The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-18
GOOD ROADS FUND
IS INTERESTING
OKLAHOMA AND TULSA COUN-
TIES ARE BOTH IN RACE FOR
FEDERAL FUND FOR ROADS.

The federal government has Of
fered the state of Oklahoma or any
county or organization in the state
the sum Of $4,000 for the building
Of so miles of highway, if the Or
ganization accepting the offer will
raise an additional $4,000 for the
work.
Such is the announcement of State
Highway Commissioner Sidney
Suggs, who received the communi-
cation notifying the state of the ac-
tion of the national congress, from
the governor. Postmaster General
Hitchcock and Secretary of Agricul-
ture Wilson have charge of the dis
tribution of the 100000 appropriat-
ed by congress for this purpose and
they will give $4,000 to each state
raising the amount prescribed.
This is the first time for 60 years
the national government has offered
to aid, in the construction Of state
highways. 1t is provided that the
road must be continuous and that it
must be one used by the postal
routes.
Colonel Suggs is determined to
have some county or good roads as
in hn at n 10
itself take up the proposition and
makes announcement thatt he first
ones applying for the road will Sc
cure it if they can show the nee
essary 100000 The good roads as
sociations and commercial clubs Of
some of the leading cities Of the
state are already interested in tile
matter as is evidenced by letters
sent to the state highway commits
sion. Secretary r. 7. Brownwel
of the Oklahoma County Good Roads
association, Monday forwarded the
following communication to the COM
mission:
Local Body Interested.
"This association is interested in
the offer of the United States gov
ernment to donate $4,000 toward
the construction OF fifty miles of
highway, along postal routes, to the
county or committee which will con-
tribute $4,000 additional for that
purpose. I am presenting you here
with a sketch or plat showing fifty
miles in Oklahoma county, COM
mencing in Oklahoma City and fol-
lowing the Meridian road north and
south and the great Interstate Pos
tai highway east and west through
the county for your consideration.
eve will undertake to secure the
CO. operation of the Oklahoma City
Chamber of Commerce, the county
commissioners. the township trus-
tees and others interested in the
proposition and win advise you at
an early date as to our success.
1--WE believe it to be fitting that
the work Of this sort should start
at the state capital and radiate in
every direction and that the radial
highways should be extended from
tire To- time as ways and means
become apparent and available for
that purpose"
The Commercial Club of Tulsa
also has taken NY the matter anc
notified the commissioner that II
nroposes to take advantage of the
offer by raising the required $2O'Ooo'
if the road will be built through |
that city A. C. Sanderson, secreta-
rv of the club, states that the peo-
pie of Tulsa county will vote the
amount without hesitation.
Colonel Suggs proposes to place
the proposition before the state leg
islature and have it accept the Of
fer of the national government;
then allot the road to the county or
district Offering the greatest induce
ments to secure it.-Oklahoman.