Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-01-30
HIGHWAY EXTENDED
INTO KANSAS.


ent request of people interested in the
organization of the highway in the
northern part of Oklahoma, the Ok
lahoma, Texas & Gulf Highway has
been projected to Florence, Kansas,
where it intersects the great highway
extending in southwsterly direction
from Kansas City, Missouri. Judge
King Of Newkirk, Oklahoma, presi-
dent Of the Kansas to Oklahoma High
way association, was ono OF the
strongest advocates of the extension
of this great highway into Kansas.
Not only will the Kansas City high
way prove a great feeder, but the
Meridian Route coming south by way
OF Wichita, Kansas will likewise fur.
nish a constant stream of tourists who
will strike the Oklahoma Texas e.
Gulf Highway at Arkansas City, Kan
sas. The Kansas division Of the new
highway consists of a model road al
ready constructed extending south
from Florence, Kansas, to Newklrk,
Oklahoma.
A spirited but friendly rivalry ex-
lists between county presidents along
the route and lively interest is be-
ing manifested in actual construction
in many counties. Grayson county
was the first to act by closing the gap
between the Denison and Sherman
divisions where model roads have al
ready been built. Mckinney was n
close second led by Hon. r. W. Kirk
patrick. Van Alstyne led by DR.. VIM.
veasey is preparing to follow suit by
voting bonds.
The Oklahoma counties are equally
as aggressive. President Gafford of
Murray county has put in concrete
culverts from county line to county
line. President Johnson of Bryan
county designated January as good
roads day and had splendid success.
The business men closed up and turn
ed out en- masse to assist him as did
also the farmers. President McChes-
ney has raised about $4,000 in Garvin
county. President are of Oklahoma
City has enlisted the hearty support
Of both the chamber of commerce and
his county commissio sioners. Logan.
Noble and Kay counties have just
completed their organizations with
the assistance of the officials of the
general association, but they have al
ready many miles of model road along
the route adopted and will Immediate
ly get busy to close the gaps. Pres
ident Herd OF Johnston county Is
planning a good roads day and is
looking forward to bond issue to
make Johnston county's section of thu
road as good as the best. President
Blanchard of McClain county has dem
onstrated his ability as a, good roads
booster as. has also President Tom
Carey of Cleveland county
1t is the plan of President Milburn
to issue proclamation setting aside a
day in February or March as Good
Roads Day" all along the route from
Dallas, Texas, to Florence, Kansas,
and every county will doubtless re-
spond to the call in awhole-hearted
manner and practically complete the
grading of the\ road the entire dis
tance. He has already designated the
official colors of the highway. Gold
and Black are the colors chosen.
Enthusiasm abounds in every town,
city and county touched by this great
highway. At Ponca City last week
the official party was met by the
Young Mems Booster Club, headed by
a band and parade was had through
the. streets headed by the mayor. In
the official party were w. ]. Milburu
of Milburn, president of the associa-
tion; Alfred Hare of Oklahoma City,
President of the Oklahoma county as
sociation; l.. j. Mflburn of Pauls VAL
ley, secretary, and Mr.. Brownwell, a
consulting engineer of Oklahoma City.
The party was escorted through Noble
and Kay counties in automobiles and
shown some of the finest roads in the
State.
Official announcement of this great
highway will appear in the 1914 edi-
tion of the American Blue Book.
J. G. Field, consulting engineer of
the association is preparing the log
and blue prints which will be for
warded to the publishers in Chicago
at an early date.
GROCERY co. IN NEW BUILDING.
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