The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-10-16
THE GLENN.AROMoRE ROAD.


There is considerable agitation on
the Glenn.Ardmore road, by people
who live around Glenn and by Ard.
more people. Many Of the people who
signed the petition for the road did
not know OF the route taken and sup
posed first class road could De built
at small outlay The road will tray
ol nearly three miles through Caddo
bottom. of which two and oue.half
miles are very low and water stands
for long time after each rain. n"
sinuiug On The north of Caddo the
road runs over mile and h.lf
through Nic McChtchey.s place, of
which some Is in cultivation, then
down deep rayinc. through which
the road will rum through two frog
ponds. wider than Main street. in
which person can swim for eight
months I'm the year, then thruogh an
almost impouetrablc thicket and heavy
timber To the creek. Where the bridge
Is to be built is in bend OF the creek
very narrow and low, so that i'm high
water Caddo often is over one.half
mile wide and six to eight feet over
the land. The south side of the creek
has a high bank fully twelve feet
higher than the north side. To build
bridge at this point will cost a great
built for one hundred and fifty yards
to reac hthe bridge, and it must be
built extra strong. as the water rusho1
with great force over the ground. It
is one half mile from Caddo to Rock
creek through very wet and boggy
bottom. where crops cannot be raised
one year in five on account of water.
Rock Creek will have to be bridged
twice From here the road runs one
mile to Rube Hardy's, forty rods owe!
very rocky ridge. over whicn the big
stones must he blasted to get road
Then it goes parallel with with Rock
creek and Caddo for threa-quarters o.
/ mile through a very wet bottom
the water from the creek often back,
, and stands all over the land. The
road cannot be travelled during wet
weather whatever. II is so wet that
during wet season the farmers car
hardly cultivate the lands. Many say
to grade the bottom, to grade roat
costs money. which at present is not
| available. and road cannot be bull
| by subscription or volunteer work. 1
| the road is graded great many cul
| yerts or large sewers will have t.
be built, as there are innumarabl,
ditchcs and ravinos that empty into
the creek, and during heavy rains
| these carry an immense amount O
water. and if not given chance {,
| gain the low lands would wash on
the roads and damage the crops to
great amount. TO my knowledg'
there are six bitches that must b,
bridged in one-quarter of a mile, in all
about twelve on the south side OF Cad
do. \ road could be opened that woul,
.equirc less labor and money an,
be a great deal better in all ways
It goes TO Hardy's crossing on CaddC
here the banks are high and narroN
land a good place TO cross with les
than forty rods of Caddo bottom Fror
there TO Glenn. two and oue-half mile.
Is q good high road only one field T.
cr4s and Phillips creek TO cross once
Mr. VI. German of the Commercia
club said that the city would not Civ
cent toward the proposed road as
would be money thrown away, but
a good road was opened, the city wa
ready to help. If the people Of Glen
want Nrdmore's help, and Ardmor
wants Gleun's trade, then a diffcren
road will have to be opened as IN
present one would cost a fortune. T
do this. the Commercial Club of Ar,
more should go over the land and loo
out the best route for a road, one tn;
is the best and the cheapest
\ CITIZEN.
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