The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-06-16
ROAD TO OIL
FIELDS NECESSARY
OIL OPERATOR OF
FERs SOME GOOD SUGGESTIONS
IN INTERVIEW THIS MORNING.

ton field was discussing the ROAD qucS-
tlon in down town office and was
ye:, emphatic in his statement that
if Ardmore did not keep the roads in
pasaable condition at all seasons of
the year, that ArdmOre would suffer
from loss Of trade in consequence.
This man stated that he made Ard
more headquarters from choice ana
expected to do so, but other operators
were leaving and going to the towns
on the west side of the fields where
auto transportation had been cut as
an mducement, and that Ardmore bus
mess men had better be alive to their
interests in order to maintain suprem-
acy.
In speaking of the road this man
said:
"a great many citizens of ArdmOre
probably do not realize or have not
stopped to consider what great thing
the new oil road from here to the oil
field will be when completed. This
road will be 26 miles in length and
when completed oil men can travel
over the road in few minutes
time whereas now it takes three
hours to reach the field in an auto
Waurika or Ringing will get the oil
men If we don't do something quick.
There have been people hauled from
Waurika to the field in autos this week
for $3.50 per passenger, so you see
| they are bidding for the oil mems bust
ness.
| do not think that enough publicity
has been given this matter nor the
proper enthusiasm worked up and !
would suggest that the Chamber OF
Commerce get back of the movement
good and strong and that we have at
least two days of good roads enthusi-
asm and all turn out and fix the road
as has been done in many cities OF
the state already and with great sue
cess.
The committee who have the oil road
in charge are to be greatly thanked
and they are doing their utmost, and
every one should get back of the pro
iect and boost. We should have autos
running over the road at the earliest
possible moment so that we can hold
| the oil men here in Ardmore. After
a study of the suitatiOn that we are
in, | conclude the best thing that can
be done, would be to use the present
| ArdmOre-Wilson road out to a point
four miles west of Lone Grove and
then turn north to Keller and then
west into the field. This road is good
out to four miles west of Lone Grove
and an auto can make quick time over
t. This it would seem, would be
much better than turning north at
! .onp Grove and at least for the pres
mt it would be. as the thing we must
! rave and have quick is a road. Let
the committee leave for the present
! his end of the road and work the road
IN shape up to four miles west of
| Lone Grove. We can get over this half
Nr the read in fine shape and it is the
,ther that we want fixed and fixed
trst. After the half of the road next
he field is fixed, the committee can
hen choose whether they will choose
the north or south Lone Grove route
1t would seem that the road that
would serve the oil men most would
he to use the south road, as every oil
man will have to make trips to Will
son as It is the supply town of the oil
/ field and the oil men will have to make
rrement trips there. so since it is
/ lust as near to the oil field this way as
/ the other. let us accommodate them a
IlutI, As the south road will not have
fine heavy tcaming as we'll as the other