The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-22
Ozark Trail Enthusiasts Of That Place,
Iuiile and Newcastle Put the Matter
Up to ChiCkasha Now
CONSTRUCTION OF
BRIDGE ASSURED
Three Counties Looked 10 10 Furnish 500,
600 for Spanning Canadian and
townships Must Do the Rest

Amber is another town that Is sit
ting up and taking notice of the Ozark
Trail and guaging the prospects for
Grady landing that productive plum.
It's initial meeting, which was held last
night, gave promise Of making Cnicka-
sha get busy ii order to hold her own
with the smaller towns in the contest.
Enthusiasm was great throughout
the meeting from the time it was called
to order to the climactic moment when
William II. Donahue gave his assur-
ance that he would devote his time
and energy to tho Improvement OF the
central route and see that Chickasha
did not become a laggard in the race
that should bring such immense prof
its and benefits
The situation in nutshell is this:
The Central Route, in the opinion OF
those present. will be adopted IL the
roads come up to Ozark Trail require
ments and If the s90,0q0 bridge at New
castle is constructed The commits
sioners Of Oklahoma county have pledg-
ed $4,000 to the construction of the
bridge and the majority Of the boards
of commissioners Of McLain and Gra-
dy counties have expressed themselves
as being In favor OF an appropriation
of $4,000 each That will make up
the cost OF spanning the South Cana
dian, the plan being to construct
free high water bridge at New.
castle. The road can easily be and will
be put in shape III McIaain county right
up to the Grady line by the people Of
Newcastle. Tuttle township will vote
on $4,000 bond Issue on Monday to
provide for their part OF route con-
struction and Improvement Amber
township officers declare that they
have ample funds in the treasury with
out making a bond issue 70 provide
roads which win measure up to Colo
lCl I1dfft1 tcuuil clDpAto-
That brings the matter up to Chick
asha's doors and what Chickasha town
ship proposes to do now becomes the
vital question.
an my opinion said Mr., Donahue
his morning, "the Central Route for
he Ozark Trail ID the logical one for
chickasha and for the people in the
part of Oklahoma and
hat part Of the state where Oklahoma
Jity may be reached in a days drive.
Regardless of whether the Ozark Trail
lad ever been conceived 1t is the ave-
lue through which real estate men
md other prospective investors would
,ass coming from Oklahoma City on
ours OF inspection and over which
hey viii pass should the oklahoma
.ity route ever be designated as an
Ozark Trail. This would bring inves-
ors through and often to Chickasha.
from Chickasha west the Verden road
,ffers the best route and the people
If Chickasha should see that the roads
o verden and to Amber are put in
he best possible shape BY the time OF
he inspection in June
"This route would present Chicka-
ha in the best light. the tourists com
ng in over the viaduct after getting
magnificent view Of the town and val.
ey from the hill and .lisy would not
% obliged to cross half dozen ran
Dad tracks in reaching us.
IF the contractors who are charged
With the construction Of the bridge al
Newcastle would file bond with the
Highway commission guaranteeing the
construction Of the bridge within
pecified time I am sure this route
would be selected if the other parts OF
he road could stand the test"
At the Amber meeting last night LIZ
her Hollingsworth, local banker, pre-