The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-05
SITES FOR TIRE
FACTORIES CHOSEN
WILL BE LOCATED JUST NORTH
OF THE IMPERIAL
REFINERY.
TO PLAN TRACKACE
Chief Engineer and Industrial Agent Of
Santa Fe Will Make Inspection To
morrOw-Buildings VIII BE Two-Sto-
ry FireprOof Structures.

The sites for the two tire factories
have been chosen and the chief engineer
of the Santa Fe railroad together with
the industrial agent will arrive in the
city this evening and will tomorrow
make trip of inspection to the grounds
with view to going over the switch.
ing and trackage necessary for these
| industries.
Charles Besaw of the Besaw Rubber
Co. and President Harmony, Of the Ard.
more-Akron Rubber Co., personally
made their choice of sites. The plants
will be located just north Of the Impe-
rial Refinery and each will occupy five
acres of land.
Mr.. Besaw will Immediately get con.
tractors together and go over with them
the matter Of material for the quickest
erection of his plant. His plans are
already made but until he has a confer
ence with the contractors he is not pre-
pared to say whether brick or cement
will be used.
The buildings will be fireproof in con.
struction two stories in height and will
be erected for the full capacity Of 500
a day.
p. p. Parker sales manager of the
company, is with Mr. Besaw. The plant
at Hartville, Ohio, is oversold for nearly
three months and Mr.. Parker will di.
rect the fiscal campaign for disposing
Of the increased capital stock.
In the meantime the stock to the
Ardmore subscribers is being issued and
all subscribers are requested to imme-
diately remit their subscription TO ". B.
Feagin at the Guaranty State bank.
which is trustee OF the fund pending
the beginning Of construction.
What Rubber Did for Akron.
"The rubber tire industry now start.
ed in this city is very likely to do for
Ardmore in a modest way what it did
for Akron. Ohio. the conceded home OF
the biggest rubber tire interests in the
world" Mr.. Parker said.
In commenting on what the rubber
industry had done for Akron Mr.. Parker
referred TO an article in a popular mag
azine Of last month showing that the
increase in population had been so great
that IL was practically impossible to
secure adequate living quarters for the
workmen's families and that in many
instances four and five were occupying
one small room. II do not desire this
congested condition TO exist in Ard
more" said Mr.. Parker. I'm fact there
will be no necessity for IT, Homes will
be provided as fast as they are in de-
mand and We are going to make II
rule to see that our men are well cared
for.
The rubber industry. like every 9TH
er, attracts many men who have no
family ties but it will be our aim to
secure men with families who will de-
sire to own their own home"
The company is well pleased with
Ardmore. There is wide field in the
southwest for the sale OF its product
and IL Is believed the plant now planned
will have TO be enlarged before the end
OF the first year.
"Ardmore has every right to expect
great things from the rubber industry"
said Mr.. Parker. THE market for crude
rubber is closer 10 Ardmore than II Is
to Akron. and the field for the sale OF
the manufactured product is practic.
ally boundless. The great southwest is
rapidly taking to the motor vehicle, not
only for pleasure but for commercial
purposes. All must be supplied with
rubber tires and ii is reasonable to sup
pose that the plant on the ground will
reap the business"