The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-02-03
MARVELLOUS
PROGRESS
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The Oklahoma Industrial Instifut,
and College for Giris. a magnificent
new educational building and costing
!, 100000. is nov nearing completion
This college Is located Just beyond
the residential section southwest of the
city where aplendid view "a had 81
rbe eitY proper ard fhs Washifa river
and in a place generally regarded a.
one oi the most slightly spots ia ali
Oklahoma. Public spirited citizens of
Chlckasha donated ID this Institution
100 acres Of valuable real estate. The
building proper IS a handsome three
story reinforced concrete structure 10.
Gated Al one SIDE of a 2Daere campus
% a few days when these grounds
shall have been covered with foliage
and flowers and Hhen ID their wisdom
our legislators shall have provided the
necessary dormIory faeninea. this in
stituiion win take nrst rank ID the
educational circles of the state and
win have provided a suitable and 1T.
ling place for the education Of the
F0ang women 81 Oklahoma.
The Street Railway.
The chickasha street railway Is no
longer dream but now a thing Of
fact Six miles long within the city
limits costing 100000 and connecting
he city proper with the principal resi-
Dental sections This railway has
from Its completion proved ID Be a pay.
Ing Investment This line Is a mcnu-
ment 70 the public spirited citizens Of
chicasha who contributed llberally to
iis building.
with the coming Of the street rail
way il IS but>proper to mention Chick
asha's FIRST outdoor pleasure and
Amusement resort. University PARK
ss.ais enterprise involving an expendi-
ture Of $4,000 is due solely 10 one Of
chlckashas public spirited citizens.
Here is furnished for the first time,
available 70 the street car line, a splen-
did base bali grounds and an athletic
park thereby adding an attractive fea-
iure to chickasha'e means Of furnish
lng recreation for her citizenship.
Industrial Development
Notable additions have been made
during the past year among ChIcka-
sha's big industrial establishments
The chickasha Cotton oil company
has built and equipped new cotton
seed oil refining plant at a cost Of $50.
coo, this being the first Of It's kind TO
be constructed IN Oklahoma This re.
hnery has total storage capacity Of
100000 gallons and Is equipped to turn
out 10000 gallons Of refined oil daily.
The ciI u here prepared to be used
for cooking purposes or to be manufac-
tnred into compound lard Mr.. r. X. /
Wootten Is authority for the statement
that che directors of his company have
made an appropriation for a large com.
round lard plant here. This viii IN
Yolye an expenditure Of fully $4,000 1
more and give TO the city another big
industry II this connection It will be
interesting to our citizens to know that
the business Of the two big oil mills,
the Apache ana the Chickasha,
amounts annually 10 over $4,000 all \
Of which Is handled through our local
banks end business institutions
New Ice Plant.
Another Important Investment by
local capital during the past year was
that of The chickasha lee company
This handsome concrete structure. To-
Gated at Sixth and Frisco, represents
40 Investment Of $4,000 and is one Of
the most modern Ice and cold storage
plants ID all Oklahoma. During the
past season in addition to furnishing
2 large local supply, many car loads
of fee have been shipped to Anadarlso.
Lawton, f1l Reno. Oklahoma city and
other points in our surrounding trade
territory
The Collins Cotton company during
The past season has erected a fine new
brick factory In East Chickasha for
he manufacture Of cotton felt and mat
resses The buildings and machinery
.epreseni an investment Of fully $751;
Joy. Their product is shipped to all
parts Of the United States and con
Slant employment Is furnished for 25
soople
The Chickasha Electric gin was es-
here during the early fall,
an Investment Of $4,000,
md adds much needed ginning iaeili-
.ies for the farmers Of the surrounding
country.
The Texas on company Is an addi-
tion 70 the local business institutions
Turing the year Located al Fourth
and Frisco. THIS concern represents an