Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-29
THE OZARK TRAILS
Decision as to Official Road
Between Springfield and
St. Louis Not Made

at Sprlngneld tn1S week Tn
|guestion as to whether tn
Southern or Northern Rout
should be named as the officia
route was postponed until Nov
10, Notwithstanding the fact tina
the Southern Route delegation
insisted that the matter should
be decided at this meeting, &C
cording to schedule. Our people
feel that the decision should
have been made now. We wan
the route. Let's keep on trying
to-secure il.
With the American flag greet
ing them on all. sides, the auto
mobiles bearing delegates owe,
the Southern Route of the pro.
posed Ozark Trail between
Springfield and st. Louis passed
through here all day Monday
enroute to Springfield to attend
the annual meeting of the Ozark
Trails Association. Four states
were represented officially at
this OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Kan
sas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, for
this is q link in a transconti-
mental highway project.
About Is or 20 auto loads went
from Mansfield, besides the nu.
merous delegates who went on
the train. Several cars from
Hartville and Ava also joined in
the crowd. The Mansfield Con-
cert Band, together with some
players from Hartville and Ava,
accompanied the Mansfield dele.
cation to help furnish music for
the convention and make a noise
for Mansfield. The Mansfield
delegation was headed by Mayor
F: q, RileE,as-marshal and each
delegate wore ribbons bearing
these inscriptions: Southern
Route Delegate, June 27-29, 49,"
Mansfield. the Gem City of the
Ozarks." M. A. Freeman, chair.
man of the finance committee,
was one of the officials of the
convention.
Over 100 autos went through
here, some coming before Mon
day. A big truck from the state
highway department passed
through here Sunday.
A big Mountain Grove delega.
ton, accompanied by the Noun
tain Grove band, passed through
here Tuesday morning over the
Frisco enroute to the convention.
M.A.Freeman and DR. FIJI. Ri.
ley were members of commit
tee from the Southern Route del
egation who met at Springfield
Tuesday evening to form a def.
mite plan of action in regard to
the establishment of the Ozark
Trails between Springfield and
St. Louis.
The Mansfield Concert Band
was one of the hits of the con.
vention. The Jonesboro, Ark,
delegates paid a $500 member.
ship fee for each of the band
boys, making them members of
the Ozark Trails Association,
and told them to consider them.
selves the official band and to
come to Jonesboro and play next
year.
Some of the returning autos
made good time on the road, D.
S. Cantrell making the trip in q
hours and 30 minutes and G. G.
Freeman in 2 hours and 20 min
utes.
Mansfield has attracted con.
siderable attention and news
paper comment at the conven-
ton. Tuesdays Leader says:
Mansfield, on the southern
highway to st. Louis, has q large
delegation at the convention.
About twenty. five automobiles
carried the delegation into
Springfield yesterday evening.
The Mansfield delegates, headed
by DR.. F. H. Riley, mayor of
Mansfield, created considerable
excitement during the conven.
ton by lusty yell. 1t is an
Ozark Trails yell. as follows:
One.a zippa, two.a zippa, three.
a,zippa, fasO; ZA.M! drag;
We're on the Southern Route,
and don't give a--(hesitate);
Razzle dazzle! Hobble gobble!
(rapid). Rah! Rah! Rah! trapid).