The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-12-14
Business Men Seek to Have the
Motor Car Service Between
Chickasha and Waurika
Restored
OTHER TOWNS ALONG
The LINE FAVOR IT
Contended that Business Condi-
tions Now Justify Better Ser
vice Mayor. Also. Suggests
Motor Car to Anadarko

The proposition Of re-establishing
the motor car service on the Rock
Island between Chickasha and Wau-
rika, launched by Mayor J. B. Burton,
few days ago, is being vigorously
pursued a letter drafted by the mayor
and signed BY city officials and prom
inent business men was today sent to
4 H. Reacom, general superintendent
Of the Rock island at FL Reno, earn.
estly requesting that the service be-
Put on again
Not q business man in the city but
believes the motor car between Wau-
rika and chickasha would be a paying
proposition for the Rock Island and
all realize the direct benefit to Chick
ashs and the convenience to residents
o. the smaller towns between here and
WauFika, exclusive of the general
travelling public travelling statesmen
are strongly in favor OF the move, for
witl the aid Of added service, they can
call upon their customers in the small
Or towns and get into Chickasha at
iRisht and be ready to get away on
aaother line the following morning,
Whereas their work as the schedule
now stands, is necessarily slow and
ofien necessltates the loss OF much
valuable time
Mayor Burton said today that not
only the business men of cAickasha,
bu. some OF thercaidents Of Nlnnekah.
Rush Springs, NARROW and Duncan
witt whom he had talked. expressed
THEN desire for the motor car service
and their Belief that the proposition
would pay 4 dividend to the company.
In this they speak tie sentiments OF
a majority oi the people in those
towns, he said As the schedule now
stands they cannot come 70 Chickasha
without spending the night, or a great-
er part Of 1t, and not wishing to do
this in most cases, they stay away.
Another bad feature OF the Rock
island schedpe.here." said Mayor Bur
toL Is theif connection at Chickasha
ana Anadarko. a motor car plies be
tween Anadarko and Geary, arriving in
Anadarka about the time the train
leixes Eor Chlckasha. At times the
motor car carries passengers VINO wish
to co@e TO chickasha, but unless the
Mansum to Chickasha train is late
ties can make no connection. talk
IA with a business man the other day
laho said he was one Of party d
five on the Enid and Anadarko motor
ca enroute to Chickasha. The Chick
asha train pulled out as the motor cal
was nearing the station, leaving then
stranded in Anadarko over night, witt
absolutely no business to transact
IN conversation with different men,
continued the mayor, q find this Il
the case every day aud if some sys
tern could be devised whereby thi
motor car could be run through Il
chickasha from Anadarko. it would b
a source OF revenue TO the compan
and untold convenience 10 the travel
ing public. However, we win not tax
tha; matter up at present. The bi
proposition now is to get the Chick5
Waufika motor car service re-es
tablished, and 70 dc this we must a
/ pull together | have made q partis
canvas OF the bueiness men and fin
no one but believes the extra seryie
will pay the company profit Il
true that for weeks before the SCI
vice was discontinued, the car was o.
Grated at loss, but that was whe
the entire country was suffering fro
business Expression, Oklahoma hs
ecme hack and Chickasha is entitle
to this consideration. Business como
. ticns are 50 per cent better and inc
/ cations are that the prosperity vi
increase. Therefore say to Il
{ chickasha business, get together {
I this proposition and push it through
3 The letter to Mr.. Beacon follow
o Mr. r. H. Beacon.
{ Gen. supt. Rock Island,
4 ri Reno, Okla.