The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-19
Committee Captures Another Bunch Of
Members, All to Become Workers for
Bigger, Better Chickasha; Increase
in Funds SIS Monthly
PLAN CAMPAIGN
FOR GOOD ROADS
Split-Log Drag Comes in for High Favor;
How Merchants in One Town Used
Unique Method to Get
Speedy Results

The ebosster committee, composed
Of Judge w. W. Clark and Messrs. Ben
Morgan and L. G Hutson, who have
charge Of the work OF adding new
names ID the roster OF the Commercial
and Farm bureau, and getting old mem.
bers who for any reason may have
dropped out, to reinstate themselves,
report that yesterday proved another
banner day.
While 1t may not be said that the
citizens generally broke their necks
in an effort to affiliate with the bur
eau yet all evinced an interest which
shows that tie importance OF the Work
which may be accomplished is appre.
ciated to the fullest degree and there
can be no doubt that every one who
has, during the past two days, placed
Ills name on the honor roll will be in
the truest sense a worker in the inter
ests OF . bigger. better, greater
Chickasha
70 The list already secured. as re-
ported in Fridays Express, the COM
mittee Yesterday added the following
names. Doughty Mcdonald Wholesale
Grocery company. G. w Austin, presi-
dent Q. c. W. William r. Ramey,
superintendent city schools; John r
OwsIey, insurance; +. NJ Frey insur
ance: Terrell Brothers, J. S. Garner.
Hunter Brothers. booterie; J. r Hcl-
loway, Marmaduke Corbyn, state man
ager insurance company; DR.. A. b.
Leeds, Or. L. +. Emanuel. DR. A. G..
Crose, Dr. p. W. Fesler, Dr. f. II. VIII
liams. DR.. W. $. Corbin. p. G. Stacy.
real estate; n w. Cayett, Nat Dens-
Ter, c. schotterbeck. Brenneman's cleo
trict shop, z. Tignor, Jim Hill, Mich
OILS, the tai'or; Gadds's Music and Book
store, H. Kohn. the famous; u. b
sponser, Robert Estes W. r Cox
Tie new mersbers secured during
the past few days -dd about si5 q
mcnth to the income Of the bureau.
In speaking Of the energy which it is
proposed to insull into tho develop
meit department Of :he commercial
body. members Of the committee hay
Ing Ire expansion wrk in charge sat
ed this morning, that united effort
would be made IN the interests Of bet
ter roads for the tesrii"r2 tributary to
Chiezasha.
enc member Of this committee stat
ed ihat he wanted to see the split log
drag given thorough try-out, he
SAID he had heard SO much 81 the fam
oas ard inexpensive road machine that
he ie.ieved a complete testing Of II
wand be found worta while. In thls
me he cited the gooi WORK which
has been done in the Frisco addition
to flickasha, anG en- other outlying
sectlsns of the city by Dan Beets'
ei.ee. commissioner He also referred
to The work which has been done with
the drag by Jim Hi, road overseer, on
the ,iece Of road lying Immediately
bcGnd the city limits and leading to
tho toli bridge.
Speaking furthe. upon this matter
tne member of .Aa committee stated
he ,aG read where the mrchants I'M
some city, possibly in Kansas, had ere
atsd what they styles good roads
dav. On this day. he committeeman
said. certain merchants banded to-
sether and agreed TO give every one
ccning in from the country with a
suit.;og drag fastened behind his
wagon. prize of 81. Statistics show
oG. !he speaker averred, that very
many responded to the call and that
a the first good roads day in that
particular town over one hundred of
those drags came in over the several
roads leading into the place. Some
OF those dragging the road-makers IN
had come distances OF from twelve to
fifteen miles. The nearer the town
those parties drew, the more central
.ized became the work. so that the
four roads which lead into this particu-
lar town had not less than Is draggings