The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-19
Thinks Joiner City viii Win.

Thinks Joiner City viii Win.
In its fight for a siding in Joiner
City, in the opinion of f. b. Nc
Elroy, who returned Saturday from
Oklahoma City, where he went to
ascertain how it was possible to
withdraw the case from the supreme
court without notice to .. NJ. Joiner
or any of his attorneys, just two
days before it was TO come up for
trial, and then get the order of the
corporation commission for the sid
ing evoked, also without notice, and
without giving any of the seven
hundred petitioners tor the siding
a chance to be heard before reyOk-
ing said order and Mr. McElroy
stated that he learned upon inves
tigation that both the supreme court
and the corporation commission had
been imposed upon by the Ringing
railroad managers and their attOr-
neys and thereby slipped one over
but that he was convinced that the
corporation commission would re-
woke its resembling order and ar
range for another hearing to be held
most probably at Ardmore within
the next few days and then refer the
matter back to the supreme court
for an early hearing and when that
had been done he felt confident of
decision favorable to Joiner City,
which is the natural ana logical To-
cation for all of e'oil well supply
companies.
Owing to it being the nearest
pont on the Ringing railroad to
the oil field and to il being the only
town on the Ringling railroad that
would have the advantage OF two
railroads, as grading on the Ard
more and Western mterrband rail
road had already been started, com
mencing at Joiner City, and that it
would be built through the oil field
to Oil City and that part of the
road put in operation as quickly
as possible in order to furnish both
freight and passenger transportation
TO and from the oil field and thereby
help to get developed Carter coun-
tvs greatest resources.
Mr.. McElroy further stated that
there was no way for the Ringing
company to avoid putting in Il sid
ing at Joiner City, owing to the
other railroad crossing at that point
which in itself would furnish switch
ing connections and just as many
sidings as were necessary at that
point.
The oil producers all favor Joiner
City, and a number of supply com
panies, four lumber yards and one
wholesale grocery are endeayorins
to get located at Joiner City the
first day possible.
1t is conceded that at least one
coed town will be built near the Gil
field. and the race is between Join.r
City and Ringing. Ringling beirg
outside of Garter county and Joiner
being in Carter countp makes it to
the interest of the citizens of Ard
more as well as Carter county to
boost for Joiner City in preference
to Ringing.
On account of the great taxable
values that would be added to Car
ter county, ana for the further rea-
son that if the town OF Ringing
should become a town OF any size,
IT'S promoters, a little later on,
would make an effort, in my opin
ion. TO cut off 2SS sections OF Car
ter county and add to them a por-
ton Of stephens and Jefferson
counties. form a new county with
same. and MAKE Rineling the county
seat leaving Ardmore high and dry
with lis expensive public buildings
a burden on the remaining taXpay-
ers. Then add to that, the calam-
ity on Ardmore that Mr.. Hamon as
sures Oklahoma City, viz: The
building Of a railroad from Ring
ling to Oklahoma City, and Ardmore