The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-10-10
Rush Springs Delegation Wins Argument
in County Meeting and Big Move.
ment is Launched
SO. CANADIAN BRIDGE
IS PART OF PROGRAM
Permanent Highway North and South and
Three Lines East and West are
Proposed

| Receding from the attitude taken
two weeks ago, citizens from various
parts Of Grady county, at meeting
held at the city hall Monday evening,
went on record for county bond is
sue to build bridges and hard-surface
roads and steps were taken with
view to requesting the county commits
sioners to call an election for that pur.
pose within ninety days.
The program agreed upon contem.
plates one permanent highway through
the county north and south and three
east and west roads, with such bridges
as may be needed including one across
the South Canadian river north OF
Minco.
For Hard-surfaee Roads.
Rush Springs delegates, with o. w.
Harper in the lead, made the fight for
hard-surface roads, winning their ar
gument after considerable discussion.
Delegates from the north part Of the
county were not disposed to view the
proposition with favor but were strong
for bridges while those from the south
end were luke-warm on bridges but In
sistent upon permanent roads. "Our
people will support no bond issue that
doesn't include bridge across the
Canadian" was the general sentiment
from the north end I'VE are willing
for the north end to have its bridge
but we want roads and our people will
not favor bridge bonds unless we get
roads, was the way the south end
put it. In the end it was
decided to include the demands Of
both sections in the program. A COM
mittee was appointed to make esti-
mates on the ccet TO the taxpayers
and to report at another meeting to
be held on Monday evening, October
23, at the same place. when steps will
be taken for getting up petitions to
present to the county commissioners.
Not All Hot Air.
Representatives from eight town
ships We're present at the committees
meeting held at 4 o'clock in the after
noon to prepare report on bridges
needed in the county A majority OF
the townships not being represented,
no report was presented. the matter
being brought up for discussion in the
general meeting in the evening. Hen
ry Mileur Of Rush Springs, opened
The discussion by coming out strongly
Tor hard-surfaee roads, This is not
time for anybody to be discouraged
over the road situation" said he. 1T
Is high time for us TO get together
and thresh these natter out. They
say we don't do anything but chew the
rag at these road meetings but I say
% you that we need to chew the rag
ong and often till we get something
lone. ! believe our people will vote
bonds for hard-surface roads. we
must make a beginning somewhere.
Let us build at least one good road il
We do nothing more"
G. W. Harper OF Rush Springs. said
n part. 1--WE had an enthusiastic meet
ng in our town Monday night and We
IRE going to have another next Mon.
lay. We figured that we can bnild
me nard-surfaee road across the coun-
y north and south and three east and
vest with the necessary bridges, for
bout $i.ooo,ooo and our part Of the
ounty is ready 10 vote bonds for that
purpose. We need roads more than
Re do bridges and viii not vote tot
ridges unless we get roads.
X. H. May. OF Cross township said
lie agreed with Air Harper. II don't
NOV what my neighbors viii do about
but 7 am Tor road bonds said he.
want one good road and I don't