Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-09
Albert Pike Highway Men
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being rapidly converted into real
automobile Highway Mention was
made ~ The work being done IN
comancho county Kan by tho Cold
water road club aHd the county of.
ficah ~ that county. and he also
called particular attention 10 tho sS-
collent work being done IN Payne
county between saltwater and Yale
During the course ~ hls rem 1rtrs
Mr. Avery gave run credit 10 the
oklahoma state highway department
Tor 10 excellent management ~ our
state ala funds, and urged tho
earnest co operation ~ KauaaH and
Colorado IN tho promotion and
marking work ot all our inter state
Highways.
The principal talk on behalf of
tho Colorado ORGANIZATIONS wac
made by Hon Leonard E .CurtIs of
tho Colorado state highway depart.
mont In which he expressed hia
hlgh appreciation ot ths Oklahoma
road spirit ana made special men
lion of tho Tulsa spirit and its far.
reaching Influence FOR good over
commercial development In the
great middle west
AAhAANfH ~ ' fNNA#NNff
A. Col1wRtsr Kan ON ne Svsnlrr
of tho ioth. W. we're met by prae.
| roaly tho fIli membership NJ their
local Albert Pike Highway club. ln.
cludinE the county commissioner
and many ot mo county road off.
olalH and 10 be- pleasing no note .thr
excellent wor. helnr accomplished
IN that county large per cent
/ ~ the highway is GRADED ana ar.
ranEemsn's have been completed fof
/ many miles of gravel urNrinE that
/ under their usual weather confl.
| 'Ions viii insure 16b-day.in- the
/ year road
/ A. present tho only real had sec
/ tion of mo highway west ~ TuIsa
] 1s found between Maanf1rd and
/ Vale. and ~ makes but lIttls differ
cnce whether YOU h1 via 1enulnra
/ or ollton. as both routes are ln cV.
cepuonally poor condition No
J markings have been placed upon
sIther ~ these sections ns ysi. ana
none Will be untu ~ iH determined
/ by tho officials of th~ association
which. II either of them oan he 70.
\ led upon 20 perfect q nasEhbla rotd
Recent improvements upon the
/ pawhuaka ronca civ route from
/ Tulsa 20 points west and northwest
| has rekindlod tho interest fcJ soma
I distinctive marking ~ thh highway
and the work will be under way dur
/ inr the present month
The route suggested FOR MARKING
/ leaving Tuisa via Trlev and sperry
| 20 eldRtook and from there 20 paw
| huskA via AvaNt ana Highenri
/ From pawhuaka the road runs ~.
most directly west 10 Tonca CITY
I via burbank A. Ponca civ ron
nection ~ made with GOOD r0lf
west 10 Blackwell ana also northN'e
Newkirk ana Arkansas Citv NJ
| definite stvie. of marker has heen
aFreed upon a. this writing hut ln
all probability will he a. mestinr
now hsing planned FOR A. Ponca
| city about the middle of septsm-
I Der
Three Routes 20 Kansas City
Resulting from the interest
| cfeated nv the Rotarian run from
| Tuba 10 Kansls city In June q lively
! three -coruered contest has dsvel-
, oped for the marking ~ the official
route between these two points
| The RotarianH followed The route
| tentatively selected by the highway
| dpartmen Of the Tulsa Chamber Of
| Commerce which leaves Tulsa via
OwAsao. Colllnsville Nowata. COT.
feyvllie and Chanute. ana from there
follows tho KlnE of Trails into Kan.
sas City
The second organization known n
| tho CAnitol Route is composed Of
road clubs between Topeka and
| RartleEville. ana their proposed
route touches the towns ~ Canev.
Independence Fredonia. Yates Cen
! tor Burlington and Lyndon.
During tho early part ~ August =
meeting was hold at Burlington ~
! which complete route organization
/ waa perfected. and these GOOD roNds
promoters promise me greatest mile
| age Of hard surfaced highway ~ anv
, routa between Tulsa and Kansas
| city.
Miami.Fort Scott Route
sull another applicant now ap-
pears for the honor ot serving the
Tulsa Kansas city travel. ana these
organizations want TO leave the
first route known a. the Tulsa Kan
Hae city short line az point few
miles north OF Nowata and follow
tho ozark rrail 90 Miami from
| which point they have selected