The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-30
The CHISHOLM TRAIL
HIGHWAY is CERTAIN
Ell Reno Meeting Did Business; Grady
County Took a Prominent Part;
Kirk Offers Suggestion

II. B. Johnson who is largely re
sponsible for the Misrepresentation al
the meeting at ri Reno yesterday
came home with an increased supply
Of good roads enthusiasm. Mr.. John
son says that the interest ahown al
the meeting gave him new impetus
IN the work OF launching the move
ment III this county.
~chickasha and Grady county were
well represented al the meeting said
Mr.. Johnson. "and the III Reno people
treated US royalty A party Of auto
mobillsts met US at the river and with
a band escorted Us into the town
There was a parade OF automobiles
more than a mile in length as we went
into the town with more automobiles
than have ever been together at a state
meeting before"
As to the business Of the meeting
the route has been permanently
adoyte7 and me plans for the begin
ming Of the work outlined Alger Mel
ton made the principal speech Of the
day for this county He spoke Of
Grady county's part in the building Ct
the great highway Hs placed EN-
phasis on the value Of good roads to
the state and country
Grady county received recognition
in ali the principal plans Of the asso-
citation. More than sG miles Of the
Chisholm trail pass through this coun
" which is more than in any Other
county along the tralI The route will
follow the old trail IN the main but
WIN devlate 10 pass through towns
The new road viii follow the section
lines aud win come into Chiekasha
along the section line Of Third street
and that street aill be- made the route
Of the road through chickasha.
The Chisholm trail road will be 50
feet vide and win be built for wagon
and automobile traffic The first
work on the road viii be to get the
engineering work completed and then
the work OF grading viii be started
After the roadbed is graded Il will Be
kept in good condition by the King
road DRAG system Each farmer along
whose land the road passes viii be
asked to sign a contract 70 keep the
road IN good condition and will be
pledged to to drag the road after each
rain. In this way a splendid roadbed
win be maintained State and national
aid win be asked later to make the
road bed permanent As the grading
IS being dcSr All Of the culverts along
the route viii be placed IN concrete.
It is the plan Of the organization "a
supply the country with draes which
win be purchased BY the counties and
automobile clubs
Build u IN a Day
"chickasha business men should
close up their places Of business ono
day and give their time to the build
inr OF the Chisholm road through
Grady county, said c. C. Kirkpatrick
this morning in speaking Of the i'm
portance Of the movement launched a
El Reno yesterday ~The highway tha
isto be built through this county which
viii reclaim the historic trail is o.
more importance to chickasha than
new rail road continued Mr.. Kirk
patrick.
aThe road viii be a noted nignwal
for tourists from all over the work
AS the historic significance Of the Ok
train win make it known far and wide
besides the value Of the road to thu
country. giving the farmers mean
Of marketing their products. Latera
roads leading to this one main roa'
viii be built which win permanently
establish the good roads movement h
Grady county
Returning to his first statement MI
Kirkpatrick explained how the roa'
could be built through Grady count
IN sixty days if the same enthusiasm
that was demonstrated Yesterday
carried on through the building Of tn
road Mr. kirkpatrick says that 100
men and 200 teams could lay out tn
road IN day. He advocates the dona'
ing Of a day to the work
The building Of the road through e
county should be done with very u
tel expense according TO the theory z