The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-13
GOOD ROADS MEN
PLAN WORK IN TEN
COUNTIES ON TRAIL
ARDMORE MEETING ATTEND
ED BY MANY DELEGATES
FROM EAST AND WEST
TOLD Of FEDERAL AID
Special Committees Appointed to
Prepare Reports to Be Submitted
at Ardnore Nov. 20.--Budget Will
Be Discussed.

Delegates representing local or
ganizations OF the Indian Trails As
Sociation from several OF the coun-
ties through which the Indian Trail
passes met yesterday afternoon in
the Chamber OF Commerce assembly
room and made good progress to-
ward final organization OF the en-
tire ten Oklahoma counties directly
concerned in this movement. About
twenty-five delegates were present
in addition to other good roads en-
thusiasts from Ardmore and Carter
county. Madill and Aylesworth, Mar
shall county, Duncan, Alma and Vel
ma from Stephens county were all
represented by strong delegations.
Letters from counties to the east
which have already perfected local
organizations were received as well
as from points in western Arkansas
which are located on the trail. Let
tiers were also received from coun-
ties west OF Stephens in which or
ganizaton is yet to be perfected.
Definite steps were made at the
meeting for permanent organization
of the ten counties involved
Among the delegates present were
noted the following men who have
achieved prominence in southern
Oklahoma through their activities
for the promotion of federal and
state trunk line permanent high
ways:
Judge George s. March, City Man
ager A. p. Marsh, David Russell, r.
c. Dublin, II. Garland and !. 0.
Minter of Madill; K. b. Scarborough
and w. B. Dickerson of Aylesworth,
Marshall county; Prof. l.. A. Nor
ton and Frank Fuqua of Duncan;
Cantrell Armstrong OF Alma and
I'd Martin of Nelma, in Stevens
county. Congressman Charles d.
Carter also attended the meeting and
addressed the delegates on the sub
iect OF federal aid for national and
state highways.
The chief purpose OF the delegate
meeting was to adopt constitution
and bylaws and outline a program
of activities for the organization. A
tentative constitution was presented
and discussed. 1t was decided, in
order that all counties concerned
might have an equal voice in the
adoption OF this constitution, to re-
Ter this matter TO 4 committee com
posed OF the president and secre-
tary of the organization and a dele
gate from each of the counties eX
cepting Carter, the president and
secretary being residents of Carter
county. This committee is composed
as follows:
McCurtain, w. L. Neidermier,
Idabel; Choctaw, w. Y. Webb,
Hugo; Bryan, James Mckinney,
Durant; Marshall, George S. March,
Madil; Stevens, Prof. L. A. Nor
ton, Duncan; Comanche, Frank
Parkinson, Lawton; Kiowa, J. H.
Anderson, Snyder; Jackson, James
Walker, Altus; Harmon, George
White, Hollis. This committee will
meet in Ardmore on Wednesday,
Nov. 20.
President Suggs was instructed 20
appoint budget committee COM
posed OF two men in Ardmore to
serve with himself in outlining a
program OF activities in making up
the estimate OF the expense to be in
Cured in the work OF the organiza
ton and 10 report to the constitu-
ton and bylaws committee at its
meeting, Nov. 20. President Suggs
appointed G.. P. Selvidge and q. A.
Ramsey. both members OF the cham
Der of commerce road committee, TO
act with him in this matter.
A resolution was adopted by which
the Indian Trails Association be-
comes a member of the National
Association.
On account of the celebration in
in the city the meeting was
cut short, but with all OF the dele
gates present expressing themselves
with enthusiasm for the prospects
Of the organization.