The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-09-10
SOMETHING ABOUT ROADS
EXPRESSIONS OF BUSINESS MEN
REGARDING THEM.
II Ardmore Wishes to Retain Her
Prestige as the Leading Market,
the Roads Must Be improved.
IT'S Up TO Somebody.

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the town. He holds II within his
palm, and so certain is his grasp that
at his will, It lies dormant, or at his
bidding, IL forges to the front and be-
comes a giant in the commercial
world. In every progressive move,
Organization Is inevitable, and I'm this
particular Ardmore. with her Cham
Der OF Commerce, is equipped for any
emergency To one committee is as
signed the care of the roads leading
to the town, and It has not been alto
gother inactive, but there remains
quite an amount of work TO be done
and II should either be done now or
wholly abandoned for the season.
Here are the opinions Of few Of our
business men:
J. II. Sykes-Think the roads should
be worked but at the same time think
the farmers should be induced TO CO.
operate with us. II is fair for us to
furnish the necessary money and let
them contribute the work under the
direction Of a man who will use the
funds to the best advantage
Dave Daube-The roads should
most assuredly receive our attention.
| have been absent all the summer
and regret that Ardmore did not do
more toward good roads. learn that
on one road near town a wagon can
scarcely pass now when it could be
put in good shape for $1.5O.
j. ~ Barall-I am for good roads
We are the cotton market and must
not fall behind.
j. b. Spragins-Yes, indeed, / say fix
the roads. l have always contributed
my part and stand ready to do so
again. | see some parties here today
from Mcmillan marketing cotton and
they report bad roads leading to Ard
more The same report comes from
other sections, and | say let's fix up
the roads.
10 +. Williams-The money spent
in repairing bridges, etc, on roads
leading to Ardmore will be a splendid
investment for the town.
r. w. Randol-There is not a dol
lar in business during a year like this
and we must be careful not TO spend
everything on expenses. The roads
should be worked but l believe that
the people who travel over the roads
should also contribute their part.
j. N. Moore-It looks reasonable 10
suppose that if Ardmore expects her
quota of the trade that she should
keep the roads in reasonably good
shape, anyway.
L. b. Pugh-I believe we should
work the roads. Good roads is essen.
tial to a good town.
Max Munzesheimer-Certa If
we expect TO hold the trade we should
repair the bridges and work the roads.
Louis Landau-Yes, indeed, say
it's never too late to do good. Let us
work the roads.
j. f. Hamilton-This matter Of
woodworking has confronted us every
year since Ardmore has been a town.
II is my opinion that the work should
be done, but that the burden should
fall equally upon those who live in
Ardmore and those who travel over
the roads
D. Walter Hardy-By all means
W IA Oh nnlr
other town is doing the same thing
and it's no time for Ardmore 10 fall
behind.
j. r. Pennington-We should repair
the roads. First, because the roads
leading to our market are in a des-
(perate condition; have travelled over
some of them myself In the second
place, other towns are making good
roads and by so doing are making
strong bids for the products of the
country 10 come to their market. Ard
more has always been the cotton mar.
ket OF the Indian Territory and she
must retain her good name by max.
ing good roads. The trade territory
is being cut off by railroads and we
should build good roads to induce the
people to trade here rather than to 20
to the small railroad towns.
Charles Durie-The roads are in
very good shape, but in many places
repairs need TO be made. Small
amount of work will put them in good
shape.
Harry Stiefel-If the roads have not
received a great deal of work since
was over them three weeks ago,
some repairs need to be made badly.
know Of some bridges near Lone
Grove that cotton wagons absolutely
cannot cross. Ardmore should work