The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-08

able valuation Of the lands without
Improvements be loaned on sny tract
Governor Williams calls attention to
the tact that there IL nov available
for such loans 1919. .f2Iis and urges
the people TO avail themselves 0i the
benefit Of tbis Law
! In calling tt.e sttsn tom o: our ,esrd
| ers 10 this la- se desire 10 especially
( direct the attention Of farmers Of
Z the eastern half cf tbs state 10 the
I fact that they have ~oeiuily neglected
I their opportunities in procuring mon.
ey from the state at low rates Of
interest In the early days Of state
Ysoyernment the school land commis-
sIoners apportioned the iOanable
school funds 10 the various cOgnties
on basis Of population. Most Of the
counties Of --tir west side long ago !
borrowed ana . o. their share Of the !
fund and In a number Of counties |
many additional loans have be'n |
made On the other hand, very fe~
OF the counties OF the east side have 1
borrowed the portion assigned to
them Referring again to the state
mcnt Of the governor. It appears that
there are thirty-eight counties Of the
state that have not borrowed the
amount apportioned 10 them, and OF
these counties eight are In the west
ern half Of the state and thirty in
the east half It Is not fair to charge
the commissioners with displaying
partality. for they are as anxious 70
loan in one county as in another
The fault is 10 be found with the
people who shut their eyes to these
opportunities. In safeguarding these
loans It Is necessary that great care
be exercised and many impatient bor-
rowers indulge in the criticism that
too much red tape" Is used. The
same method Is used in all the coun-
ties and those farmers living in west
ern Oklahoma are willing and anx-
ious 10 conform to the rules OF the
department in order 10 get cheap
money They anticipate their need
and make application in ample time
to have their applications properly
Inspected. Our farmers Of Carter !
county and neighboring counties
should awake to the importance Of
this matter and profit accordingly
In no section Of the state is their {
greater need for the application OF
the home ownership" principle than a
In this portion. VIII our farmers a
take advantage of the proffered OPP +
portunty? If the past is a correct
index of the future, we fear the an
swer to the question will be NO
On the sixth day OF October the
school land commissioners approved
loans under the new law for amounts
aggregating Sl2, 200. every dollar of
which went to farmers living in coun
ties that are embraced in what was +
Oklahoma territory. Why? q
Was II because the commissioners T
were unfair to farmers OF the east !
side? Assuredly not, for majority +
Of the members of the board live on |
the east side, and If they were in the r
least biased 1t would be in favor Of y
their neighbors There 70 but one /,
correct reason, and that Is to be {
found in the fact that our people are
neglecting and refusing the OFFER.
This law is a wholesome one, and
Il properly appreciated by cur people ,
will prove benefaction to the state.
Those entrusted with its adminstra- "
ion are doing all they can TO make
he law accomplish its mission, bHt y
hey can only move after 'he people
nave acted. Interested in the sub
,tantial and proper development and =.
growth of the state, realizing that
his will be greatly aided by in
'reasing the number of our home
'wning population, and believing IN
he efficacy of this law as correct
We of many OF our evils. The Ard. [,
norete urges each of its rural read a,
rs in need of this money, who can, n
o avail himself of the opportunity "
low presented. Il