source of great commercial advantage
to this town.
The agricultural section through
which the road Will run is practically
a virgin territory, waiting for the al
vent of a road to pour its treasures
into Ardmore and enhancing her com
mercial Importance.
John j. Dekinder OF Philadelphia,
the head of the syndicate that is e
furnish the money Tor the construc-
tion OF the road stands ready to finance
the proposition as soon as the risut
OF way can be obtained. This syrui-
cate already has several investments
in the west. in irrigation projects and
also in business enterprises in This
state so that they are in no sense
new to conditions and therefore veal
ize the profitable possibilities of sucn
investments.
All they ask is sufficient encourage
ment on the part of the people 10
show that there will be unity of action
in developing the country. Monied
interests such as this, is what this sec
tion needs. 1t was Philadelphia cap
ital that pushed the Choctaw road to
completion and opened up that section
of Oklahoma that is now teeming with
busy towns and cities, some OF them
the most important in the state.
There has been no instance of a
greater benefit to the people of any
section in the union, than the build
ing OF the Choctaw, now part of the
Rock Island system. Shawnee, Okla
homa City, El Reno and all the thirty
ing cities of central Oklahoma owe
-Aeir very existence to the ChOctaw
road. The development of the vast
resources of that section built up vol
ume of commerce thai has been felt
by the whole state.
Everywhere along that line the peo
pie enthusiastically and literally con
/ tributed to the enterprise and the re
| suit has been most gratifying.
| IT will be the same with the
proposed line from here northwest
| There should be no hesitation in the
matter. The right of way should be
secured at once and every encourage
ment given to these people to com
mence the work.
Energetic cooperation will effect re
suits that will be astonishing and vii
add thousands to the population Of
Ardmore, will revive the spirit o.
progress that is so essential to the
future of the city.
Mr.. Forsyth and Mr.. Ayers viii
consult and formulate plans for tht
prosecution of the work and it vii
be up to the people of Ardmore anc
this section to obtain the necessar!
right of way, which will insure thu
construction of the road.