The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-15
STATE DEPARTMENT Of HIGHWAYS
PROGRESSIVE MOVE IN OKLAHOMA
AUTOMOBILE PEOPLE DISTINCTION OF BEING
The PEOPLE FIRST SUPPORT OF THE NEW DE-
PARTMENT-MEANS RURAL DEVELOPMENT MORE THAN AMY
OTHER MOVEMENT THE STATE.

les, l nave no DOUBT DuI VIVA
Governor Cruce will sign the bill,
and thereby create, as the constitu-
ton provides, department of high
ways that will grow and grow un-
til it becomes a department that
will do more for the development
OF the county and a department that
will invite more capital, a depart
ment that will furnish more employ
ment to the workingman, and last
but not least, win be greater
benefit to the rural schools and to
the advancement of education in
the rural districts than most of us
al present can imagine.
Yes, l could hear from Ardmore,
and OF her wonderful achievements
in the halls of the legislature and in
the senate, hotel lobbies, and on
the trains. Yes, | visited other towns
than Oklahoma City during the early
days of the legislature advertising
Andmore and one of Ardmore's
greatest products, the world famous
rock asphalt, which ! advisedly say
is today the best paving material in
America. Upon investigation, there
is no asphalt rock this side of Eu-
rope that is nearly so good as that
deposited in Carter county. The
Shelby Downard Asphalt Co. de-
serves to be patronzed, and is be-
ing patronized by every town that
is able to pave in the state of Ok
lahoma. No, | didn't mean to say
every town or city, for in Oklahoma
City they have had a hard fight to
get in While they have secured
some magnificent contracts in Okla
homa City, the foreign product,
known as asphalt, seems to be the
favorite paving material by some
of the cOuncilmen who are lust go.
ing out OF office. This is hard for
an honest man to understand, as it
has been so clearly demonstrated
that the rock asphalt that abounds
in this county has stood the most
sevre test for past twenty years in
Kansas City, st. Joseph, Mo-, Fort
Worth and Paris, Texas, besides in
city of Ardmore, Sulphur, Ada, Hol-
denville and Norman. This material
Is destined finally to become the
paving material of the United States,
Notwithstanding it has been severe
ly criticised and condemned by rich
companies who use the by7products
OF Grade oil, together with some for
eign preparation and call it asphalt.
one great difference between our
native asphalt and the foreign prod.
net, is that the foreign product in
many instances becomes mushv and
Will run on the streets in extreme
hot weather, while the native prod.
uct stands up as well in summer as
1t does in winter
Yes, | could see considerable
change in the appearance of things
IN Ardmore, for my heart and soul
nave been with Ardmore and her
people in her efforts to secure the
railroad, and other good things that
has been coming her way during NV
absence, and l want to say here
and now, that in my humble opinion,
Ardmore will double in population
and wealth within the next three |
years have never lost an oppor.
tunity to show to the people orr
Oank statements as published in the |
Ardmoreite, and of the factories |
that are succeeding here, and every |
other enterprise, as well as the |
healthfulness, greatness and good. |
ness OF her people. | am for Ard |
more stronger and have greater
hcpes of her future greatness than
| ever had before, and | trust that
Will be able to convince every man
VINO is looking for n better place,
to come to Ardmo9e and Carte;
county, assuring him that in my
opinion he will never have lust cause
to regret his move"