The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-23

A fairly eel attended meeting %
representative business men vas held
a. TIE court house saturday night,
caiiea f0F the purp9se ~ Organizing a
Good Roads elnb
Quite a uamtrf ~ the leading uusi.
ness men and cliiaeus had previously
signed an agreement 90 pas ss ser
mouth inia 8 good roads fond fef a
pefIed az six mouths TIE MONEY a. be
expended lu ellis vicinity % thp main
raads icadiuE iuto ths clff from fhe
prosperous sections ~ tie coantrY
rte mretlne vas presided over by
p N Rstrlla aud b s. p Amos
acted as Temporary SECRETARY Cousil
fnifm aud ut-lAws ssre adopted. and
ne following permanent Officers
elected . \ Rsfeaa president 80
D. + F0rfnef wee president o.
smith. secretary. + halcfa. treas
urr Capt & s White q Camp
leli aud FIRED Kellef. commissioners.
~lase duty It viii he to have mu
charge and is ogf tie sort. oullect
Tie Hauey aud q X aiibilIs
leist 1liI made 8 brief tax oH tie
Importance q good roads ard offered
4 number df good saeeesf ious. some 81
which na doubt wlI. ~ carried eat
Wien tbis high pressure Rad sefk
asesmes seallty lie also Impressed
TIE fact upon DIS audience thar aaa
seod roads proposition as uut tie
9uly Important matter confronting
Ninlta saline thai q marEel fof tie
farmers produee vas nteessity aad
'iat TIE ion market price euuld base
q - paid y we cxpeeicd tie farmer
% haul his sfug o. Kiulta. 1h8urh ae
Should he s1ecemfui ln tie building
li goad highsays aHa that ouF busi
aess men soa.d have o. setl b eoad
grade af merchandise al as feasoHaIals /
price as The Qna'lty Il goods cau.d IL
iblained elsewhere In reference - /
cultefts and bridges Re cailea /
,tieution io Tie great quantities Z !
ocs suliAhie for such 4nrk found Is /
mans iacallties iying eu The surface If
lIe ground tn reference q the cun
1mctiau of country roads IL metz
i0uea the laet lthat toad baIdlne las
een considerably changed dafHF the \
ast few yean TIE Ola fash.onedI |
ubile highway eas side road aua !
entaHf Car Tie uea rad s hlfbI
. tie center ami arroe AND Hl
.rafery built Is Ntl drained Hel
atofea eofk - a permanent charae.
eF aud ln thls eonneeuou alluded Is /
Dee oIa Homan o1ds built centuries /
~ 81 EuUpe which are still la ex-
aenee and "a good condition lie
lused hls REMARKS bf saying that Is
eslrei q become a membef 81 tha
ood Roads club and would take
loasufe in contributing 60 itssupport
Mr 0fout 3 practical rud man.
asprmeili and heing called upon ior 5
,lk responded eith considerable 81.
lnslasu. lie 4 membef 81 tie
.ational Good Roads ASSOCIATION. aud
hat he does not kuov about building
iuutff uads would nnl make a eofF
We beok lie said The a-s, thing to +.
8 VAS to dgaln 90 tie water not 10 .
Z muf hole wlth rock, far ID that
AZ sea make tso mud holes Instead
one Get tie water aUag dnsf.
rape out the mud, flIln with earth.
nad soli over the top and the mud !
lle Is liked
Mr Circuit said 'fl0 not ny 70 r..
lif roek roads Wlth dirt nor dirt roads
lth foek TIE drainage If roads
.ou.d b. Of such character that water /,
ill not b. permitted even stand la
" drainage bitches Make drainage
that fnc water VIII ae kept on tie
owe. The roadway proper need not
. Wlde Room for two teams 70 pass !,
sufficient width.
nOuoIaluaa ground lhe road should :