The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-04
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Ardmore's Opportunity.

| the partial report OF COMMISSIONS
Eridgman and City Engineer Bad
| ford, who have recently returned
from Oklahoma City, where they i'm
vestigated the water situations Of
that city. Also, Commissioner Bridg
mans suggestion, that OF harnessin
the beautiful Washita river that runs
only short distance north OF our
city. The taxpayers of Ardmorc
have already paid, rs ! understand,
FOR the survey, plant, specifications,
estimate, etc 1t is absolutely Grim
inal not to take advantage OF wha'
nature has so lavshly bestoweo
lpon us. Other cities within Il radius
Of one hundred miles OF lis would
give millions of dollars for Ard
more'S natural advantages aud ne
golden opportunity. We can come
! together and work as in days gone
by. and by so doing We will have q
city OF 100000 population within ter
years from date
We can sell to ANXIOUS purchaser
al OF our surplus power for a sufti.
! Cient amount Of money TO pay the
principal and interest on the bonds
We will sell. and if figures are truth
ful as they art said TO be, the entire
bond issue will be fully paid by t4
! time ArdmOrc grows to such . si2t
that she will need all the power that
one plant will furnish for her own
use TO my certain knowledge for
eign capital is seeking TO buy all
water power in our state. so if We
do not take advantage of our present
opportunity by conserving all the
water power that geographically be
longs to us, We will have but one
time to regret 1t.
The coal deposits VIII some day
be exhausted; the natural gas. OF
which We have such great abund-
ance at present, will some day fail,
but the Washita river, that beautiful
mountain stream, will furnish us with
an abundance Of power 10 run all
factories together with ample light
and fuel for all time to come. We
have the reservoir, settling tank, to-
[ with nj In tNln
sufficient for all purposes, so by
simply pumping OF this mountain
stream into our reservoir, we can
supply the people with water so
sweet and pure, that thousands will
come to drink.
The shipping of this water will
become one of the greatest paying
industries of Ardmore. Water In
Ardmore will be SO plentiful that her
people can and will run irrigating
bitches all over their flower and
vegetable gardens. There are several
thousand ornamental shade and fruit
LlctS WltuelCu anu uIeu uuIluS buC
past summer by reason of the scarcity
Of water. All this will be past his
tory the moment we begin to use
that which naturally belongs to us.
When it becomes generally known
that Ardmore Is drawing her water
supply from this never-failing noun
tain stream, the advertisement alone
will be worth what We pay for IT,
We need the power now TO help
the mines that are developed and
are being developed, that are so
rich in mineral lying in this vicinity.
All of them will be glad to hitch on
the power generated.
In my humble opinion, our people
are morally, If not religiously, bound
to develop these great natural re-
sources for the rising generation
Let's call the old guard from the
different parts Of the state, whose
inttrests are still here and let our
present mayor, Mr.. Dawson, take the |
lead. We will add to this combina
ton all the new blood that ar |
progressing, and form such a strong .
combination of real live pushers tina, /
we will go ahead with such a d..
termined rush that the voices of the
pessimist and the knocker cannot be
heard. The faultfinder, the pessimist.
the knocker, who thinks that they
own enough of the worlds goods
and are openly opposed to more CON
petition, or to help his less favorct
brother-let all such stand back, yos,
away back, and keep silent.
want to say to you in confidence
that the 10000 land suits that were
brought by government employees il
order to hold their jobs, the hot
Wind9 that visited uc tba noe, goo,or |