Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-17
IMPORTANT NEW
HIGHWAY LINE
y
Hard Surfaced Road to Be
Built From Skiatook to
Pawhuska.
~ z. BEE GUTHREY.
(HlEhwRy Commissioner. Tulsa
Chamber OF Commerce, IN

tHlEnwpy Com missioner, Tulsa
Chamber OF Commerce, in
Tulsa sp!rlt)
During the next few months this
department will give particular at
tentlon to the opening OF a new
ROAD OF more than passing import
ance 10 Tulsa and our RslEhbors 80
tho northwest Under the provisions
OF our recent bond issue Tor hard
surfaced roads IN this county We are
assured OF paved highway to tho
north as far as Skistook and from
there the outlet OF paramount I'M
p irtance is one 70 Pawhuskh VIA
want and BiEhsart
All Of this road is In Usage county
and should we view Il only In the
light OF n local highway It would be
Of but minor importance TO Tulsa,
hut II is FAR more than this,
road thus projected will no'
stop at rNwhuska, From there west
10 Ponca City they have d road that
10 at present better than the average
for that section OF the country and
that with the expenditure of "A few
thousand dollars can be made dirt
highway ot the Al class. From
Poncn city the outlet 10 Blackwell
Pond Creek Enid. Cherokee. AiNa
and all points west is good
From Skiatook east the traveller
has but eight miles over an excel
lent road 10 connection with the
Ozark trail at Colllnsville,
pawhuskn wants this road and our
efforts to promote II are beins met
with an earnsstnrss and enthusiasm
BY the officials and commercial or.
panizations OF Usage county that
mean success Tho road Will he built
during the coming spring and
strong effort will he made 10 nave
Il adopted as link IN one OF the
important interstate highways with
which I, ls forming such favorable
connections Should these efforts
fan its lnterestn will be looked after
by local organization who VII see
10 Il that the road Is marked ana
maintained IN such 8 manner as 20
give IL a high standing IN the eyes
nt the travelling public, and furnish
TO the inhabitants OF the country
Alona the route inEress and egrest
10 ali of the leading highways OF 'he
middle west
By direction Of the county com
r,is.ionsrz the county highway en-
HiNNfF lt hlNN WIN ~ A"tNN
making all preliminary arrange
ments for the work OF hard-sutthe-
inv under the bond issue at the rpe
cial election In November, The grace
and cross section stakes are belnE
SCI on Section No ! the bones are
m the hands Of the attorney genera
for his official approval and as hoon
as these preliminary details are our
Of ths way the consulting engineer
win be selected the specifications
for the road prepared and bids VIII
bs called Tor on the first section.
Resulting from The continued hnd
weather all roads iu the counN are
IN poor condition, but II ts refreHh'nR
10 note that no one seems To- app't-
cint, shls fact more ktenly than 40
tb. commissioner themselves AND
strict orders have been issued 20 an
draE contractors 90 start the dfaE
ssriy ana Esep II running late n
those orders are oheyed ana tne
dragsinr Is pushed 70 iis prorer
lImit We viii soon tlnd our u'r'
roads In az least a fair eondl lN,'
j ana by tho use Of ell. available funds
and time, Md careful attention 70