The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-04

that would make a pay roll, some
thing that would build the town. We
have now the BeSaw Tire Company,
with its splendid plant Just in the
condition our smelter was in; just TO
where it needs operating capital to
make it a success. Everybody knows
that If this factory is properly r.
nanced and operated it will not only
make pay roll worth while to Ard
more, but it will pay dividends to
the stockholders; yet it seems that
after all the money that has been
spent after all the effort put forth.
we are now going to let this golden
opportunity slip from our grasp for
the want of capital to operate, capital
to buy material and to market the
product. In a conversation with Mr..
Apple few days ago / asked him
if 500 OO0 would be sufficient to put
the plant into operation and keep it
going until sufficient revenue would
be coming in from the sale Of its
products. This would allow $50 900
for the purchase of material, and
$4,000 to pay operating and sales
expenses until the proceeds of sales
would be coming in in a sufficient
amount TO finance the plant. He
said he thought it would. Now If
this is true, the citizens Of Ardmore
may well ask themselves the ques.
ton, whether if they let this concern
die for the want of 100000, Ardmore
really deserves and wants factories
and Fay rolls.
VIC have something over 1900 men,
bers in the new Chamber of Com.
merce. Allowing for those who have
taken more than one membership, ws
have, say 1000 members. One hun.
dred dollars each from these mem.
bers Of the Chamber OF Commerce
would furnish the needed $780,.
GOO. There is not member of the
Chamber of Commerce who could
not take 500 in stock, and I believe
if this matter is properly put up
to them, with the understanding that
the entire 100000 must be taken
before any subscription becomes bind
ing, that the amount can easily be
raised. And it looks to me IKE Ard
must put this proposition over TO
save her face.
1t would take but few hours to
60 on the street and raise 500, 900
for am oil proposition. and all you
would have TO do would be to say.
1T Is a good gamble" Have we be.
come city of gamblers? Is it pos
sible that the business interests of
Ardmore prefer to put their money
into proposition which Is much
or nothing, a chance to win OF
chance to lose, rather than into per-
manent, safe investments? We can.
not depend upon oil building and
maintaining city. Even now VIZ
shudder To think what our condition
might have been, yea, would have
been, but for the timely discovery Of
the Hewitt field, If we stop to think
about it we know that 1t is only
matter of time when the Hewitt field
will he exhausted. This is the his.
tory Of all oil fields. They are fine
while they last, but they are not
permanent. Factories such as the
BeSaw, in an area Of country as
large as the territory tributary 10
Ardmore, can safely be depended upon
as being permanent: and like good
liquor, If anybody can rerlc'nber such
an article, grows better VII age.
Think It over, citizens OF Ardmose,
members of the Chamber Of Com.
merce. Can we afford to let an ins<i-
tuition like the BeSaw Tire q Rubbsr
Company perish in our midst?
A. EDDLEMAM. !,