The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-18
Wednesday, February 18, 1920.
THIS SHOULD INTEREST YOU

LARGE attendance Of Ardmore and women at the
mass-meetng in Convention Hall Thursday night will
that the people Of this city interested in improving
ncpa conditions and advancing their fortunes A
all attendance will indicate either "dont care attitude
ignorance to the true conditions and the pressing need
change.
The American Legion requests you to be present Many
mbers of the local post fought in France and all of them
ready to fight in France for your benefit when the arms
stopped hosities. These young men, now back home
begun another fight for your benefit in which citizens
taxpayers they hope to achieve victory for city prog
s. You stood by them when they in the army or
". viii you stand by them now?
There is absolutely nothing partisan in the American
ons movement to introduce in Ardmore the citymanager
of administration of public business 1t is simply
ness proposition undertaken in the firm belief that such
hange is necessary to the webeing of Ardmore and its
abitants. The masSmeeng at Convention Hall is called
the American Legion the interest of every citizen of
dmore, woman; every child in Ardmore, born
to be born; every family that in future years will
live in Ardmore.
If you property here you interested in seeing it
in value. You are interested also in keeping the
es your home, which you may have intention of
ing for profit down to reasonable figure You are
crested in having the tax money YOU pay out properly
lded, to the end that the greatest public benefit may
These facts being admitted il is to your interest to
end this meeting and hear the cymanager plan discussed
will be discussed by ArdmOre whom you know and
successful city manager who is thoroughly informed
to that plan Of city administration. City Marager L. W.
pp of Wichita, the chief speaker is OF the NeahieS
Kansas yet he devotes his time to aging re busl-
affairs of Wichita. The people of his city consider
mselves fortunate in having such business
5ea man who knows how to conduct big business in
ution to the best advantage for all Mr. Capp is said
be able public speaker and you will enjoy his talk.
municipality business institution The biggest busi-
institution in ArdmOre the most important, is Ardmore
l tha otr Nv, Sbo NrJr,o in
iness way?
Why should any city be managed in any other way than
big business institution? The city managerial plan is
ply plain business proposition 1t has been tried and
found wanting in about fifty American cities The
tee in charge of the preliminary work in this direction
has received letters from many cities where the plan is
operation, all of them declaring that it works satisfactorily
is great improvement the odtime political manage
Mt This committee of ten busy has spent much time
'ecen weeks studying the cymanager plan The findings
the committee will be presented briefly at the meeting
night.
ed to contribute cent. You requested merely to
town meeting the of local progress There is
why Ardmore should not have big town meeting
ich will spell progress for this community 1t urged
citizens devote this evening to discussion of their
public affairs There every reason to believe that if
people can be induced to take proper interest in this
vment the result will increased property values to
And it will mean much than that. 1t will mean
,etter Ardmore well bigger Ardmore in coming
Wall affa, oil Il