The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-29
Chamber Of Commerce Secretary
Points Out Possibility of Losing
Parks by Neelectino to Go
to Polls and Vote.
RETAIL MERCHANTS HEAD
STRONGLY FAVORS BONDS
Says It's Good Advertising to Vote
Bonds and Bad to Turn Issue
Down; Would Place Chickasha
Abreast of Times.

Pointing to the danger of losing
the park bond election tomorrow be-
cause Of over-confidence, j. w. Co
mer, secretary of the Chickasha
Chamber Of Commerce, appealed to.
day to the tax-paying voters in Chick.
asha to 60 to the polls in tomorrow s
election and vote yes" for the issu,
ance of 100000 worth of bonds for
system Of parks in Chickasha.
Mr.. Conner said
1T is hard to understand how any
one can oppose a bond issue that
means so much to the future Of
Chickasha as this one does. yet there
is considerable opposition to these
bonds and the great danger Of their
defeat is in the over-confidence that
they will carry, Of those who are for
them
1T is absolutely necessary for
those who believe in a greater and
better Chickasha; a Chickasha of
better kept lawns and streets;
Chickasha of progress and advance
ment; a Chickasha Of contented peo-
pie and happy children; a Chickasha
Of growing, thriving, pulsing life, to
go to the polls tomorrow and vote
for these bonds
81 firmly believe that we are at the
turning Of the ways and if these
bonds are not carried Chickasha will
go backward for the next ten years
We can not stand still and if we re-
fuse to advance we must go back
ward If these bonds carry it will
be sign board that will mark our
advancement along the road of pro.
gress, but if they do not, it will just
as surely point che way backward.
There is so little argument That
can be brought against them that it
is hard to- understand how any one
can fail to be for them. The increase
in the taxation rate that they will
occasion is so small that it is not an
objection The members of the park
board are all men of unquestioned
integrity and ability. They have
lived here for years and have always
been connected with matters of large
interests, as great, if not greater
than this issue imposes and no act
of theirs has ever been questioned
and further all that they do will be
under the supervision Of the mayor
and council and it is not right or
just to imply that they will not act
with honor in this connection. The
city's operating expenses would be
no greater with double the present
population, than it is at present, yet
with double the population, the taxa
bic property would be doubled and
the rate cut in half A park system
would do more toward doubling our
population than any other interest
that we can advance.
I'VE viii create the things that
our vision pictures and if we sea
Clickasha as an ordinary country
town, a quiet, peaceful place to live
but no different from any of the
thousands of other towns in this
great land, that is what the future
will bring, but if we see a thriving
busy, prosperous city of three or
four times cur present population
that is what we will have, but it is a
mortal cinch that if we don't carry
these bonds we won't have these
parks, and if they are carried every.
one who believes in progress and ads
vancement must vote tomorrow" HaAH
Retailer for Bonds, sd, I'd
Because a system of parks will
greatly benefit Chickasha, will make
this city a better place in which to
live. will beautify the town and bring
it abreast of the progressive cities OF
the state and nation, are the rea
sons given by r. L. Jones president
Of the Chickasha Retail Merchants
association, why he favors the issu
ance of 100000 worth of bonds for
parks here
Il believe that every point has been
covered in the statements why Chick
asha needs parks" said Mr. Jones
Anything | might say would be a
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