Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-07-12
THEY MET AT ROLLA
Members of Oak Scenic
Highway Hold Annual =.
Session Monday

Association held at ROlla, Mon.
day, July q, 1917.
The association was called 10
order by the President, j A
Chase of Mountain Grove, an ad
dress of welcome was delivered
by Col. Chas. l.. Woods, of Rolla.
and the response was made by
Hon. w. E. Blrlon of Houston.
The secretary Of the assrcia
ton being absent W j, MCGEE of
Houston, was elected temporary
secretary.
THE minutes of tie meeting
held at Houston May 7, and of
the meeting at Fordland May IA,
were read and approved
An auditing committe, consis
ting OF j. A. Spillman of Rolla;
n. Brooks of Cabool and S. A.
Sullivan, Jr., of Sullivan was ap
pointed to audit the accounts.
The committee on resolutions
J.W. Mccormick of Gnffeyton. d.
E. Cowan Of Ro!la, L D. Freeman
of Seymour.
Rev. Dr.. Vivian of Springfield,
who had been over both the
Northern and Southern routes,
was called on and responded
with words of praise for the
Southern route.
The auditing committee made
a report, which report, after be
ing read, was adopted. E L.San'
ford of Springfield, chairman OF
the State Highway Commission,
was called upon and delivered an
address full of encouragement
and practical suggestions as to-
the best manner of improving
the Highway.
The committee on resolutions
reported as follows:
We, the Resolution Committee
Of the. Ozark Highway Associa
tion in convention assembled, do
hereby endorse the work done
by the association during the
past wear and ask that this asso.
citation endorse the present
marked route of the Ozark High.
way as State road beginning at
Springfield, through Greene
county, Webster, Wright, Texas,
Phelps, Crawford and Franklin
to Union.
We further endorse the good
work done by our President, j.
A. Chase, of Mountain Grove,
and ask his reelection as Presi-
dent.
We express our thanks to the
city of RolIa for the hospitality
extended to US at this time.
We, the members of the Ozark
Scene Highway Association of
the State of Missouri in conven
ton as ,e4nbled, this 9Th day of
July, 1917, at the city OF Rolla,
Missouri, believing that the
prosperity, progress and general
we'll being OF our citizens de
pends largely upon the highways
of our State, renew again our al
leeiance to the cause Of good
roads and improved public high
way for our State and pledge
anew our best endeavOrs in any
effort which has for It's object
the upbuildiug and improving of
the public Highways ofourState;
and believing that that portion
OF the public Highways of Phelps
county, commencing at the
south line of Phelps county in
section number thirty six 1861,
township number thirty four
(34), range nine (9), in Missouri
where the inter county seat high.
way of Phelps county, intersects
with the inter county seat high
way of Texas county ON the line
dividing the counties of Phelps
and Texas, and running thence
in a nOrtherly direction through
Edgar Springs, Yancy Mills to
and through the city of Rolla,
thence in a northeasterly direc-
tion on the St,Louis and Spring
field road to and through the
city of St, James end thence in a
northeasterly direction along
said road to the town of Knob
view and to the Crawford coun.
ty line as now used and graded
and which said portions of said
public highways have hereto
la. laet.anA Tod nd f,nt.Ofa,