The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-14


> States ie the largest eiiy 10 soath
= western Oklahoma, = the natural 4
. notwithstanding center for this ter. 4
riiory and the great panhandle 4
. district of Texas =
= Electric power COSTS less IN =
. chickagha oklahoma, than ID any 4
. other American cify oi o popuia. =
= ion of 5000 or more. =
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*chlckasba p0saeeses more factors
that are esrcntial to successiul manu-
iacuflne than any oiner ely ~ this
great bow siate Thefc include cen.
tralness of location, neapess 70 the
source of supply Of raw materials, iifat
class transportation facilities. cheap
fuel, the cheapest electric power in
The southwest an unlimited supply of
good water, a heaithful climate, gco.
graphically near the center Of the
United States and consequently in
cIoze proxlmllly % the great couaum.
ing public of The southweat, located
IN the center of tho richest agficul-
iural district 81 the state 50 that the
produce 81 the farms and gardens con.
tlnually pour INTO our markets, thus
insuring an economical living 70 all
classes Of PEOPLE
Population ,Ss0. II. =. census
1910 In 1900 population wins about
1000
Area--3N square miles.
Altitude ,0g4 to 1853 feet.
Mean annual temperature cs Do
greea
Average annual rainfall-32 inches
AeAesacd valuation Of city property
sG.o00.0Oo.
Real value CITY property 10000,
OoO
Total bonded indebtedness s4l5,
900
Tax rate city, county and state Tor
1910, $500 per hundred, the lowest
rate In The state IN city Of lrat
class, basis 81 value considered.
Postal receipts $si,37O.O7 for year
ending July !, 1910; 8iG,56i.27 for
che year ending July J. 1906, and an
appropriation OF si75,c0O for q new
federal building.
Watcrworts owned Dy municipality
Coat si50.OOO; twcnty-seyen miles of
watea mains; capacity ofiphint' lh0Osi
900 gallons daily; winter tower with
tank capacity Of 100000 gallons top of
rank being S7 feet above the base and
located on fhc highest point III or
surrounding the city; water drawn
from Washiia river, river that stays
ii ita banks rs more Ike a river than
any IN Oklahoma. ard furnishes an I'M
iimltnd supply Of running water,
Sewerage system IA miles Of sanl
tary sewers, sik miles or storm sew
ers and about fiyo miles Of sanitary
sewers under construction
Street paving Il miles mostly as
phalb small part beine bricks also
i6 miles of graded streets.
Sidewalks lG miles Of cement side.
walks and many Improvements aud ad
dilioBs are under construction,
Street railway six miles of electric
railway III the oity limits connecting
tho husincsn part of the cliy with tho
suburbs and passing the new state In
dustflal institute and college for girls.
Light and power companies There
are two companies III the local field
tho chickaaha Gas and Electric com.
rany which operates the gas plant and
owns and operates The water power
dam lust below the city, The Chicisa
eha Light iloat aud Power company
chickasha has thc lowest mu
nioipal lighting rate Of any city or l0-
O0o and up IN thc United States and
which is furnished by q privately own
cd company Rates 70 manufacturers
~ large quantities b Furnished AZ low
AZ one apd onchalf gents Der kllowatt
tue grcat eay, oil aud com folds ot
Oklahoma are less thar one hundred
miles away and borines for Oh ana
eaa win be made N chlcIasha in the
near future.
Telephone system A7 telephones
10 Use "a ChlcbAsha 1900 Installed
and ulnmoie swiichboard capacity o.
5000 fines, and 9g operators ara EN-.
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