The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-30
Col. Harvey, Chief Of Ozark Trail and
Military Highway Sees Route Or
CARNATIONS Perfected
PLAN MUCH WORK
FOR GRADY COUNTY
Tuttle on ihe Job; Construct Road Across
Township; Many Delegates Attend
Series Of Sessions

Stating unqualifiedly that the best
| organization wins, Col. w. Fl. Har.
vey, promoter of the Ozark trail and
Military highway, presided at three
good roads meetings here yesterday,
when strenuous strides were taken
toward the perfecting of good road
organizations in this section.
At the First Baptist church yester-
day afternoon, delegations from
Chickasha, Newcastle, Tuttle, Amber
Cement, Norge and Cyril met the
colonel and heard him outline the
route and purposes of the Military
highway In the evening at the Nc
Farland hotel, these representatives
met with Col Harvey and perfected
two route organizations, one from
Chickasha to Lawton. the eaer from
ClIickasha to Oklahoma Civ, on the
Military highway
In pointing out the advantages Of
the Military highway Col Harvey
declared that it is possible that with
the proper amount of energy put on
the routes at this time, the govern
ment will doubtless give aid to the
proposition.
Suppose this country should be
engaged in war with some power that
would seek to invade the United
States through Mexico" said Col. !
fFarvey. "The first thing that would
be reeded would be a good highway
to the border Army men have told |
me that it would take 60 days to
transport 100000 men from st. !
Louis to Ell Paso by rail, but that il
could he accomplished in four days
by automobile, over good highway
The plan under which the route or
genizations were perfected is as fol-
lows: To elect a president of the
route at central point then to
choose vice president in each of the ,
towns through which the route pass
es. Secretary and treasurer follow,
with mile captains" appointed. The
only salaried man of the organiza-
ton is tc be a route manager, whose
duty it VIII be to see that the actual
work is pushed
Following are the officers of the !
route organizations on this section of !,
the Military highway: From Chick
asha to Lawton; J. w. Roland, Ce-
ment, president; Ed F. Johns, Chick
asha, vice president; Burt Fields,
Norge, vice president; F. A. Vaughn,
Cement, vice president; L. A. Davis.
Cyril. vice president
From Chickasha to Oklahoma City: |
R. L. Park, Tuttle, president; L. c.
Hutson, Chickasha, vice president;
L. Hollingsworth Amber, vice presi-
dent; DR.. L. H. Winborn, Tuttle,
vice president; c. S Smith, Newcas-
.I5s NiC6 pI6Slu6Ht. O6CIbldTIeSs ulliS |
captains and route managers of both
will be selected later
by the governing board.
The delegation from Tuttle gave a
dinner last night at the Mcfarland |
In honor of Col. Harvey. At the din
ner, the road work in Tuttle town
ship was outlined as follows: The
good readers of Tuttle have secured |
a right of way so feet wide from Tut.
tie, nine miles southwest to the Am
ber township line. Eight concrete |
have been constructed, the |
road is being graded and with the |
money derived from a bond issue of |
$4,000, Tuttle township is putting in |
a road that will be second to none. |
It follows the Frisco railroad and |
runs on the east side Of the track.
At no point is there a railroad cross
irg. The road is also being worked !
east of Tuttle and will connect with