Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-04
OZARK TRAIL HAS
A STRONG RIVAL
Not a Matter Of Sour Grapes,
Because We Have Both,
But for States Good.
HARVEY TAKES BITTER DOPE
f. Bee Guthrey, Back From
Convention, Tells How Tulsa
Was Slated for Knife.

The defeat II the builders Of good
roads In Oklahoma. Missouri and
Texas at the hands Of Col. W. II.
(Coin) Harvey al tho Amarillo con-
vention Of the ozark Trails association
In order that hc might reward the
fayors Of a fcw Will Doe Of .ucstmabie
benefit TO the defeated according to
T. Bee Guthrey. highway commits
sioner ~ the Chamber Of Commerce,
VINO attended the convention and who
returned 10 Tulsa last night TO begin
at once the organization Of q new trail
which win partially parallel the
adopted ozark trail.
To secure effort in road building
President Harvey in instgating his
pet scheme. laid out several trails, the
best Of which he declared. would be
designated the official Ozark trail
from ST. Louis on the northeast tol
Amarillo on the southwest Al of
these routes have been placed in ex-
cellent condition. but because of
Harveys action they were not given
Have Good Start.
Commissioner Guthrcy last night |
announced that plans were well under I
way for the organization Of high I
way 10 be known As the Southwestern /
Military highway from ST Louis 10 /
Amarillo. TeXus over route Of which |
more than o. per cent is now 30 eN-
cclient condition and Of which some
% per cent Us in better condition than
the competing line selected by Presi-
dent Harvey
The Southwestern Military High
way assSNati0n is the latest move on
the good roads map and Tor Tulsa II
means another important Interstate
trail
As now planned the new highway
viii leave St Louis yia Union Cuba,
Roiia. Springfield Aurora. Mone-,,
Ncosho Seneca. Miami Alton. Ninita,
Chelsea. Clsremorc and Tulsa From
Tulsa the route Will follow what has
heretofore been known as the south
ern route of the ozark Trails Via ok
mulgee. Henryctta okcmah Meeker
and into Oklahoma City
From Oklahoma City there are rNU
routes In contemplation. either OF /
which may be chosen for marking
within the next few weeks The first
route is what has heretofore been
known as the Northern route via FL |
Reno. Clinton and Fix city to Anna !
rillo and thence to El Paso and the |
other ts the old southern route via |
Lawton and west as far as Altus. from |
which point II would turn south thru
Texas.
To Hold Convention.
Plans are already under way TO call
an organization convention for this
new association in the very near future
The convention will be held al Tulsa
and the preliminary work is In charge
of tho highway department " the
Tulsa Chamber Of Commerce
Commissioner Guthrey declared
last night that Colonel Harveys at
tempt to stcamrollcr the convention.
and have . route selected which
would place Tulsa several miles from
the Official route. was lost by a large
majority and that at every turn lIar-
vey was upbraldcd for his attitude to-
ward the cities OF whose hospitality
he had partakcn only TO deny them
the representation they deserved on
the floor OF the convention.
The TULSA Trailer.
Claiming to have the largest cir
culation Of any Tulsa newspaper pub
lished in Amarillo, and with the sole
object Of boosting Tulsa. Tulsans and
things Tulsa, The Tulsa Trailer was
the feature EXTRA on the streets OF
Amarillo. Texas. during the annual
convention.
The Trailer was published by John
Eldridge. "a former newspaper man OF
this city. In cooperation with T.. Bee
Guthrcy. and was supported for the
most part by the Tulsa Automobile
Dealers association. which is deeply J,
Interested In the matter OF good roads
The caption OF the publication was
mn illustration by Artist Mitchell OF
The Tulsa World and featured the
oil fields and building activities OF
Tulsa and the country adjacent
The Trailer was well illustrated with
cuts of those prominent In good road
work In this section OF the state. one
especially being Of G. s Avery. vice
president OF the Ozark Trails associa-
tnoi president OF the Albert Pike
Highway association and spoken OF as
probable Democratic candidate for
governor OF this state.