The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-09
IS GUEST
AT SMOKER
Private Car Remains in
ChiCkaShA over
Night

BUSINESS conditions are better
than they have been and the outlook
for the year is encouraging The
depression that has been hanging oy-
er the business world eas been brok.
en-" was the message President
Nudge brought 10 the business men
Of chlckasha al the smoker last night
at which gathering he was the prln-
clpal speaker In q simple friendly
manner Mr Nudge tSikct wi'h lhe
business men ot the town, comment
ing on the improvements that his
company has placed here and ending
by statement Of the general business
conditions which ne declared were
very encouraslng
Al the meeting T n Dwyer made
the address Of welcome aud introduced
President Nudge The other mem.
bers OF the official party who spoke
( we're Robert Walter, general council;
}. u. German. first vice president
John Sebastian. third vice president;
T.. w. Jones, general manager and ri
II. Beacon, general superintendent
These speakers were followed BY the
following local men: J Z. schow, W.
F, Ramey A. s. Riddle aud f. b.
Johnson.
One hundred representative bust
ness men gathered az tie Elks Club
rooms TO meet the Rock Island o.
ficlals and the meeting was character
lzed BY the Informal manner in which
me talks we're delivered Ben john.
son. chairman b the committee on ar.
rankements irresponsible foF ne sue
cess OF ihe meeting
President Nudge expressed bis
pleasure. by declaring the meeting 70
be bis style Of a ppblic gathering raih.
er than more elaborate affairs where
"there IS more eating and less talk.
ing"
Humphrey orchestra iufnishea
S.e-muslc throughout the evening and ci-
ears wcre passed freely.
s. 4. Nudge. president oi the Rock
Island Railway company and his eorps
Of office assistants arrived in chieka.
sha Thursday afternoon At $40 o'clock
The presidents special car remained
IA the city all night ans the officials
were hanaueied Al the Elks Club
rooms lAsi night. qhe following oiii.
clals are WITH President MHdge. Roh-
ert Walters. general council }. W.
Gorman. first vice president. a. e
RideeWay. second siee president.
John Sebastian third vice president;
" n. Sloan. assistant TO the presi-
dent. G. w Jones, general manager.
IL Cover. freight traffic managsrt
L. 81 Alien. general passenger AGENT
J. p. Harry. chief engineer. i. ".
Morrison. assistant freight traffic
manager. 4. II. nraeoms general sup
erlntendcnt and Carl schols, manager
Of the mining department
After leaving his special coach
President Nudge was pllotea through
the new Rock Island depot This ls
his first trip through chlckasha since
the building has been completed and
when asked how he liked the build
s ing he replied that ii was not how
well he liked q but how well the peo
pie OF Chiekasha liked il"
: President Nudge who ls on bis an
nual tour Of inspection reports th'
business conditions along the maif
line OF his system sfeatly improved
over a year ago The spirll Of optim
ism is prevailing the country and thefl
isa very hopeful outlook over orol
prospects" said he "chickasha hal
by far the handaomest station build
Ing IN the state and The town Is look
ing better than have seen lt sine
have been touring the southwest
President Nudge was especlaill
plersed with the civic cleanliness Q
the local yards and commented upo
It.
L. NJ Alien, General passenger as
ent who has not bssn IN Chiesash
81 since the Klowa and cVmanche Ian
opening, was loud In his exclamation
of establishment at the growth Of th
town in the past ten years. Mr a
len said that he saw greater improve
ment in Chlckasha than In any tow
that he had visited ihls trip.
W. s. TlnsmA. slrst assistant 70 tn
president did not come TO Chickash