Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-10-01
MANY Visitors attended
DELEGATES FROM \ DOZEN
TOWNS JOINED HANDS IN
THE MOVEMENT.
A MASS Meeting TONIGHT
Plans und Details for the Two Days
Work VIII BE Arranged at
Meeting Tonight

- INV 'l"N bA llll1 NlDMu Is any
criterion you can an promise your
selves q ride on perfectly good roads
in this territory by November T."
This opening statement by Toast
master Cyrus W. Avery bespeaks the
success Of yesterdays noon-day
luncheon and evInces the enthusiasm
behind the general good roads cam
paign for october 16 and II.
Tho success OF the banquet can DO
attributed to the splendid talk made
by W. II "Con" Harvey. good roads
exponent Of Monte Ne, Ark, supple
mcnted by the attendance Of repre-
sentative business men from half
dozen surrounding towns
More than $50 good roads enthu-
sasts from Tulsa, sapulpa, Collins
vile, BiXby Broken Arrow, Okmul-
gee, Kiefer Mounds, Catoosa, Vinita
and other towns were assembled
around the festive board to hear tho
message brought to them by good
roads king Of Arkansas, and the re-
marks Of Mr. Harvey did more to
nstill In the boosters the good roads
spirit than anything that has trans
pired since the campaign was first
talked Of
Started Right in.
The first man to plan a systematic
good roads movement in Eastern Ok
lahoma was Mr. Harvey and he has
succeeded to some degree in the es-
tabishment Of the Ozark Trails in
four states. namely Missouri, Arkan-
sas and oklahoma. After paying this
city compliment by saying "Okla-
Is to be congratulated on having
Tulsa" Mr.. Harvey directed his re-
marks to the good roads theme and
"A more interesting and practical lee
ture on good roads was never heard
in this city
Mr. Harvey told of the success hs
had attained in the improvement OF
DIS In Arkansas when | start
ed" said the speaker. the first
thing | had to do was to arouse In
terest in the movement. | planned
"A small road through my home
county that extended a short way
into oklahoma. ! held meetings in
every town and country school house.
II was a matter Of educating the peo-
pie. Now 1t is only a question OF
ways and means.
we have things going our way In
Arkansas now. on the first roads
built ! acted as foreman OF the gang.
After we had completed a few miles
Of roads the men began 10 feel proud
Of their accomplishment and from
then on 1t was an easy matter TO
keep them Interested Finally the
fever broke out all over the county
and the amount Of good roads built
In that county broke all previous rec
ords in Arkansas. and l believe. in
tho entire country.
The Ozark Trails.
Then ! sprung the Ozard Trails
movement. II was big scheme, In
yolving 1900 miles II highways In
four states, namely oklahoma, Ar
kansas, Kansas and Missouri We
secuted the roads in the first dis
tricts to be worked and got into print
In the leading newspapers OF the af-
tcctod territory, that assisted in cre-
lting interest. We adopted a mark
ng system to designate directions be-
tween towns on these trails. The
mark is a white collar painted on
r.es and telephone poles along the
road. ON the straight roads there is
me collar painted I'm each city block
n the cities and at regular distances
part on country roads. Three marks
n clos. succession indicates turn
ng point and the direction to take
At the turn is indicated by the side Of
me road where the marks are To-
your way
The ozark Trails Is intended to
iNtend from 81 Louis on the east to
oklahoma City and Wichita on the
west. and from NuskoEee and Arkau-
sls points on the south TO Kansas
'lty and Emporia ON the north, At
Emporia the trail connects with the
santa BE trail
con the first three hundred miles
# the trail blazed. | personally sup
the work. [ had a wagon
md two painters In my party The
rail west Is now blazed rs far aJ
Nnit1, Okla. Nh Mert Chandler,
4 Vinita. who sits at my side. is ok
lhufu4 vice president Of the Ozurk