The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-05
GOOD ROAD V OKLAHOMA CITY
WOULD MEAN HUNDREDS OF AUTOS WOULD BRING ARMY
 TOURISTS HERE.
D. M. Witt, Of Oklahoma City. Tells of Ozark Trails Meeting and Good Roads Spirit There

lI there was a good auto road from Oklahoma City to Hot Springs, % said D. NJ Witt. of the firm of Witt and Badeett, one Of the largest cloth. ing houses in that city. eft would mean that hundreds of automobile parties would come here There is q groat spirit prevailing for good roads in Oklahoma at the present time. and they are now busy building good road from Oklahoma City to Sulphur Springs a resort in that state, a dis tance of about one hundred miles, and l would certainly like to see a good highway from Oklahoma capital city 10 the Arkansas Spa
 Mr. Witt is making his first visit to Hot Springs and is registered at the Majestic hotel This soiourn he states. will not he his last. as he has become impressed with Hot Springs as a health resort. the curative value Of the hot waters, the natural scenic beauties and the eXcellerI hotel ac. commodation afforded visitors Fur thermore. he is a good roads booster for the reason that the ozark Trails convention recently met in that city and he. like most every one else in Oklahoma has caught the fever
 That was great convention Of good roads enthusiasts" said Mr Witt last night at the Majestic, and it brought into Oklahoma City no less than 5.001 delegates, who remained three days lt taxed our hotel capicity and many of the delegates were cared for at homes of our citizens One thousand ears rolled into the city in one day bringing delegates from the west and southwest IL is estimated the minimum sum was 5000 a day. which was spent by the delegates, or $75. GOO day. which. as you can note for three days gathering, was a neat sum
 The result of that convention is that other towns are now desirous of hooking on to the Ozark Trail which, starting from St Louis. promises to be carried through Okla homa City into the Texas region and finally winds its way to the Pacific coast The territory that makes the best showing in eood road work will he the route selected and this work will be judged by the ozark Trail officials next June
 You would be surprised to note the interest that automobile conyen, ton had on Oklahoma. Those who were inclined to regard the good roads proposition with passive interest are now enthusiasts. lt has brought the officials together It has awakened an interest for bond issue in many Of the counties the adoption Of which seems certain. which means good roads The town that even loses out in connecting with the mail trail will be fortunate. anyway. for it will have obtained the result dcsired-good roads
 "There is one county in the st, not far from Oklahoma City that A.e already put forth a bond issue ednn 0o0 as a direct result of that .',... tiou Next summer Amaril 'g''', 9'l'..l eutertans this convention % I a,a. Hot Springs, ! think, vii t,,-"tit ted by this movement ,1a tLo naasa, that the Ozark Trail w, -l,,so.,4 ,,.;.l, Little Rock and ther. ,, "e .,l roads from Oklahom ,,. VII -r''1.a o,I other points into A,'.a'' ..h,a, n'ttl connect with the nl.l. 'Il. :. o.4 ,.i. ~.@-A/here one has an eX Y IS'Ia sSSssShway to come over to reach Hot Springs. but the shorter ou' would be to come direct from Okla aoma City here which rout under stand leads through some Q. the mos~ picturesque territory in inc state