The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-18
SULPHUR CHAMBER OF COM,
MERGE WORKS HIGHWAYS
LEADING TO CITY.
DINNER LAST NIGHT
Many Instructive and Entertaining
Speeches Pertinent to Better Trav.
cling and Development Of City
Another Good Roads Day Soon.
NFrom stAff Correspondenn

VI luIu oltl NOIItND DOOQeQtl.
Sulphur, Okla, April lS-Good
roads spirit yesterday and last night
peryaded Sulphur and Murray county.
! All day long 600 men representing
every walk in life, with pick and
shovel worked all Of the roads lead.
ing out Of this city. In three direc.
tions the workers continued until
there were evidence Of their improve.
ment efforts clear to the county line
In one instance the workers oyerstep.
ped their jurisdiction, going into Car.
ter county and fixing hill that has
been thorn in the side Of motorists
Business in all lines was suspended
yesterday. The banker. the lawyer.
the merchant, the craftsman worked
shoulder to shoulder throughout the
day. And the women of the town and
county were not to be left out of the
good work of the day. Lunches. cof
fee and every edible to cheer the
heart of the man on the road had been
prepared and carried to them. In ad.
dition to the enthusiasm for road i'm.
proyement the best OF. good fellow.
ship prevailed. The workers sang and
joked rs they labored The farmers
living along the roads suspended all eff.
lTorts at other work in order to coon.
crate with the Sulphur and other dele.
cations.
Value Of Work lnestimable.
The value of the work done on the
roads Of Murray county yesterday
could be approXimated in collars and
cents, an estimate of the cost of hay
ing such improvement made at so
much per man, per day, but the in.
estimable value of the cooperative
spirit which made the success of yes.
terday's efforts possible can only be
conjectured. Years in the future Mur
ray county will benefit from the good
example set yesterday.
This was Sulphur's second good
roads day this year The first Just
about a month ago, brought about
much the same result as that of yes
terday, but the workers profited by
their former experience. and there
was more visible evidence of the labor
of the town people than on the prev.
ious occasion.
Last night the Sulphur chamber Of
commerce, under the auspices Of
which the good roads days were pro.
noted, had several distinguished
guests at a banquet held to celebrate
the highway improvement. State
Senator'S Fred A. Tucker, of Ardmore.
and II. 4. Keller, Of Marietta. with
Representative James Draughon. Of
Davis, were the guests of honor. War.
rem E. Moore, of Oklahoma City. state
highway engineer assigned to Murray
county, and "Dr" W. II. Colt. also Of
! 6klahoms City, who said his degree IS
'R. D. and defined It as Doctor OF
Roads We're also guests. These men
were included in the flying squad.
rons," which hurried from place to
place to aid and instruct the road
builders
In addition to celebrating the high.
way Improvement resulting from the
efforts otthe chamber of commerce,
last nights banquet was rendered as
token of appreciation to-the members
ot legislature present for their excel.
lent representation Of Murray county
and particularly for their worl. in se.
curing adequate appropriations for the
state school for deaf located in Sui.
phur.
Deaf Pupils at Banquet.
superintendent j. W Bhtner. OF
the school Tor deaf with q delegation
lof a dozen o. more instructors and
advanced pupils, were also special
| guests, about whom much interest
centered The superintendent, teach.
lers and pupils contributed largely to
the program
The chamber of commerce last
night also entertained their feminine
Co-boosters OF Sulphur In fact there
we're fully as many women as men
present The Woodmen Circle
served an excellent dinner of several
courses, including cigars with which
TO top off a most satisfying meal. The
dinner was held in Leyda & Goode
building, and the program began AT
is o'clock
President Paul G. Lehman, of the
| chambern called the company togeth.
er after a bries musical program, and
introduced Col Sidney Suggs, Of Ard.
more.as toastmaster Mr.. Lehman
paid a high tribute to Colonel Suggs.
acknowledging his years OF efforts to.
ward improvement inthe state.
Representative Draughon responded
TO the toast, THE Chamber OF Com.
/ mprCp. the Citv. the County. the|
States and the Nation" deyoting a
great deal OF his remarks to an eX.
/ PLANTATION OF the legislation benetiting
/ this and other nearby counties. Mr..
/ Draughon spoke Of several matters Of
/ legislation that he believed would re.
suit in injustice to this portion OF the
state. He complimented the chamber.
the business men, and the workers
generally
/ Senator Fred Tucker spoke OF "The
History OF the Fight for the Deaf
. School Apvv,rvf.ttnp .rN HI o.,