The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-06

we are all agreed without exception
that the movement FOR good roads Is
an important one. l win not consume
your time in discussing that PROPOSE
tion. but will briefly refer to some OF
the conditions which have influenced
the calling Of this convention.
How does the movement affect the
farmer? And when | speak Of the
farmers interest refer TO the inter
ests of the whole community, because
the interests Of the merchants. pro
fessional men, bankers, ana Of all cit
izens, arc absolutely dependent upon
the interests of the farmer. If the
farming interests prosper. the whole
State prospers.
We have in the State Of Iowa. dur
ing six to nine months Of the year, the
best roads on the face Of the earth, but
during the remainder Of the year we
have the worst roads In existence. Let
us consider now the effect upon the
producer Of our cereal crops. Take
the producer of corn, for example.
His harvest takes place in the fall
His grain is not in fit condition for the
distant market until the month of De-
cember. He is forced to market his
grain Immediately after its maturity,
while the roads are in fair condition.
or postpone the day Of realization
thereon until the following summer.
The result is that he must unite with
his neighbors and with all producers
throughout the community and deluge
the market with his crop. 1t has a
disastrous effect upon the market in
depressing the price. 1t produces an
embargo in railroad transportation.
and frequently during several months
Of the year it is impossible for the
common carriers 10 furnish rolling
stock adequate to carry the grain to
the market.
What is true Of the corn crop is ike
wise true of other cereal crops. 1t is
tue of the hog crops. although the
hogs themselves may furnish theiE
own iocomotion; but you know how
serious an effect upon the weight of
the animals the driving Of a drove Of
hogs over i've. six or ten miles to
market is Therefore it is In the inter
est of the farmer that roads should be
open and passahIe and available for
the transportation Of his produce for
the entire year.
But agriculture is undergoing a
transformation. With the growth Of
population I'm cities and towns there IS
a demand for better class Of produce. |
Thus the creamery and the dairy de-
velop Now roads must be open |
throughout the entire year in order to |
market milk. the cream. the butter.
the eggs. and the perishshle garden 1
crops which the farmers likewise pro
duce-
At the national convention held at
Chicago in 1873 this proposition was
Diseased IS it affected common car
riers. and il was there announced that
the Wabash Railroad had voluntarily i
offered TO transport az building mefe-1
rial necessary for the permanent i'm
provement OF their highways At cost.
am satisfied that If we undertake a
movement upon practical lines We can
secure the co-Opera ton noa only OF
business men Of the cities. but Of com
mon carriers throughout the length
Snd breadth or our State ana or the
land Itself. II is 70 their interest to
cooperate, for the reason that they
want to utilize their rolling Stock
throughout the year. They want 70
avoid freight enbargoes. They 10 not
care to see avalanehes of prodace
forced upon them for transportation
during = limited period Of fhe year.
over1axins their capacity ami iHvoiT-
inS them fn Controversies with ship
pers. but w0ul1 p-efer to keep their
rolling stock in motion rhroushous the
year instead Of having ir overwhelmed
a pcrtoa "a the year and lying Idle
unaa the tracks the remaining portion
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ery business ! PIT TIE question %
hln- do ron not think that we IL DeS
aipsues are Interested ln the improve
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