The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-06-09
CONNECT TULSA
WITH THE COAST
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER
SUGCS EXPLAINS NATIONAL
HIGHWAY PLANS.

general discussion of matters pertain
ing to good roads in Tulsa county an !
the appointment OF a committee 10
take in hand the organization OF d
good roads club were the features of
the meeting held in the Commercial
club rooms last evening The iact
that the crowd was small did not serve
in the least TO dampen the enthusiasm
OF Mr. Suggs and he delivered the best
address on this subject ever heard in
Tulsa county.
Col Suggs, who is state highwa.
commissioner, has planned two great
state roads, one crossing the state
from east to west, being a branch OF
the great inter coastal highway tha'
will eventually reach from ocean 10
ocean, the other crossing the state
from north TO south connecting vita
the road from Kansas City at the Kan
sas line and the road to Galveston.
Texas. at the Texas line. At meet
Ing held in Atoka, June 10, ii will he
definitely decided Just at what point
these two important state highways
will cross. II is probable that Tulsa
will be represented at this meeting.
Road from Arkansas.
Another meeting OF importance in
connection with the local good roads
movement is the one to be held at
Monte Ne. Ark, the home of Coin"
Harvey, on July 4. The plan OF Mr..
Harvey calls for a rock road extend
ing from his town into Oklahoma and
which passing through ClaremOre,
Vinita and other points terminates in
Tulsa.
Il am sorry the crowd here tonight
is not larger" said Colonel Suggs in
opening his address. shut would
rather address half a dozen men who
room full of listeners who are here
just for curiosity. If the newspapers
had announced that ! was a. leading
capitalist of Denver and would hold
mass meeting here to discuss the
proposition of Tulsa raising a bonus
OF s15O,0OO for a new railroad ! was
promoting. these rooms and halls
would not have begun to have held the
people. But the fact is the consum-
nation of my plan is of infinitely
more Importance to Tulsa than the
building of a new trunk line into the
city would be and will not cost the
city one cent. ] would rather have ten
automobiles loaded with passengers
stop over in Tulsa over night than
10000 people who pass through on
the train and only see Tulsa out of car
windows"
Some points made by Col. Suggs:
Roads and Room to Grow.
Oklahoma has the best people In
the world and the poorest countrv
roads to be found in the nation"
County roads should be built I'M
der contract Their building should be
supervised by a good roads man, an-
pointed by the county commissioner
upon recommendation Of the good
roads association"
Great men have never been known
to grow on a twenty-five foot lot.
Good roads enable the working peo-
pie to have homes on five and ten
acre tracts several miles out from the
city where their children learn TO
know the difference between a hick-
ory tree and a locust and that pota.
toes grow under ground and not up
on trees
Development Of Industry
Good roads into Tulsa will develop
the fruit and vegetable industry.
This would mean the establishment
of a packery here 4 packery would
call for a box factory. Fifty small
farmers on good road would equal
in importance the location of small
factory. The automobile industry viii
thrive through increased sales The
real estate business would boom be-
cause of the demand for the small
farm and the dealer could make a bet
ter commission on the sale of five
acres then than on the sale of one
hundred acres of unimproved stuff
now. The hotels would be filled every
night by tourists who would leave
thousands OF dollars in Tulsa Every
line Of business activity would be
benefited by a north and south high
way through Tulsa.
81 would rather be instrumental in
securing one of these state roads for
Tue people OF ohldHOH'd IMAM 10 Ne
governor of the state"
II could take the money now be-
ing spent in Tulsa county for road
work. build a system OF
county roads that would be credit
to the county and at the end of twen-
ty years have them entirely paid for,
interest on bonds and sinking fund
included"
Good Roads Committee.
Following the conclusion of the ad-
dress by Colonel Suggs an explana-
tion OF the status of Tulsa countv's
good roads bond Issue was made by
County Commissioner North. He stat
ed that the proposition was fndefi
nitely tied up on account of the fact
that the constitutionality of the state
good roads law has been attacked
and while this matter is pending no
bonding company will touclh good
roads bond issue in the state.
The following committee was ap-
pointed TO look after the organiza-
tiOn Of a local good roads aSsOcia-