The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-28
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the engineer and is to charge the
expense to the counties on fair
basis
Secretary Ward reported that the
Dallas Automobile club refused to
cooperate with the association, that
county had refuseed to contribute
$500 asked of it. He was instructed
to 30 to Dallas Saturday to confer
with the Commercial CLUB OF tnat
city and if President Milburn and
Vice President Hughes are needed
he is to wire them and they will
so to Dallas Monday for a general
conference with the Dallas people.
w. A. Durant reported for thh
committee appointed to plan the
organization for the country nurth
of Oklahoma City. The report
recommended:
First That jurisdiction be eX-
tended north of Oklahoma City as
far as Newton, Kan.
Second, That from South Canadian
to Newton be known as the Kan
sas- Oklahoma division
Third, That from South Canadian
to Red river be known as the Ok
lahoma division.
Fourth. That from Red river TO
Dallas be known as the Texas di
vision.
Fifth, That the Kansas Oklahoma
division be given a vice president.
Sixth, That the field secretary
ana the president proceed at once
to organize the new territory.
The report of the committee was
unanimously adopted
The contests We're called up anL
w. T. Dodd, a representative Of
Caddo, was given the privilege of
the floor. Mr. Dodd stated that the
road by the shortest distance from
the Johnston county line to Durant
would miss his town and would
miss Kenefick He made a most
telling speech for Caddo, he told Of,
the wonderful black land that the
road would pass through if the de
tour was made through his town,
he told of the annual Caddo Corn
Carnival which had grown almost
to be of statewide interest, he
told of the enterprise of his peo- I
pie of their purchase of right Of
way, of their pledge to build and
to maintain the road through that
city of the peldge of $4,000 made by
Caddo and of the pledge of $2,l0o
made by Kenefick
Mr.. Dodd retired and the asso-
citation took the matter up. II was
planned to build the short line into
Durant from the Johnston county
line but to allow Caddo and Kene
flick to build their detour and when
they have done so to have the de-
tour logged in the Blue Book at the
expense of the association. Mr..
Dodd was pleased with the decision
and Bill Durant was we'll pleased
1t means the building of more high
ways in Bryan county and Mr.. Du-
rant SAID they were needed.
a taxi was sent for Photographer
FCnville and a flash light picture
was made Of the association at mid
night.
Following the reading of a letter
from Highway Commissioner Sidney
Suggs adjournment was taken Mr..
SuggS letter was timely for the rea-
son that it dealt with the location OF
the right Of way which the asso-
citation had been puzzling with and
the comments heard were of ap-
probation for the sentiment eX-
pressed by the Highway Commjs-
sioner OF this state.
The letter follows:
Ardmore, Okla, Dec. "a, 1912.
Hon. w. ]. Milburn,
President Oklahoma, Texas & Gulf
Highway Assn, Milburn, Okla.
Dear Sir and Friend:-A previous
engagement made with the State
Engineers Association which con-
yenes in annual session in Oklahoma
CITY on the same day that your
association meets in Ardmore pre-
,ludes the possibility of my being