The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-19
Committee will Call on Business Men and
All Others to Come Across
with Toll
CAPT. HOLLTNGSWORTH
PLACED In COMMAND
Mobilization Of Forces is Started. Rapid
Action Proposed. Farmers Asked
TO Cooperate

The "Chickasha-Ce Oil Fields
Highway" was born at the meeting
of the Grady County Highway associa-
tion Monday night It is still an in
FAINT but within two Necks, if the
present plans are carried out, it will
be full grown.
Business men, lawyers, doctors and
all the rest are to be asked to devote
January /, 1917, to building the pro-
posed road and to render personal SER
vice or send substitute fox the fol
lowing day. The towns Of Cement
and Norge are also to take part in the
road building and formers along the
line are to cooperate
An executive committee, charged
with responsibility of organizing all
forces and carrying out the entire
plan. was appointed with Capt. Chas.
Hollingsworth in command, his chief
aides being 0. Coffman, Commission
ers- Elect J. A. Temple, Of Chickasha,
r. A. Thompson Of Ninnekah, and
Geo. w. Thomas of Norge. These mil
itary magnates have already begun the
mobilization of their forces and equip
ment. They will divide the 16 miles
Of road between Chickasha and the
county line into sections, organize
squads for each section, call on the
farmers for teams and other assist
ance, and have everything ready for
rapid advance when operations are be-
gun on New Years day
A committee will call on the citizens
Of Chiekasha to close UP their stores,
shops and offices on the first and to
contribute actual toll or to send strong
proxies. This committee consists Of
v. N. Adamson, Ed Bitsche and DR.. L.
E. Emanuel. The only way anybody
can escape is to present doctors cer-
tificate Of disability and even then
substitute will be demanded.
F. e. Riddle, Mr.. Bitsche and other
pointed out the necessity Of prompt
action in the improvement of this
road if Chickasha is to benefit from
the opening OF the new oil field. lit
looks very much like the test on the
Kunzmuller farm is to be a real oil
weIl,' said Mr. Riddle Il have been
to Cement and made some investiga-
tions and it looks exceedingly promis-
ing | also have reports from some
Of the best geologists in the state who
express the same opinion. 1t is possi
BILE of course, that the well which is
soon to be brought in may not turn
out to be anything big but regardless
of that the field is an inviting one.
Chickasha will be headquarters for oil
men if we build first class road be-
tween here and Cement but without
such road we shall lose this bust
ness
On motion Of Mr. Bitscne it was
unanimously decided to pull off the
big building stunt as above outlined.
President Burton put the question,
asking how many present would vol
unteer their services, and everybody
responded in the affirmative by a ris.
ing vote.
Before the Cement road matter was
taken up, President Burton called for
report from the committee previous
ly appointedk to investigate regarding
the possibility Of creating an improve
ment district and voting bonds for
sand and clay roads in the vicinity Of
Chickasha. Through VIM. Reinheimer,
the committee reported that they had