The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-10

hlkHNdy iioi HVElH W Htbth hub tA1hA
east to west. with lateral county roads
tapping the main tnoroughfare from an
directions, is possibility with Lin
coin county as the hub. The move
ment for better roads ihaugurated
here by II. NJ. Johnson. president of
the First National bank OF Chandler.
recently resulted IN the county voting
100000 in road improvement bonds,
sufficient 10 finish between thirty and
forty miles.
1t Is planned to begin on the west.
ern county line. near Wellston. work
east through Warwick, Chandler Dav-
export and Stroud to the Creek county
line, the survey for which marks thir.
ty.three miles Oklahoma county, on
the west, has been investigating the
project with view Of continuing the
work 10 Oklahoma City. Creek conn.
~ commissioners on the east, favor
carrying the improvement northeast
through their jurisdiction, touching
Depew, Bristow, KelleyyIlle. sapulpa,
and Taneha. on the north Washing.
ton county Is iaboring with the prob.
lem Of north and south county road
through BartlesyiIic, Matoka, ochelata
Ramona and Vera. to the southern
county line. II Tulsa county can be
induced to join ia the road building.
the highway viii be complete from
Oklahoma Guy TO the Kansas line,
south of Caney. distance of approxl.
niately $50 miles. or half across the
state.
Lincoln countys energy Will not
Wear out with les first project The
county will agree to make other bond
issues Ia promoting a good roadway
70 MuslSogee from Chandler east, with
0kfuskee Okmulgee and Muskogee
counties financing the work through
their jurisdictions Such highway
would connect Chandler and Mnsko
gee with the cities of Okemah, Henry
etta and OkmuIgee.
The general course Of third public
highway extends north out of Lincoln
county to saltwater. through the
towns OF Hendricks. Cushing, Ripley
and Mehan, and from Chandler or
near there. south through Sparks, Pay
son and Meeker TO the Pottawatomie
county line. with tracit agreement
for Pottawatornie county 10 carry the
work to rs southern boundary through
Shawnee and Tecumseh. McLain
county will aid By connecting the i'm.
proved roadway into Garyin county,
ard the latter will be expected TO build
1t as Ear az Pauls Valley and Wynne-
wood. IN addition. Logan county
which is accredited with having the
worst roads In Oklahoma( is prepar.
ing to float bonds for a north and
south east and west road system,
which could be connected with the
other main highway at Oklahoma City
orrseutheast of Guthrie.
The Muskogee road from Chandler
would be about 100 miles, and the still
water.earvin county connections
through Lincoln county, between i25
and $50 miles In their entirety the
projects mean anywhere between $50
and $50 miles of improved highway
that with ordinary care should last
lifetime
Lincoln county viii lay petrolythie
road. n vigorous combination Of oil
rock and earth. now Ia general use on
the Pacific slope Mr. johnson recent
IS inspected potrolythie roads in Cali,
fornia. They had been Ia use for
nfteen years without signs Of decaying
or wearing short stretch Is being
put down into El Paso. Tex but IN
general this character of road Is new
east Of the Rocky mountains
According to government experts.
who are mere aiding the local work.
che cost is between $4,000 aud $4,000
per mile. or about 100000 for Lincoln
eountys undertaking. from Wellston to
Stroud IN Chandler three squares ot
one street have been finished with Of
ana rock Il Is unnecessary % plow the
road 30 4 depth Of about ten inches
harrow we'll. and then spray with Cal
ifornla oil having a heavy asphatng
base. Another powing narrowing and
spraying follows then 4 layer Of
crushed rock S added with 4 third
blowing. narrowing. and spray Of Oh
and then the surface Is ready for a
good rolling
Liueoln county has llltle rock suit
ahN for lasting road which item
alahe serves 70 increase The cost Of
Is construction work The asphai
edn base IN the OH affords binding
s. eemeutng action that tends TO har
aed the surface Is the road ages. pro.
I1|hg the rock material Is of a dar
ahle quality Beaumont oil IS not
aaable IN this process but the first
heltg treated 10 remove ali but the
bIaang ingredients. and Oklahoma oil
ntolassed owing to It's parailine