The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-23

school cities OF tho great state OF
Oklahoma. and II one OF the moa.
attractive home communities In the
southwest. with It's broad. shaded.
paved streets. its bcs.stlfui modern
homes. its magnifi sent church cdi.
ficcs. i,s a,trae,.,ve public buildings.
and It's buss commercial district.
Men rom everywhere are here
iookirs Tor oil and gas. camping on
the trail OF the biz oil corporations
chat buy up the leases and extend
che development over tho south.
west. looking for the Eldorado that
promises future millions. The crust
has been broken In this county and
the discovery OF a vast deposit OF
natural gas. has started n small
toom In the new field near Chick.
asha. Drill rigs are unloading at
tho three railroad stations. and these
are oelng transported across the
cadntry TO where new derricks rear
thor heads skyward with portentous
Significance. New companies are
organizing. drill contracts are being
let daily. and the eternal quest for
the liquid gold goes on unrelont.
ingly.
Chickasha IN the largest city In
southwest Oklahoma. having pop.
ulation OF more than twelve thou
nond onterprisIng citizens. II Is sit
uatcd in the fertile valley OF the
Washita with excellent transporta-
tion facilities. afforded by the three
lines OF railroads extending all d.
restl0ns 10 the various markets OF
che nation. II Is the center OF a
rich agricultural region. that pro.
duces abundantly the principal mar
ketable crops, corn, cotton. wheat.
oats, hay. broom corn and other
farm products. The vast territory
contiguous TO this live commercial
center is also splendidly adapted TO
successful livestock breeding and
commercial stock raising, as well as
dairying. poultry farming and fruit
culture.
Chickasha was opened as a town
site thirty years ago: by 1900 II had
n population OF 5000. and In 1907.
when Oklahoma was admitted to the
Union. the population had reached
the 1000 mark The last census gave
II around 10000, and since that time
there have been more than four hun
dred new homes built, which would
indicate a much larger population
than the late census.
Five Strong Banks.
The city has five strong national
banks. with combined resources.
totalling more than six million dol
lars. The most reliable index to
any communitys business and pro-
gress is its financial institutions.
The deposits and resources of these
banks represent five hundred dol
lars for every man, woman and child
of this city, 1t is that amount per
capita for the entire population of
twelve thousand. This not including
the funds of the building and loan
company that has supplied thou
sands of dollars toward the building
of homes for those who would have
otherwise been homeless. The banks
of this flourishing city are liberal
in their support of any meritorious
enterprise of the city and county.
These modern banking institutions
have weathered the financial storms
of this country during the last de-
cade, and the patrons have never
fatered in their confidence in the
financial ability and integrity Of
their officers.
OIL Fields Nearby.
Much of Chickasha's present pros
perity is due to the discovery of
the Cement oil pool some sixteen
miles southwest of Chickasha. This
pool is producing over three thou
sand barrels of excellent oil per
day. Wells are drilling at other
points from three to twenty miles
from the CITY, and six gassers with
a combined flow Of about two mil
lion cubic feet per day Lave been
brought in this summer and fall.
The Chickasha Gas & Electric Co.
is to connect their local line with
the Oklahoma Natural Gas COM
panys main line few miles south
Of the city. The local company has
been supplying Chickasha with ar
tificial gas for many years, but
now the supply will be taken from
the lines of the Oklahoma Natural.
This new service has been delayed
from time to time through litigation,
but it is practically settled that
Chickasha is to have the natural
gas at about seventy cents per
thousand. The price of the artificial
gas is about $1.75 and it is inferior
% the natural gas for heating pur-
poses as it is not so rich in carbon
and has less pressure.
The Rock Island has large shops
1t Chickasha, employing several
hundred men, The Frisco railroad
through Chickasha carries the heav-
est traffic of any Frisco line in the
state. The Santa Fe has one of its
criminals at Chickasha. The open
ng up of the oil fields at Cement,
Oklahoma and Burkburnett, Texas,