The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-12-30

Secretary poln's ovs High Lights
In Program for isss; Psfks.
nosda o. c. W. Lights. I'm.
eeessmsais be Supported.
GIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
FOR LAST HALF OF YEAR
Report rnvmsrstss Pew Of Activities
o. Chamber During Lsst Sis
Months: shows orosnlssslon
Has nssn Active.

a continuation OF the policies 0f
doing everything possible TO further
propositions for. the hctlermcnt ~
chickasha and Grady county. Will
mark the activities of the chlckaaha
Chamber of Commerce during tho
coming year. according To an out.
line of plans for 1899 made this
morning BY J. W. Conner. secretary.
The secretary pointed out that
there are several propositions.
falhcFcd or supported BY the cham.
her. which have not yct been fin.
ishcd and toward Nhich the cham.
her will bend In efforts In 1929. OF
tlcfc. one Of the leaders II the
completion Of the Grady county fair
grounds. Il vas pointed out that
more buildings are needed. certain
Improvements are required and
close cooperation necessary TO put
the plant in shape for the fair dur.
INK the fall Of 1922 and the other ac-
tiviiios slated during the year.
Continue Fight for Gas.
The statement OF the secretary
brought out that the chamber had
assisted In every way possible tho
fight Of Chlckasaa for natural gas,
resulting In the awarding OF a fran.
chise TO the chlckasha Gas and
Electric company the laying of
connecting line betven this city
and the mains Of the Oklahoma
Natural and tho connection OF the
line TO the distributing system In
the city. Petitions have been filed
with the corporation commission by
the local company and by tho Cham
her OF Commerce. asking for an or.
der to connect with the Oklahoma
Natural mains.
The fight. Mr.. Conner stated is to
be continued until the connection
Is actually made and gas from the
Oklahoma Natural mains is turned
into the city distributing system.
improvements In City.
Among the improvements for
Chickasha that the chamber has In
mind, is a campaign for the plant
ing of trees by property owners of
the city. This campaign Is to be
launched some time early in the
new year and is to cover every
section of the city. Along with this
plan will be one for the markings
of streets and the numbering OF
houses. The chamber also plans to
start movement leading to the
better lighting OF the business Sec
tion of the city, the secretary stat
cd
Work toward the securing OF more
appropriations for the Oklahoma
College for Women, looking to the
construction of science hall and
another dormitory, Is to claim the
attention Of the chamber during
1922. Together with this, assistance
is to be given to securing bigger
appropriation for maintenance of
the school, The paving project of
Seventeenth street, leading to the
college, is well along and is now Il
certainty, but the chamber will con-
tinue its support Of the movement
until 1t is finished
To support the county commits
sioners in their campaign for road
improvement in Grady is the plan of
the chamber in 1922. 1t is shown in
the statement of the secretary that
many concrete culverts have been
built by the commissioners and
much road work done. There is,
however. much more to do and the
chamber will give its full support
to continuing work already started
and the building of good road to
Cement.
The chamber has plans ON foot
for the establishment Of suitable
site for the holding of market sales
here. Such a location, properly
equipped, is badly needed in Chick
asha the chamber believes and eff
forts to the establishment of it are
to be started soon after the first Of
the year, it was indicated.
Some Accomplishment
In recent report just issued by
j. w. Conner, secretary, activities OF
the Chamber of Commerce covering