Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-21

a 81 ~ in Rogers county.
The meeting ~ Bixby Monday night
was wen attended ana before the hour
or adjournment was reached good
delegation had been arranged for to
attend the Albert Pike organization
convention that is called TO meet In
Iulsa ON the 10Th Of this month
BiNhy already has many miles Of good
roads but these have only served To
make them appreciate their value and
s'riNe for more.
colonel Harvey has announced this
week the definite dates for the ANA
rlllo convention. II will convene on
The 18th, 27th aud 2Sth days Of June,
and unless all signs fail his viii be
the largest good roads gathering ever
gotten together in the United states.
II not IN the world.
As q result of the meeting al Glare
more, Thursday night, steps will be
taken az once TO organize the south
crn route east from Tulsa, aud IL is
expected 10 make the clubs from all
points between tulsa and Miami mem
bers of this suborgani2ation that is
putting forth such telling licSs for
the Ozark trails.
With the new road between Tulsa
and Keystone being pushed as rapidly
as possible from this end OF the line,
there IL now well defined effort To
build the link between keystone and
Yale and from there ON into Still
water. thus making the A. a. NJ
college city one OF the stations upon
The northern route west. During the
week our highway department was
| visited by o. e. Dale of the Yale state
band. who assured us of the keen in
tcrest his people are taking In the
movement. Yale and saltwater first
came into the limelight as ozark
trail competitors by being named az
tentative points ON the newly planned
Alberr Pike highway. and II they can
rush this section OF the road from
saltwater into shape in time for the
inspection In June. they will un-
doubTedly become very formidable
candidates indeed for the markings
when Colonel Harvey and his board
passes over the various routes for the
final inspection.
Dates for the Jonesboro convention
have bean fixed for May I. and g.
The Jonesboro convention Is designed
to promote branch OF the Ozark
trails from Springfield Mo-, To Mem
phis, 10 get the travel coming west
out Of the southern states. This will
give MS two eastern termini, 81. Louis
and Memphis.
IL ~ not at all improbable that the
Ozark trail as II leaves Tulsa for Anna
rillo may go out Via Bixby and ok
mulgee. instead of taking the Sapulpa
route as has heretofore been consid-
cred almost a settled fact. The road
from Tulsa as far south, as the county
line ~ already In much better than
ordinary condition and the Pixby road
builders are confident that they will
he able To secure the construction of
the link between Bixby and Okmulgee
by the proper cooperation with the
citizens Of that town and the farmers
along the route. They viii he lNrc in
force on the 2gth.
Three meetings have been held this
week. at Wan. Sallisaw and Null
drow, and during the early part OF
the coming week others will be held at
the various points along the proposed
route from Fort Smith into Tulsa.
These preliminary conferences are for
the purpose OF outlining the work that
is To come before the convention Ia
he held on. the 2sth and the indica-
tions are that they will have n marked
having tendency toward facilitating
the work that will come up for con-
sideration after the convention con-
Venes.
II is pleasing to note that Tulsa oc-
cupies most satisfactory position
with relation to the various routes of
the trail. II the neighbors TO the
north of us get their line via Collins
Vile and Nowata In the best condition
they will find the Tulsa county end
Of the road in shape for inspection.
The same can he said OF the route via
Catoosa. our road will meet them at
the county linz ready for the judges
in June. Even should the northern
route via Bartlesville come under the
wire the winner, they will have no
fault to find with the Tulsa division.
our road out thru Skiatook is already
good and by June will be still better.
During the next two months all mail
intended for Colonel Harvey, president
Of the ozark Trails association, should
he addressed Tulsa in care OF the
Chamber of Commerce. The remain
der OF the winter campaign will he
directed from this point, instead OF
from Oklahoma city.