The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-01
OUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

consideration This election will be the most important
ever held by commercial body in Ardmore for upon
will depend whether Ardmore will continue forge ahead
whether through inability Indifference things will be just
allowed take their course to happen as were rather than
TO be directed along the right lines Ardmoe has
period OF growth that is important shall be continued under
intelligent direction
merce have set that it will be difficult follow The
has had the support and active cooperation of
those citizens who ready and anxious aid in building city
along the right lines They have abored increasingly and
contributed valuable time the upbudnp of their home
Guy fresaeM Apple and his able lieutenant Secretary Gil
BERT are entitled to great deal of credit and every director
working with them due the warmes praise the part
the Ardmore public
Summing up the work the year is to be seen that in
dusres have received great deal of attention with the result
that several plants of hghclas nature the
city and should be in full operation within year at the latest
The securing these plants has given Ardmore problem
solve What are you going do WITH and for the hundreds
of families which will be brought here as result? Just bud
houses to rent them is that all?
Ardmore has nearly completed will be able to dedicate
within the next fortnight well arranged and convenient
well as commodious convention hail. Anticipating this cam
pagn for state conventions has been carried SUCCESSFULLY
until it assured that several thousand delegates to the
various meetings will be brought here during next few
months They must be properly entertained and What
have you to show them and what have you to gain by
tanning these visitors
magnificent six-story hotel building is now beno
erected and will be put into during the present year. Enough
and to spare of support is assured under conditions
but what thought have of assuring this hotel certain
amount OF patronage at times when the hotel business
to be quiet for days at time The expenses go right
the essees should be to run at loss at times in
supply the requirements the public when flush
Ardmore steadily becoming recognized trading center
for large district but at this time there is little chance
Tor business to expand to take of the increasing obligation
this direction mercantile houses only being premium
all the time, but impossible to get any price of the
time Ardmore not grow trading point until is able
TAKE care OF the wants OF the people completely
other city within trading distance The people of the city are
ena 10 service ana they are gong to insist upon having it.
But what are going TO do about it, with the business of the
retailers practically confined to street and
considering the extension of the retail district other streets
The Ardmore oil district the most productive today
and its steady development probable presenting another
problem with which to important that Ardmore
remain the actual headquarters of the oil industry of southern
mens which must be met Ardmore maintains its present posi-
ton in the industry and must either anticipate these
or be ready to meet them promptly whenever they arise
These are few of the problems and obligations which the
new administration of the Chamber of Commerce will be
PEELED to meet if it fulfils its mission
As has already been said the Ardmore Chamber of Com
merce during the past year has fast pace has
things 1t has set the wheels in motion Because of this fact
Is imperative that at least majority of the present officers
and board of directors be reelected though necessarily
the office the adoption of radical change in the
policy of the body at this time would be suicidal The
nuty must be preserved When you take your nomination
ballot in hand next Tuesday select your ticket bear
this fact in mind the Chamber of Commerce entering
upon its greatest period of usefulness
You are to elect president. He must be a who
has not only been identified heretofore with the organization
but who has large interests in the community and willing and
able to take leading part in whatever is undertaken
new secretary is to be employed He should be of
experience, who with record of accomplishment
and who adapted to cope with the particular problems
fronting the city of Ardmore He should be of per-
sonay able to approach and interest the strong the
country should the occasion require But this secretary should
not be bound down carry the ntermnable detail of the
office. He should have assistant who handle freight
and transportation problems responsible for the retailers
bureau and be able to take the greater part the office
detail presumng of that to have real Chamber
of Commerce and sufficient funds carry the work prop
erly
The new administration should at look for quar-
ters preferably in the best building the city on an upper
floor with good outlook These should comprise
for the secretary for his assistant board and committee
and assembly room They should be well furnished and
equipped throughout 1t not only necessary have the right
place to work and the with but the prestige re-
sulng from having Chamber of Commerce of this nature
would be far reaching not only among visitors the city but
among the home people as well.
But most of all the administration needs well de-
fined program of work not only well understood by officers
but by all of the citizens of Ardmoe we'll survey of the
city should be made by person ersed civic Improvement
and development Our problems should be studied and ways
of solving them presented This the time do during
the cys greatest period of civic growth There is avail
able for this work who be secured within the few
weeks and who would not only work the problems give
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