The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-15
Movie Man Slated to Shoot
City and Trip to Test Well OF
Cannon Drilling Co. 16
Miles Southeast.
PLAN TO SPUD-IN ON
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER "a
Company Makes Record in Pro
curing Leases and Erecting
Derrick; to Ask Chickasha
People Moral Support.

Chickasha is to see her new wlld
cat oil and gas test spudded in on
september "a and the world is to
see how Chickasha behaves ON that
occasion according to plans explained
to the advertising committee OF the
Chickasha Chamber of Commerce by
r. ]. Cannon, president of the Can
non Drilling company at a luncheon
last night at the New Chickasha
hotel.
Here's how.
: The Cannon company has several
thousand acres of leases blocked in
the district 16 miles southeast OF
Chickasha and by this evening the
rotary derrick will be completed
The location is on the Todd ranch in
section 2-4n-5w and according to
Mr.. Cannon, the drillers will spud
in September "a.
Movie Stunts Scheduled.
Mr.. Cannon stated that he was not
after any of the dollars or even thin
dimes of Chickasha, but that he
sought the moral support Of the
town He added that in return for
said moral support he would give
Chickasha volumes of advertising in
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The plan, as he explained is to
bring a Pathe camera man here to
shoot" scenes in Chickasha, show
ing the crowds, the activity, the
hustling spirit of the city and to
then make other scenes at the well,
showing Chickasha people watching
the start of the Cannon test.
Chisholm Trail Scenes.
A sharp contrast between Then
and Now" is to be drawn by scenes
sandwiched between the scenes
shot in the city and those at the
we'll The route between Chickasha
and the location of the well takes
the traveller over the famous CHS
holm trail over which when Grady
county was an Indian territory,
thousands of cattle were driven
every year from Texas to the north
ern markets and which has a trag
edy, a story in every mile.
The plan of Mr.. Cannon is to
show this trail today, with automo
biles speeding over it, instead of the
shuffling, slowly moving herds of
catle, and the automobiles will be
bearing Chickasha people to witness
the spndding in of Chickashas well
Mr. Cannon states that he has made
arrangements with a Pathe movie
man to be on the job to shoot these
scenes.
Big Bradley Reunion.
The day is to be a gala one, ac-
cording to arrangements. On that
day and the day following, Septem-
ber 1925, Bradley is staging a re-
union, entitled "The Old and Young
Soldiers reunion As the location
of the Cannon test is near Bradley
the crowds that goes from Chicka
sha will mingle with the Bradley re
union crowd and the ensemble"
win be "shot" by the movie man.
the plans provide.
Aside from the spudding in of the
well, there is much entertainment
slated at the reunion. Nine beeves
are to be barbecued, according to
plans announced by the entertain
ment committee in charge of the
Bradley reunion and in addition,
o'hef forms of amusement will be
on the program.
Arranging the "Sets"
The advertising committee of the
Chamber of Commerce has its job
in getting the "sets" all lined up for
the picture. 1t is the job of this com
mittee to get the crowds out when
the movie man starts Shooting"
to arrange for sufficient number
Of cars to take the people to the
well and to line up the cars which
are to travel as a caravan over the
Chisholm trail.
Members of the committee ahve
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