Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-17
Notes Along ozark
Trail

The interest on sl,OOO.OO0 bonds
proposed by some Oklahoma City
newspapers for concrete roads II
Oklahoma county viii keep in excel
lent state of repair "A thousand miles
Of sand and clay or clay and grave
| road,
According 10 n statement from Mr.
! Floyd Thompson, chairman OF tho
Ozark Trails committee. oklahoma
J city, the agitation for a $1,000. .OOC
| bond issue by the Daily Oklahomar
and Times 10 build concrete roads in
Oklahoma county viii not be per-
| mitted to rctard progress on the work
/ Oklahoma county or along the line.
| Those In charge Of road work In
/ counties adjoining Oklahoma county
/ have expressed themselves as being
az loss to know Just whore these
| proposed concrete roads were 10 term
| mate at the county line, therefore
| iclt a hostancy In going ahead for the
reason that they would not know Just
+ where 10 tie on" to the Oklahoma
county road ozark Trail organlza =
! tions thruout the state have been
urged To disregard the Oklahoma
county problem and continue unintcr-
| ruptedly with the original program
thht Oklahoma county viii have three
good roads leading both east and
west from Oklahoma City ready for
the inspectors next June.
Between Meekcr in Lincoln county
and Okcmah in Okfuskec county
seven large road gangs are at work
getting the southern route Of the pro-
posed Ozark TRAN into shape for the
inspectors next June. The official
car passed over this piece of road
i've weeks ago and again last week
Had II not been that the officials are
becoming accustomed to witnessing
swift progress in road construction in
various parts Of the state, they could
hardy have believed II possible To ac-
complish so much I'm SO short "A time
There's no question of the southern
route being ready on time.
What is said to bc a model road Is
receiving its finishing touches be-
tween Granite and Mangum in Greer
county. This road is - miles long,
mas been properly graded and Is being
surfaced with coarse gravel and clay.
when finished II is expected to fur
nish visual evidence of what can he
accomplished with materials at hand
In the building of roads in Oklahoma.
Announcement will be made by the
Ozark Trails association. Oklahoma
CiJy when the road is ready TO be
used as an illustration of what can
be done with the cheaper materials.
Leaders Of the Ozark trails move
mont along the ozark trails have as
surcd w. II. CCoin) Harvey that they
viii hc present at the conference
called for Friday December 20, at
Oklahoma city. This meeting is cX-
poctcd to make clear in the minds of
all interested the plans Of the Ozark
Trail association for the completion
Of the link in an n-to- ocean road
between st. Louis and the Santa Fc
trail In New Mexico. The Importance
Of every town on any Of the proposed
routes being represented is therefore
important Colonel Harvey is deeply
concerned in having no selfish inter
est interfere with the original sched-
ul and thereby retard progress.
Tom lyman Colorados road
builder. says that ten miles Of "as
good sand and clay or clay and gravel
road as anyone could desire" can he
built for what II costs to build one
mile Of concrete road. He ought to
know, II experience teaches anything.
\ great newspaper should he
teacher Most of them are. But Ok
lahoma City has couple that know
rfIl .,,ft 81 H.,
are giving out as information than n
curhstouc whittier \ concrete" cx-
ample may hc cited in the dope about
hard-surfaced roads
"a wcll-known good roads expert"
is the way the editor of the Oklahom'
city Times refers to civil engineer
of national reputation. In the same
breath the editorial writer who ad-
mits that he knows nothing of road
building seeks To discrcdit him by
saying that those who follow his ad-
vice are "piling up grief for them
selves" Either the editor is an ig-
uoramus or he has orders from the
owner of the paper to put some
thing over.
That's a fine piece Of road thru
Kcllyville. between Brstow and Sa-
pulpa on the central route, on the
ozark trail. II is rapidly being ex-
tended thru to Bristow in the same
form. when it is 1t will be joy for
ever not only to motorists, but those
who still drive the horse
After dirt road has been graded to
specifications it's a paying investment
to put on the proper finishing touches.