The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-26
Effects Of Oil Field Trading Re
Elected by Quickening Pulse
Iii All Lines Of Comercs
Here.
OILERS NOW INFEST
lOBBIES OF HOTELS
Are Welcome Guests; Real Els
taters Mark Activity; Mer-
chants Report Increased
Volume Of Sales.


Chickasha is seeing things these
days that are strange to the eye OF
some oftthe home guards and the
things mean that this city is feel
ing the first effects of the stimulus
to business created by the oil pool
which is being tapped, according to
lie statements Of business men.
TO begin with, consider the -otel
lobbes at night. Time was when
tie lobbies of the local hostelries
were occupied by sundry commercial
travellers who sat at the tables in
tie writing section and made out or
dors or figured up their "swindle
sheets There are more Of the
commercial men now, but in addi
Il there is q new type of animal.
He carries an oil and gas journal in
one pocket and q map Of the Cement
pool in the ceher He fits away in
the morning and returns at night
Ee Is the oil man.
Business Gradually Qulokens.
Heel men state that their business
ie get ng better day by day, the in
G ease singing the various classes
d trade, hut principally Oil men the
snca ls the htg Companies
who arc giving the field the Double |
o." Many Of them have been here
before and are well known. Others /
are seeing Chiakasha for their first
1ine, but ta9y are here
The increase in hotel business does
not stand alone. Merchants Of all
classes, bankers, real estate men. all |
state that marked increase in bust I
ness has been shown during The past
three weeks this being especially
true Of the last 10 days.
Houses Are Scarce.
There was already a scarcity Of
houses in Chicka sha Moro people
Just naturally wanted to come here
than there were houses to hold them.
The result was that waiting lists
we're one of the chief items in the
equipment Of the various real estate
offices. Those waiting lists are get
ting bigger new. the real estaters
say. A member Of one prominent
real estate firm stated this morning:
I'VE have had plenty of calls for
houses in the past More than we
could supply but in the last two
weeks this demand has increased
great deal Our rent waiting list is
growing every day. Also, there is
marked increase in the trading in
Chickasha property People who have
laen intending to buy, but who have
just been putting it eff are now
closing deals That is true with us
and I understand that the same con
dition exists at the other offices
here
Merchants Are Busy.
"There is an increase in business
a this time that is very noticeable
said one merchant today in answer
to a qeustion
I'VE can trace the increase at this
time directly to the fact that Chick
asha has an oil field I make this
statement because of the fact that
we have been selling a great deal of !
equipment for the field such as
coats and clothing OF the character
used in the field. Our other lines
also are showing a step upward and
the same is true, think, Of every
other store in the city
Financial Pulse cuiclsens.
"Chickasha is not on boom,' said
2 local banker. But unquestionably
there is double the business being
dcne here now, speaking in dollars
and cents. that was the case month
ego. This applies. as We have found
it SO far, to every branch of bust
ness enterprise.
Merchants are doing a bigger.
be'ter business. real estate is NOV
ing at a steady clip and the farmers
are coming in for their share. For
instance, through this one bank. a