The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-06-11


diuons in each locality, ana home :4le
would prevail A system Of this kind
would solve at once the labor PROB
lem; it would rel.ey the congo 5.Cd
centers, swing employment to th)us-
ands of our plain people, cnabiIg
them to earn a sufficient amount Of
money to buy homes along these high.
ways, then the theory of diyersilirp.
tiOn of crops could be put into real
practice and the backto-the- oil
movement would have some real
meaning to it.
Eve can advise, preach and urgo
the bacNto-the-soil movement unril
doomsday. The government Of the
United States and of the states can
continue to send agricultural experts
and scientific farmers throughout the
country, but unless we provide easy
and quick transportation and give 'hc
laboring people an opportunity to buy
aud own small farms, it win be as
sounding brass and tinling cymbal
This system will enable the r5o-
pie to have consolidated schools
throughout the country which wouid
provide for the education Of our ehil-
dren not only to the Sth but to The
18th grade. Under the present conii-
tion We are compelled in many IN.
stances to send our children to boa"d-
ing schools, which are not always ran
for the morals and right training Cf
the Children for they, like great
many other institutions, are some
times run for profit II is a danger
GUS thing for the young to be com
PEELED to leave home at the form1-
tive period of their lives, the pivotal
turning point, permitting them TO
leave home and home influences at
this tender age
"A system of good roads VIII enable
us to keep our children at home III
til they learn something of the pleas
ures and duties of life The doctrine
Of good roads is not a urcall,' but
it will to great extent, prevent
and remove the cause of two of the
greatest evils which are steadily
growing in our country today,-that
o. divorce and white slavery. Is I
not the duty of the government to
look closely into these matters, and
provide as quickly as possible aud
use such power to relieve these CON
ditiOns? Personally | have deyJr2d
many years and thousands of doll lrs
to this subject, and have preached
the doctrine of good roads earnestly
and cOnscientiously in season and out
OF season, and expect to continue to
fight until n majority if not all agree
uLon a well defined and COmpre hon
siye system of building roads is os-
tablished, and then, when we have
united upon what Is best, make our
wants known in a manner that viii
be heard by the powers that be, and
see to it that they take such action
as is necessary, and finally we vii.
lave a wave of prosperity such as
mas never been heard of before and
will extend to the utmost parts Of
cur country, and will be everlasting
At the close of Col. Suggs' remarks
thc Wilson Chamber Of Commerce
rCgan to take action. ]. S. White
Of the club submitted a report tha;
vas pleasing surprise to the visit
Grs. He showed that within a few
ECurs he had collected over four hun
dred dollars 10 begin work on the
road, and that already over six hun
dred dollars had been promised by
men who were willing to double their
subscription if necessary in order to
carry out the work A resolution was
PASSED by the Club placing the money
in the hands of County Commissioner
James r. Taliaferro, he to have
charge of the work on the road. A
motion also prevailed that ways
and mems committee, consisting of
Messrs. Todd, Gill and Brannum con-
tract with an engineer to lay cut a
standard highway, this road along the
lines Of least resistance, prepare
pans, prOfles ana estimated cost ci
the wCrk, showing the number Of
yards Of material removed and To Tn
able the people to know just what has
been done with every dollar of their
money. This will greatly facilitate
the work Of Mr. Taliaferro and assist
him in making this the model piece
Of work in the county. The com
mittee was instructed to act at once
and get the engineer, who lives at
White City TO work today if possible,
in order that there will be no delay in
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