The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-13
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1921
THE TIME PSYCHOLOGICAL

A great deal has been said during
the past few months, of a returning
business expansion, coming contempora-
neously with the return 10 "normalcy"
Of business and living conditions.
And, with the exception of short
lived depression which came last fall
when the prices on cotton, corn, wheat
and other products Of the soil, hit the
toboggan and went to the bottom, we
al know that the return to normalcy
seems to have come steadily gladly,
With accompanying healthful trade con
ditions.
The Ardmoreite, appertaining the fact
that business conditions in this commu-
nifty center are we'll above par, has
been urging the general public to build
more homes, while, at the same time,
it has sought 10 impress upon the own
ers Of downtown vacant properties the
need Of constructing more revenue-pro-
ducing business houses.
In doing this The Ardmoreite has told
you that the erection Of more cottages
will mean the spreading out Of the resi-
dental sections Of the town, while the
adding of other store buildings will
mean the expansion of the business
district
There has been, however, one thing,
one important factor which The Ard
moreite and the business mems associa-
tions and the civic organizations have
overlooked in the matter of successful
expansion and an ultimate development
of Ardmore into a real city This inn
portant element in town building, the
element which has been overlooked, is
transportation facilities.
A town can not hope to have addi-
tions build up unless some means other
than privately owned automobiles, is
afforded whereby the owners OF the
homes in these additions may get down
town of a morning, and return home
Of an evening.
Ardmore has a street car line which
might be made to serve as a starter
from which a small rail transportation
system could be built up. The line as
it is at present is practically useless
with only one redeeming feature-it
runs down Main street through the
principal retail part Of Ardmore.
And then it passes out through neigh
borhoods in which practically every
resident owns his own car, and finally
wanders forth and loses itself in the
broad fields and green pastures which
abound in the general vicinity Of the
water tower and the city lake.
A street car line which will be Of
benefit to both the owners and the
city in which It operates, must both
start somewhere and 90 somewhere
1t must in addition to coming down
town" operate along streets which are
inhabited" by people who ride the
rars to and from work, morning and
evening, and who use the yellow taxis'
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shows after supper.
one OF the most practical plans ioI
expanding the residence sections Of
Ardmore, would be- we think, 20 build
more homes in which to house the in
creasing population, and 10 extend the
car lines SO they win tap the new com
munity centers. thereby establishing
transportation facilities, and weldlns
the link which will connect these home,
with the business center Of the town.
As we see Il Ardmore is now start
ing a regular building boom. New
houses are going up ali over the town
More will De added 10 those already
under course OF construction. TIT
street railway should be extended 81
as to accommodate the Increasing popu
lation.
And If you are going 10 see Ardmor'
become the equal OF Tulsa, Muskoge,
and Enid, you must arrange transpor
tation facilities, other than the jitney
Further. II you are going to max
this addition and give the town a stree
railway worthy the namc--uow is tn
psychological time to get busy.
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