The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-11
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NELSON

Albert Ross Nelson.
KNOX county. Tenn, &C
Married. five In family
$500 ClAssen. Ward :. prcclnct !
S-Yes. 1917 ,2.ioO. same 1918
s-Twclve years
About ~. 1917 taxes. real estate
N,9sJ.2I same 1918.
Made report.
s-No.
l0-Nonc
ll-Complc,ol common school, grad
uate Franklin academy. Finnas'le.
Tenn. and had tSo years training In
Williamsburg academy In Williamsburg.
Ky, and year IN A. and NJ university
at Lexington, Ky
lc-Ye. Attend when convenient
l2-No was soliciting member
tp,tiug captain part ~ the umc) In all
local Red cross and Liberty loan drives.
Immediately after war was declared
81" opened two rooms ~ our home ~
$500 Classen blvd, for workers of Red
Cross unit No. l.
II donated cash in each Red Cross
drive. besides other contributions.
mo. am sole owner and mansg
cr ~ the Nel-on-witt Realty COMPANY
| un not on "A salary. Income of from
8 600 20 10000 per snnum
lG-Leglslature. None.
Heal estate. A. stated IN No 10,
| am owner OF Nelson-Wiu CO,
80. y workman. n I Johnson. 4
l.. Wclch, George Fredericksou and I'd.
:. Naught
in-Ouly because large number ~
citizens persuaded me to make the race,
claiming I had made q success ~ my
own business and would succeed as u
city official
| have found nftcr careful invest ga
t!or that the water mains are made
VInte, and are not up to the stauia I'd
requirements ~ tho insurance COM
panics, consequently citizens of okla
homa CITY are today paving 10000 per
Annum moro insurance than they should
be paying II this defect was repaired.
II would he my aim to make this cor.
rcctinn and save tho taxpayers $50, 600
90 started from the ho,tem. was
forced to work my way through school
| began teaching IN the Franklin RCRd-
cmy. | continued this for two years
going on the road then for Franklin
Davis Nursery company ~ Richmond
Va, selling fruit trees. At 10 | was
appointed prinoepl OF the lelllco city
school which position I held one year.
| then entered the mercantile business
and at the age Of - was appointed
postmaster OF my home town, which
position | held for six years, then went
into the dry goods business In LaFol-
lotte, Tenn. which ! continued until
1907. then sold out and located IN
oklahoma city In the real estate bust
ness.
2l-Reasonahly so. Yes,
22-Can be improved on.
By all means a breathing spot should
be Immediately secured very close "a
the business center OF Oklahoma city
where all classes would have u desirn
ble place TO spend their spare moments,
23--Yea
Yes.
ei--streightenlng Of tho North Cana
dian river Is necessary to the future
growth OF oklahoma city,
Following this larger storm sewers
will have to be built In the downtown
section.
One OF the first things would wan,
10 help do II elected would he TO declare
tho old Rock Island depot unsanitary
and have II torn down
was chairman OF the commlttes which
made the fight that removed old un-
sanitary Frisco depot.
I believe tho water ratio should he
adjusted 90 that the smallest rate con-
slstent with good service could b.
charged.
Bonds should be investigated ana on
ly recommended when needed. ana such
matters should bo passed on by city
commissioners The budget system, tos
and revenue departments are O. X
2i--yes