The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-21
Cold Weather Puts Crews Ont Of Business.
Three Outfits Ready to Start
Operations
HIGHWAY TO OIL
FIELD DRAWS FAVOR
Declared Imperative That Road Be Built
to Cement in Order That Chickasha
Receive Benefits

Road work has been suspended
during the bad weather in this ooun-
ty and will not be resumed until
after the ground thaws so that the
dirt can be removed The three
crews that were working on roads
out Of this city have not been busy
for ten days. Just as soon as the
ground thaws so that work can be
resumed these crews will be started
to work again and it is expected that
several of the farmers along the va
rious roads will donate work
Commissioner Temple said this
morning that crew had been work
ing in Middleburg township and that
the proposed route of the Ozark
trail has been receiving attention
A crew had just begun work on the
Tabler }oad into ti!i city when the
cold weather came and they we're
compelled to stop This crew will |
be put to work again as soon as pos
sible and the road win be finished. |
The road north Of the city as far 80
the north river bridge was being |
placed in a good condition, it was
stated. A crew was working on the
Ozark trail to Verden and that road |
has been graded into the town of !
Verden, Mr. Temple said
Cement Road Work.
Some work has been done ON the
Cement road between here and |
Norge and this work win be resumed |
as soon as it is possible to do so.
Just what will be done with the
road beyond Norge Mr. Temple was
unable to say as that is out Of his
district.
The majority Of the business men
Of this city are Of the opinion that a
great deal of work should be done on
the Cement road and are anxious
that the commissioners take some
action in working this stretch of
road. 1t is pointed out that unless
this road is completed in good shape
IN the near future Chickasha and I
Grady county will lose the effect
that the opening of an oil field
would have on this community.
Before an oil field is opened in
the Cement territory some facilities
will have to be placed in the field
TO take care of the production of the
oil. Some city will be made the
.ributing point for the supplies thu
will be used. Unless good roads are
made between here and the field
hen the distributing point for the
1il field supplies will be located at
some other city where they can be
lauled from most easily Already
nen have been here looking over
he field for locating a supply sta
ion for this field and Chickasha
las been passed up at this time
because of the poor roads between
lere and the Cement field
History May Repeat.
1t is pointed out by those who
lave the matter under consideration
hat where ever a new field is To-
.ated unless the cities nearest the
ield build a good road to the field
70 that material and supplies can be
Iauled without a great cost, a new
own is started in the field and the
towns suffer the conse-
This was the case in the
]ushing field The first well that q
vas drilled in that field was about !
welve miles from Cushing and near a
vhere Drumright is now located.
'ushing failed to build good roads t
o the main part of the field and I
IS a result the small hamlet of G
)rumright sprung up. On account c
4 the poor facilities for hauling ma S
erial to the fields and the great ex- h
'ense c. N, Haskell and others saw til