Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-31
Notes Along Ozark
Trail
NY T.. BEE GUTHREY

TRAIT
OBI T.. BEE GUTHREN).
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The Christmas HOLIDAYS. aided by
some snow and plen,y Of mud has
practically called a male upon road
work during the week Just passed.
Tut 1t has in no manner served as a
damper upon the good roads crthu
siasm that is abroad In the lard. Dur
ing the week tho state highway engi-
ncers have held their annual meeting
in Tulsa. using the Chamber of Com
mercc rooms for the purpose. and witt
an attendance OF 81 registered eugl-
neers from various parts of the state
two days was spent in practical road
talk.
Thursday and Friday were both
busy days for Ozark trail organizers
and builders. ON each Of these dan
meetings were held in Oklahoma city
for the purpose Of discussing road leg
isl1ton. road machinery aud the va
rious materials TO be used for hari
surfacins. These meetings were at
tended bY over one hundred repre-
seutativcs from the points along the
route, some Of them coming from AS
FAR as distant points as the western
end of the road in New Mexico.
beginning Monday morning, Ian
uarV !, Professor Tucker Of the cngi-
herring department of the state uni
'ersity VIII conduct a class AT Norman
for one week foI the sole purpose OF
teaching road construction 10 any ana
all citizens of the state who care to
avail themselves Of the opportunity
County commissioners. county high
way engineers and road builders from
every section of tho state have Signi-
fled their intention of being present
and extensive arrangements have been
made at Norman to take care of vsi-
tors.
4 letter from l.. Y. O'Bannon pres-
dent of the Clarcmorc Commercial
club. announces n recent good roado
meeting there AT which II II. IisEtper,
J. G. Liuc and Ed Gregg We're elected
as the Clarcmore highway commits.
sion. Mr.. o. 'Bannon assures MS thl'
there is p'enty Of interest and even
enthusiasm IN Chremore and hanks
the Tulsa Chamber Of Commerce
for It's assistance and assurances OF
cooperation in the future
on our recent trip over the south
orn route east we held the besr meet
ing Cf the entire trip at the little town
Of Seneca. Mo, and when we expressed
our surprise and pleasure at the un.
usual enthusiasm shown. a gentleman
arose and offered the following eN.
eoCd road to TYIso so tbo, old tnon,
Of Ours We call Huck and Rerrv con
Get bocj, To- SEQ MS onca in a V.biIo "
Al first blush this failed 10 throw
much lirbr upon tho subioct 81 ror
ps We were concerned. but we soon
learned tbot W o. Rurl, and I NJ
r:err,. o. tho Central National bonl, ~
Tulsa were former residents OF his
have lef, bebird tbem in tho old home
roanv od,nirirr frierds Whom v,n as
surod tbo Irnotinr that NTr Rorr, v,os
treasurer Of our highway comn,i'to7
md TINT be wos ono of tho ,,ovlnr
epirits that was rsponsihle for our be,
,n- there. and that Mr.. Buck was also
ono Of cur GOOD boosters II mot v.ith
hearty onnlouso and scanned ia od5
thusiasm.
DURING the recent meeting Of tho
HIGHWAY engineers several of the
gentlemen present from saltwater and
that section of tho country mentioned
the desire Of their people Tor a good
4 Mechanical COLLEGE CITY with Tulsa.
and told us Of plan they have to
improve a road from saltwater to this
city VIA Jenninrr and keystone.
The work the Tulsa Chamber Of
Commerce IN doing f. coine to result
m the building cf iullv one thousand
miles Of good roads in northeastern
oklahoma during the coming year"
is the way one Of the speakers in one
Of our recent meetings expressed him
self about the good roads organiza-
tions we are perfecting.
mcrco good roads car drove into