The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-31
Provisions for Nearly Thirty Days in Case
Of General Tieup Of Railroads
in This State
PLENTY OF LIGHT
AND CITY WATER
Electric Light and Power Would Hold Out
for Six or Eight Weeks and Water
Indefinitely

That Chickasha is woll prepared to
hold out against the scarcity Of neces-
stiles Of life in case Of a nationwide
strike is shown in interviews with the
heads Of public utilities and other cor
porations and officials. No apprehen-
sion need be felt on the score of city
water light or ice and the present
stock of provisions would keep starva-
ton away for several weeks
Plenty Of Light.
Manager r. D. Shaffer Of the Chick
asha Gas & Electric Co. said;
eve have eleven cars Of coal begin
ming to arrive and expect the final de-
livery to be made before Monday. We
have seven tank cars Of oil, all of
which have been shipped and on their
way and the first will arrive today
This fuel and what assistance we
would get from the dam will be ample
for all operating purposes for six TO
eight weeks. IA tb4 event cf big
rain and more water in the dam it
would last us considerable longer"
No Water Shortage.
Frank Scrimager, water commissions
er, declared today that in case Of a
strike no alarm need be felt over a
prospective water famine. I'VE are in
a position to run indefinitely" he said,
"and there is not the slightest uneasl-
ness. The water works can hold out
whole lot longer than the railroad
men can"
The waterworks does not depend
solely upon electric power for its oper-
alton but has large boilers and sepa
rate machinery for use when the
"juice' fails them. After the supply
of electricity is exhausted the system
can still operate long time on its
own coal
Affects Telegraph Circles.
Although r. Curtis, local manager
for the Postal Telegraph company, is
firmly of the opinion that there will be
no strike, he believes that if it does
occur the receipts Of his office will be
materially reduced.
"Our activities depend largely upon
the cotton oil and cotton business and
if there should be no movement along
these lines the volume of receipts
would be reduced.
"But | do not believe the strike will
materialize," continued the veteran
telegrapher. I'VE still have Thursday,
Friday, Saturday and, in case Of emer-
gency the clock may be set back, con
gress may work on Sunday in an effort
to meet the situation and much can be
done in that time l think possibly
congress will enforce the eight hour
day and leave the other issues for ar
bitration."
The Ice Supply.
Manager Bingham OF the Chickasha
Ice and Cold Storage company stated
that that company has sufficient fuel
on hand to operate the plant for about
three weeks after the Inauguration Of
the strike. He estimates that about
one-third Of the business Of the plant
will be cut off by not being able to
ship to outside customers.
Provisions for Thirty Days.
"If the strike continues for thirty
days we could give public dance in
our storehouse." said Lloyd Doughty
of the Doughty-McDonald Wholesale
Grocery company, who estimates that
the stock OF that company would moi
hold out for over a month a. most.
The local grocers, he says, are no
heavily stocked. awaiting the arriya
Of fresh shipments in September.
The sheriffs Office.
eAs vet nothing has been said o.
done in connection with providing 70
extra guards in the case Of a strik
among railroad men. II they begin t
shy bricks at each other and the raj