The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-20
CHICKASHA
MERCHANTS
ARE BEHIND
Secretary Ersland Sends Out Another Dis
hess Signal in Hope Of Getting
Needed Legislation

! Arthur Ersland, secretary OF the To-
cal Retailers association, received the
following letter from p. ]. Mullin, sec
retary of the oklahoma Business Mems
association this morning:
'In the old story about the wolf you
remember the boy set up numerous
howls for help-and always got it,
when it wasn't needed. Then, when
the wolf really did come and the BOY
really did need help, he howled louder
than ever, but there was no response.
S. e. Brady president Of your associa-
tion, big job with a big man on 1t
and with lot of honor but no salary
attached to it, now is in pretty much
the same position of that boy when
he made the last call. The wolves are
about to eat him up. Help Help.
"Now, then, there is only one reason
in the world for S. E. Brady laying
down at this time or any stage of the
game. He has the pep, he has the
steam, he has the brains, he has the
influence, he has the experience; but
he is short Of money Do you want
him to finance your legislative cam
paign9 and do most OF the work in con
nection with it too? Is that the Okla
homa spirit?
"Mr. Brady hates to be continually |
calling for funds. You know who is
going to be benefited by the laws we /
are going to get in the next two weeks
or not at all. Loosen up; hustle: send
your check; don't wait.
"In connection with the above" SIR.
Ersland said today, "Chickasha is
way behind even the smaller towns in
Oklahoma, in responding to the legfs-
Iative fund.
''Mr. Brady has business of his
own in FL Reno which needs his atten-
ion; yet he has been in Oklahoma
City nearly all of the time at his own
expense for about six weeks, looking
lfter the interests of merchants of
Oklahoma Can any merchant do less
han donate $1,OO for the legislative
and?
"The following -Chickasha hate
hus far responded: l. A. Bone 90;
!. J. GoIdemith, soc; Otis Luster, soc;
/ G5. Jwsley, soc; H. B. Spencer
10e; Okla. Natl. bank, $100; Tuggle
soc; w. NJ. Boldry, soc; II. /
T. Hampton, $100; P. Devlin, soc; {
Iorgan & Crib, $1.OO; J. Flatau soc:
iilkey-Jarbot, $1OO; williamson-Hai- :
ell-Frasier Co., S1OO; Hub Clothing /
To-, $1OO; Palace drug store, soc; w. &
:. Bullard, soc; H. E. Marks, $1.O0; +
'uie & Wallace, $1OO; Bynum & Co, G
LOO; Geo. X, Powers, SOC; Dan San t
ord, $1.O0; ]. E. Schow, $10O. a
"The Peddlers' Bill passed the house s
lst week, after the merchants Of the h
tate got busy The Necessities Bill Il
ill come up in the near future; this s
i'll is Of vital Importance to all mer- D
hants we ask that each merchant in s
ie county send us $1.OO to help pass S
lis bill and others which will come h
p. O
"How would you merchants like to Il
,se the present garnishment law" t,
SKIS Secretary Ersland in conclusion. s
The other day we called up debtor Q
YER the phone, one who had promised Il
/, pay $500 each pay day, but fell n
own on the agreement. We told this o
arty that we would have to garnishee Il
the $500 was sent down v
thin ten minutes If we had no gar +,
law, all such people would c,
ugh at the collectors. Do you rst o
'alize that these laws are worth some il
ing? Will you not bear your very "
nsil percent of the costs of legisla- o.
on?" 8,
KAFFlR CORN COMING :,