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Ardmore, Sunday, June 6, 1909
THE DAILY AHDMOREITE.
PAGE THREE
oration. I do not think there Is as '
much as In tho Olenn pool and the '
Hartlesvillefl region, lint your oil
and gua are very valnnlito for fuel,
more valuable tlian any other fuel
In this region. Carter eounty has
probably the largest deposit of an
phnlt in the atnto; she lms clay.-
of value; she has windstonc, and
possibly phosphate. So far as I ran ,
learn, there Is not a county In the
state that contains vnluable mineral
In as In rue quantities as Carter
county.
Ardmore is a City of Morality
and Religious Worship
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JEFFERSON SCHOOL
lahoma. where both glass Hand and
cheap fuel could be obtained close
together In Oklahoma, and In every
Instance 1 have advised the people
to come to Ardmore, where both the
sand and the fuel can be found In ' coal We are manufacturing
close proximity. There Is no roa-:tle Portland cement, with two
son at all why we should continue
to buy our glass sand In Illinois or
Minnesota, when we have the sand
sind the fuel here close at hand.
I shall discuss next a half dozen
products iwhlch ordinarily are con
sidered not very valuable, but
which In point of fact are of vcr
great luiiMirtnnce. viz.: Building
stones, particularly granite, lime
stone, marble and sandstone. The
greater part of the granite In Okla
homa occurs In two mountain ranges,
J lie Wichita mountains, extending
from the town of Granite east to
l,awton, and the region from Tisho
mingo nnd .Mill Creek east nearly to
Wapanueka. In both of these reg
ions the amount of granite Is prac
tically Inexhaustible. I think I
Hhotild leave out the qualifying ad
jective here, ami say inexhaustible.
In the Wichita mountain region, the
peaks are some 2,100 feet high, the
range is sixty miles long and twen
ty to thirty miles wide. The quality
of the granite Is superior to that of
any other state.
Ardmore Good Location for Cement
Plant.
1 shall notice now the location of
the limestone and the fuel of Ok
lahoma in connection with the
statement that clays are found al
most everywhere. You notice that
there are six areas In Oklahoma
where limestone Is found. Almost
without exception these limestone
ureas are near fuel aieas, so that
there are hundreds of thousands of
available Portland cement sites in
Oklahoma. You might make as good
Portland cement within a few miles
of Ardmore as any place in the
United States. Hetween here nnd
Davis, along the gorge of the Wash
ita river, there are locations for
j4ltes of a dozen mills. At the Cii
svtr hills, south of the city, both
.shale and limestone are found 'n
abundance. There Is no reason why
.you should not have here in Ard
more a Portland cement mill to fur
nish material for all cf your build
lugs, and or course for all or th--surrounding
country as well.
We have In the state a uuinbc"
of rather rare and more or
, valuable minerals, such as novum--ilte
rock, from which razor hones
and jeweler's stones are made.
Then there are a number of other
rare minerals, such as volcanic ash,
which in time may he used,
Mineral Development Has Not
Begun.
i?o much, then, for the known niln
ml resource. of the state. Whit
are we to do with them? "What are
we utllxlng'' At the present time
we get a little oil, 1 suppose 10 per
cent of the available oil territory
has been developed. We are min
ing a little coal 1 believe about
l.'iO mines have been opened. A
number of them are not running at
a profit now, because r the fact
that oil and gas are cheaper than
a lit-mills.
one at Ada and one at Dewey.
There are ten or twelve gypsum
plaster mills, and we make a little
pressed brick. We utilize only a few
of the things we have. What have
we undeveloped? 1 made the state
ment a year ago that during the
year previous to that Oklahoma have been
had sent a million dollars to KatiHu.i within fifty
lor two articles that we might man
ufacture Just as well ns Kansas;
pressed brick and Portland cement.
What became of that money that
went to Kansas? That million dollars
we should have kept at home, be
cause we have the ram- material.
We wonder why taxes are high here,
and not high somewhere else, nnd
why bank deposits are greater home
where else. It Is because our good
Oklahoma money Is going nway from
us to buy these things which we
could manufacture. Where does our
salt come from? Kansas and Michi
gan. Our lime? Texas. Arkansas and
Missouri. Our pressed brick? The
greater part of It from Cherryvale
or Coffeyvllle, Kan. Our Portland
cement? Some from Kansas, some
from Texas; much of our gypsum
plaster comes front Texas. Our
building stone, our tile and terra cot
ta come from somewhere else. And
so it goes; these things that should
be manufactured here at home are
not manufactured at home. We are
importing them from some other
state.
What do the farmers raise In Ok
lahoma? Five staples, cattle, hogs,
wheat, corn, cotton. That Is about
all. Where do we market them?
Outside the state. Our cotton and
our flour goes to Liverpool, our cat
tle, hogs and corn to Kansa. City,
Chicago and Kort Worth, and we
get for these things the mark",
price, less the frlclght. When we
buy things like lime, brick, cement,
salt and other things we should
manufacture, what do we pay for
them? The market price, plus the
freight. The railroads "catch us
coming and catch us going." Don't
you know the railroads are not par
ticularly concerned over '.'-cent fares
and Jlni Crow laws, so long as they
can haul the freight both ways? As
long as we pursue the suicidal pol
icy or sending abroad everything ' nd you ought
we raise, and Importing everything more. (One is
we use, we will continue to pay
tribute to the railroads, and have
high taxes and small bank deposits.
Water Power for Centuries to Come.
Have you ever estimated the water
power we hav in the state or Okla
homa? It is practically Inexhausti
ble. We have the fuel, coal and oil and
gas. Our coal will last a good
many years, and our oil and gas
will last for a time, but our wato"
JAMES A. COTNER, MAYOR.
Ardmore Is enjoying its first ad
ministration under the commls.doti
form or government about which so !
much has been said and written.
The commission plan Is not only 1
new to Ardmore but It Is yet In
more or less or an experimental
st ige where It Is 111 operation over
tli- country. When the citizens of
niniore decided to try the chaiiKe
the task ileveloved iiikmi them to
sclcc; the best equipped man who
wa.s fearless enough to tackle the
to place in charge as mayor,
choice fell on dm A. Cotner,
not until after three election
been held. Two democratic
primaries were held to select the
standard bearer and when Mno-
Cotner had received the highest
vote in both these hi- faced an in
dependent candidate In the general
election. He (Was the choice of the
people and had no difficulty In be
ing elected.
Mayor Cotner Is a lawyer by pro
resslon, having received his degree
at the I'nlverslty or Michigan n
1M.'. He Is a native of Indiana but
came to Oklahoma eight years ago.
long the ga. will i first landing at Muskogee, but being
say not to exceed attracted by the superior advantages
f.f Ardmore, he came to this city, lit
tle guessing at the time that he
would be pressed into service as its
first citizen.
This is not Mayor Cottier's first
experience In public office, he hav
ing served two terms in the Indi
ana legislature before coming to the
New State.
will flow on forever, and when the
oil and gas are gone, water iiower
will still lie he.o With the exception
of the mind power ami the sun
power, which we have not yet learn
ed to harness, the water power is
our only resort when our coal and
oil and gas are gone. Some one
asked me how
last. I would
fifty years. The coal should last
1110 years or 200 years. Hut the wa-'
ter will always be here.
I limn limitii flilu yl n tittniiiil mill
called visionary, that
years from now nine-
tenths of all the power operating
the mills and factories between Port
Worth nnd Wichita will come out
of the Arbuckle mountains. I be
lieve I am safe In making the state
ment. That Washita river, from
Anndarko or Chlckasha to tin point
where It runs Into Red river, will
furnish Inexhaustible power. Theie
Is already one plant at Chlckasha
W. R. DURNITT.
When Ardmore's new commis
sion form of government went into
effect W. It. I til i ti It t was one of
the four commissioners chosen to
take charge of the city affairs
As a moral and religiously Inclined
town Ardmore stands at the head o'
the Ills among the cities or tin
state and In no other city or like
size may be round the odvantnges
that are offered by the churches
here.
Willie the eint of the church
building and church property may
not be the equnl of that In other
cities, there Is to be found here,
wo king hiirmonlusly ten or twelve
religious bodies, who employ the best
preachers to be found, and Its to the
credit of Ardmore that her pulpits
are the equal If not the superior of
any In the stale.
Not only are the various congre
gations thoroughly orgonlzcd. but
the young people's socletle. are
among the most active in the state.
Plans are also In course of prepar
ation for the building of several fine
houses of worship within the ulng
year and many thousands of dollars
will be expended In promoting the
religious and higher welfare or the
citizens.
Among the local churches. the
largest membership, perhaps is that
represented by the .Methodist denomi
nation, whose pastor Is Rev. W. II
Roper, acknowledged r tn,i
strongest ministers or the denomi
nation In the tttate. Rev. Roper's
ast charge was at Muskogee where
he built a Hue church ror his peo
ple there. The congregation here
numbers over four hundred and thov
have a fine church, or brick anil
stone, ami which has Just under
gone extensive repairs. The Kpvvorth
l-ouguo I iie or the active organi
zations or the church, having rirty
young people enrolled in the work
A large Har.ieca and Hlble school
class Is also a feature.
-Second In point of numbers, doubt-,
less Is the Christian chinch, num
bering nearly three hundred and I
fifty adherents and whose minister i
Is I)r II. (!. Connelly. Dr. Connel-.
est and most mtiv. m th,- city Tie
ilnirch propel" y Is spleudldl loi ai
ed on oiii' of (lie principal thorough
fares or the town, ami the members
have also in contemplation In the
near ftiiu-e some elalMirate improve
ineiils. One of the features or thl
church Is a Men's club, which holds
monthly meetings with talks and
banqtiPts.
The I (apt 1st church owns valuable
proTty on the street car line, hav
ing at present a eiy desirable
nouse oi worsili,). to uiilen Is e
pec.ed to Ik- added to later,
recently an efficient pastor.
Wynne has had charge of this
congregation, nut they are now
without a minister. Ilv. Wynne hav
lug resigned. eernl prominent
preachers are under consideration at
the present time. The H. Y. P. IT.
or this church is another or the ac
tive .voting people's societies of the
city ami Is doing a great work In In
teresting the joung folk In higher
things.
Ah Is sometimes unusual In towns
of this size, there Is in Ardmore a
splendld Kplscopal congregation
numbering nearly two hundred com
municants, with a large Sunday
school and Woman's Dulld. Arch
deacon Henry II. Smith, one of the
foremost Kplscopal ministers In the
state Is pastor of St. Lukes and Is
said to he In line to succeed lllshop
John Key Brooke as bishop or Okla
noina. Arch Deacon Smith is one
or the higher educated men in the
ministry, broad-minded ami liberal in
his views. Under Ills direction St.
Lukes Is planning to build on their
valuable pioperty a handsome church
to replace the one now In use.
That all classes may he suited
"The Church or Christ," composed
of those whose motto is "Where the
Hlble Speaks, we speak
the Hlble Is silent, we
has recently been organized. They
have secured ami repaired the ror
mer Cumberland Presby'iTlan church
and hold regular Sunday .mil mid
week services. They have no young
peoples' societies ami their member
ship Is at present small. They have
no regular pastor.
Of the smaller churches the South
Ardmore Methodist church Is one or
the growing denominations In the
city, being located In a residence
portion where the other churches
are not easily accessible. This
I church has a devoted membership
who have added to and beautified
I their building ami It Is now one or
! the prettiest III the city. Rev. Rog
. ci's, a former Misslsslpplnn Is the
j efficient pastor, ami who promises
to accomplish much good. He Is
' a talented educated preacher.
' The South Ardmore Haptlst church
i- another of smaller denominations,
bin alo one of the growing a .
This people have u large I ,
own a nice it;l,. house, omiorf ibl
and modern The pastor i . R( v
Dan Cuib. n young man of i nc
slid talent who Is doing pr. at
things In his chosen profession Rev
Curb Is an Arilmore lwy and one
who Is devoted to his people
A resume of the religious itish u
Hons of Ardmore would not be u.m
plete without mention of the Cathiv-
He imrlsh In nlmnre T Ills (lomtiit
null i minion is ot.e or the lnrgest In the
Rev. 1 city anil In addition to haling a
large 'urge church also have a coin i n'
mi. Agnes, mhlch is largely attend
cod by both city children and rrom
the county. A lnrge number of In
tlltlll pupils are also students Rev
.Ins. J. Wnllrapp Is priest In charge
or the parish, and one or the lies'
liked men In the city. The churih
property occupies nn entire squan
in the center of the city, and
nicely Improved, making It among
the valuable assets of the town
Of the proteslant churches the
Hast ulile Presbyterian church, of
which Rev. R. 0. Carnahan is pas
tor, Is one or the best organized and
one or the fastest growing churches
In the city. Ro. Carnahan I; a de
voted minister and an ardent worker
In the cause.
I'or the benefit or those who de
sire to accept neither the teachings
of the prolestant or Catholic church
es, a Christian Science church l
also here, the members holding reg
ular services each Sunday
crops
rd
to have one at
now building.)
Carter County First In Minedals.
I do not think Just now of a conn-
ty that ban as great a variety ol I
minerals as Carter county. Carter
county has granite and limestone .
enough to supply the world tor u
million years, glanj sand enough to
make till the glass the world will
ever use. How much oil nnd gas)
there are I cannot say, but I am i
net going to be at all surprised If
the oil and gas will last for u gen- I
FRANKLIN SCHOOL
He was electi'd to the m flee on tin
democratic tlcke' tin. 'oin tin
way he has taken hold of his new
duties the voters of Ardmore who i
supported lilni will have every rea- '
Tyler & Simpson Co.
Headquarters in a wholesale way for good things to eat
Insist upon the following brands of goods and you will have the best:
Rose City California Fruits
Climax brand of Corn
"Mistletoe brands of Spices
Van Camp brands of canned goods
High Life Brand of Peas
Jockey Club brand of Peas
Old "Manse "Maple Syrup
Blue Ribbon brand of Vinegar
Big Hand brand of Flour
We stake our reputation upon the quality of these brands
of goods.
Tyler & Simpson Co.
son to reel proud or their
Mr. Iluriiltt hiii been a
dent or Ardmore about lii years
and he has been engaged in out
iluir advertising such as bill boards
painted bulletins ami kindred meth
ods of catching the eye and holding
the attention of tho people. This
form of advertising has met with
quite a deal of favor In the last
few years and Mr. Iluriiltt has en
joyed a good share or the patron
age. His beginning was very small
but now- the business has grown
to such a proportion that It Is
worth while from a financial stand
point. He also gives attention to
sign work and between them sill
he has had to employ a crew of
assistants to allow him time tr
look after the affairs of the city.
He Is one of the hardest workers
ami most enthusiastic members of
the iiiiw commission.
ADAMS BROS.
The firm of Adams Hros., brokora
In lands, loans and Investments, is
composed of Arthur Adams and
Homer Adams, who am representa
tive types or the hustling young bus
ness men who came to the new
state with the S'Jers ami who have
since been busy with the up building
of the country.
Ilefore coming to Ardmore they ,
were located at Hugo, but seeing In.
Ardmore a larger and more promis
ing field ror their energies, three i
years ago they cast their lot In this
city. They have been doing a large i
btislues ever since.
One feaure of their business that
Is attractive Is the service, they rend
er to Investors. They have in the
recent past handled some large deals
for their clients In a most satisfac
tory manner. Their familiarity with ,
property values makes their services
In this connection of great assistance.
They also do a largo loan business,
and give their customers the benefit
of quick accommodation and low
rates.
Tho firm buys and sells farm and
city property. They nro located at
7 and Potterf building. Phone
ly Is a young man of marked ability,
a graduate of Yale, and although
having been here less than a year
has begun a great work that p'omis
es large results in the near future.
choice. 1 The church of which he is pastor
resl- Is i nntemplatlug erecting one of the
llnest church buildings In the state
wlihlu the coming year and have
already valuable property on which
to build. The Hlble school and Ku
deavor societies are among the most
active in the state, the former he
lug one of the largest schools III the
city, while the Kmleavor society
numbers over sixty active workers
among the young people of tin
church and many from without.
One or the strongest churches In
the city is tlie Presbyterian, which
having some few years ago ah
soi bed the Cumberland church, hn
a membership of several hundred
being ministered to by Rev. C. C
Welth, a leader in his ileuoiulnatloi'
in the state and one of the popular
preachers of the city. Rev. Welth
Is among the foremost of citizens li
all public movements for the good
of his people and for the community.
The Illhle school Is one of the larg
Wm. F. WARREN.
What can be done by the appll-1
cation of busbies principles to agrl-1
culture ami the diversification or'
crops Is amply proven In the case j
or Wm. K. Warren, one of the '
most successful agriculturists In Car
ter County. lie is the owner ol '
one of the largest and most ter-1
tile farms lu Southern Oklahoma. He I
devotes considerable attention to 1
raising stock us well as potatoes, J
airaiia and a number or
the same character.
.Mr. Warren Is a native
laud, having been born
more In IS;i. When IT
age. atler having received
aide education In (ho city
or his native city,
with the western
and he Journeyed
Ark., where after
re decided to move
new country and ho crossed Into tho
Choctaw nation and took up his
abode in what Is now llerwyn. He
prospered, lie was a great believer
In real estate and as he has been
successful In making money he has
Invested freely in farm and ranch
property. He has an 1800 acre
ranch twelve miles from llerwyn
ami a farm of 1000 acres lu lb"
Washita vally and a farm near ller
wyn. Mr. Warren has been honored In
many ways by his fellow citizens.
He was the first mayor of llerwyn
and was serving his third term
fhen he decided to become a citi
zen of Ardmore. Mr. Warren pre
sents one 'if Hie best examples of
what can be accomplished ill agri
culture and stock raising wh -u on
ducted on a business basis and the
natural advantages of soli and ' U
mate are made to yield their share
toward success.
CHAS. W. GUNTER, GENERAL
Agent The Penn Mutual Life
Insurance Company.
Ardmore always takes a pleasure
in iwctcomiiiK new and nroc-easlv..
and where citizens and this Is doubly true
are silent," 1 when they represent such old. retl
able friend ns the Penn Mutual Lire
Insurance Company. Mr. Chas. W
(liinter, general agent for the com
pany, established orflces over the
City National bank a short time ago
and has since been busy organizing
an aggressive working force and
writing business for his company
Mr. Hunter conies from Mississippi
with a fine record as an Insurance
man and progressive citizen.
The Penn Mutual IJfe Insurance
Company Is one or the most hlghlv
regarded or the old line life Insur
ance companies, Its affairs for the
last ft'l years have been conducted
lu such a manner that It has gain
ed ami held the highest esteem
of the public. This was shown by
the record or the company In 190S
when it would have been thought
that the business depression would
have hud a marked efrect on Its
i easiness, particularly in view of oth
er adverse conditions but Instead
the company placed In force $rS,
1 1! I.S77 new Insurance, nnd by n
comparison It was shown that the
assets Increased $10,072,091 for tho
year, now holding over $100.000,.
000 lu assets.
The company makes the statement
to the public that on January 1.
li0!i, It revised all ILs numerous
forms. In the Interest of a grenter
liberality to Its policy holders, lower
of i cost nnd a fuller adaption to all
needs. An Important change was
In the premiums charged. The com
pany has dividend fenturo that Is
very attractive, a dividend of 17 to
2fi per cent being declared annually.
of Mary
in Haiti
years of
consider-
schools
he was afflicted 1
fever, so-called, CHEAP HOMES,
to Hrowustnwn, 1 We have several thousand acres
a yearn sojourn i of good agricultural land to sell
further Into the 1 on long time to farmers who want
to buy with n vlnw, to occupying
the land for u home. Wo will take
sninll payment down, balanco In five
equal yearly Installments. This Is a
golden opportunity for those who
want to get a home in this great
country, on terms that the rent of the
land will pay all tho deferred pay
ments. Parties Interested In this
proposition will ho required to fur
nish reference as to their Industry
and sobriety.
MUTCAL TRUST COMPANY.
The district agricultural agent,
stationed here by the bureau of plant
Industry or the United States gov
ernment says the lands of this
section of Oklahoma can be easily
built up by proper cultivation until
they will produce more than the
black land belt of Texas where
lands sell for $100 and more
per acre Do you believe you could
make a success In such a county''
1 M
mSKvfc-v!
The Daily Ardmorelte la woth
$.' a year, or CO cents for one
month, This pujier will give you a
good Idea of the opportunities of
ferod In this country.
. -I. Atitb-- . 'A .'A.
WASHINGTON SCHOOL