Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-08
President Of Association
Explains Plans Of
Organization.
.ocEAN TO OCEAN
Two Thousand Miles of
Road to BE Represented
at Meeting.
By w. II. HARVEY.


president Ozark Trails ASSN
Tho ozark trails were designed as a
system of roads connecting the four
states OF Arkansas. Kansas, Missouri
and Oklahoma, and now include about
one thousand miles Of marked road.
Its copyrighted mark Is formed by a
white collar around telephone or tele-
graph poles, trees, fence posts or
other objects. with a green border
Glove and below the letters 20. T."
tz green on the white field. Often IN
ue fol III of goose egg. 1t appears on
rocks or large trees.
The marks appear so frequent that
the traveller readily follows them
with ease of mind and comfort Tho
association had its birth five years
ago at Monte Ne. Ark, a picturesque
resort in the ozark mountains, and
tho rame of ozark trails was given to
the undertaking. Since that time IL
has routed and marked many roads
IN the four states and Ozark trails
conventions have been held az Neo-
sho, Mo, Tulsa, okla, Independence,
Kan. and Springfield, Mo. Its next
convention will be convened at Okla
hCma City on Tuesday, November 81.
at 10 O'Clock o. m.
At the Independence convention,
held N June OF 1915. 1t became tho
""'P''u i'i''S " ~
prom te a road, to be the main stem
Of its system Of roads, from st. Louis
to either connection with the Santa
Fo trail IN New Mexico, or with the
southern route to California at El
Paso. Carrying out this intention the
association held It's next convention
n SprlnEileld' MO, III June OF I,lS
year I'lo' 10 ,ud III pT0liIItlhs tie
road from Jopln 10 81 Louis
Ina t.1,
pendence colNehtlon' unucr lhe aus
ploes or the Greater SPrihEllelu com
n lttce actiVe work was begun on
trtee routes from Jopnh 10 HprInE-
neld ana SprlhSrleld To 81 LOUIS each
"lshlng 10 De adopted as the O"afN
uaii' d
IN ocean 10 ocean t"'u.
As il became fully known the peo-
pie everywhere realized the great I'M
portapco Of the proposed road from
st. Louis to Texas or New Mexico, as
IT would he q part of transconu-
mental road. Tho present transcon-
uncntal traffic is over the Santa Fe
trail, via st. Louis and Kansas city
and bY tn" Lincoln highway, chicago
and Omaha. With the ozark trail
completed from st. Louis to point in
New Mexico or to q connection with
the Texas read to san Diego, new
transCOntlnental route VIII nave been
osta blished. shorter and more attract
I've to the traveller than either OF the
ether two routes.
The picturesque scenery of the
Ozark mountains, the biggest zinc
field in the United States and the
largest oil field in the world will be
on the OZARK trail link in n new ocean
to ocean route; attracting to It, be-
yond question, the largest part of the
transcontnental travel. now going
through by Kansas City or Omaha.
For four to six months in the year
the travel 10y automobiles over these
two lines is equal to tho railroad
travel | am told that the travel over
the santa Fo trail for half the year is
avcra cling about three hundred cars
per day. II Is safe to say that
when our lire is completed, it's short
er distance and many attractions will
make it the popular route: and with
the rapid increase in The number Of
machines coming INTO use, our road
will flood the southwest with tourists,
home seekers and investors, leaving
annually hundreds Of thousands of
dollars In olr midst
Tho eastern end of our road, from
the JOPLIN zinc fields to ST, Louis, now
being assured with the road practi- !
Callv completed. wc next turn our at
tCntton to the western END.
Active road making. more or less. !
Is now in progress on many roads that !
seek to have our main cast and west
line routed their way. friendly COM |
that is making thousands of
miles OF good road.
The map published herewith shows
the several roads between common |
points either of which will he ac-
ccptable when the route finally Is de- |
erinined-depending on which road |
a The best, all things considered. Wo
will adopt one only Of the competing |
roads. But in n contest like this the |
loser wins, in n way, rs the road Is
needed and may be marked with some
other mark that will give II an indi-
vdualitv OF its own.
Next Convention ut Oklahoma city. |
Following the policy of the associa-
tion TO hasten the construction of its
main east and west line. the Spring
field convention adjourned TO meet in
IL In u n f.