The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-28
HUDSON APPEALS
FOR GOOD ROADS
PRELIM MARY EXPENSES FOR
BETTER HIGHWAYS CAMPAIGN
MUST BE MET.

and headway, the good roads move
ment may yet be defeated through
lack of proper interest, is the start
ling declaration made by a good
roads enthusiast Friday. He asserts
that the necessary expense for carry
ing on a good roads campaign is not
being met.
Clark Hudson, secretary of the Ok
lahOma Good Roads association, has
made an appeal to the local business
men for aid in order to finish tine
undertaking and place it where it will
take care of itself.
He gave out the following state
ment Friday:
The work on the proposition to
build hard roads across the county
has been successfully prosecuted up
to this time. The association has
been doing the work and few of
]
essary funds as WELL 1t requires
money to circulate petitions, main
tain headquarters, make campaigns
and take care of the procedure in
these matters, and unless the public
is interested sufficiently to take care
of the preliminary expense We shall
close up the headquarters and stop
the work right where it is.
1T has been represented to us that
the people of Oklahoma county and
of Oklahoma City in particular are
vitality interested in the building of
improved highways across the coun-
ty. If they are not prepared to
stand the small preliminary expense
incidental to getting such a propo-
sition carried through, they are not
interested. A few men should not be
compelled to carry these public af-
fairs, doing all the work and putting
up all the expense. 1t is necessar
now to file petitions for creating a
special road improvement district, to
hold a bond election within the dis
)trict and carry the issue, and to en-
ploy the best bond counsel to pass on
the proceedings as we go along, in
order that the bonds may find mar
ket when they are voted. If a half
million dollar improvement PROPOSE
tion is not big enough to justify a
small initial expense that must be
borne by private subscription, those
active in the association can turn
their attention to other matters. This
| is just little plain talk for the bene-
| fit of those who do lot of talking
about the great desirability of good
roads but fail to make their bluff
good when they are asked to help
get them. Within two months we
can have this proposition carried
through and settled, if the people will
back us up in the work. .''-Okaho-
man.
"A timely suggestion" remarked
Col. Suggs, after reading the above.
Every member of every commercial
club in the state should become men,
bers of the state good roads asso-
citation, and at once send a member
ship fee of one dollar to the secre-
tary of the state good roads asso-
citation, Clarke Hudson OF Oklahoma |
City. This is a most important mat
ter, and should be attended to at |
the earliest possible moment. We |
will be compelled to have a bond |
law passed also an amendment to the |
present road law, and it takes money |
TO pay office rent, stationery, and |
the expenses at least of the parties |
who will meet with the committee on
good roads that will be appointed by
the next legislature. At least one
member of each commercial club in
the state, and one member of the
board of county commissioners should
meet with this good roads commit
tee, remember We have some 500 able
bodied prisoners that can be put to
work if We get the proper sort of
legislation.
w r. Colt, who is president Of
the state good roads association and
Clark Hudson who is secretary, have
been spending much of their time
and money, and they deserve the sup
port and no doubt will get it, of all
good roads enthusiasts in the state.
Now is the time to act as the legis-
lature will convene about Jan. 9th"
Aows Thls7