The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-19


If citizen of Ardmore were asked
as to who has most completely given
his life to public service in this city
the answer would be p. C. Dings.
| II citizen We're asked as to who
has influenced oil development more
than any other man the answer would
be p. C. Dings.
| Mr. Dings is president of the Guar
anty State Bank of Ardmore. He is
president of the Oklahoma State Bank
ers association. He is a member of the
state banking board. He is member
of the board of directors Of the Okla
homa Branch Of tho federal reserve
bank of the 10th district.
/ Only recently he was with tho Amer
lean Cotton association on trip TO
New York to try to get the federal re-
serve banking system to arrive at
some plan to relieve the distressed
cotton situation in the south.
| lie is at this writing in Chicago
where he went to attend meeting
of bankers and men of big business
called for the purpose of organ zing
great financing corporation in the
United States 10 enable producers in
all lines 10 sell their products TO Eu-
ropean cour,ries.
1t was p. c. Dings and his asso-
ciates who built the gas line into
Ardmore that supplied this city with
fuel from the Oil CITY field.
He has built the greatest state bank
in the southern half of the state.
| Although he is n republican in ma
tional politics his genius has led
every governor Of Oklahoma to seek
him out for some state service.
He gives his service to this city as
member of the board of directors
of the Chamber of Commerce.
During the war he was appo nted
leader in many Of the big drives for
the sale of bonds and for other drives
for war work and there was never
time when he asked to be excused or
plead lack Of time.
! He was iwth L. a. Simpson in the
requirement of the controlling inter-
est Of the Gates OIL company, he as
sisted in the management Of the COM
pany and in its sale 10 the Gugen-
helm interests.
He was with B. A. Simpson in the
helped to consummate the deal when
the Roxana people paid something
like three million dollars which was
its initial investment in Carter coun-
ty oil production.
He and -Chas. Won Weise organized
the Coline Oil company which cost
~ men s175 piece and he helped to
sell the company for a million dollars
to the Santa ,Fe Railway company.
His genius has led many other
companies and firms to success in the
oil fields of the southern portion of the
state. He has always been in intimate
touch with the oil fields and with
values and no man has ever gone
for information and for advice when
he was too busy to give him time
and to give him the advantage of his
superior judgment.
He began life in the state OF New
York, moved to Iowa from there and
spent fifteen years of his life In the
mercantile business, and came to Ard
more for the purpose Of engaging IN
the banking business.
He lost his wife in this city and has
a daughter Miss Dorothy Dings, VINO
Is attending school in the north.
He does thoroughly all that he un-
dertakes to do and any man might
wonder how he finds time to do II
ALL He finds time to serve On the
school board. he can sit and listen
to and advise with the most humble
depositor Of his bank. He bears the
unmistakable mark of the really
big business man when he manifests
the same poise whether In making
deal that involves millions or talking
over agriculture with farmer Gus
toner.
Mr.. Dings is today one of the biz
bankers and business men OF the ma
ton. He is called into important con-
ferences upon matters that touch
the finances OF the nation.s His In
tellectual growth has been marvel
ousy fast and It will be several years
vet before he reaches the zenith OF his
greatness, Ardmore has reason TO Dc
proud Of the fact that he Is part
If the business force Of this city. HIS
life in n wholesome inspiration.