The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-22
Do NOT FAVOR
R|NCL|NG OFFER
SENT IMENT BROUGHT OUT AT
LAST NIGHTS MEETING SHOWS
PEOPLE WANT CONTRACT.

That the proposition submitted oy'
Mr. Ringing to the citizens COM
mittee and the sgners of the bonus
notes that he would relieve the par
ties mom pa, ing 4 portion OF the
bonus provided they did not compel
him t. build on the Rock Island al
this time. is not meeting with much
faYor by the signers of the notes,
was shown by a few remarks made
by various signers at the citizens
meeting a, the opera house last
night
Several were very plaln-spoken
in dealing with The matter, and said
that they were not in favor Of let
ting the Ringing interests stop fol-
the present at the new town Of
Ringlinr and intimated that Ringling
and the Oklahoma City chamber Of
commerce were NEGOTIATING for a
road from oklahoma City to the oil
fields, and that is the very thing
that A.dmore is going to prevent
This will be submitted to the
signers Of the notes for their an .
swer. and another meeting will be
called within a few days to let the
general public know the exact sit
uation.
The meeting at the opera house
last night was well attended, but, az
the object of the meeting was not
stated in the call, very few knew
what was wanted or expected o.
them.
J. Il. Pennington as spokesman
stated that the object OF the meet
ing primarily was to devise some
means to get the citizens together il
a monster mass meeting in ordeI
that the proposition might be eX.
planned to them. His remarks wer'
followed by Judge HarreId, who sta
ted thar before scolding people for
not coming out to these public meet
ings, the committees should take
some of the blame on themselves
for not informing the public wha
the meeting was for and what it
object was.
Judge Harreld urged that some
definite policy be adopted and thel
carry it out 90 the letter. that
get-together spirit was lacking her,
for the want of understanding, an
all this could be wiped away If IN
people would come cut ana rub el
bows with each other it was sus
gested by him that the business me
of the city organize and have noon
day lunches occasionally, where
over something GOOD to eat the
talk over business matters and bnil
a greater city.
Col. Sidney Suggs was called, an
made a characteristic booster speec
in which he said that those VIII
were advancing the idea that ther
were altogether too many meeting
held here at present, that in tn
early days the citizens Of the cit
met every night for IS nights an
talked over business matters, Wit
the result that the Rock Island wa
extended into this city and a vas
territory opened 10 development
Col. Suggs stated that if necessai
for the welfare OF the people to 4
so. TO meet every night, but 10 forg
that crouch that some of them wei
carrying, and get together for Il
'uplift Of tie city and her affair
COL Suggs told of early days
Ardmore. when many were in opp'
si-ion to advancement and what
u time the progressiyes had in brin'
ing Ardmore out of the mud, az
converting it from a hog ranch
a wen paved city, and thar whel
" ever necessary, the columns OF II
Ardmoreite were open for all Il
free advertising and publicity nece
aary to make Ardworc grew; tn
he had never weakened in his fai
i'm the city and that he hal alwa
maintained that there We're hidd'
d resources enough within thirty mil