Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-07-15
a BIG BETTER ROADS
MEETING AT MANSFIELD

Thursday marked an epoch il
the good r.a1S movement j.
So thWe est Missouri VIII II Mans
field. the Gem City of the Ozarks
was host to one of the most en-
thusiastic and most largely at
tended good roads meetings ev
er held in the state of Missouri
about 1000 good roads boosters
being present to boost for build
ing through this section of the O
zarks of the StLouis. Springfield
highway, a portion of the Ozark
Trail project.
Delegations were present from
} Springfield, Rogersyille, Ford.
Z land, Diggins, Cabool, Seymour,
Cedar Gap, Norwood, Macomb,
Mountain Grove, Ava, Hartville,
Houston and Licking.
Our enterprising sister city in
Webster county, Seymour, sent
the largest delegation, and
brought along their band. They
came in special Frisco car
which they had chartered for the
occasion. A large delegation al.
so came from Ava, the wide.
awake capital of Douglas, bring.
ing along their band. The Ava
boosters came in a special car
over the K. G., o. & S., making
the trip free of charge through
the kindness of j. w. Byng, of
Ava, general manager of the road.
CHI. Baltzell, of Thayer, superin-
tendent of the Ozark division of
the Frisco, was also in attendance
at"the meeting, since he is live
wire for everything that is good {.
Cabool, Mountain Grove and
HartviIle were well represented
by delegations who came in auto.
mobiles, there being 50 cars here
during the day. 1t was expected,
however. that Mountain Grove
wcald s s,rl mrch larger dele.
cation than she did, but the boos.
ters present appreciated the
presence of the faithful few"
who did come. On account of a
school bond election at Rogers.
vile the delegation from that
place was much smaller than it
would otherwise have been. The
first crowd of visitors to arrive
was the Texas county delegation,
from Houston and Licking, who
came in Wednesday evening and
had something to say in the G. A.
r. Hall that night. From Cedar
Gap, on the very crest of the O..
zark hills, came a live bunch. The
delegations from Fordland, Dig.
gins, Norwood and Macomb were
also credit to their various 10
calities.
Springfield sent an excellent
bunch of boosters, and the chief
noise. maker was always in evi.
dence. The noisiest crowd, how.
ever, must be credited to Ava.
Under the able guidance of o. B.
Davis, they made a noise all the
day long, and it was a noise for
good roads, too. The Avaites are
some singers and they, with 9th.
ers, serenaded the city, collect.
lively, and the various business
houses, individually.
The parade around the public
square in the morning was long
and lively. In fact, the whole day
was one of activity to the high
est degree. With music by the
Ava, Seymour and Mansfield
bands to give added zest to the
other features, the day was one
long to be remembered.
| Weather conditions were ideal,
and the meeting was held in
Mansfield's beautiful park which
had been appropriately decorat.
ed for the occasion under the
skillful guidance of o. S. Coday.
Banners with timely inscriptions
were also posted in cons picuous
places around the park and the
square.
Mansfield handled the crowd
creditably, and all we're enter.
tanned in good shape. The hotels
and restaurant had made prepa.
rations to feed u large crowd, and
the C.P. Ladies' Aid Society also
served meals,s so that no one went
hungry. To M. A. Freeman,
president, and W, c. Coday, sec.
retary of the Mansfield Ozark