The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-10-25
FIGURES SHOW
bRDM0RE NOT
SThCNATED
BUILDING ACTIVITY BOTH UNDER
WAY AND Contemplated REP.
RESENTS A NEAT SUM. IN
VESTMENTs BY OUTSIDERS.

"Will Ardmore grow" Well, that
is a question that will have to be set.
tied by individual observation, but
for the benefit OF the skeptical Just
a few of the projects that are 5t!ll
contemplated and likely to be closed
within the next few days are the fol-
lowing which show that people who
have money to invest seem to think
Ardmore a pretty good place to in
vest in and are getting ready TO rut
their plans into execution.
First, there is the Sharp hotel prop
osition. Originally this was to have
been a $l5O,OOO deal but when Mr..
Sharp took in the local situation, aud
saw the possibilities of the city he
recided to raise the bid just $50,010,
which will give Ardmore 5000, 900
hotel This building will be under
construction within thirty days, as
the plans are already being drawn
and Mr.. Sharp is on the ground today
securing additional data for the ar
chitects to work by.
The matter of the big office build
ing at the corner of Main and A
streets has been discussed pro and
con for some time Mr.. Simpson,
who will build this structure, is non
committal but II was learned this
morning that leak had occurred in
his news service" and that the con
tract was practically closed with the
Russell-Brown people of Dallas for
the erection of a 100000 structure
on this lot.
Work will soon begin on the new
Presbyterian church which will cost
approximately 100000.
The Santa Fe railway company will
begin Immediately the erection of a
new passenger depot that will cost
approximately 100000 when com.
pleted and plans are already being
drawn for a $4,000 convention hall
that bonds were recently voted for
The telephone building will be under
way in a few days and will cost
$4,000.
The above six items alone have
raised the estimate over the half mil
lion mark, and for the benefit of
skeptical il can be stated that there
are enough smaller deals pending to
raise the figures well over the three
quarter million mark. In fact it will
be nearer the million mark when all
are accounted for.
The smaller deals for obvious rea-
sons have been withheld from the
general public at this time, but they
are a certainty and this winter and
next spring will witness more build
ing than was ever seen in this city
before.
The Chamber Of Commerce and
the business Mems Association are
going to locate several small factories
in the city the coming year, and are
already in communication with sew
eral The Chamber of Commerce is
going to make determined fight for
cheap gas for manufacturing pur-
poses and with this accomplished
there will be no trouble in doubling
the population of the city within the
next three years.
The Ardmore Ice, Light e Power
company are going to make exten-
sive improvements in their plant and
equipment. The city is already build
ing a new pumping station at the
city lake and several other improve
ments are contemplated. The Ard
more Traction company have recent
ly put their lines into service and
are contemplating extending them to
various parts Of the city within an
other year If they do not actually
construct an interurban connecting
the city with asphalt deposits at
Woodford and the new Fox field.
These are but few Of the many
things contemplated An investiga-
tion will reveal bigger things TO come
in the future. and on the whole Ard
more activity in all departments Is
worry great al the preseut time.