Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-18
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THE LAND OWNER
JOHN FIELDS ANAI4YiIES THE
SO-CALLED GOOD ROADS LAW.
Warns THE Farmers
Tells Them 20 Give These Promoters
the Cold Shoulder II They Would
Serve Their Own Interests.

Oklahoma Farm Journal. That
large number of rustling citizens who
have been busy developing good
farms into poor town lots are casting
about for something equally profit
able, Having cleaned up the towns,
they are now turning toward the
rural districts,
. Oklahoma needs railroads There
are large areas within the state where
the fertile soil is largely undevelop-
ed because of the long, expensive
haul to market The government Of
the state and those who build rail-
roads have not been getting along
very well for several years. Those
who operate railroads say that pro-
vision of the states constitution pre-
vents the building OF railroads, Three
attempts to eliminate this provision
from the constitution have failed.
The whole matter has been 80 mixed
up with personal, factional, and party
politics that the average voter finds
himself badly befuddled.
provision OF the states const-
tuition prevents the voting of bonds
by municipalities, counties, or the
state, the proceeds OF which are to
be turned over TO railroad promoters.
Those who went through the period
Of bond-voting in Kansas, and who
came to oklahoma before the time
Of paying off came, don't want a
repetition of that experience in Okla
f.It In A.
constitutional provision commonly
thought to prevent such method
of stealing public funds for private
gain.
Two innocent-looking little bills
we're passed by the third Oklahoma
legislature and have become laws.
One Is entitled;
House Bill No. 6bS, by Ed
wards. An Act To Provide for
the Voluntary Formation OF Road
Districts, For the Improvement
OF Public Highways Therein, and
Authorizing the Issuance OF
Bonds; Repeating All Laws Con-
flicting With the Provisions Of
this Act, and Declaring an
Emergency"
Every man who hauls a load over
the average Oklahoma road has the
need of better roads impressed upon
him. When once he gets interested
IN road improvement, he's inclined to
think that the cost is unimportant II
the resulting road is good. And this
law, on the face OF II, looks as If 1t
Furnished a means whereby perma-
nent wagon roads might be con
structed in such communities as felt
they could stand the expense. But
before you sign q petition asking for
the formation Of road improvement
district under the terms of this law,
and before you vote for the Issuance
of the bonds Of such improvement
district, walt bit
The other harmelss little bill
is entitled: House Bill No 47S,
by Edwards, An Aot Amending
Section "a, Article 9, Chapter II,
Statutes 1898, and Declaring An
Emergency"
Read 1t!
Section "a, Article Q, chapter
II, Statutes 1898, Is hereby
amended to read as follows: If
1t shall be necessary In the To-
cation OF any part of any rail-
road, to occupy any road, street,
alley or public way of ground Of
any kind, or any part thereof,
It shall be competent for the
municipal or other corporation,
or public officer, or public au-
thorities owning or having charge
thereof, and the railroad corpor-
alton, TO agree upon the manner,
and upon the terms and condi-
tions upon which the same may
be used or occupied; and II said
parties shall be unable to agree
thereon, and it shall be neces-