The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-28
Good Roads Workers $50 Strong Already
Assured as ChicAasha's Contingent for
Great Road Bee Jan. ! and 2
LEADING BUSINESS
MEN ENTHUSIASTIC
Every Man and Boy Between II and 100
Eligible 10 Service on Chickasha-
Cement Oil Highway

q feel that after all the prosperity
pleasure ana Christmas turkey we have
enjoyed there is no better way for us
to dispose of our surplus energy than
to go out and work the roads; golf is
good game but we can accomplish
more by taking our recreation on the
roadsl I'll be there. Ben F. Johnson,
First National bank.
There is nothing better we can do
for Chickasha than to build good roads.
In this bank we are for the road build
ing bee with both feet II. Dwyer,
Chickasha National bank.
"The Oklahoma National will have
five men, a team Of mules and coup
le of cooks on hand if the cooks 7ra
are needed. W belirs ii good
roads."-W H. Donahue, Oklahoma
National bank
"I'm ready for action now. When
it comes to using a pick and shovel,
We are the rea DAD builders in this
bank, We believe the Cement road
will be a winner for Chickasha Ed
j.. Johns, citizens National bank.
oIr you don't think am a road build
er just be there next Monday and
watch me. In this bank all of us are
going to be On the job when the roll is
called m. f. Courtney, Farmers
State bank
Tulsa is an example Of what it
means to town to be in an oil field.
In view Of the developments at Ce-
ment, Chickasha should be wide awake
and see that no town gets ahead of her
in taking advantage of the opening of
new field. | hope all the plans for
building the road to Cement will be
successfully carried out."-M. E..
Humphrey, manager Chickasha Mill
ing Co.
The foregoing are but few Of the
expressions of leading business men Of
Chickasha relative to the program for
building the Chickasha-C Cement Oil
Fields Highway on January l and 2.
Chas. Hollingsworth, commander in
chief of the Chickasha forces announc-
ed to day that this city had already
pledged 60 teams, ten graders, three
tractors, 40 scrapers and $50 men, with
many more precincts to hear from.
Surprise in Store
Tonight at 1880 at the city hall,
there will be a big meeting of all good
readers and it is intimated that some
thing in the nature Of a surprise is to
be sprung. A delegation of visitors
from Cement is expected. The object
Of the meeting is to divide up the work
and give instructions. 1--WE want
every boy over II and every man under
100 to he there" said Capt. Hollings-
worth.
Pleasant Hill Responds
At a meeting at the Pleasant Hill
school house. fifteen miles southwest
of Chickasha last night, a committee
Of Chickasha citizens, received assur-
ances Of the hearty support of the far
mers Of that community in the work
next week.
Nessrs. Hollingsworth, Conde Nc
Ginley Ed Bitsche, V. N. Adamson and
J. E. Moran attended the meeting.
"The moment tge entered the house
they began to shout for good roads
there we're no icicles there" said Capt
Hollingsworth.
An organization was effected with
Clarence Latin as president and w. H
Goodwin as secretary. Many who
were unable to be present sent word
to count on them for assistance
Pledges were received as follows; w
II. Goodwin, two teams and drivers
Clarence Laflin, same; C. w. Cooper
one team and driver; Chas. Deason
Chas. Bushnedd, two teams and driv
ers: Henry Todd, one team; George
Rider, four teams.