Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-28
GOOD ROADS COME
IN FOR Big BOOST
Local and Visiting County
Commissioners Hold
Conference.
RENDERED A BANQUET
The Chamber of Commerce
Joins Hands With the
Highway Builders.


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IIIauS'uhilueula Ioaus- IN Iacl every
hlHu OF Ioau ever pulIt ana HuIll"u'
OF DulIulhE ana maintaining came III
LOT luelr snare OF praise or crlIiclsl"
uuI'hE a pahquet gwen ny tne = 'maiL- ,s,in
per OF commerce at the liotel IuISa
o lasl hlshl lor NSllihs county 'oIl'I,,ls-
SioheIs VINO con6reRa'e1 mere STS,eIr-
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Although the attendance was not as
large as ANTICIPATED. owing to the fact
that a report had been circulated
among some chamber members that
the BANQUET had been called off owing
to nonarrival of many Of the commits
sioners. what it lacked in numbers
was douhly made up i'm enthusiasm.
Every man there was an advocate Of
better roads. and in addition to being
advocates were good roads workers
In their speeches they left no room
for argument that it was not their
intention to exert their every influ-
ence while i'm office TO bring about
the all important linking up of the
states principal HIGHWAYS bv improy-
ing the roads within their Immediate
jurisdiction.
Although There Vas some differ
Cnrc of opini0n as to the requirements
of good roads-methods Of building
thom that is summed mn briefly
cverybodv EXPRESSED himself in favor
of imprOyements which will mt Okla
hOma among fha botter roads states
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"GiNc Us Good Roads
The slogan sOf the meeting which
followed the banquet was "Give Us
Good Roads" The toastmaster of the
occasion was A w Lucas, member
of the Tulsa county board Of commits
sioucro. whose qualifications for such
a difficult position were quite admir-
able and thoroughly appreciated.
Without unnecessary preliminaries
Nir Lucas outlined the OBJECT or tne
ullher ana metllhG, alIer "i'l'h ne
'Iuyu upon y. ~. lhpuIue' secretary
on lur manner OF 'ohlIleT'e, VINO III
prnlI "i nm I,s,, pouy WrIooIuS" .ls
o Eu'"'S, Mr. murine tNPIILleq "ny
'le 'l''Iua"oe Hau peou aIlgc NY
Er"uhdIoSS IuInur, eApre,sSeu nus re-
,t'' ana assured ms auu'ence II was
ms intention TO MAKE up as illuch as
possible Tor those VINO laIleu 10 come
Mr.. IlIburne IS a good ROADS en-
tnuSlaSt or the Ilrst water ana eN1
Iiaihed that ne STANDS reauy TO asSIst
VhIa noIla III occurring Ile ,ouH'lN,
pest highways. Mr.. IlIpurhe travels
nave beeh extensive lie mas seen
some OF lhe world $ pest roauS ana
Shouiu SNOW WhCTeol ne SPeahS' m
'ermlhgIed with ms speech were sew
eraI charaCtenSuC remarks Which
caused muCh merrllheuJ, nut not lor
moment dld ne lose SlEht or ms true
suhjcCt GOOD ROADS ana HOW 10
Get Them
Everything Possible.
Dr / G smith. chairman of the
hoard Of county commissioners Of
Rogers county cyplaincd that Rogers
coIInt,- was doing everything nossible
Far the promotion Of better roads
,,itbin its borders and II is tbn i'm
tnrtion fo devote even greater ;Itten-
tion IN the subject in the future.
81 admit know rttIe about max
,ro GOOD roads" said the sneaker
,,hnt I know GOOD roads when I see
+hor, or travel ON tbom and is that
linJ of road tbat I am determined 10
riyo to Rogers coumv If IL is in NV
Tnwer to hiring obout that result"
- X Hughes Tulsa oountv enpi-
,,,or ovnrnssed tbe oninion that GOOD
r,,ds could he made. possible here
ghouts at comparatiyeIv little cost as
material for good roads building is