The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-08-11
Carter County Camp Move
ment Much Bigger Than
Believed; Has a Great
Vision for Future
VAST POSSIBILITIES
ARE IN PROSPECT
OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD GREAT
CHAUTAUQUA THAT WOULD BE
VISITED ANNUALLY By THOU
SANDS OF PEOPLE

THE Carter county camp move
-ment," said Perry ID. Maxwell to-
day. SIS a bigger movement than
many Of us have suspected. The
more thought given to il the great
er the project grows. | see an Op-
portunity to make Carter county
the intellectual center of the state, /
see the opportunity here to build
a great Chautauqua that would be
visited each year by thousands
Of people. Other great Chautau-
quas were started just as this
movement has been started, lit
tie by little they have grown into
big camps and have attracted busy
intellectual workers from all over
the county. II has not been so
long ago that citizen of Dallas
visited one Of these Chautauquas,
lit was located more than a thous-
and miles from his home, but he
gave the management his check
for $4,000 as an expression Of
his appreciation.
"A chautauqua that will attract
such people can be built here"
Mr.. Maxwell continued. MANY Of
us who cannot 60 away to these
places can attend one at home
and we can build one here and en-
joy its growth and enjoy the fell
lowship that ii will bring TO us.
THE Baptist people have recently
been camping in an out -of-the-way
place, in a spot that is not accessible
and that is unsuited The place was
chosen because the Baptists had moth
ing better at hand and they must hold
these camps. Other churches of the
state are doing the same thing. They
are holding summer camps in incon-
venlent places.
Farm Camp and Chautauqua
The matter Of a farm camp and
Chautauqua is new. Our people are
Just a little ahead Of the times in or
ganizing such camp but look al
what ii means and the idea will at
once impress itself upbn us. It means
the bringing OF the farmers and es-
pecially the farm children together
where they can get acquainted. where
they can exchange their own ideas
where they can learn the great ma
uonal games, where they can hear the
most famous agriculturalists Of the
country and where they can hear lee.
turers on different topics.
Just as the grocer does not want
to talk groceries all the time so the
farmer does not want to devote all
his time TO talking farm. He wants
his newspaper TO have general news
and good pieces OF literature along with
high class farm help news SO II
would be my opinion that q Chautau'
qua could take wide range oi
thought and meet the needs OF tbs
farmers and their children"
Tho City Lake Site
Mt Maxwell is Of the opinion that
the city lake site should be selected
as the permanent camping place. The
city Is looking 10 Hickory creek fol
its permanent water supply. 1t viii
not depend any more upon the city
lake. The lake has "a dam that woulc
cost approximately $780, 900. the wdtei
shed comprises an acreage and lake
that represents an Investment of Z
half million dollars
Motor boats and houseboats can b,
installed on the lake swimming can o,
INDUCED in. there is land for gol
courses and tennis courts and othei
national games The location Is foul
miles from Ardmore and centrally 10
Gated with reference TO the entir,
county. II would make an ideal camp
ing place. it would make a site for th'
greatest chautauaua In all the south
west, no other city or state in thii
section Of the country has ever dream
ed OF doing anything OF the kind
Such a site can be used by score o
different organizations and the CAM
could bc used all summer long
MIR Maxwell located the site her
for the golf links and he chose plac,
that. to the uncducaicd thought prom
sed little. but golfers say the cours
is one Of the very finest In the Unite,
States. Chicago golfers who pay a vas
sum for membership in their local club
ave. that the course here Is bette
than theirs. The virtues possessed ar
due to the site selected by Mr. Maxwell
What he has to say concerning IN
building here OF a great chautaudua &
meet the needs OF the entire state
entitled to the most serious consider
alton.