The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-12
Five Men, With Jonas Cook as Chairman,
Commissioned TO Boost Development
Of Chickasha; Ordered to
"Gei Busy
GARDENS ON VACANT
LOTS ARE PROPOSED
Principal Black Of North School Has Plan
and Cooperation is Promised; Changes
in Board; "Aggie" Work in
Good Shape

"Boosting" of the business kind will
be revived in Chickasha in the I'M
mediate future il new move that was
launched at the meeting OF the board
of directors Of the Commercial and
Farm bureau last night bears the
fruit that is expected of it
When this bureau was organized Il
was designed to serve a dual purpose,
one object being the promotion Of bet
Ter agriculture in the county and the
other the development OF Chickasha.
Thus far II has occupied itself almost
exclusively with the farm part OF
It's program, believing that therein lay
:ts best chance for boosting and
building on a substantial basis.
Without letting up in its efforts 70
further the agricultural advancement
Of the county, the bureau now pro
poses 70 make a stronger effort to
pash TIE progress OF Chickasha With
this end in view the board Of direc-
tors voted 70 establish what will be
known as the Development Depart
ment Of the bureau. Jonas Cook was
selected tc head the new. department
80 rotr her rnen N.rr win he nara
ed by ;ne acting president TO serve
With him. These five men will be
commissions to go after everything
in sight" for Chlckasha and they arc
expected to get busy" at once.
Among The first items to be tackled
by the new department will be the
matter Of providing facilities for TAX
ing care Of more students at the co.
leee next year. No definite steps in
This direction have been taken but 1t
is expected that some PLANS will be
worked out after a conference with
President Augtin.
The board OF directors also gave It's
approval to an idea advanced by Prin-
oipal Black of the North school, who
proposes TO enlist the children OF the
city in the business OF gardening on
a large scale. making use of all the
vacant lots in the city. The Develop
ment department was instructed to
take the matter in hand, working out
the details and. If possible, carrying II
10 successful completion.
w. II Gilkey. vice president OF the
] oard. presided over the meeting las,
night and will serve as the head oi
the organization till new officers are
elected In May Members presens
we're NJ. e Humphrey, L. c. Hutson'
Jonas Cook, J. W. Kayser. Ben Nor
ena. VIM. Inman and Evans. To MI
vacancies in the board the presidens
nnpointed Orin Ashton, manager OF
the Apache Cotton Oil company; i.
l. wallace and w. H. Donahue, cash
fer of the Oklahoma National bank.
The matter of new quarters for the
bureau was discussed, notice to va
cate the present building on the ex'
piration Of the lease, about April J.
having been received. Mr. Gilkey and
several others favored getting a build
ing where there would be enough
space for a rest room for ladies conf
ing from the country to shop in the
city. Secretary Clark was instructed
to get proposals for furnishing a
building and submit the same at the
next meeting.
County Agent Cooper made briei
report. showing the demonstration
work is in good shape, with prospects
for a successful season.