The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-11-11

There are, perAaps. few men IN
Ardmore, or for that matter, in the
county, who has more decided opin- /
ions on public questions than Mike I
German, of the Guaranty state Bank. /
Mr.. German has seen the city grow
and the county prosper under all sorts |
of conditions in the past, and and peo- /
pie who know him best rely on his
judgment in such matters most.
Last summer, when the matter of
bonding the county for half million
dollars for roads and road improve
ment first came to be talked of, Mr..
German after some study, decided that
he was against the issue, stating as
his reason that there would be good
cotton crop, as he then thought, and
that it could possibly go over until
some future time.
In the meantime, the boil weevll
entered into the argument with Mr..
German and convinced him that there
were hard times ahead for people liv-
ing on the farm and the b. W. won
the argument and made booster OF
Mike for the bond issue.
Now FavOrs Bonding
II am in favor of voting the bonds
said Mr.. German to an Ardmorete re-
porter this morning. 81 was against
then when people first began to talk
Of the holding of such an election
early last summer, because the taxes
are high enough, ! thought. had
an idea at that time there would be
fairly good cotton crop and every
body would be getting along nicely.
| But the cotton failed. Then ] thought
we could ambe along with our prcs'
1 ent roads. but | am convinced we
cannot do that-so made up my mind
/ the best thing for all concerned ana
| from every viewpoint. was to vote
| for and bo st the bond issue. At that
time | did not feel that we could
increase. our debt but | have beer
convinced that we can increas'
our debt and at the same tint
be of service to the county and thu
farmer.
VIII Aid Farmers
Il am for the issue. because at this
time a half million dollars spent OF
roads as outlined will be equal t'
10000 bale crop Of cotton at II
cents n pound. The cotton crop il
the county is an absoute failure tn
ginners report showing less than on
thousand bales ginned, and the farm
ers are unable to pay any of thei
debt. They are not able to borroy
any more money to make anothe
crop. and really it just comes down L
that proposition, not considering tn
roads at all.
my understanding of the issue
that every dollar of the half millio
will be spent in the communitie
where the roads are to be built q
improved. and this will help the farm
ers-the tenant farmers, especially
, to get money to get through the vii
ter on and 10 start another crop.
great deal, or most OF this money wi
y be spent in the towns cf the county
1t will help our merchants to pa
their clerks and help the clerks. man
, of whom have purchased homes
pay Some on their homes; il will heI
people to have other needed woi
done and take care Of the living Q
penses of hundreds OF people. III
money will become an endless cha
4, at "A time when IL is absolutely noce
sary that people should earn mon'
when 1t Ia positively needed IN II
life oil Carter county.
Il was raised in a cotton pate
and this is the first total failure
the crop | have over known, and
is n serious matter. II the mcrchan
r, and laboring people do not get help
X this time the county will he full OF IL
people. and families vii suffer {
food and clothes and place to sta
= and from prospects without this bol
N issue and the work which 1t will gi
N to those who need it, there will
81 no crop, or at most a small ere
II made next year in this county.
Is Considers Bond an Emergency
10 II consider this a real emergenC
,e and this bond issue an .mergen
IL fund that we must have, just
= much of an emergency as we fac
- when we we're paying our money
Liberty Bonds to help win the VI
~ hope the voters will see to it II
'e this bond issue carries by a lar
~ ~ majority at the polls.
- Now this Is a long speech and
=, big talk for me TO make, and | he
" others will talk bonds and help