The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-11-21
CLUB DISCUSS
HOTEL QUESTION
DIRECTORS APPOINTED A COM.
MlTTEE TO MAKE INVESTIGA.
TON AND REPORT TO CLUB.

Last night the commercial club in
regular session took up the matter
OF securing a new hotel for the city
and had expressions from several bus
mess men who were present and the
matter was finally left up to the direc.
tors to make an investigation and see
what was best to do in the matter
A good-siZed crowd was present,
and with few exceptions all were very
emphatic in their statements that
ArdmOre needed a modern, up-to o-date
hotel and urged immediate action to
secure it. President Foster of the
Commercial Club stated that he had
given the matter very little thought
and the meeting had been called for
the express purpose of getting the
people express themselves and now
was the time for every one who had
anything to say to get busy. w. R.
Burnitt, S. A. Apple, j. b. Hamilton,
P. d. Maxwell and a number of 9th
ers said that a hotel was the one
thing that Ardmore needed most at
this time, and urged that the club
take some action.
Captain Wilmington was present
and stated that in his opinion there
were several things that Ardmore
needed more than it needed another
hotel at the present time, and said
from his own personal knowledge the
hotels of the city were fully abreast
of the town, and if the conditions in
the future ever warranted better ho-
tel facilities, he was willing to fur
nish them as soon as it was shown
that he could get patronage. Captain
Wilmington stated that he had rooms
Ia his house that had not been occu-
.3ed for five years and if the city
needed added hotel accommodations
he could easily arrange to put these
rooms into commission The Captain
said that he had improved his prop
erty from time to time and was pre-
pared to keep on improving as the
times and conditions demanded but
he did not think the time was here
yet, nor was it likely to lie for some
tim. In speaking of the bonuses Of
fered at different times for the erec-
ton of a hotel, he stated that the
might better give to some
local man who has helped make the |
town what it is, than to some outsider
who never had done anything toward |
putting Ardmore on the map. In con-
clusinon the Captain invited the com
mittee to make an inspection of the |
hotel facilities before passing judg |
ment and then render their judgment |
as to wehther Ardmore needed an
other hotel at this time.
The question of an oil well sup
ply house was brought up for discus
sion and the question of going after
one or more advocated n. H. Nc
Coy told the meeting that it was
useless for Ardmore to try to secure
4 supply house or hardly anything
else requiring reayy shipments OF
freight until they secured a freight
Else requiring heavy shipments of
place their stuff in Ardmore as cheap
y as they can in other points in the
state. AS it is at present, shipper
AN get interstate shipments of
reight billed to Tulsa and then re-
hip locally to Ardmore and thirty
niles beyond, cheaper than it can be
billed TO Ardmore direct.
The railroad committee was in
tructed to get busy on this PROPOSE
ion at once and be prepared to make
report and start something to re-
ieve this situation.