The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-29
NEW ROAD LAW
.PROvESPOPULAR
Walter Gilbert Says Farmers VIII
Heartily Cooperate With
State Department.

Returning from trip with hiH
family IN the wheat belt Of the state
Nultcr s. Gilbert. former secretary of
the State Department of Highways
Is enthusiastic over the prospects FOR
the roads under the new roud law aud
incidentally " prospects iu general for
the stute While In some places the
wheat suffered from the excessive
rains there were mnuy farmer. In
GrAut Garfield and kuy county who
are anything but pcs-mlslic over the
outlook
"uklnhuma farmer, nrr mo- longer of
the one crop variety mtd MIR Hl
bert and scarcely IL farm can be-
| found but what cattle ana horses of
the very best grndr and variety Hrt
conspicuous and prove to be- great
money makers for the farmers Grain
bins aud silus nrr being taken hold
Of generally while the farm tractor
has come 10 stay und there Is going
~ be- tremendous boom along thnt
| line
Roads are Had
The rnns plnycd havoc with the
rond, The exceptionally dry season
FOR the past four yeurs nnde road
work IN the wheat belt fairly easy, bur
the rains hnye demonstrated that ~
! fcieut construction ls necessary |
dug ont " mud hole after mud hole.
| nnl sometimes they were less than
"a section apHrt
commissioner II Highways Noble
| is going IN find thar he viii get the
| practical cOop"rntirn NJ the people ot
| the state In the work " his depart
ment and everybody discussed tn
| new rond law with are fully I'm nc
| cord with lts @UyisiOng Already
communities Hre working on securing
| stutc highways aud there viii he no
objection to the leyyIng " the extra
fourth ~ Il mill tax 10 Secure ga.
! lik" amount NJ state aid.
Auto Owners Satisfied
y did not find single automobile
owner who objected 10 the new tal
| All seemed ~ appreciate when point
cd ont tu them that under the new
law they would not bee paying a. much
as under the old nd ,aIorcm system
and appreciated the fact that their
money came burk ~ thrir own CuuntiC
| 'nr work on the roads only. Town.
| ship ufflclnls urc waiting for mstrur.
tions as to just how 10 g0 about IN.
uugurutiug their dragging system.
Patience Needed
There (, hut one danger from crit
| lcism and that is, some may eIIpct
too much When once all realize TINT
| II takes time ns well ny money tu
| intclllgently build roads aud that uu
/ der this law, the amount each year
/ Is limited to certain extent. then
every community will see that It IL
/ only matter ~ patience For the
| past several years more than three
millions " dollars has been spent on
/ the roads and the less said about the
{ results the better. but under the new
| law. the same amount spent az ~ IL
| intended II shall be- spent. under II
flcient supervision, II viii only be- II
matter ~ few ycnrs before Okln.
huma will have the best system "
/ roads In the United States
The Educational Miles Of Road
II found considerable interest +.
the Educational Mile " Road project
iuuugurated by Cot Suggs. 1t wall
surprise me greatly II most u the
| counties do not follow the method,
used last year by stephens county.
where prizes were offered 70 The
schools showing the best mile NJ road
! promoted 10y the pupils Twenty four
mile, N road were actually construct
eel there out NJ thlrty.three school,
. participating and the capital prize oi
fifty dollars provided by the mer
chants ~ the cities, went TO young
lady school teacher whose district ha,
most perfect mile NJ road. Supt
r. II Wilson is advocating this and
the State Highway Department has
promised cooperation.