The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-07
BIG MOVE
FOR GRADY
PLANNED
Bonds Favored by Citizens Of vari-
Gus Sections; Commissioners
Of Counties Ready to'Carry
Uut Wishes Of People

The good roads" meeting, which the
commissioners OF Grady county had
called to meet in the district court
room yesterday evening evidenced the
hearty accord with which each section
of the county willingly works and
boosts for the advancement of the
county as whole
The meeting followed a joint session
OF the commissioners Of Canadian
county and those OF Grady county, at
which the matter of deVising means
OF financing the building OF bridge
across the Canadian. Immediately be-
low the Rock Island railway bridge
near Minco, was threshed out, and was
called in order that the commissioners
of this county might learn the senti-
ments Of the people Of all sections on
The matter OF general road improve
ment. The commissioners idea In
calling the mass meeting. in addition
to this. was that they might govern
their decision by the expressed opinion
Of the public.
The meeting was called to order by
Commissioner CorzIne who briefly
stated the object OF the meeting, and
aid that individually he would favor
me building OF the bridge, and the
voting OF bonds 70 pay for the bridge.
provided ther sections OF the county
would De equally benefited and receive
a prorata OF funds for the betterment
OF the roads and the building OF
bridges Mr.. Corzine said that II the
people Of his district were ia favor
Of a bond issue. then he favored it, II
they were opposed to 1t then he would
oppose ii. individually. however, he
was heartily In favor OF the Canadian
bridge, with the proviso. however,
that, whereas 1t would cost the county
10000 TO pay for halt the bridge
across the stream, bonds should be
voted in double chat amount, or s60.-
900. the additional $4,000 TO be used
for the building OF bridges and the
general hetterment OF roads in the
southern part OF the county The
speaker said that there were canyons
in this section OF the county which were
a mile and quarter deep, according
to current opinion, and that he be
lieved the voters Of southern Grady
county would vote against the bond
issue unless they were assured that
their roads would receive attention
and a fair apportionment of the
moneys obtainable and available from
the bonds
Mr. Corzine then introduced d. 7.
Johnson OF the First National bank,
stating that MIR. johnson would serve
as secretary OF the meeting and act as
master OF ceremonies.
Mr.. Johnson said that the bridge
across the Canadian would be a part,
should it be built, of the great inter
state highway, traversing the United
States from the Canadian border on
the north to the Gulf of dexico. He
spoke at length upon the fact that
money expended upon the roads OF the
country was not an expense but an
asset--an Investment. He stated that
while $4,000 would be necessary to
pay the Grady county half OF the cost
of the bridging of the South Canadian,
he felt that an additional $4,000
should be voted TO be used in the
southern section of the county.
In closing his remarks Mr. johnson
then called upon Judge Rector, chair
man Of the board of commissioners Of
Canadian county
Judge Rector stated that The bridge
across the Canadian was crying need
to the people of the two counties and
that each county would be equally
benefited BY it's building. The speaker
said that in addition 10 being willing
to pay half the expense of building
the Minco- Union City bridge, the COM
missioners of his county. backed By
the consent of the larger part of the
citizenship, intended to build still an
other bridge across that stream where
II biseeted the county, in order that