The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-02
: Proposition Thfeshed Out In Discus.
tlon: Shown Less Expensive
Than Line Creek SIZE;
Twice the Acreage
BASEBALL AND COUNTY
FAIR GIVEN BIG BOOST
Association Agrees Put UP Buildings;
Guarantees Bonds at Par "
City VIII Buy Ground;
Views Expressed

1T IL the sense ot this meeting
that the park board be asked TO rec
ommend and the mayor and city
council he asked TO purchase with
the park bonds which have been
voted. tract Of 10 acres located
lust east OF the viaduct. sor fair
grounds. baseball park and city park
purposes. Il being understood that
the Grady County Park association
guarantees that the $4,000 worth of
bonds used In the purchase OF this
tract OF land. bring par to the City
OF Chickasiia."
That a resolution that was passed
without a dissenting vote at a meet
ing OF the Hot Stove league held at
the court house last night. Tha
crowd. which responded TO call for
mass meeting. was OF such proper.
tlons that II filled the district court
room practically TO capacity and 1t
was crowd in which. IL would be
safe to say. every business, profess
sion. craft and trade in Chickasha
was represented. A number OF ladies
graced the occasion with their pres
ence and took an active part in the
deliberations of the evening.
Purpose Is EslsIned.
DR.. A. b. Leeds, presider' OF the
Hot Stovers explained that the Hot
Stove League has in the bank a lit
tic over $1,000 cash. that the Hot
Stove Leagues officers have not
spent dime for any purpose, but
are reserving this entire amount for |
the erection OF a baseball park. He /
explained that the Hot Stove League
has membership of over 700, being
the largest single organization In
Chickasha.
The president stated that the origi.
nal plan of the Hot Stoyers had
been to lease ground just east OF
the yiaduct and erect the baseball
grahdstand thereon. with view to
purchasing the land at later date;
that the Grady county fair had
doomed az a possibility about the
time the Hot Stoyers finished their
drive for funds, and that the league
had then marked time on its indlvi.
dual proposition, and had helped the
fair association boosters with their
task of raising $50,OO0 with which
to purchase ground and erect fair
buildings He stated that the fair
association now has an amount ag
gregating about $4,000 raised and
given time could possibly raise the
balance He pointed out that the
time rs here when the baseball prop
osition must go ahead If, indeed
Chickasha is to have a team in the
Western association.
Two Sites Discussed.
The president had two blue prints. 7
One. he stated, was one of the blue
prints used to illustrate the proposed
main park site when the park bond
proposition was offered to the peo-
pie of Chickasha, resulting in their
voting 100000 for the purchase OF
suo.l sites as would be necessary,
one main park with number OF
smaller sites as Fairgrounds. The,
other, the president declared was an
illustration of the proposed site OF
the Grady County fair association.
The first site, it was pointed out, is
located near Line creek and contains
approximately 10 acres of ground.
The second Is located east of the via
duct and contains 40 acres of ground
He read from the first blue print
the items; "Horse show pavilion,
cattle Pavilion, auditorium, basket
ball, tennis, baseball diamond, ETC."
From the second blue print he read:
Judges pavilion, cattle pens, horse
barns, paddock, race track, superin-
tendent's home, tourists camping
ground, baseball diamond, grand
stand, ETC."
Wide Cost Difference.
1t was brought out at the meeting |
that the cost of the two sites vary |
materially. Estimates of the valua-
tion of the property contained in
the Line creek site, made in 1919 !
would be net about $4,000 for 1s'