The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-18

trustworthy custodans Of the peoples
cash
Merchants Known for Public Spirit.
The merchants OF Ardmore are all
men who have ever stood By their
town. feeling and knowing that in
upbuild!ng the city they were not
only helping themselves, but were
helping and aiding others as well.
Some OF the most up-to-date stocks
OF goods 10 be found in any city OF
thrice the size are right here in Ard
more, and We would add that in
point of elegance OF interior furnish
/ ing and modern display OF goods our
stores stand side by side with metro
polilan emporiums.
our business blocks are solid and
substantial piles of brick and stone,
/ constructed in the best possible man
ner and along practical architectural
lines.
4 Millions Of Dollars Written in In
suranCe.
One of the best and strongest argu.
ments which could possibly be made
for the stability OF the city from a H.
nancial view point and also as CON
cession to the solidty OF her bu'id.
ings and the up-to-date equipment Of
her fire department Is the amount of
insurance which Is written here lnnu-
ally. We do not know the exact fig
ures, but are told upon the most re
liable authority that the annual in
surance carried in this city runs up
well into the millions of dollars This
in itsef is one of the biggest adver
tiSementS which we could send abroad
and Is one which Is bringing many
dollars of outside capital into our
trade channels. and is aiding most
materially in increasing the annual
influx of immigration.
/ All Manner and Kinds OF Business.
There is scarcely business known
I to the financial world which Is not
represented in Ardmore. We have
manufacturing enterprises of all kinds
and wholesale houses as well
Ardmore has one OF the largest oil
mills in southern Oklahoma, and an
! ice plant and electric light plant that.
barring Oklahoma City. is the most
complete and the most modernly
equipped in the state. This plant fur
nishes power in abundance for our
/ many manufacturing plants and lights
I for public and private consumption.
Street Railway System.
We have an electric street railway
system as perfect as any to be found
in much larger cities. which affords
rapid and a cheap means Of trans
portation from the business section
TO the parks and the many beautiful
homes in our western and northern
suburbs.
Ardmore has miles upon miles Of
the finest streets and bouleyards AL
waved with native asphalt. than which
there Is none better. even her most
outlvin" districts, her suburban lots
are skirted with granitoid walks.
A Most Magnificent Court House
Ardmore has a court house, which
is the finest in the state; in fact, 1t
Is in but few counties in very few
of the older states that county build
ngs the equal of this magnificent
structure can be found. The eNter-
ior of this building, surmounted by
an imposing dome from which a
view of the country for miles may r
had. is one which attracts and holds
attention both by the substantial
manner n which it Is constructed
and by the graceful lines and pro
portions produced by architectural
skill The interior of this magnificent
pile of stone and reinforced concrete
is finished in the finest marble. the
! floors are tile and stairwaYS Of mar
bile Eeautiful Ionic pillars of the
finest marble, finished by the most
skilled worhmen obtainable flank
these stairwavs. The offices in this
splendid building are furnished with
the most modern COnveniences and
are provided with burglar and fire
proof vaults SO that all papers per
tanning to the peoples business are
kept absolutely safe.
Hundreds of Beautiful Homes.
Ardmore has hundreds of beautiful
homes which are a source of civic
pride to her people She has a public
library stocked with volumes of the
highest entertaining and instructive
kind She has system of public
schools in charge of the most com
pctcut and thoroughly trained teach
ers and under the supervision of one
of the best educators IN the entire
country
Our Public and Other Schools.
Upou this line il may be said that
we have as perfectly equipped school
buildings. both from point of educa
NOual convenience and hygenienic
arrangement, as we'll as for finish of
construction and suitable furniture as
one will see in any town in this or
ANY other state. In addition to this
we may add that ground will be
broken i'm the next thirty days and
actual construction begun on high
school building which. when complet-
ed will cost 100000.
We feel that we would be doing
ourselves. our city and our readers an
Injustice were we to fail to mention,
in this connection. the Hargrove Col
lese. which under the management Of