The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-27
lOkN FROM
TRIP OVER THE
INDIAN TRAIL

oil. Sidney Suggs, president, and
( Il. smith, secretary, OF the In
y Trail Association, with G. C..
l. .er, Carter County engineer, re-
ned Friday night from Lawton,
which point they accompanied
pathfinders OF the Bankhead
iitional Highway Association. On
, trip they travelled nearly 800
'es and gained wide experience
o road conditions between Ard
e and Lawton.
II le Bankhead pathfinder party,
Hiive, from Washington, d. c.,
ingham and Memphis, entered
lhoma from Arkansas Tuesday.
urant the rain compelled them
l. ] oandon travel by automobile
short distance and they took
II ain, three OF the party stop
nj yer at Madill and two coming
LILO Ardmore Wednesday night.
mel Suggs was with the party
ing the entire trip and he pro-
led such a careful report OF the
ad from Durant to Ardmore that
ey decided not to inspect that
'rtion of the route, but 10 accept
.olonel Suggs' report.
Two Routes Proposed.
From Madill to Lawton two
putes arep roposed, one known as
E Wilhams highway, which runs
y. Sulphur, Davis and Wynnewood
est to Lawton, and the other tax
ig the valley and prairie route
trough Ardmore and Healdton oil
elds, Velma and Duncan. The
Villains highway is designated as
scenic route, while the Ardmorc
md oil field route-designated as
The Indian Trail--Is a commercial
route traversing productive coun-
try, through the heart of the oil
fields and touching important COM
nercial points along the way. The
Inference in mileage as between the
routes is four miles in favor OF
: Ardmore route.
ne three pathtinders who
opped over at Madill, drove to
'wton Thursday over the Williams
i,hway. The two who came on
Ardmore were entertained over
f,ht and received in the morning
+, the road committee and officers
he Chamber of Commerce in the
amber OF Commerce rooms. At
80, in company with Messrs.
ygS Smith and Baker, they left
= Lawton, which point they
ii he'd about 9:30 p. m, in spite
laying to detour around some
eer County mainline roads W
TER County mainline roads
hich are now in. course of con-
ruction and with stops in every
Jwn along the route. Committees
epresenting the Indian Trail or
ganiatio1 met the pathfinders at
everal points along the route, es-
orting them into and through their
wns and or until the committee
presenting the next town was met
| the road. Everywhere the most
ucouraging enthusiasm was shown.
Impressed With, Route.
MessrS. Burlington and Gwin. the
athfinders covering the Ardmore
outc, were greatly impressed by the
extraordinary growth and business
ctivities OF Ardmore and the Head
on oil fields. They declared that
hey would give every possible con-
Iteration to the claims OF the In
Ian Trail as the location Of the
}ankhead National Highway Asso-
,ition. They were particularly i'm
PRESSED with the mount of perman-
mt road Improvement now going
Onward in Carter County, and when
they were told of the road building
program for Carter County for the
next twelve months. they were prac-
-ically ready to cast their vote i'm
in favor of the Ardmore
quite.
At Lawton the pathfinders again
anne together and, accompanied by
| large delegation of Lawton cit
;ens, proceeded west. The Ardmore
,arty spent considerable time in
pecting roads and learning the road
onditions in the vicinity Of Lawton
1ere there is great deal of federal
state road building in progress.
ley made the return trip by the
uthern route, coming through
aurika and Ringing. A large part
the way being over the Dallas
.nadian-Denver highway which al
traverses Carter County from east
west on the Indian Trail. The dis
nee from Ardmore to Lawton by
lie Waurika route is only two miles
reater than the distance via Duncan
nd Healdton over the Indian Trail.