The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-29
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
REPORT SHOW PROGRESS

Pauls Valley, Okla, occupies very
unique place among the agricultural
towns of the United states, in that dur
ing the period of the war II not only
over subscribed all quotas for war ac'
tiyities, but shows an actual develop
mcnt made ana provided for, consider
ably in excess of two million dollars.
The statement has been made in ma
tional journals. that Pauls Valley. as
Il strictly agricultural town, leads all
others of like population in the United
States in the accomplishment OF this
combination of results
"Pauls Valley is a modern, progress
sive city of 5000 population, located
near the center of Garvin county. which
is recognized as one of the greatest agri-
cultural counties In the state of Okla
homa. The main line of the Santa Fe
passes through the heart of the city
traversing the rich valley of the Wash
ita, which stretches out for miles in
every direction from the city, where
grows in abundance the thousands of
acres of alfalfa, wheat, oats, barley
corn, cotton and broomcorn on soil
every inch of II as fertile Us the famous
Valley of the Nile"
The above is an extract from the an
nual report of Secretary Thomas f.
Hodge. of the Pauls Valley Chamber of
Commerce and Community league, made
to that organization at their annual
banquet on the evening of May 20, 1919.
The actual accomplishments which
are comprehensive in their nature, are
given in detail, as follows: a
Pauls Valley Okla, May %, 1919.
Report of Secretary Thomas +.
Hodge to the officers and directors of
the Pauls Valley Chamber of Commerce
and Community league, Pauls Valley,
Okla. for the past year:
"s15000O court house, ready for oc-
cupancy July l, 1919.
1915 900 high school in course of con
struction.
$500 900 Prairie Oil and Gas Co, in
city limits.
$500 900 Sinclair Oil Co.. adjoining
city limits.
$4,000 Community House auditori-
um, bid advertised for.
"S25.OOO Water and sewerage exten-
sion, bids advertised for.
$4,000 modern fire department,
truck and hose to arrive June l, 1919.
100000 homes and business houses.
$3.50, 900 paving, completed, and bids
oeing advertised for.
$4,000 Stratford township road
bonds; bonds unsold.
$4,000 Brady township road bonds;
sold.
$4,000 Gilmore township road bonds;
sold.
"$69, 900 Walker township road bonds;
sold.
"S150,O0O Whitehead township road
bonds; sold (road construction now in
progress).
$4,000 home building and loan as
sociation.
"S25, 900 farmers gin, incorporated.
"S25, 900 Independent gin.
$500 Methodist church. plans ap-
proved and construction to begin at
once.
Located broom factory; 20 dozen
daily capacity.
Located box factory, employing IS
men.
Located peanut oil mill.
Located molases mixed feed mill, EN-.
ploying IS people.
Located granite and marble works.
Located secured item in Santa Fe
budget for new passenger station.
Established Ft. Smith. Pauls Valley
and Wichita Falls national highway.
Established Denver to New Orleans
national highway.
"Organized active city federation.
Secured commission form of govern
ment.
Secured permanent federal state EN-
ployment office.
"Over-subscribed all quotas for war
activities.
Secured down town city park.
Secured national advertising with
out cost.
Booked quite number of large con
ventions.
"Organized communities and made
the county the unit as basis for ac-
tivities.
Receipts of the organization have
been approximately $4,000 per year.
Chamber of Commerce rooms have
been maintained on the ground floor
in the center of the business district
with a small auditorium in connection.
(SigneO "THOS. +. HODGE,"