The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-30
SUGCS SAYS
WILL SOON
DIT CUANrE
DL VuHNVL
Tells What County Must Do Fir.t
Complete Survey and Maps
First Motor Club Honors
State Commissioner


That there is an excellent prospec
for Grady county to get state convlcts
to improve the Meridian highway ana
to build the proposed bridge across
the Canadian at Union City was the
news brought I'd town BY Col. sidney
suggs, state highway commissioners,
who was IN the city a short time Fri
day afternoon enroute to Anadarko to
attend good roads meeting.
Col. suggs win meet with the boar@
Of prison control next week when the
final rules governing the use OF con
yicts on public highways. already ter
tatively outlined, will be finally de
cided We shall have between 400H
and 500 convicts available for road
work said Col Suggs. The county
that employs them will have to pay fons
material, furnish team and tools and
possibly pay the cost Of transporla.
tion, while the state will feed. clothaR
and guard them. Roughly speaking. j
figure that by the use Of eonylou
about one-third ought to be saved OH
your Canadian bridge"
However, Col. sugsa makes If clear
that certain preliminariea must Ge a.
tended to a. a condition for aettlns
the conviets You must have IN or
ganization ana must definitely agree
on plans for the work to be done.
said he "The proposed roads mus.
be surveyed and mapped and provls.
ion must be made for creating a main
tenance fund for your roads.
Incidentally, Col. suggs is about the
proudest man in Oklahoma, all because
Of the compliment recently paid him
by the Grady County Motor club
letter from G. N. Fechheimer, aecre
tary Of the club, informed him that
the executive committee of the organ
ization had elected him as ita dele.
gate to she American National Good
Roads association. to be held in De
troit, September % Col Suggs WINS
authorized to draw on the club for
SIS expense money. This action 81
the boys here certainly makes me feel
good" said Col susgs. and all the
more because it was a complete sur.
prise to me. appreciate 1t from the
depths Of my heart
Col suggs breaches good roads with
the zeal of religious evangelist. and
one Of his favorite texts is organize
Discussing this subject in converse
tion while here. he said. "You ought
to have an active organization. Why
Ten Reasons for Organizing.
Because this is an age Of organiga.
tion and no work Of Importance can
be accomplished by. scattered and dla
organized effort
Because there viii be many local
matters to handle in the construction
and maintaining Of improved highways
which must be handled By commit
tees.
because it win be necessary 30 have
the co-operation Of local associations
in order to accomplish results which
win be satisfactory.
because IL is necessary le make j
cmeaaign for legislation. and the in.
;EluerAe and pressure OF local organl-
cations upon the members or the lee
islature is necessary for success.
Because the literature and Inform
alton distributed BY the state assoelas
ton viii reach this communities il the
state where local ORGANIZATIONS are
perfected. and eaeh locality win know
what the other IS doing.
because in the construction Of state
highways through number Of the
counties, it VIII be necessary t. have
cooperation and assistance Of all
communities through which the same
viii pass.
because the local association wlsl
always be IN q position ka bring neess
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