Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-09-26
COUNTY OFFICIALS
WILL WORK ROADS
AL ENDORSE PLAN OF WORLD
TO DECLARE \ GOOD
ROADS" DAY.
They WILL Close UP shop
Promise To Even Out-do the Oil Men
and Bankers In Real Manual
Labor

II was thought that the bankers Of
Tulsa were about the most enthusiast
tic good roads enthusiasts in the city,
but It remained for the bunch Of Of
ficials at the courthouse to put them
In the shade when 1t comes TO the
real raucus kind of enthusiasm for
improving the country highways.
Every county official has Travelled
the highways and byways Of the coun-
ty in making political campaigns and
that kind of travelling is conductive to
pressing home the necessity of build
ing and maintaining good roads. In
addition, many of the county officers
own farms In the county ana ir any
further touch We're needed to make
them real boosters, the conditions of
the roads leading to their farms has
done the work.
without exception every county Of
ficial yesterday interviewed fell
strongly In line behind the Worlds
campaign for having good roads day
set aside when everyone Will get out
and work on the roads.
Better Price for land
John Kramer, county treasurer and
a large landowner in the county says
goods roads will enable him to buy
more land and to get better prices for
that he already owns. Just say for
me-" he stated yesterday, that | am
heart and soul for any movement that
will result In the improving of our
sand piles and mudholes | am stlll
farmer enough to do hard days
work on the roads"
Cyrus Avery, chairman of the board
Of county commissioners and the orig
nal road booster, could not find
words strong enough TO express his
approval Of the movement Am
for IT." He exclaimed. We'll JUST
watch me boost, and the entire board
of county commissioners will WORK
themselves and use all their influence
in favor of the proposition"
WIN Close Court.
County Judge Conn Linn is also
believer In good roads, and agreed TO
close up his court. and work with all
the boys In his office In improving
the highways
W. l.. North, former county COM
missioner. who has a country resi-
dencc near Tulsa, has always been IN
favor OF good roads, and it was un-
der his administration that the county
voted "a million and half dollars TO
improve the roads. I'm for any pro-
position that will give us better roads"
he said yesterday.
c, II. Cleveland of Stiatook, one
Of the leading bankers of the county,
when called over the phone yesterday
responded with "A hearty endorsement
Of the movement and agreed to have
every man in Skiatook give his Serv-
ices for one day on the roads
Robert Emmett Curran, clerk of the
county is one Of the original good
roads men and declared In his char
acteristic style yesterday you bet
/ am for II. / will don a pair OF over
alls and show you that I can do as
much work on the roads as any man
In the courthouse
Even If w. w. Suckey, clerk OF
the district court had not been
roads enthusiast before, which he was.
the purchase OF fine farm a short
time ago has made him the greatest
booster in the city and he declared
yesterday he was thankful the World
had started the movement as ii was
sure TO bring great results.
District Judge l.. NJ. Poe said "Ot
course | am in favor of guod roads.
Any man who had travelled the coun-
try around here could not help but
be. / am ready to donate my services
any time"
Sheriff William Mccullough. who
probably has more travelling 10 do over
poor roads than any other county Of
ficer will quit serving papers long
enough TO put In one good hard days
work like he used TO do on the farm,
and so Will all Of his deputies
Justices Of the Peace J. j. Slack and
Lee Daniels the Mutt and Jeff" OF
the courthouse. are going TO close up
their offices and do manual labor on
the Good Roads Day" 81 have prob
ably driven more miles through the
mud than any other man in this
county" said Judge Slack and now
that | am getting old / would like to
have the pleasure Of using some rear
roads once more"
County Attorney Pat Malloy stop
ped his work on the Reuter- trial IN
Bartlesville yesterday long enough to
heartily endorse the movement and
tell the World TO count him in
John Ingram, clerk of the superior
court said he was a little out Of CON
dition. but that he would get out and
do as much work as any man his own
weight would do on the roads. Il
am some good roads booster and
am tired Of wallowing around In the
mud and sand hup-deep every time
get off the paved street"
At a long distance conference held
over the wire yesterday between Cy-
rus Avery, chairman OF the Tulsa
county board Of county commissioners
and J F. Darby. president Of the
Muskogee Commercial club, 1t was
agreed 10 designate October l6 and
II as good roads days Governor
Cruce will be asked TO issue a proc
lamation to this effect