Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-08
Important Point in Coming
Election Brought Out at
Broken Arrow.
THE MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE
Explain That Class
of Supplies Needed Not in
Demand for War.

oppOftunc tllne TO vote DOnu lSSue
Of sl,750,000 with, which to pave
roads of Tulsa county was an I'M
portant point In the discussions of
the coming election. November 20.
The meeting last night, the third of
the series was held at Broken Ar
row. Citizens OF that town entered
into the discussion of the questions
involved, with the speakers who went
from Tulsa.
In explanation of the subjects OF
securing labor to do the work, If the
election carries, the question OF get
ting material and the relation be-
tween the labor needed and the use
of such labor on the farms, George
T.. Reeves, county attorney, and c. ii,
Cleveland of Skiatook. former county
commissioner, answered questions
put by different men at the meeting.
Few Men Needed.
IL Will require a neglible number
of men to do the paving work, Mr..
Reeves stated, because machines will
be used. Answering the question
whether these men could not be used
TO better advantage in doing farm
work, he stated that the saving OF
time to the farmer, consequent upon
the building of roads upon which he
can get to market quickly. and In all
kinds of weather, will more than off
set the advantage of using the men
on the farms.
Mr.. Cleveland said that one of the
principal uses of labor in the con
struction of the roads proposed Is In
crushing the stone. lie pointed out
that the Midland Valley railway, with
a small crew at work near Skiatook
has had no trouble in getting all the
stone needed for ballasting the road
bed.
The county will attend TO the stone
crushing. All needs in that line have
been anticipated. The commissioners
have selected n site for the crusheI
near Skiatook, easily accessible to the
Midland Valley railroad. Mr.. Cleve-
land said that the question of secur-
ing cars to haul the stone presents nc
problem. The Midland Valley, not be-
ing main line railway, has not felt
the taxing of its resources TO care fol-
the war transportation and that cars
can always be secured.
Material Available.
AS to cost of material, Mr.. Reeves
and Mr.. Cleveland stated that IL is OBJ.
vious that II is higher than IL was las
year, but as to being able to secure Il
as 1t is needed, no apprehensions arr
entertained. The materials needed
on the roads are not of the nature tha
are in great demand for war purposes
and contracts are being let daily in al
sections of the country for paving
with guarantees as to completion o
the work at specified dates.
There Is u bigger question enter
ing into this question than has beer
touched upon IN the arguments which
have been made" Mr.. Cleveland said
I'VE are all reading with keen interes
the news from the war. We hav,
noted the quickness with which tn,
enemy has been able to move troops
for the offensive on the Italian front
This undoubtedly was due to the goo'
roads she has.
'lf we take the map of the United
States and trace a road system from
Duluth thru Minneapolis, st. Paul
| thru Des Moines, thru St. Joseph an,
Kansas City and down thru Tulsa ant
Denison to the gulf, we find on tina
/ line the greatest resources of tn,
world. All the materials of war ar,
there, and In abundance. 1t is a pa
| triotic necessity that this line be pu
into such shape that an army or a mo
bilization of war sinews could b.
quickly moved.
Some day. this line will be built
1t is our duty to start it here. Oh
every hand they are watching Tulsi
| county in this, TO determine whethe
other counties shall start. Washing
ton county and Creek county will vot
the bonds necessary to extend ou
lines thru their counties, il we pu
this over.
Question OF Economy.
"It is just question of economy
We could easily roof our houses wit
canvas in such way that they woul,
be protected from water for probabl
n year, but the work would have 1
be done again. The same holds goo
with regard to dirt roads"
II. Il. Guthrey, highway commits
sioner, of the Chamber of Commerc,
spoke upon the necessity of startin
the road system by n bond issue. Sine
statehood, approximately 100000
has been spent upon the roads of thi
county. OF this amount, 100000 ha
gone for bridges and permanent cul
verts. The rest has been thrown ava,
in an effort to keep up dirt roads.
Naturally. none of this none
could have been used in paving roads
The law requires the commissioner
to apportion the money to the town
ships" Mr.. Guthrey said. The onl
way to get at the problem, and stol
the waste, Is to do the paving at on
time, and the only way to finance thi
is to issue bonds"
| In telling of the accessibility of tn
contemplated roads to the residents o
the county, Lewis Cline stated tina
only per cent of the farm lands o
| the county will be more than thre