The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-23
Famous Good Reader Be Here on March
2S; Is PerfeCting Route Of Military
Highway
ROUTE MAY MISS
THIS CITY ENTIRELY
Ot Vast Importance; Connects Fl PasO
With North; Local Readers Asked
to Give Aid

That the routing of the military
highway is under way in earnest is
evidenced by letter received from
Col. Harvey by Conde Mckinley, sec.
retary Of the route organization, stat
ing that he will be in Chickasha on
March 20 for the purpose Of holding
a meeting to determine the interest
that is being taken in the road by
citizens of Chiekasha.
Starting at El Paso the route is
assured as far as Lawton. However
Mr.. Mckinley pointed out that there
Is danger of Chickasha losing the
road, as it may be marked from Law.
ton to Anadarko, thence to verden,
thence north to Poeasset, El Reno
and into Oklahoma city from the
west.
The Importance of this road can
easily be SEEN" said Mr.. Mckinley.
ut is to be in truth military high
way. 1t will run from the Mexican
border at El Paso to Lawton, touch.
ing Camp Doniphan. From that
point it may work west of Chickasha.
or if we get behind the proposition,
| believe we can bring it here. 1t is
proposed to make il a road second
to none and to maintain it in such
condition The purpose of the road
Is that in the event the United
States should ever be invaded from
Mexico, to have a splendid highway
over which troops might be trans
ported quickly AS the government
would be vitally interested in the
read, a great aid would be derived
thereirom in maintaining it. I trust
that every good roader in Chickasha
VIII Ge on hand to meet Col Harvey.
This road, understand has nothing
whatever to do with the Ozark trail.
1t is distinctly separate PROPOSE
tion. While the Ozark trail is of
great Importance we cannot afford
to overlook anything that would bring
the military highway here"
The letter. addressed to Mr.. Nc
Cinley from Col. Harvey, is as fol
lows:
Relating to the road from El Paso
to Lawton on which there is now
great activity and work in progress,
am anxious about the continuation
OF this road from Lawton to con
nection with our main line to Saint
Louis, either to come via Chickasha !
and Tuttle or via Anadarko and I'm
ion. or via Chickasha Norman and |
Shawnee to Chandler; and, | want
with this letter to call route meet.
Ing of all persons interested, at
Chickasha, for p. M, Friday, March .
29th instant, at which l will be pres /
ert am sending copy of this let
Ter TO the secretary of the Chamber |
OF Commerce at Oklahoma City, !
chairman good roads committee at
New Castle, Tuttle, Amber, Cement, I
Laverty, Norge. Cyril, Fletcher, Ell 1
gin, Lawton. Blanchard, Norman, Te-
cumseh, Shawnee, Meeker and Chand.
Ter.
"At this route meeting l will give
the facts and details relating to this (
most important rout of travel; and,
will seek to know from the delegates
present what can be expected in the
way of road construction on the
routes herein named l will desire |
that they perfect a route organiza.
tion o neach route with a president
vice presidents and an employed
route manager.
Il am calling a separate route I
meeting at Anadarko for Saturday I
the next day, where | expect to meet
delegates off Of the Union. Minco,
Pocasset. verden, Anadarko and |
fletcher route
TH ask you 70 join with me in