The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-25
WILL BUILD ROAD
TO HEALDTON
QUICK AUTO ROUTE BETWEEN
ARDMORE AND OIL FIELDS. TAI.
lAFERRo IN HARNESS.

The mass meeting called at tho
court house last night to devise way
and means for Immediately repairinl
the roads between this city and the
Iealdton oil fields was well ATTENDED
ly Ardmore business men who are
deeply Interested in keeping the trade
from this section in Ardmore.
S. A. Apple called the meeting tC
order and nominated county commits
sioner Taliaferro as chairman of the
meeting.
Mr. Taliaferro sad that he had been
notified that there was to be a good
roads meeting last night, and,as thai
was one subject in which he was
deeply interested, he drove in from
Lone Grove to be present The chair
man then called upon Mr.. Franklin
TO state the object of the meeting
which he did, stating that the conGi-
tons OF the road between here am
the fields were in depiorable state.
and unless something was done t.
remedy them, the trade would even
tually drift to Waur.ka
1t was unanimously agreed that the
roads needed repairing immediately
and Col. Sidney Suggs, state highway
| commissioner, who was present was
called upon for some advice relative
to building good roads.
! Col. Suggs said that he could only
recount the lessons learned by expert
ence in the past and cited the in.
stance of Milburn that arose from
market of 20 cars of oats shipped
in 1912, to 100 cars this year. at
cost of less than one-half for haul
ing over a road built under the direc-
ion of the department. The Colonel
suggested that a committee of five
be selected with power to cooperate
WIN lllt b'ul u Va NoNllly SoihllloDlOll-
ers in repairing this highway and this
committee be also empowered to raise
the necessary funds for doing the
work. His suggestion was accepted
and the committee chosen consists of
the following gentlemen:
NJ. German, f. y. McElroy, A. V
Doak, w, r. Roberts and Writ Frank
lin.
A subscription list was started i'm
medlately and IA good start made TO-
ward raising the necessary funds
Those who did not make money dona
tions agreed to furnish teams to help
do the work, and suitable foreman
will be employed and men put TO
work at once, beginning at the city
limits and working west to the Heald |
ton fields. AS soon as the state con |
victs are available, it is highly prob |
able that at least 80 will be secured |
for this county and put to work on
the roads. Col. Suggs explained the |
system of working conyicts on coun-
ty roads of the state and the plan
seemed to meet with the hearty ap-
proval of all present. There is little
doubt but what the great trans-conti-
mental highway planned by the Amer
lean national good roads association
will follow the old Cherokee trai
through this section of the state All
North Texas is making a strenuous
effort to have it pass south of the Red
river but it is believed by a little
action upon the part of the
citizons OF the state, that they will
follow the 3ith parallel from Whining
ton, n. c., to California as planned,
and that leads directly through this
city over the road to Lone Grove and ,
Cornish that is in such need of repair
1t present. There are many reasons !
why this road should follow this trail ,
JUl tne principal one Is the TACT that T
t is backed by the national automo :
)ile association to a great extent, who +
lesire pleasure route as well as one
or commerce. and for that reason q
hey will be loath to leave the old In.
lian territory out with all its historic
spots so rich in tradition.
A committee consisting of Messrs
'on Weiss, Harold and Apple was
appointed to draft suitable resolutions
o the American National Good Roads
association that meets at Detroit next
week, asking that this route be Sc
ected. These resolutions will be pre-
ented by Col. Suggs who leaves to