The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-21

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miles away and borings for oil and
gas viii be made in chickasha in the
near future.
Telephone system-1,i7l telephones
in use in chickasha, 1900 installed
and ultimate switchboard capacity Of
2, ,O00 lines, and 80 operators are en-
pIoyed daily. Only $50 lines were in
use FIVE years ago.
Fire department-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
diyerginl 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. 12S,000
bales being compressed in Chickasha
Ia single year. Cotton to the value
Of sS,2O0,0OO has been shipped within
one season to the worlds markets.
Chickasha is unexcelled in the south
west as a place for cotton Working in
duslries.
Jobbing houses-Two wholesale gro
ceries, Wholesale produce houses,
wholesale hardware and furniture.
Manufacturing Establishments 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
pacily 600 barrels per day, meal and
chops 1890 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,oO0,Oo0 and not a
single bank failure in the history Of
the city.
Public buildings-An appropriation
Of slT5,OOO for new federal building
for post office, federal and district
court and Indian agency
Public schools-A $4,000 high
school and five ward school buildings
costing 900, and overflow build
ings, thus furnishing splendid educa-
tional advantages. Total school en-
rollment. 5000.
churches-12 denominations repre-
sented, six churches being erected at a
cost Of $4,000.
Newspapers-Two published daily,
three weekly.
collegs anu private schools-Okla-
homa State Industrial Institute and
College for Girls, costing 100000 aud
employing a large faculty. 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-Chickasha is
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-
dy county Riverside farm inst east
Of Chickasha consisting cf 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 estab.
fishing a new record in quantity, quail
ity and price.