The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-04


an opportunity that is seldom pre-.
sented.
Real estate men say that they are
being flooded with inquiries for
houses to rent and that they can not
begin to supply the demand along |
this line. Inquiries are coming in
every day from people in other parts |
stating their intentions of coming |
here if they could obtain good hous-
es in which to live while here. Many |
who have intended to move here that |
they might have the advantages of !
the good schools that have been built
up here and especially to send their |
daughters to the Oklahoma College |
for Women have gone to other places
and are sending their daughters to
schools out of the state because they
could not obtain a place suitable for
home.
1t is pointed out by those who have
investigated the matter that the en-
rollment at the Women's college
could be greatly increased If suita-
bic homes were built for the girls to
live in while going to school here.
The business men Of the city state
frankly that they believe that Chicka-
sha is just entering on an era Of un-
precedented prosperity and that
property can be bought now for
great deal less money than it will
bring in the near future. Real es-
tate men gay that property in Chick.
asha has advanced at least SO per
cent in the last two years and they
believe that the present increase Is
only the beginning of an era of build.
ing that has never been equalled in
this city. ~
The build a home movement has
taken root and there can hardly be
found a suitable place for a home In
this city that is vacant. While ma.
terial is somewhat higher now than
it has been in the past ii is pointed
out that wages have also increased
even more than building material
and while this is true they say that
the city is in better condition
financially thanit has ever been be-
fore and the taxes that were collect
ed some years ago on pavement and
school buildings will not be evident
In the future as these improvements
will soon have been paid for.
1t is estimated that at least 200
four and five room houses could be
rented within six months after they
are completed Jonas Cook il speak. |
| ing of the number of the houses that
could be taken care of said, Il had
an ad in the paper the other day for
house that I had to rent and the
next day after l run the ad l had
thirty-five calls from people that
wanted to rent that house / think |
this is the best time l have ever
known for people to start to making
payments on a home. The farming
territory around here makes the pros
perity that is evident here permanent
and with the advance of the prosper
ity of a community always come a
raise in property prices. | have col.
lected enough rents from certain peo-
pie in this city to pay for two homes
and today these people have very lit
tie more than they had some years
ago. If these people had invested in
the places for which they have been
paying rent they would not have a
permanent home as they are growing
old
81 do not know of greater aid to
good citizenship than for people to
own their homes for they then have
an interest in the community in
which they live that can be gained
in no other way In speaking of the
question it reminds me of quotation
from Ingersoll No man was ever
known to shoulder a gun in defense
of boarding housed"
Mr.. Major, of the Major Brothers
real estate firm, said "This un.
doubtedly is the best time l ever
have seen to start payments on a ,
home. Most all of the leading real
estate men can offer home on easy
payments and the money that in the
past has been going as rents could
be used in making payments ON a
home, place that viii be a haven t
when old age comes on. i
There can be no doubt Of the Sc t
curity of the investment. Besides G
having good farming community t
which will always secure this city c
there is little doubt but a
that there will soon be opened a good v
field of oil near here and unless this h
city has plenty of homes for the peo- c
pie that will come here it will lose
one of its golden opportunities. If "