Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29


itorfal of Deaison Paper Relative
TO Durant's Attitude.
The Denison Herald a few days
ago printed long winded editorial
in which Durant in general ara the
Chamber OF Commerce in particul-
az was -fomped on hard, on account
Of a resolution the Chamber OF
Commerce passed, which disfavored
the useless spending OF government
money 10 make Red River a navig-
abel stream. President Powers Of
the Chamber OF Commerce has adj
dressed the following communica-
tion to The Herald in reply to its
editorial: -
EDITOR HERALD: f
In your issue of May 22nd, you
had an editorial on the recent ac-
tion Of the Durant Chamber of Com
merce opposing the expenditure Of
money by Congress in the vain at
tempt to make Red River navigable,
which believe to be an unjust re-
Election ON the people of this city.
and one which / do not think you
would make if you were properly in
formed as to the feeling here. You
intimate that because the Chamber
of Commerce here could not con-
scientiously join withcthe commerce
ial clubs of Denison, Paris and
Hugo in petitioning Congress to
spend hundreds of thousands OF
dollars Of the peoples money in an
Eenterl,r ,rise it believed impossible of
successful attainment, the people of
Durant are guilty of petty jealousy,
! You say; further, that "Durant, for
some reason unknown to the peo-
pie in this vicinity, has consistent
ly, both in and out--.of. season, op-
posed every move intended to adj
vance the interest of North Texas
and Southern Oklahoma. whether II
started in Denison, or even had its
endorsement. Seemisg1y all II
wants to know is the attitude the
city of Denison will assume upon
any project or question affecting the
locality in which both towns are To-
Gated and it Immediately arrays IT.
self on the opposite side"
Now, the writer can not speak for
the Durant of early days, having
been resident OF this city only the
last four and o half years, but he
can say that at this time there is no
such feeling here as The Herald
would have its readers believe.
There may be those here who be-
lieve that an interurban railway
connecting Durant and Denison
would be detrimental to the former
in commercial way but if' so,
they are confined 10 few shop
keepers. The business men of Du-
rant generally, and almost it's en-
tire citizenship. would welcome
such connection, with its attend
ant cementing of closer ties between
the two cities. On no other ques-
ton affecting the interests of the
two cities have / ever in my -four
years of service on the board of di-
rectors of the Durant Chamber -oi
Commerce heard any intimation OF
jealousy or i'll will toward Denisor
or its people, Did 1t look as though
Durant was opposed to closer trade
and social relations with Denison
or North Texas. when this city sem
| a delegation of forty of her citizens
/ to attend the organization meeting
J OF the Oklahoma, Texas and Gull
Highway association in Denison las
: fall the largest delegation by fai
} that attended that meeting?
No, Mr.. Editor, you are wrong II
this matter; and fear you have
chosen course that may tend t
! create i'll feeling. where good viii
is so much more to be desired. Du
rant is pursuing the even tenor o.
her way-without first trying t
learn Denison's attitude; but It Il
: pleased when it finds Denison head
: ed in the same direction. N
1 a. al nf a T.