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

will not believe that astronomers
can tell the hour, minute, and second
the anpearance of a celebrated come:
Gfty or one hundred years hence, but
there is no doubt in the minds OF any
who attended the smoker and good
roads meeting at Wilson last night .
but what the citizens of that thriving
little city want a road from there TO
the heart of the oil fields by way of
White City, and there is less doubt
but what they will have it within the
next sixty days.
At the invitation of the Commercial
club of Wilson, several autos loaded
with members of the Ardmore Cham
Der of Commerce and good roads
boosters, headed by Chief Highway
man Col Sidney Suggs, state highway
commissioner, attended a meeting at
the Airdome in Wilson last night, and
were royally entertained by the pro-
gressive citizens of that city. The
object of the meeting was primarily
to boost for better highway from
Ardmore to the oil fields by the way
of Wilson, and after the matter had
been discussed thoroughly, the Com
mercial club OF Wilson showed III
plain figures that they were willing
and anxious to do their part and hau
already substantial sum of money
raised to begin the work at once.
Several candidates for county and
district offices were present, and We're
given the privilege of making their
announcement, although the chairman
at the very start Informed them that
they were expected to cut their per-
sonal affairs very short and conhne
themselves to the subject of good
roads, which they did.
The Commercial club, headed by
Roy Mobley, jim White, w. >. G'li
Joe Moore. and live bunch of VIII
sonites had charge Of the affair, and
to their untiring energy the success
of the meeting last night and the
success of the Wilson good ROADS
movement is due, although they are
{ most ably aided and abetted by every
, man. woman and child in that grow
= ing little city.
2 President Mobley of the Wilson
| club asked County COMMISSIONS
r. James r. Taliaferro to act as chair
/. man of the meeting, and after brle
v speech. in which he outlined the wor
confronting the city of Wilson, an
7. promising the aid of every citizen i
il Carter county in performing tina
d work introduced as the first speake
e Felix X. West, secretary of the Arr
n more Chamber of Commerce.
y Mr.. West paid tribute to the pus
D. and energy of the citizens OF Wllso
IN and told something of his eXperlent
le in connection with commercial clu
Of work. He told them plainly that co
al certed action upon the part OF u
g. club and the citizenship general
". was the only thing in the world tn
I'd would build a town and communit
v. and heaped maledicuons upon II
head of the dminutive individual WI
,e, was continually going about hockiT
er at every proposition and thing tn
n was suggested, and advised the pre-
al ident of the Wilson Chamber of Co
ut merce if they had such an individl
.st who is continually swinging his lit
hammer, to take a sledGe and go
ter him. He also paid his respel
r. 10 those who claimed to be membe
of the commercial organization of
for city and never attended meetings /
were always on hand with a bun
of advice or a whole lot of critics
n.y. about every question raised by
ell club. Mr.. West told them to get
ro. gether and results would follow,
na- never in the world could they acco
raj plish much with leaders who wo,
ate or could not lead, and members "
cry would not attend meetings and act.
mi In speaking of the good roads mo
flu ment he stated that with a little
the fort and the expenditure of Iii
money. the road between Wilson
Ardmore is in better shape than
Al had ever been, and the propo
road between Wilson and White {
cen and the oil fields was the only m
ing link IN the chain of a good h
way. and further stated that Ardm
con and the Chamber of Commerce
Of standing ready and willing to as
Ia,t Wilson in building this highway
ra-s the earliest possible moment.
lied DR.. Hardy, county health off
ven, was present, and addressed the
j. zens of Wilson on the subject of s