The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-19
THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, A MARK
OF ARDMORE SPIRIT


What is the Chamber of Commerce,
What is its work in the community?
The Chamber of Commerce is a big
powerful body which no man or group
of men will ever dominate. 1t is non
political and non-sectarian. 1t voices
the opinion of membership composed
oil all shades of thought and of all
lines of commercial and professional
activity 1t is the voluntary. collective
contribution of public spirited men to
the common good.
The Chamber of Commerce cannot
always be right. II cannot always be
popular, but it can always be honest
and it can always be fearless.
The Ardmore Chamber of Commerce
has "a membership of 200 women and
men who represent the advanced
thought and all up-to-date activities of
the City of Ardmore.
The present Chamber of Commerce
has been in operation one year. The
officers and directors are as follows:
Perry d. Maxwell, president; Don
Cochran, first vice president; s. A..
Apple. second vice president; Olin VOL.
verton, treasurer; James Barron sec.
retary; Sam Daube, John F. Easley,
frank s. Gates, Fred Carr, Ed Sand.
lin, p. c. Dings, directors.
The activities of the Chamber of
Commerce are well known to the citi.
zens of Ardmore, but perhaps it will
be well to review them to some extent.
One of the first situations which con.
fronted the Chamber of Commerce was
the scarcity of water during the sum-
mer OF 1920. The Chamber of Com
merce organized committees of bust.
ness men who not only assisted the
city in securing temporary supply of
water, but the Chamber of Commerce
committee succeeded in convincing the
citizenship of Ardmore of the import
ance of having q permanent water sup.
ply Plans have been made and will be
carried out during the coming year
which will furnish Ardmore a supply
OF good water unequalled by any other
plant in Oklahoma.
The next situation to be met by the
Chamber Of Commerce was the secui-
ing of federal and state aid in the
construction of the road from Lone
Grove TO Healdton. The Chamber OF
Commerce. through its Road Commit.
tee and officers, with the backing Of
its membership, assisted the County
Commissioners in overcoming the !
many difficulties in connection with |
the securing of Federal aid TO the |
amount of $4,000 for the construc.
tion of a permanent road from Lone
Grove 10 Healdton, a distance Of fif. |
teen miles. We are now working with |
the County Commissioners along the |
same lines, for the extension of a road |
north through the Arbuckle Mountains
and east, TO meet the road which goes
from Tishomingo, through Mannsville.
TO the county line. The Road Commit.
tee is still working with the road COM
missioners and county engineer, and
we feel that Carter County has start
ed toward fine system of road.ways
and will have the best roads Of any
county in the state.
For some time it has been felt that
'ot cystVHt VI tity 6oNtIHliltfll. Will
representing different
with no central authority
vas lacking for an up-to-date and grow.
ng city like Ardmore. The Cham
Der of Commerce. with its member.
'hip got behind the movement for the
form Of government. and
oday Ardmore ranks as one of the
pest governed cities in Oklahoma. The
election OF commissioners who have at
leart the best interests OF the city is
assured as there IL no opposition to
hem, and these men will select some
me man to manage the business af-
airs of the city Of Ardmore for the
'enefit Of the citizens, regardless of
wealth or position.
There was never q period In the his.
ory Of Ardmore when there was so
much building going on as there is
oday or when the laboring man and
he man who hires labor were so close
ogether in interest and sympathy.
This happy condition Is direct result
4 work carried on during the past
winter by the Chamber Of Commerce.
The Chamber OF Commerce offered its
ervices to the contractors and to the
men representing the local building
Inions, whereby an agreement on the
wage scale was reached which con.
inced those wishing to build that there
vas no time like the present. in which
o do So As a result there are now
etween 300 and 400 houses under
obstruction in Ardmore, and permits
0 build are being taken out daily.
William A. Hart, representing the .
american City Bureau was recently In
Irdmore and among the compliment
ry things he said OF Ardmore was
he following:
"Ardmore is probably the most
attractive, most up-to.date. most
hustling city of its age In America
today. And that means In the
world For Amarira sat, tAa naoa