The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-10
(sy J. w. kieff, Secretary Tri- City
Club.)

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Miami, Okla, Dec. 9.-Miami AM
Ottawa county were singularly hon
ored by visit from Hon. Sidne,
Suggs. highway commissioner OF Ok
lahoma, Saturday, Dec. 5. 1t wa!
the occasion OF the citys fiftl
monthly trades day, an event orig.
mated and maintained by the busi.
ness men Of the city and designed t.
draw farmers from natural trade ter
ritory to town and win their trade
and allegiance
There were probably 1000 of then
In the city on that occasion. They
came to register at the ri-City club
rooms and participate in the dis
trlbutiOn OF seventy five merchandise
due bills Of 81 each. The presump-
ton is that farmers all over Okla
homa and everywhere, for that mat
ter, are interested in the matter Of
good roads, and il was the first
thought OF the club to have the
states highway commissioner with US
on that day that he might mingIe
with the farmers, and inspire them
with the desire for better roads
Ihey found Mr. Suggs as full of the
road talk and spirit as cocoanut
Is full OF meat, and he has ideas
worth hearing and assimilating. If
his advice were followed. Oklahoma
would not only have ideal roads. but
the people would improve their con-
dition in hundreds of other ways.
they would plant pecan and other
shade trees along $4,000 miles OF
roadways in the state to beautify
the landscape, add to their supply
of profitable products and improve
the civic sense of the people; they
would plant large quantities of small
stuff, cabbage, tomatoes, beans, fruits.
and vegetables. in the fence corners
and hitherto waste places and save
every twig that grows, for family use
and profit; they would cultivate the
habit of thrift and economy: they
would cease to live out of cans. and
bring butter, eggs and bacon to town
to sell instead of coming to town to
buy such commodities.
Mr. Suggs further told the people |
of this section of the state. that they |
shorld realize that a chain is no
stronger than its weakest link. and |
a road is no better than its worst
pace, that the size of ones load is |
de;ei mined by the worst stretch of |
road between him and his market |
and that one of the greatest losses
10 the farmers in their general eco
nomic scheme are bad roads, that |
waste their time energy and horse
'lesh in an effort to market their
'rolc over them, and pointed out the
way to avoid this waste. Organize
,eighJsrLOod associations to work
he roads, said he. Grade them and
provide for their drainage Good
'oads and water can never exist to-
,ether, said he. There must be side
litches and culverts, the surface must
,e dragged and kept smooth, and
lere in Ottawa county, where there
re millions of tons of chats, the best
Dad material in the world, there
hould be several hundred miles Of
etter roads than you now have and
5ill be, if you use your opportunity,
aid the sage Of Ardmore
The veteran editor was received
'ith warm cordiality by the press
t the city. He was driven out over
he mining district and everywhere
e saw wonderful road possibilities
nd he talked them in an intelli-
ent way. He met our people and
ppeared to like them. He left an
of earnestness and was
impressed in return by what he saw /
nd heard. His visit was wholesome |
nd mutually beneficial to all He
romised to put Miami on the map I.
national highways if that system G.
yer gets into form, and We believe a