The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-28

The dining room of the Whiting
ton hotel in this city was placed a
the disposal Friday night Of the direc
tors of the Oklahoma, Texas and Gull
Highway Association for an eXecu
tive meeting. The territory included
in the plans of the association is from
Oklahoma City to Dallas. The plan
Of organization is to have a county
president in each county along the
route and to have a vice president in
each division of the road besAies
the regular officers including the
president and secretary and treasur
er of the parent organization. AT the
meeting here Friday night every di-
rector was present except the one
from Collin county. He was holding
a Christmas family reunion at his
home and sent his recommendations
by letter
The meeting was replete with inter
est. The session lasted until | o.
clock in the morning, but there was
no time for recess and no time for
dull moment. There was work to
do, and the men We're there to do
it. w. ]. Milburn of Milburn, presi-
dent of the association was present
and presided. He made an ideal
chairman. He used none of the tine
of the meeting, but directed the pro-
ceedngs with great skill, and har-
mony prevailed at every step of the
way.
Those present at this meeting were
Alfred Hare of Oklahoma City, rep
resenting Oklahoma county; Tom Ca
reN of Norman, representing Cleye-
land county; W. G.. Blanchard, may
or of Purcell representing McClain
county; J. r. McChesney Of Pauls
Valley, representing Garvin county;
7. +. Gafford of Sulphur, represent
ing Murray county; C. w. Herd of
representing Johnston coun-
ty, C. o. Johnson of Durant repre-
senting Bryan county; DR.. William
Veasy of Van Alstyne representing
GraysCn county.
Officers present were w. J. Mil
burn, president; A. n. Leecraft, of
Colbert, vice president of the Okla
homa division, f. II. Hughes, of Den
ison, vice president of the Texas di-
l.. NJ. Ward, of Sherman, Sec
of the association, l..
]. Milburn of Pauls Valley, field sec
Julian C. Field Of Denison,
engineer. w. A. Durant
Of Durant, member of the Oklahoma
legislature and one of the most pro
minent men of the southern portion
Of the state, who has taken an active
interest in the organization from the
time it was begun was also present
and took part in the proceedings.
The objects of the meeting in Ard
more were to settle two contests. The
towns of Caddo and Kenefck wanted
the road to make a detour of u to IA
miles to place these two towns onI
the road and Washington town in
McClain county, west of Purcell, !
the road instead of having It'll
go through Lexington and Purcell.
These were two of the matters TO bel
decided The fixing of the member
ship fee of members in the differ
ent counties was another object and
plans were also desired for logging |
he road in the Blue Book which is
he official publication of the Nation
II Automobile Association.
President Milburn called the meet
ng to order and the minutes of the
asst meeting which was held in Sher
nan, were read.
Reports of directors were called for
nd T. F. Gafford of Sulphur stated
hat the portion of the road between
Vynnewood and Davis had been gone
yer by the engineer, that bridges and
ulverts had been located and con
racts let for them and that as soon
S the weather conditions will per
nit, tina. this portion of the road
I'll be put in excellent condition.
Mr.. Hughes made a report for Col
n county stating that a $45O,OOO bond
3sue had carried in that county for
Dads, that the city of Mckinney had
dded 100000 to the fund making
otal Of SG5O,Ooo to be snent On the
,ads of that county. Collin county
i'll build from - to Il miles of mac
dam road on the highway from Can :
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