The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-11
FORWARD FOR cHIcKAsHA-"LErs CO."

In summer OF 1919 composed OF representative
and selected from all classes of citizenship
pared plans park system Chckaa These
plans and blue prints published widely and submitted to
practically every organization the city being endorsed all
When the presented the city council for action
wcntyhree organizations had approved the committee plans
including churches fratenal orders labor commercial and civic
bodies. Briefly the plan called for boulevard system large
park Line Creek with fair grounds baseball diamond tennis
and number OF smaller parks other parts OF the city
After the bonds voted property values advanced and
asceaned that the purchase OF the land along Line Creek
would require outlay of money large that this park alone
with the improvements would require larger than would be
available for all the parks proposed Then the slump the
bond market rendering impossible sell par the bonds voted
oh Sept 80 1919 and there the matter rested till the beginning OF
the present year.
At the beginning of 1921 feeling that the park situation
hopeless Stood group citizens organized the Grady Park
Association for the purpose OF establishing permanent county
fair This association has submitted the following proposition
to the city OF Chckasha:
rhe Grady County corporation the
state The charter committee orn Ashton NJ Frey B. Leeds
committee subscriptions for
about $4,000 Efforts will be made sell all the stock
III the city will purchase 40 the Johnson land
Immediately south and east of the vaduct paying therefor with park
s2ooO0O the 20
grounds athletic shows track the
the land and the
value of maintain all buildings and
convenient for mentoner
and operation be
Council and the Park Commissioners
the officers directors corporation and incorporated writ
contract protesting the rights of all parties This would leave about
public the exclusive control of the
Estimates proposed inn
a follows:
Exhibition hail. s5OOOO; s5OoOO
Cattle s25OO Horse and mule barns 25ooOO Hog barn 5O0Oo
miscellaneous athletic field walks
drives. water lights, sSOOOOO"
Under existing conditions the bonds be sold
required by law Please note that the fair association pledges
itself the difference between the and the market values
and will all the necessary fair buildings if the city will permit
the corporation 20 OF the 40 which is proposed
The Hot Stove League has $500 which it will spend
for baseball improvements under terms similar to those proposed
by the fair association
If the proposition of the fair association and the Hot Stove
League accepted by the voters Of Chkaa in the election next
Tuesday will that only will the amount of the bond
be available parks boulevards but also additional
of at least $4,000 will be spent for fair grounds and baseball
the failure of our fair baseball enterprises also that the
entire park and boulevard proposition Will be indefinitely tied up
await better financial conditions when the bonds can be sold
Bear mind that proposed spend only $4,000 of the
bond issue for the Johnson land leaving $4,000 available for carry
ing the general park and boulevard plans which call for several
small parks about and the Improvement of the boulevard
greater than would be available for small parks
and boulevard improvements if the original and tentative plan
for large park along Line Creek were carried out
We submit the of Chickasha that the purchase by
the city Of the Johnson land under the named business
proposition which should appeal to all 1t solves the county fair
problem the baseball grounds problem furnishes site Of
Bile park of the Rock Island and leaves $4,000 for
the other parks and boulevard improvements which much
needed.
We believe the time has come when the people of Chckaha
must forget differences Of opinion sacrifice
personal preferences and get together for the urthance Of
their common interests and the promotion the progress
city We do believe the time will when all Of
will proposition that presented regard park
policies we believe that the rejection the proposition which
will be submitted Tuesday will only hold
back progress of Chckasa but will also discourage those
citizens who have generously offered invest more than
of their enterprise which for the benefit OF the
community
Is itcnot time for to begin to practice give and take
policy regard the differences existing and
resolve think of the general good of the community hrst
The the bond proposition next Tuesday will deter
whether Chckasa shall still go forward We
Lets Co."
The broom growers and manufacturers of Oklahoma
Texas and Arkansas will hold theedays meeting in Chkasha
April 46 This reminds that Oklahoma raises broom
corn than in the unon.-Shawnee News
Oklahoma City is seeking million dollar bond issue
strengthen million and half dollar completed year
such is finance in great cityShawnee Morning News