The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-02-03

4 governs the Chamber OF Commerce.
b. using the same Offices and Office
force the expenses Of both organlza-
iions are materially lessened. During
the past tvo years this Organization
has been u great value 70 the mer-
chants and business men OF chicka-
sha. According 70 the report OF
Credit Manager d. j. MeCraeken the
merchants here III The past TWO years
nave been saved S22.3ss in fake ad-
vertising schemes There have been
filed for collection 2.677 accounts. to-
falling s72.ss2.g2. OF this amount ss.-
z7s.os has been collected. SI1Il0 has
been secured by notes and $4,000 is
regarded as unccilectable. During the
ye2i many thousands Of dollars have
Fsen saved to the merchants By the
use d the office of this association in
securing ratings.
There has been some criticism Of
the Retail Merchants association dur
ing the past year based On the theory
that the purpose of the organization
was 10 boost prices and form a so-
called trust FOR the mutual protection
lf its memberE This object IS not the
thought Of any Of the members Of this
association. Nothing more fatal could
happen to Chiekasha as a trading cen
ter than for the impression to 70
abroad that prices in al lines Of mer-
chandise We're higher here than else
where. The very purpose Of the organ
izaiton would be defeated b. an i'm
preston Of this kind. One OF The
chief aims Of the Chamber OF Com
merce during the past year has been to 4
create more friendly relationship Be-
tween the business men Of Chickasha
and the farmers Of the surrounding
country Farmers should be encour- 4
aged 70 bring produce Of all kinds here
and should be paid for this produce
prices equal to any in this section OF
The country, believe it should be
the aim Of every merchant Of Chicka-
sha to sell his merchandise just as low.
Quality considered) as at any point in
The state for this viii have the ten.
deney Of continually widening our To-
cal trade area. It should be our aim
to make Chickasha market place
where the farmers can sell any and all
products Of the farm and garden at as
good price as at any point in Okla
homa.
Big Gain IN Population.
The United States census for 1910
show that Chlckasha has gained 22l
per cent in population during the last
decade. The population in 1900 was
S,2Os and in 1910 1920. This record
reveals a healthy, steady growth and
there has never been any attempt to
boom or create false values. People
are beginning to realize that character
rather than numbers promotes the wei.
fare Of any community. II the char
acter Of the people is right, other
things being equal, numerical expan.
sion will follow naturally and without
resort to artificial urging One Of
the most potent factors in all human
endeavor is public sentiment. Any
community where a healthy, aggressive
optimistic spirit prevails, where men
give of their time and money for the
promotion Of the general good, there
Of necessity prosperous conditions win
exist. If on the other hand pessimistic
talk is the potential influence spread
ing its baneful logic upon the public
mind, that community will be a failure
it's generally satisfac.
-ory physical conditions. The glory Of
4 city does not rest upon its size, but
'ather upon its well paved, well light
ID streets, its healthfulness, its parks
and boulevards, its ability to admins 7
er It's own affairs on high-minded,
like scale and upon its splen-
lid schools and semi-public ingtitu-
ions.
What Of the future of chickasha? (
Dur possibilities can only be meas
ired by the bigness Of the men who (
ave control Of our destiny. beseech b
i you to make Chickasha's future /,
rowth just as big, just as rapid as
ound business principles can bring &
bout
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PRESIDENT cOMMUTES H