The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-22
ARDMORE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE HAS
SPLENDID MEETING
MANY ATTEND BUSINESS SESSION,
HEAR REPORTS AND WILL
JOIN IN GOOD WORK

Interesting reports concerning several
civic affairs of present special interest
were made at the Chamber OF Commerce
membership meeting Friday night by
committees to which these matters had
been assigned at the membership meet
ing of June 9Th.
Sidney Suggs reported for the com
mittee having charge of improving the
block of street connecting the paving
at the west end of McLish avenue with
the Lone Grove gravel road. The block
has been graded by the city and the com
mittee now asks the cooperation OF
property owners along the block In sec
uring funds for surfacmg the grade with
gravel.
In making the proposed test of oil
surfacing the Lone Grove gravel road
O. II. Wolverton reported that the Cam
eron Refining Company had agreed to
oil a half mile at their own expense
provided the gravel surface is placed in
better shape than at present by the
county commissioners. The Cameron
people offered to do this as "A demonstra'
ton of a new road oil which they are
making. It was stated in this report
that it will cost the company about
$2,500 to make this test.
New Gainesville Bridge Road.
Sidney Suggs, road promoter for the
Chamber of Commerce, and Secretary
Paul b. Smith reported on their inspec-
tion of the road from Thackerville to the
Gainesville bridge made last Wednesday
in company with representatives of the
Chamber of Commerce of Marietta and
Gainesville. The report was to the eff
feet that much better road than was
originally contemplated is being built
and that the extra cost will be paid by
the county commissioners of Love
county Ardmore is contributing 81 500
to this work, and the secretary was in
structed to complete payment of the
amount as pledged.
New Hotel Open in September.
| T. l.. Gregory and S. A. Apple report
ed on progress being made in completing
the new hotel Since the resumption of
( work on the building, from IS to 100
men have been constantly employed and
at the present time 90 mechanics are at
work on the job About 100 working
days VIII be required to finish the build
| ing and install the furniture, which
means that the new hotel will be opened
| in September. 1t is not thought feasible
| to attempt to finish "A part of the build
! ing. allowing it to be occupied while
| the balance is being completed,
Water Supply Assured.
The committee representing the five
banks of the city appointed to confer
with the city officials in regard to com
pletion of the pipe line to Hickory creek
made report which was discussed in
considerable detail. With good water
it is hoped to have the line completed in
n month. Just what sort of dam will
be built to turn the creek flow into the
pipe line has not been decided. The
commissioners are favorable to plan
for building n small dam with the bal,
ance remaining in the bond issue fund
| that will be sufficient to turn the creek
flow into the pipe but without creating
any storage supply of water. 1t was
stated by engineers present that dam
of that character would not damage
| anv farm lands about the dam site.
A sentiment was developed favorable
to the beginning of an agitation for a
bond issue sufficient to construct a large
dam and to pay for condemnation of
the lands that would be submerged for
| the water impounded by the dam. En-
| gineers present stated that a forty foot
dam would impound a quantity of water
! sufficient to guarantee Ardmore an
ample supply, probably for generations
to come.
BY way of allaying fears of water
| famine this summer, the assertion was
made that there is some two or three
feet more water in the city lake than
at this time Il year ago; also that it is
the purpose of the city officials to in
stall a cut-in at a favorably point in the
pipe line near Caddo creek so that in
case of an emergency a small earthen
dam can be thrown across Caddo and
water pumped from the creek into the
pipe line to avert a famine
Opening Turner Falls Road.
Don Cochran, Chairman of the special
committee appointed to have charge OF
opening the new road through the
Arbuckle mountains by way of Turner
Falls, reported that the committee to-
gether with President Ramsey and the
county engineer had gone over the route
and had decided that in order that the
work done might be of the greatest
possible permanent value the road
should be laid out under the direction of
the state highway department.
1t is the purpose to ultimately make
this government highway and all work
that is done should be of such char
acter and so worked that the govern
ment would take it over and compen
safe the county for all that has been
done. In order to allow time for the
engineers to make this survey and have
it approved by the state department the
dates for doing the volunteer work was