The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-12-29
OUTLOOK
FOR 1912
Opinions Of Local Business Men and
Merchants are Decidedly
Optimistic

porous year IN her history In the con-
census Of opinion of the business men
Of the town and according to the gem
eral sentiment the year 1912 IS open.
ing with tne very brightest outlook FOR
prosperity When the people OF
Chickasha and Grady county were
facing the drouth Of last summer the
town suffered 4 depression that has
been state wide. The late summer
rains relieved the situation in that
the forage crop Of feed was produced
bur The merchants OF the city bought
conservative stock OF merchandise.
While there was confidence in a good
years business few looked for larg.
er than usual holiday trade. From
interviews obtained from leading mer-
chants in the city It Is learned that
the results OF the holiday trade ex,
ceeded the highest expectations OF the
merchants. What the business men
OF Chickasha think OF the future Of
the town and their reports OF the
holiday and past years business can
best be judged from the words OF The
men themselves.
Burton An optimist.
Mayor J. D. Burton says that Chick.
ashas future hAs a roster hue than It
has had during bis ii years residence
here. Mr Burton wants It understood
that be has never been blue over the
towns prospects but has held to the
opinion during me months Of opress
lon that Chlckasha Is the best town
in 0klahoma With the proper sea.
son IN the ground and a crop assured
the town with forge forward during
the year II A way thar win surprise
the state Business has been much
hetter IN Chltkasha than it has been
generally reported My private bust
ness VIII show az good volume Cor
the year as any year have been here
declared Mr. burton
Improvements Expressions Of Conf
dence.
"Chlckasha located in the heart
the richest undeveloped agricultural
belt in the United states-a town not
over built, where during a year Of gen
csai depression conservative business
men and large corporations have ex.
pended thousands OF dollars In i'm.
provemenss which are the loudest ex.
pressions OF their confidence IN the
future OF the town, how can there be
anything but prosperity In store for
The Town al the dawn az the New
Year" is the expression that came
from b. b Bridges. president OF the
Chamber Of Commerce when approach
ed on the subject Natural conditions
have been against me town and yet
there has been nothing but improve
ment going on. The favorable condi
ons Tor crop assures prosperity iol
chlckasha. Mr. Bridges has been
over the state during the past sil
months and he says that chickashs
Is pre.eminendy In the frs rank as 3
iobhing cenleF and as town that
does business IN spite OF crol i,ilurca
Prosperity We. Depression.
I'VE never hope 70 40 any bettel
business during prosperous time il
chickasha and Grady county than w
haye done during the two years tha
We have been located here says n
T. Courtney. president OF The Farmer
State Bank. This Institution was 10
Gated here during hard times and ha
prospered In spite OF the conditions
Mr. Power. cashier OF the bank, say
that conditions look very encouraging
10 the banker" The farmers win d
an right. They are in need OF see
and feed but viii be able TO make it.
oSlshoma Best
Alter a "trip over Missouri and NJ
bfaska ! have come back to Chick
sha and Grady county convinced tina
this is the place to live says A.
jenkins Of the Hfm OF jenkins an
Major Realty Company. Our bus
ness during 1911 was as good as 1911
The rainfall assures a small graf
crop and The prospects Of a bump'
crop in the states history were ney'
better"
Best Prospects in Seven Years.
Seventeen years Of experience an
observation in one region gives a ma
the right 10 the expression OF any 0
inion-whlch should be Of value
the ney conner r. N. c,.hraE sal
that the prospects in this section 4
bumper cfop are better at this tin
than they have been in the past sev'
years Mr. Cochran bases his opini'
on the natural conditions for agrlcl
tural prosperity and announces Il