Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-10

. W Hol' country on Wllhl Nhf u flUtU
- IN" cardinal roads" such being the
! main roads running north. southonst
ana west But the effect Of these
Ionds was 10 put up the price Of land
! Whcrcupon, the farmers who were
j rot 50 fortunate as 10 secure roads
{ from the money coming from the first
: bond issue set up cry of discrimina
b ton ana demanded another issue ui
hunds 10 build more roads. this timo
for the benefit Of their own localities.
Tho opposition 10 the first issue now
got on the Hido Of those who had faV-
orod the first issue ana many Of the
Latter, having secured what they
wanted were not particularly anxious
to tax themselves further 10 get what
other persons wanted. But again. the
city came 10 the rescue and "A half
million more dollars were scattered
over the county in. not only cardinal
roads. but what are called ''intcrme
didte cardinal roads"
The county now has ~ Of these
cardinals aud intermediate cardinal
Ioadf on which are expended about
two hundred thousand dollars n year
for maintenance. To this sum eN-
pended 10y the county IN public roads
must be added the sum OF 5000. 600 10
| build the Niaduct ncroHs the Trinity
river AT Dallas. t125,00O for the re-
pair Of this structure and $3.50 900 for
I bridges. known as the CarrolltOn
Liidgc on the east FORK Of the Trinity
prd the bridge crossing the river in
the southern part Of the city and
iuown as the Trinity ferry bridge.
. Ttoe. l.ttcr have unt nh hoen huilt.
lui rho work is btvng done or will lie
done with the money provided for IT.
Dallas County Doing Her Part.
So n VIII hc seen that Dallas county
has been doing her part in the con
much critirism of the wnv the work
ms Loor dono and rather savage crit
ic,sr, nf .ho manner iu which thc
7 road, hoyn bcen maintained one In,
face of things. 80 to sneak. this criti-
cisu tx warranted 10 the highest de-
,rco. For when We look at the money
th,t has b,ar .Xucnd,d and thcu AT
what we cot for It. no person who
p,.s fla. t,,J tnN fnr m,trtcrnncb
and mo- p.rson yIo shouldered the
million dollar debt on the people orig
iroIlv fan, road buIldinr can be blamed
+ far arising and howIing i'm dissatis-
I action Uut aa has been said. when
work ON tho roads commenced. only a
h.If million of dollars were provided
/ for thclr huilding. This sum OF
mono. .b,J 10 he .nent All over the
/ ,nuutv You can not bulld concrete
roads arr LituIithic or nsphalt roads
/ for 1nv sro1t distance or in any great
number fer this amount of money.
/ The addition Of "a half million dollars
. lgtor ouIy meant an equal number OF
d roads 10 he built
Very naturally. We had TO turn 20
f cur gravel beds for material. To bring
I i'm material Of harder and better char
/ actor from lorr distances would have
made u impossible 10 build but very
short distance. Ncw. whatever may
bo said. our gravel * of the soft kind
know this will bee disputed and may
Ir with "a good showing but II is the
rufh that our rocks. that is. II Is of
tho NJ hito rock density or hardness
1g.lt b.i,l, the casc. IL cannot and will
nat stand the wear mt on n. hv the
continual grinding of wagon wheels
I,-Id,s if we mad gone out Of our
cnur,v and boueht gravel. we would
t.,n heard tho crv that the commits
sI,rars ,yor, discriminating against
homo fol,ss
I, is oNcus,ble 10 stop right here
Y,d s,,. mat county commissioners are
,,,ct.d i.v the neoplo and that the
most of ther can hear such people
d., , ,.r.,t ,,rc,t distance hoveyer
i.,,. tho, may sncak So we built our
rr,ds f.ori home gravel ard with
homo lobnr The farmers were given.
ia, ,b.ucc IN work which was a
,.,.,,. ,tt,.. crs cor.raptore ware