The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-01-15
amount assigned to him, every man
in the room stood.
New Kind OF Meet

In the room stood.
New Kind OF Meet.
II was a new kind of meeting for
the Chickasha Chamber of Commerce.
AS was pointed out in the talk of J.
IS. Garner, vice president of the or
absence of Mr.. Melton. the president.
there has been a sentiment Of "Why
don't they do something" The meet.
ing last night, answering the plea of
Mr.. Garner was strongly along the or
der of Let's do something
The meeting last night got away
from the long-winded speeches that
in the main mean nothing. No speech
lasted more than 10 minutes and
every speaker had something definite
to say. Also, when he had said It, he
sat down. There was no camouflage.
Every member and guest present
was in deadly earnest. There was a
strong indication that stood out like
sore thumb to the effect that the
300 men present came there to see-if
they could do something to further
the interests of Chickasha.
Committeeman Report.
Following a short address by Mr..
Garner in which he also gave the re.
port of the entertainment committee
the other committeeman issued their
reports. Mr. Garner read state
ment from Mr.. Melton, president, in
which the desire was expressed that
Chickasha individuals and business
firms get together for a better Chick
asha in 1920.
Mr.. Garner outlined the activities
OF the entertainment committee in
the Chamber of Commerce
rooms free of cost as meeting
place for various organizations. He
brought in the entertainment that
had been furnished on various occa-
sions and wound up with a statement
in behalf of the proposed budget The
gist of his remarks was that every
one should bear a part of the ex-
pense in support Of the one organiza-
tion that boosts the interest, not of
but Of Chickasha as
whole He stated plainly that if there
were any who did not desire to get
their shoulders to the wheel and
push to get up and get out. in
hurry.
Natural Gas Assured.
c. L. Bingham, chairman Of the
utilities committee brought forth a
storm of applause when in the course
of his report he stated that in con
ference with Mr.. Sharpe, president of
the Oklahoma Natural, a committee
of O. L. Bingham, ]. W.
Conner and Judge F. M. Bailey prac-
tically secured the promise of Mr..
Sharpe that Chickasha would be
hooked up with the Oklahoma Natur.
ii lines in the spring.
I'VE also were positively promised
gas by Mr. Walker the chairman of
he corporation commission" said Mr..
Bingham.
Mr. Bingham stated that the ap-
parent successful solution of the gas
proposition for Chickasha wa
brought about largely through the
assistance and efforts of the citi-
zens of Chickasha, he mentioning es-
pecially Or. T. H. Williams.
L. C.. Hutson, chairman of the
roads and streets committee, report
ed the work done by that committee
during the year 1919, pointing out
that it was this committee which
started the proposition that resulted
IN tle issuance of 100000 bonds
for parks included in which is the
building of the hard surface road
out Seventeenth street to the Okla
homa College for Women. Mr.. Hut
son also mentioned emergency work
done on the Grady county roads
through this committee and the fact
that the Meridian highway was saw
ed to Chickasha through the efforts