The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-02-06
Attitude Of the Ardrnoreite
Concerning the MayoraIty Race

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s,d n that event xe siI re'1se a.
fer.sl,g tran them.
Ne- LIE ". Dyer, NJ Pennington,
Nr H4fner, Nr W'olGeron. NJ. Haf-
reL1 zna o,1ers Know tnst ne Ard
aorete d.1 aazt j. oo1ld " keep
cog. Z fga. for BE Dflce d mayor.
He .aoaY1, +, Dest for AromOre that
a eguy,o1ise oe effected But no.n-
.ng cO46 ~ do1e ~ ourselves. and
me others who were working vita us.
/ The situation IL D4youd our control
and lt seems now that a. Interesting
sgat ls aneso u VI fOr t1e chief Il
e,utlie or.ce u ne city. Every man
~ me city has rght ~ offer hin
.ef FOR Office and Te are proud Of
me faet IA, Harry y. Johnston. az
an emDloye of this paper, has 70 con
Quoted himself IN this city since his
Tes.deuce here that he can 70 before
ne l@oD.e aI'a gOCd conscience and
ask for their suffrage. The friends
u Mayor Co,ner charge mat Ne
placed Johnston ln the rare 70 iniuTe
Mr Cotner, friends oi Commission
81 DaWsDn charge Ne put 4r. John
stOn IN the rare ~ hurt Nr. Dawson.
Taa, n the situation as It exists, but
ne Ardmoreite disclaims any credit
for having discovered Ar. Johnston.
We have but the kindes, words for
him. u De can make such q mayor as
he ls news paper man, he will be
rood man for that office, but be will
not be given any space In this paper
IN the interest Of his candidacy that
be dOeg not get On the same basis
that any other candidate can obtain.
We trust this statement Is plain
enough and We belieYe It Is only fair
70 Mr Johnston and 70 ourselves that
wc make Il.
Oklahoma avenue across the Santa
Fe tracks, and where the crossing
nov Is will be located the new depot
The present depot will be used for
a Motel and eating house. All western
traffic over the Santa Fe from the
south viii be over the main line into
Guthrie, thence over the Denver, Enid
and Gulf line 70 Klowa, and then west
over the Panhandle division.
The city Of Joplin has refused 10
purchase stock IN the contemplated
81 Louis, Oklahoma and Western.
which II being promoted by f. NJ.
Olerlees Of Bartlesyille, Okla, and w.
=. Chapman Of New York city, and
a. result the promoters have
scratched that citys name of their
list. A special committee OF the Jop-
lin Commercial Club reported that
the promoters desired too great a
share OF the profits and stock Of the
construction company. The company
wag chartered in 1907 to build west
Joplin 10 connection with the Ori-
cnt railroad. The promoters are con
tinuing their work without Joplin.
Surveyors for the Winnipeg, Salina
and Gulf completed the survey during
the last week from Alya west to
Beaver city, nearly 100 miles, routing
the road through Buffalo and Cate.
Beaver citizens are raising "A bonus
for the company, as are also the citi-
IONS of Alya, who have promised
100000 Sterling. KAN, has subscrib-
ed $4,000 and Sylvia, Turon and Gun
ningham 5000 each. The Marine
Trust and Security company of San
Francisco Ia assisting in financing the
road, of which H. Leon Miller OF Sa
lima, Kan, IL president The first
line built viii be south from Omaha
through Sallna TO Alva, with a branch
west from Alya to the New Mexico
coal fields.
Citizens of Lawton have subscribed
4, $lOO. 900 bonus, Ardmorc 100000 and
Duncan $4,000 toward the construc-
ton OF the proposed railroad from
Ardmorc west to Lawton, 1875 miles.
The work will be done by the Develop
mcnt Corporation OF Philadelphia, the
contract being signed Immediately af-
ter the bonus was guaranteed Jake
l.. llamon and Rol Robertson OF Law
ton assisted the Ardmore and Duncan
Commercial Clubs during the last
week TO raise the necessary funds.
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