The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-06-28

ana go 10 the front rapidly from the
first is being shown in Ringing, a
city that will not be eleven weeks old
until Monday. The city's motto is
Build with the idea that this is the
best town on EARTH" and it seems that
each and every citizen has become so
imbued with that idea that they are
pulling together and building perma,
nently as they progress.
The townsite of Ringing is admir-,
ably located. Rolling in all directions
from a high, central point, which is
the business center of the city-there
is perhaps not more ideal site in the
entire Southwest The prairie coun-
try, farm lands now covered with
abundant crops, can be followed for
many miles west and south, while to
the south is the big Healdton oil
field, sight that inspires every per-
son who visits Ringing. From the
townsite may be seen the oil der
ricks by the score, and when these
are seen, with the morning sun shin
ing on them, it is something that one
never forgets.
This gradual slcping townsite also
provides ideal drainage, a problem
that will never trouble the citizens
here TO any great extent, And even
now, this young commonwealth is
getting ready to have a sewer sys-
TEN installed, and it can be operated
without great difficulty because of the
dcwnhill grade of all the mains and
laterals from the business center.
At the present time, even without
such a system, there is no town in
the state that can boast of better
sanitary regulations, and they are en-
forced to the letter.
These sanitary regulations were
drawn up by a Ringing Chamber of
Commerce committee and each citi-
zen is bound to respect and follow
them: if he does not, he is called
upon by the county health authorities
an agreement having been reached
between them and the Ringing au-
thorities-and the citizen who erred
will never balk again. These condi-
tions have made Ringing clean. Many
towns and cities of Oklahoma boast
OF the fact that they have big clean
up campaign actually each spring;
Ringing has a general cleanup reg
ulsrly each week. Can you beat it
anywhere?
Great Business Activity.
Business conditions in Ringing
have been good from the start. Here
is one place in the state where busi-
ness depression has not been a fea-
ture, and with the completion Of the
Ringing railroad into this city, there
was an added impetus that has made
the streets fairly hum with industry.
Immediately has Ringing become the
shipping center not only for the Heald
ton and Loco oil fields, but also for
the various inland towns in all direc.
tions, which heretofore have been
compelled to freight their merchan-
disc overland many miles from either
the Santa Fe TO the eastward or the
Rock Island to the westward. These
various communities, for twenty-five
years without railroad, are TAX
ing advantage Of the comparatively
short hauls that are now establish
cd from ftins1ing. The business men
in Loco, Dixie, Atlee, Grady and other |
surrounding towns are ordering all |,
their shipments via Ringing, and |
daily there is a considerable freight |.
age from this point to the inland
towns.
Local freight shipments for the
Healdton and Loco fields are also |
coming to Ringing. From Ringing |
to the center of the Healdton field |
is being constructed one of the model .
roads of the entire state. 1t will be .
completed within the next few days.
After being piked, it will be oiled, a
delight not only to automobile parties
but also to the freighter and the man
who is freighting with an auto truck.
Not only does this road give the
shortest haul between any railroad
point and the oil field, but it is also
by far the best road in every way
that connects the field with the out
side world
A Business Commercial Club.
And what is the backbone of all
these things that are making Ringing I
a wonder town? The Ringing Cham.
Der of Commerce takes back seat
for no, other organization, of the kind
on earth. When there is anything
TO be done for the good Of the town &
and the community. this business l.,