The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-02
KNITTING MILL
PROPOSITION
TOWN ASKED FOR SITE, BONUS
AND STOCK SUBSCRIPTION .--
COMMERCIAL CLUB BUSY.

Brown Cornelison of Oklahoma City
met with the Commercial club Thurs
day night at the court house and sub
mitted a proposition to locate knit
ting mill in Ardmore. He addressed
| the membership of the clug, stating
that Cornelison Hayney of Philade!-
| phia is now in Oklahoma City, that
he was the owner of three of the 400
different knitting mill plants in Phil
adelphia, that on account of labor con-
dItions in the east he desired to move
his three pants to the west, that one
had been located in Oklahoma City,
one at Wichita Falls, Texas and one
more to be located. He asks for a
site, for bonus of $4,000 and for the
sale of $4,000 worth of stock to local
people. He said the plant would give
employment to seventy or eighty per-
sons, that Ardmore was an ideal 10
cation for such a factory, that fuel
here was cheap enough and the town
is located in a fine cotton growing
belt. The site is to be located within
the city limits and plat of ground
140X200 feet will meet with the de-
mands of the company. If the town
meets with the requirements of the
company building operations are to be
begun within a few days.
Mr.. Spragins wanted to know what
Wichita Falls did to secure its knit
ting mill and Mr.. Cornelison replied
that the Texas city gave exactly what
is asked of Ardmore.
Mr. Ringer said that Ardmore people
were somewhat discouraged over rails.
ing bonuses for companies that never
made good and he thought the COM
pany should put up forfeit equal to
the bonus and stock subscription II
Ardmore complied with the demands
of the company. Mr.. Cornelison made
reply to this by stating that in Wich-
ia diio IuC SiIs 32o,V''v
and the company made bond of the
same size that each would carry out
it's part OF the agreement and his
company would do the same thing
in Ardmore.
w. A. Wimbish, p c. Dings and j. |
r. Pennington were appointed on a |
committee to take the matter up with |
the promoter and he will remain here |
until Ardmore either accepts or de-
clines the proposition.
James T. Coleman appeared before
the club and asked that the club send
a message to Governor Cruce request
ing him to submit to the legislature
the proposition of making an appro-
priatiOn for a suitable exhibit at the
Pacific exposition in California in
1915. A resolution that effect Was
unanimously adopted and was for
warded to the governor last night
II. T. Hunt who is aiding in the pro-
motion of the box and basi'e- factory
reported that his people were not do
ing any talking at this time but that
the factory would be built. His re-
marks were greeted with appla Use
Same A. Apple, pro presided at the
said it had been suggested
that the telephone rates charged here
were in excess of the rates pad in
other towns of similar size and that
n letter asking if this were true bad
been addressed to the company and
Secretary West reported that no re-
ply had been received. The discussion
Of electric light rates and gas rates
we're also injected into the talk and
Mr.. Sigler said that il the club TOOK
any action that it should not go blind.
y into the matter. Upon his motion
standing committee composed Of !
]. H. Sigler. ]. F. Easley and Sam
Apple was appointed on public
service corporations. This committee !
VIII Hldke report TO the club at a
ubsequent meeting. /
Mr.. Apple suggested that the city
hould do somethin G toward securing
and concerts for the summer but no
efnite. action was taken. i
G. H. Sigler said there was no coun-
y campaign on this year and some
means should be had by which the Il
own and country could be brought to-
ether in assemblies. This led up to
esolving the club into a campaigc
or trade extension during the sum-
Ter months. A committee was ap- -
ointed to act in conjunction with "
similar committee from the retailers. b
he committee aDnointed consiStc of | O.