The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-05-13
MCINTOSH FOR GOOD ROADS.
COMMERCIAL Club Of checotah Gets
Very Busy on Proposition.

izing the importance OF good roads
! have taken hold OF things and raised
sufficient money to build one and one
I half miles OF good road.
Cad AllaId the Nye-Sire secretary
OF he club,who started the moyemen,
at the instigatiOn OF Commissioner OF
Highways Sidney Suggs, and raised
the money with which to build this
road by subscription. has wired the
news out to eight different papers
in as many different states. thereby
getting big lot OF very desirable in
formation for his home town.
We reproduce herewith the letter
written by Secretary Allard TO Col.
Suggs upon the matter:
Colonel Sidney Suggs. State Commis-
sioner Highways, Muskogee, Okla
homa.
Dear Sir: Our people are as tho
roughly imbued with the thought that
they will be able to build several
miles OF road this summer under
state highways commission superyis-
ion as that they make a success OF
the first mile and half road they
put in a, the earliest possible moment
that time TO be governed by you
and vour engineer. We have raised
the money 10 biuld one mile and
half OF read and are ready to take
the matter up with you and Your en-
gn-e- az earliest moment for the en-
sinee- TO get here. he OF course let
Ting us know a day or two before he
xill arrive so that We can get the
country people lined up. Can't come
anv too soon as We are determined
TO ge, in the first experimental road
on this side OF the state. We think
Of naming this road the ST.
Road
| will get out Monday and collect
the money subscribed and get new
subscribers TO the Mcintosh Good
Reads Association and when | learn
from Won where 10 send the money
| will send it to you. We have got
EN- coming now and We do not want
to let the iron get cold, hence the
sooner Engineer Colt gets on the
ground the better for the cause and
all Interested. FuShay7
Sent a write-up of the movement
here to eight newspapers and teh en-
tire state as well as ourselves will
got some good advertising. The fact
is. Colonel. you are Interested IN the
grandes- cause before the people OF
the state today Our people know
good thing and so soon as they were
enlightened as to the work You are
doing they went after ii right. There
is nothing that is needed more today
by the farmer and those who are de-
pendent upon the farm"r-and VINO Is
not than good roads. Keep up the
good work and may you be success
ful in carrying forward your most
earnest desires for the people. be-
lieye that when the people finally
awaken to the knowledge OF the WORK
that YOU are doing they will sing the
praise of Col Sidney Suggs in every
+i,s
state. No man ever started in to
accomplish a great work with little
capital behind him who did not meet
at times with such discouragrns con
ditiong as would dishearten man
whose whole heart was not in the
cause. Nerve, pluck and ability will
accomplish wonders, and | firmly be-
lieye that you are going to accom-
plish wonders for the people in way
OF initiating and stimulating in all
parts of the state the good roads
Let me hear from you when you
have anything you think would be in
in along the line we are
working and will keep you posted as
10 what We are doing. Bear in mind
that [ stand ready at any and all
times to do anything in my power
to help along the good work.
Yours truly
CAD ALLARD,
Secretary Checotah Commercial Club /