The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-05
CONDITIONS OVER
STATE PROSPEROUS
EapnOpElTs ma. FlhOs THINGS
LOOKING PROSPEROUS EVERY
NrepE
lBy iiary q Johnston


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--s b. ezs@ata.ly Al agricultural
s..-,-y md nece-ssr-ly crop condi
-.,-- form ,1e pi,o, lIon which hinge
re ..-.re ~ the 1@oi'e. Excellent
-z.-s have fallen over This section,
more tar,ners- are HocEing in here and
re people are more enthusiastic over
! proapec-s han q, any time within the
pa, hte years. Indications point TO
me harses,.ng o. blm.er crops in
'h-A section this year.
As an epltome Of future confidence
IN the possiDilitie. Of Oklahoma rail.
road Improvement may safely be cited
and he railroads don, usually spend
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars in
permanent Improvements unless con.
ditions warrant them. Take the Rock
lgland for example. They have in con.
temptation the erection Of a magnifici.
cent passenger depot at Oklahoma
city. At Fl Reno, the road 3 south
western headquarters, they have ex
tended their yard trackage TO include
seventy miles OF rail. At this same
point the road has contracted for the
construction OF a modern twelve story
office building. At Fl Reno the com
pany employs over 400 people with
a monthly pay roll Of over $4,000.
To take care Of the passenger traffic
AZ Chickasha the company is now com
pletng a modern depot structure at
a cost Of $4,000. This building is
said 10 be The finest on the system
between Kansas City and Fort Worth,
and will be ready for use on the first
Of June.
/ Chickasha. I'm the extreme south |
/ western part OF the state, is one of the |
best cities in Oklahoma. Shacks in /
this town are conspicuous by their abb |
scnce. Modern busnes. structures |
/ grace the down town districts and
homes that would do credit to "A city /.
OF hundred thousand people dot the /,
Presidential sections. Elegant church
edificos rear their spires heayenward .
and commodious school buildings have
! been erected TO house the students Of
the city
with over ten miles Of asphalt pave |
ment-cOsting over million dollars, /
/ Chickasha presents the air Of a metro. |
politan city and the visitor is impress
ed with the stability and permanence
Of the improvements made. The city
has erected at a cost of $4,000 mag,
nifcent city hall and fire station,
structure that will meet the needs Of
a town Of 10000 people.
The people Of this town appreciate
the need of railroad construction in
the state and at the recent election
gave the proposed constitutional
amendment a handsome majority.
They would like to have direct rail
road connection with Ardmore and
stand ready - DO their part in the
announcement OF such a venture.
Among the people have met here
are Major J. r. Burton pushing,
progressive citizen who is devoting his
energies to the administration Of the
city's affairs and 10 the upbuilding OF
his town. !
G & EirI-pafpick secretorv ~ tho Z