Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-24

audience when he told OF some OF tn
receptions given the speaking commit
tee during the campaign thruout tn
county.
G. g. Spillman, OF Sand Springs
and one OF the most loyal friends the
Chamber OF Commerce and the county
10 secure the sanction OF the voter
to the issue Of $l,750,00O for goOC
roads, was the next speaker, and h,
told Of the resolve which hat
prompted the people OF Sand SPRING
to stand back Of Tulsa in the fight
for better roads. We had heard,
MIR. Spillman declared, that Broken
Arrow WIS being made the battle
field Of those opposed TO good roads
We made up our minds to put as many
votes in the ballot box for the issue
as Broken Arrow could muster
against II, with the result that sand
Springs cast almost hair as many votes
| for the issue as all OF Tulsa, 10 say
nothing OF swapping the opposing
votes from Broken Arrow.
I Berry Speaker.
!. ". Berry Of the Central National
! bank vas the next speaker iutrut -cta
| by President MCT4rHr. ANA 10 was
upon his resolution taat the CrA.nocr
! ~ Commerce directors wtn; 80 re'ccTd
as fayoring O. plan Whereby tre trArt
of county rts~ t< -sAco i'
MAKE tear c. i-sFfs uc0 over the
couutr Cor tte o'ss 90 1-- ktr- 4
study % rad cr-s.E cLVr. ih1t sieh
Iirfor- st..- a-1 t-.- -i.E-; De used
when y So rr.-., tt.tr ttr CON
str.,t.r- g gre sss.ru ~ los miles
90 .-,. arr-.N .r'ast.g Si.s5V. 600,
Recently returned from The P1cific
coast. where De maic close study OF
.hlehWay conditions g. y. wright
spose briefly OF the work which lay
before the officials ~ Tulsa county IN
planning for perfect system of
roads and suggested that all data ana
information which could be secured
be brought TO the attention Of county
commissioners and the special high
way committee OF the Chamber OF
Commerce. While in favor of a con
crete roadway. Mr. Wright declared
that the first requisite of good sys- |
tenn was a sound foundation, and that
special attention should be paid to this /
item In the construction of the new
roads
o. II. Leonard Of the Exchange Ma
tional bank spoke briefly along the |
same lines. and was followed by g. !
Mccullough of the First National
bank. who supported Mr.. Berry's plan
to have the county commissioners
make a tour Of the country 10 inves- |
tignte road conditions. J. III. McEwen
asked that the commissioners, during
their tour, visit the state highways
CT New York and to secure there all
data possible. G. S. Avery, formerly
chairman OF the board of county
had but one point to
offer, he declared, and that was that
a., Inc
struction of the roads be right. with |
out the proper supervision and mate !
rials. we can not build the kind of
roadways we want" he declared.
Explains Michigan System.
n. X. Graham told OF a recent visit
to Wayne county Mich, and eN-
planned the system which had been
there. where roads are now
being built which are expected to last
for one hundred years. 1t was fol-
lowing Mr.. Graham's talk that -'resi- |
dent McFarlin called upon Mr.. Pressy
to speak briefly. and az consulting en-
gineer for the state OF New York he
had much valuable information which
he spoke of briefly to the 35 present
at the luncheon. THE people of the
whole country will watch Tulsa and
Tulsa county" the speaker declared.
III Tulsa county fails to build the
right kind of roads, then other coun-
ties In the state and of other states
will hang back, afraid OF failure. If
Tulsa succeeds this county will be the
leader"
lie then spoke Of the importance of
proper drainage. of the necessity for n
firm foundation OF investigation of
proven systems and of an inspection
of all materials entering into the con-
struction OF the roads.
Following the short address by Mr..
Pressy and on a motion OF Director
Hartman. the Chamber of Commerce
passed by "A unanimous vote "A reso-
luton thanking the Rotary club, the
city club. the Lions club the Tulsa
Automobile Dealers association and
other civic organizations for their in
terest and close cooperation during
the campaign.