The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-09
AHpMoRE TO BE ADVERTISED.
Commercial Club Will Keep Pace
With Other Sections.

Following up his report ol the llnah
cial condition of the Ardmore Com /
mercial club. which was submitted to .
the members of that organization al
their recent annual meeting. Secreta-
nv Mccoy. in a concise and business |
manner called attention to the excel .
lent conditions which surround this .
city naturally and called attention 70 .
the great benefits TO be derived from .
a Systematic method of advertising. |
Mr. Mccoy said:
AN arrangement has been made to .
advertise Ardmore and vicinity in con /
nection with other sections of the I.
state, Dy a series of lectures illustrat- .
ed with stereopticon views in NUM- .
ber of the northern and eastern states,
lasting for the next six months; a fine
state iair exhibit was made at OKLA
homa City. of our agricultural and
horticultural products. under the aus
pices of the commercial club, and =
cash prize of $40 awarded the exhibit
of Carter county and that was fine
advcr. iscment for Carter county;
quantities OF descriptive folders have
been placed through industrial agents
by the railroad companies ana by
mail and If these advertisements have
not been effective it has been because
of unusual adverse conditions.
"'rhe future of Ardmore depends to
a large extent upon intelligent, prac-
tical advertising; some practical
method to he worked out by our ad-
vertisng committee We do not advo-
cate such an advertisement in our
current magazines as employed by
some Of our neighboring cities, that
proved very expensive and absolutely
of no effect. so far as inquiries are
concerned
1T has been the idea to give ou-
best attention to the agricultural re-
time, following this with the efforts
to secure logical industries that would
probably prove successful; and in the
event of railroad west from Ardmore
there is no doubt of our being able
to secure number of new indus
tries.
"rhp general business outlook FOR
the future is good.
at is confidently believed that we
will have actual railroad construction
in the near future; there will he
greater development in the Wheeler
oil fields than ever before, and a pipe
line will be laid to Ardmore.
"There will he greater development
in our asphalt deposits than ever be
fore. Our oat crop, and what little
wheat We raise have been good n
good corn crop is assured, alfalfa has
done well, all crops raised here are
in good condition and We have the
promise of fine cotton crop.
All conditions are surely very en-
couraging and if we do not progress
in Ardmoro. it will be the fault of
| our citizens and not to be charged to
the country nor to conditions.
No factor can so well develop n
town as a live commercial club.
We all must boost in an honest
| logical way: any other way is sure
| 30 result in disaster, far worse than
| failure. and we must Get Together"
Stick Together and work Togeth-
err and sch organization and concert
| ed effort must prove successful. We
all want larger, better town, and
must be willing to pay for it,
The officers and directors Of the
club have kept IN close touch with
all conditions in Ardmore, with any
necessary civic movement, with the
farmers and the Farmers Institute,
with the good roads movement, with
crop diyersification and the good seed
question and with every question
brought to their attention. Sugges
tions and criticism are invited to the
end that the club may be more use
ful to the citizens of Ardmore and
Carter county. and we are firmly con
yiuced that the interchange OF ideas
and their development will be for the
good of all our citizens.
Respectfully submitted,
~. H. Mccoy,