Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-25
GOOD ROADS NEED
IN CREEK COUNTY
Action of Tulsa County in
Voting Bonds May Lead to
Similar Move There.
PRODUCTION TAX IS LARGE
Based on Last Years Return
Ten Years Would See Roads
Paved by Oil Men.
PRODUCTION TAX IS LARGE

Special tc The World
BRlSToW, Okla. Nov. "a. The
question that now confronts the citi-
zens of Creek county is. shall Creek
county one Of the richest counties I'm
the state, with enough gross produc-
tion tnN coming into the county TO pay
for hnrdsurface roads sit Idly by and
see Tulsa county on the east get all
the benefit Of the eastern part OF the
county because OF lack OF road IA
cilitles?"
The question of hard-surfacing tho
roads Of Creek county has been
brought up several times within the
past year before the county commits
sioners. ard thru lack of funds they
have done nothing-or could do moth
Ing. The matter now stands before
them when they will have to take
some action and either put IL TO a vote
or the people or acknowledge that
they are not In favor OF the move
ment.
Excessive Cost of Up Keen.
II has been shown that the up keep
OF dirt road cost the county more
In twenty years than the bonds would
for paving the same road and Mt the
end of the twenty years the county
has rond paid for that viii pracu
cally last for all time to come. and
tho gross production will have nearly
paid for II in the bargain.
IL has also been shown that the
gross production tax cannot be used
for any other purpose (the good roads
part Of it, except FOR hard surfaced
always The gross production tax
for Creek county for this purpose last
year amounted to something like
S2h0 600 and taking for an example
that Tulsa county's los miles cost
sl,750, 600 and the Crock county
which Is much larger. and needed 150
miles TO cover the county. at the va me
cost IL would take but S2.43O.562 To
put that amount of everlasting
roads in.
Ten Years Time.
Then counting the gross production
tax for each ye.r as IL was last year,
$3.50, 900 1t would take but ten years
at that rate to pay for this 100 miles
OF hard roads. which would enhance
the value of all farm lands in the
county more than double what 1t is
now. 1t would join Creek county to
all of Tulsa county's hard surfaced
roads and would make a network Of
highways that man in an automo-
bile could travel to the east side Of
Tulsa county from the west side Of
'reek county IN rev hours time,
transact business and be back home
the same night.
The upkeep of the roads would be
practically nothing, as the contra ctors
would have to give n maintenance !
bond for their up keep for at least
five years and then the maintenance |
part on these roads would he nothing |
10 compare with the cost OF the dirt |
road. and the farmer would have |
svod road the year round instead OF
merely a passable road at all times |
He could haul with more ease ton
over the hard-surfacod road than he
low hauls his empty wagon over the |
dirt and sand roads.
Election Call Coming.
1t Is believed by spring that the |
commissioners will have to call an |
election for this purpose or there will |
bo petitions circulated Tor the build
ing of the roads. There is hut one
thing that retards the movement at |
the present time and that is that the |
government has Communicated all |
the available supply Of crushed stone |
hut II Is believed by next spring that |
the government will have got all the |
stone that they need and that there |