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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-12

the various states IN CO. operation with
the respective state highway depart
ments. The bond resolution does not
contemplate that the state road com
mission shall have any conDcction
with the federal bureau Of good roads
and. ii the amendment IS adopted,
the commission will I've without
authority 70 cooperate in any man
ner with the federal government IN
road construction other than turning
over TO the existing highway depart
mcnt sufficient funds. derived from
the sale OF bonds, 10 meet the allotted
federal aid. il the resolution is ap-
proved wc VIII have the state road
commission attempting to build roads
with the fund, derived from the bonds
and at The same time we VIII have
the present state highway department
attempting 10 cooperate with the gov
crnmcnt N road construction along the
plan adopted By the federal bureau
of good roads. There Is no excuse
ior tNo state highway departments
seeking to do exactly the same class
ol work Instead ot proposing 10
create the additional department the
present highway department should
have been enlarged SO that all the
road building, wherever undertaken
and however financed, would have
come under the jurisdiction OF the
one department
Too Much Mileage.
The proposition submitted dcslg-
mates some four thousand five hun
drcd mI,, Of road to he built and
no one seriously contend, that thu,
mileage can he constructed with the
bond, S9U.ht to be voted. II IS urged
that an approved typc of road con-
st'u,tcd ot brick, eighteen feet m
width, viii cost approximately so 500
per mile; an approved type OF con-
crete road OF the same width will cost
some NSW0 per mile. a hlumuouS
macadlm road will cost approximate
ly the same as a concrete road and
~ approved type n mdca1lm road
will cost some S1OOW per mile 50 that
the funds 70 be made available
through the bondS-S5OWWO less
some S5WO0 for administrative and
engineering cXpcnScs--wll build less
than 1900 mIlcS OF brick road, less
than 100 miles Of concrete or btu
nnouS road and less than ESQ miles
ot macadam road lust here the ques-
ton arlScS--of what material and ac-
cording to what sort OF Specifications
IS it possible to build 4,5N miles OF
approved hard surfaced roads with
| A5WOlDO
To Be Many Disappointments.
The resolution provides that,
"No hard surfaced road shall
be bu,lt that docs not furnish
sound reason for believing tina, IT
will withstand the reasonably ex-
pected traffic thereon for period
of five years with no more than
10 percent total depreciation"
II the class OF roads are built as
provided in the resolution then one
hall OF the mileage designated IN the
twcn,y-nlnc routes will be untouched
when the money is all gone; and one
half Of our citizens, onc-hali OF the
cities and towns and onc-half OF the
counties in the state VIII be bitterly
disappointed when IT'S IS announced
that the bond funds arc exhausted.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-12

Lines Worth Remembering.
No hope so bright but is the begin
ming of its own fuliilment---Ralph
Waldo Emerson.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-12
Elmer Thomas Tells
Reason He Opposes
Road Bond Issue

5enator ]. Elmer Thomas and score
f other patriotic Oklahomans agains
he proposed $5v00OOO road bond
hre contained in an article by Senate
Thomas outlining the grounds for hi
Opposition.
il follows:
By ]. Elmer Thomas.
The legislature has Just passed tht
DWO0W bond resolution and ha,
ordered the measure submitted 10 th,
people for their approval OF rejection
ht a special election to be held on IN,
9th OF May, 1910. This resolution. il
approved. will mortgage all property
In the state both personal and real ior
twenty-five years at ~ percent IN,
tcrcst, TO raise the sum OF SiOOjl1
rs principal and the sum oi S2iWOOW
~ interest and places the principal in
The hands OF a commissioned this
time unknown-to spend without re-
s'riction in improving roads in some
manner along some portions ~ the
Menty-ninc routes and without Limit
Is to time.
| voted against the resolution in the
Senate ard voted against ordering the
SPECIAL election and herewith submit
the reasons for nv action.
Creates New Department.
The proposition submitted Is m the
Form OF an amendment to the con,'i-
tutlon and, as such, seeks ~ create
nm independent constitutional road
building state department for the cv.
press purpose Of issuing Si0WNON
OF state securities and fer the further
purpose OF cNpcndng file fund, de.
' rived iron the sale o such sr.utic,
in building some Kind of TOAD, allng
some portions oi the twenty routes
designated in the resolution he
amendment proposes 70 create ,.l,c
road commission the member, thereof
20 he appointed hy the governor and
10 he responsible only to him The
commissioners are 10 hold office i1r
life until the $5OO00OoO are expended
or until removed BY executive order" "
The authority given the governor TO
dismiss without cause makes the COM
mission "one man commission" and
that one man is the governor and, Just
rs long as rumors are atloat as to the
personnel of the commission no man
who would be acceptable TO the people
will consent to take place thereon
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Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-10

idea Of the present condition of the
entire route: Los Angeles to Nee
dies, 3OO-mile road in excellent con-
dition with the exception of &c miles
OF rough going between Ludlow and
Amboy. Good hotels at Victorville,
Barstow, Ludlow and Fenner; also
Needles. Needles to kingman, best
route via the bridge Topock and Yuc-
ca; distance, 73 miles; road good.
Kingman marks the eastern edge of
the Mohave desert and from that point
the road climbs gradually into the
higher attitudes of Arizona until in
the vicinity Of Ashfork and Williams
an elevation varying from 5000 feet
to 1000 feet is attained Between
Kingman and Ashfork and Williams
the road is reported to be in good con-
dition with the exception of about
ten miles of rough going in Nelson
canyon, where the road was badly af-
fected last summer by cloudburst.
Williams to Grand Canyon, excellent
Williams to Flagstaff, excellent. Flag
staff to the Grand Conyon, excellent,
with the exception Of one bad wash.
Good Harvey houses and hotel ac-
commodations at the Grand Canyon.
Harvey House at Kingnian, Seligman
and Ashfork; also good accommoda-
tions and garages at Williams and
Flagstaff. Flagstaff to Winslow,
good road with the exception of
few rock stretches approaching Wins
low. New road can now be used be-
tween Winslow and Holbrook, along
the north side of the railroad track.
Holbrook to Los Lunas via Gallup,
road entirely passable. Good Harvey
house at Gallup. This road also sign
posted by the Auto Club of Southern
California. Holbrook to the Petri-
fled Forest, II miles, good road with
the exception of some rough stretches
Just south of Holbrook. Petrified
Forest to st. Johns and Springelville,
excellent dirt road. From Springer
vile east the route leads through
very scenic mountainous country,
heavily timbered, and crosses the
Transcontinental Divide just before
Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-10
HORTICULTURAL. REPORT.

Horticultural Commission Waites
report for the month follows:
"The following goods were inspect
ed and passed into the county during
| the month of April, 1919: 1859 boxes
oranges, 1880 boxes apples, 378 boxes
lemons, 61 boxes grapefruit, 81 boxes
tangerines, 126 boxes tomatoes, 80
boxes pears, 2839 sacks potatoes, 1866
, sacks cottonseed, 1876 sacks alfalfa
seed, 181 sacks onions, SO sacks pea
seed, sacks cantaloupe eed, sacks
bean seed, 16 sacks sweet potatoes,
3 sacks seed corn, 5 sacks cane seed,
% sacks Rhodes gras eed, % acks
Sudan grass seed, 1871 grapefruit
trees, 2O4 orange trees, 70 lemon
trees, 1868 eucalyptus trees, 108 orna-
mental trees, 63 umbrella trees, so
cottonwood trees, tangerine trees, 2
fig trees, 4 pear trees, olive trees,
4400 vegetable plants, 496 ornamen-
tai plants, 75O Napier grass plants,
1902 strawberry plants, II ferns, 2277
grape vines, 1887 rose pusnes.
"The following is a list of vege-
tables shipped out of the county du-
ring the month: 168 cars lettuce, 80
cars asparagus, 3 cars onions.
"Four sacks milo maize seed from
Texas were ordered out of the county.
The shippers could not furnish an af-
fidatvit that there was no Johnson
grass seed in it.
Zone immigrant car from Oklaho-
ma was passed into the county after
one sack of cotton seed was taken
out and destroyed.
Give boxes of oranges were de-
stroyed, they being infected with pur-
Pile scale.
During the month 80 boxes and
one truck load of oranges were con-
demned after finding too many froz-
en-.
Besides the regular work of thte
office, the inspection of Strawberries
and tomatoes has been handled ac-
cording to the Standardization law.
Frank Allen was appointed inspector
for that purpose.
"a number of crates of strawber-
ries were inspected and 93A crates of
tomatoes inspected. Many crates have
had to be rejected and repacked.
"Plans are being perfected to han
crop, which is the largest ever grown,
consisting of over 10000 acres.
"a meeting of the distributors is
called for May II at the Dunlack no.
tel at 10 a. M, at which time the
final arrangements will be complet-
ed.
"The number of ranches inspected
in the interest of noxious weeds was
nineteen.
walter ]. Smith has been appoint
ed horticultural inspector for the
Bard district Yours verv truly,
"F. w. WAITE,
horticultural Commissioner.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-10
STUDEBAKERS
STAND UNDER
HARD SERVICE

Some amazing figures are being
prepared to show the preponderance
of motor travel in this state. The
automobile mileage upon the highways
greatly exceeds the total distance
travelled by passengers on trains and
it is predicted that before long the
freight movement in local hauls will
be heavier by truck than by rail.
The automobile stage, which came
into recognized use first in Califor-
MIA, is now fixed institution in the
transportation scheme. 1t is recog-
nized by the State Railroad Commits
sion as one of the transportation arms
and is regulated just as the railways
are. One of the regulations is the
insistence that good equipment be
used.
When the new Studebakers came to
this market they were carefully looked
over by stage operators, who always
are in search of equipment that will
do the work economically and eff
GENTLY. Because of the hard work
required of them very heavy cars had
been used on some Of the runs. But
these cost more to operate and
"chewed up" tires at an alarming
rate.
The new. Studebaker offered posi-
bilities. 1t was sturdy in appearance,
yet had comfort and, above all, a mod
est upkeep.
The result was that several Of
these cars were put into service on
stage runs. And they still are there,
doing daily service. Moreover, the
first Studebakers have attracted more
to the service and the new Studebak-
er big six may now be seen in noun
tain and desert work in Arizona as
well as California.
1--WE would be very much disap-
pointed at anything else but the very
best of reports regarding these Stu,
debakers in hard stage service said
Nick Norton of the Imperial Valley
Motor Car Company, local distribu-
tors for the Studebaker. That kind
of service is the rule, not the excep-
ton. Standard endurance is to be-
come standard in the motor world.
Just mark that prediction.
eve today can sell two Studebak-
ers for every one that we are able to
get from the factory. That is very
good proof of the popularity OF the
new car. Every car that goes into
service brings unsolicited orders to
u.s."
Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-10
VOTERS WILL
SUPPORT BIG
ROADS ISSUE

+ Any movement in California that
tends to the betterment of the public
highways is almost certain of support
by the voters of the state and that
is the reason why the public is ex-
pected to support the proposed bond
issue of $4,000, 900 which will be
voted upon July 1, in the opinion of
J. w. Cass, of the firm of Cass e
Morgan, distributors of the Chalmers
car. 1t is proposed to employ re-
turned soldiers, as far as possible, for
highway construction work in case. the
issue is favorably acted upon bv the
electorate.
One feature in connection with the
measure provides for the union of
state and county for road improve
ment. 1t is well remembered how.
when the two principal highways Of
the state, the coast and inland roads,
were under construction, some coun-
ties were not able to assume their
share of the bond issue and, as re-
suit, the road was not improved with
in their boundaries. The poor condi-
tion of the road in these
counties has proved an OBJ
stacle to general travel. I'm
der the new plan the state can help
the financially weak counties in road
Improvements and this will undoubt-
edly result in the Improvement of all
main highways.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-10

creek control IN operation. Hours
and limits of control same as las,
year. Cars may go up every three
hours about 5 a. m. and come dowr
every three hours after $50 a. m
Mill Creek road in good condition
throughout. 1t is possible TO drive
up the old Santa Ana Canyon as far
as the first power house. Travel pro-
hibited beyond that point, according
to the Auto Club branch in San Ber-
nardino.
Camp Baldy Road-Open and in
good condition. The hotel at Camp
Badly is not officially open for the
season, no meals being served, but
it is possible to get sleeping accom-
modations. Rates in cottages, $1.0O
each per person. To large parties the
kitchen service is extended; they can
cook their own food
Mt Wilson Rohd-Open and in
good shape. Cars not allowed to go
up after dark. Can come down any
time.
San Diego Coast Route-In excel
lent condition. Leaves Los Angeles
via East Seventh street, thence via
Stephenson avenue, Whittier, Fuller
ton, Anaheim, Santa Ana, San Juan
Capistrano, Oceanside, Carlsbad and
Del Mar to La Jolla and San Diego.
Inland Route South-Via Pomona,
Ontario, Riverside, Perris and Elsi-
more, paved to the county line, thence
sixty miles of good graded dirt road
through Fallbrook and Escondido to
San Diego City.
San Diego County-Roads through
out the back country of San Diego
county are in excellent condition, in
cluding from Warner Hot Springs to
Julian or Escondido. Pine Hills and
Warmers Hot Springs, open for bus
mess.
San Diego to Ell Centro-124 miles,
best route via Jamul and the Potrero
grade. Last 35 miles into Ell Cen
tro paved. Good hotel accommoda-
tions at Campo and Warrens.
Ocean-t to- Ocean Highway-Los An
geles to Imperial Valley. This route
is entirely passable, but many motor
lists, unused to desert roads. severely
complain about the poor conditions be-
tween Mecca and Fig Tree Johns,
where for distance of 25 miles the
road is rough, rutty and sandy. Re-
Gently one of the clubs cars made
this trip in ten hours from Los An
geles to the Valley. The conditions
just south Of Mecca are generally
poor. particularly during sandstorms,
which are apt to occur frequently at
this season of the year.
Mecca to Blythe-Good, sandy in
places. Advise motorists to load up
with gas and water at Mecca, or
Blythe, as the case may be, before
starting on this trip. This is the
shortest route to Phoenix from Los
Angeles.
Parker Route-Los Angeles to Nee
dies, good Needles to Parker report
ed to be very rough and disagree
able, but entirely passable. Ferry at
Parker during daylight hours, charges
$3.50 per car. Route signed by club
as far as Parker.
National Old Trails Highway-Con-
ditions are still rapidly improving
over this route. We have been hav-
ing an unusually large number of
inquiries from local and eastern mo-
torists contemplating trips over this
route-and without doubt there will
be more travel over this route than
in any previous year. We have been
sending on an average of ten cars
day over the Santa Fe Trail during
the part two weeks. The following
information will convey general
Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-10
OVERLAND 90
MAKES WORLD
NONSTOP RUN

Word reached Ell Centre this week
of the feat of an Overland Model 90
which established worlds record for
a nonstop run with the gears sealed
in high, a few days ago in Oklaho-
ma
According to the information re-
ceived by Jean Lack, general manager
of the Davies-Overland Company of
| Imperial Valley, the car was driven
on the roads around Oklahoma City
for seven days and in the 168 hours
of continuous running the car COW
cred 4370.1 miles, which exceeds by
about 100 miles the record established
a month previous by a Maxwell car
in Los Angeles. The Overland av-
eraged 624.3 miles day and got
| 2066 miles out of each gallon of SO
test gasoline.
The run was made by Dick Carhart,
of the Carhart Motor Company of
Oklahoma City, Overland and WHY'S
Knight dealers. The car was run on
dirt roads more than half the time and
the rest of the run was on rough coun-
try boulder stretches and the poor
Oklahoma city. The carburetor was
klcNcI duluSlCl VI SJttl pug
placed. There were but three pune
lures.
During the seven days of continu-
Gus driving, the Overland 90 encoun-
tered two days Of hard driving rain
and for twelve to fifteen hours of
each twenty-four were spent in the
traffic of the city.
Four drivers were used, working
in four shifts.
The run was planned by Carhart
in an effort to break existing records
for sealed-in-hi Ugh gear, nonstop
test. The judges for the event were
carefully selected. They were the
president Of the Chamber of Com
merce, the managing editor of the
Daily Oklahoman and the managing
editor of the Oklahoma Daily News.
Check Reports.
These men checked the reports of
the observers and closely followed the
car themselves. The run excited the
greatest attention throughout the
state as a demonstration of the econ
omy and efficiency of operation, pos.
sibIe in the Overland Thrift model OF
the modern motor car.
The trip started when the automo-
bile, officially sealed and inspected,
rolled forward from the desk CT the
Lee Huckins hotel, through the door
and down the steps into the, street.
The car finished its remarkable econ
omy run by pulling up in front OF the
hotel desk. The motor was stopped
for the first time in seven days.
Do not hesitate to visit Mehl-
brun's Taven, Imperial. Every fea-
ture of modern cabaret. Clean en-
tertainment, refreshing drinks, dan
cling. You'll come again.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-10
HIGH WAGES ONE
REASON FOR AUTO
SALES INCREASE

zone of the chief reasons for the
increased buying of moor cars is that
of high wages" says II. F. O'Bryne,
local distributor of Chandler and
Hudson cars.
Good wages increase desires; while
high wages, like those of the present,
spell an enormous increase in pur-
chasing power. Then again, agrlcul-
tural conditions, due to record crops,
mean an elargement of the buying
power of the farmers and ranchers.
This combination, to my mind, is re-
sponsible for the increase in the de-
mand for automobiles over the regu-
lar demand by those who have been
owners for some time"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-10

U. S. Grant hotel. Leaving the ho-
tel at 4:15 p. m. Thursday, Miss Fish
ed dashed to Ell Centre in her new car
to pick up friends. The fact that
her party were landing big bass at
Morena dam early Friday morning
evidenced the fact that grades and
night driving held no terrors for the
daring little movie star in her WHY'S
Knight, SO interested did she become
in bass fishing that the scrappy trout
were forgotten.
Trout last year, bass this year,
maybe it will be corvina next year."
said Miss Fisher as the cameras eye
snapped her in the act of landing a
good-sized bass. "At any rate, count
me in on being in San Diego for
weekend of lively fishing next year,
and, do you know, Pm not one bit
sorry for my mishap on the way
down from Santa Barbara, for you
can't imagine how tickled i am with
my new WHY'S Knight"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-10
CROOKS FIGHT SHY. OF CHI.

Chicago-Last night was the
first one in months without ma
ior larcenous crime. Chief Gar
rity heaved a sigh of relief and
announced it has his opinion that
Chicago is now practically free
from bandits. safe. blowers and
burglars. The police started
weeks ago to arrest every known
crooks on sight. Five hundred
have been jailed or left town.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-10

That pretty maidens race over dam
gerous mountain grades to enjoy their
rad in real life as in reel" life, was
evidenced last weekend by Miss Mar
garita Fisher, captivating movie"
star, who motored from San Diego to
Imperial Valley and from there to
Morena Dam between the hours Of
4:15 a. m. Thursday night and 8 a. m.
Friday morning.
Allowed a weekend vacation at her
studio in Santa Barbara, Miss Fisher
made a bee-line for San Diego to re-
peat her last years feat of helping
to open the trout season in San Diego
county. A mishap enroute from San
ia Barbara landed the star in San
Diego minus an automobile, but a
phone call, a hurried scribble and sig
nature on check and the "thank
you" of the Davies Overland salesman,
resulted in her sitting at the wheel
of WHY'S Knight within half an
hours time after her arrival at the
Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-10

Where to go IS no longer a prob
lem. Mehlburn's Tavern, Imperial,
offers real enjoyment any evening"
Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-10

See H. P. Fites & Co. about good
used Holt Tracters.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-10

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Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-10

Do not hesitate to visit Mehl
brun's Taven, Imperial. Every fea'
ture of modern cabaret. Clean en-
tertainment, refreshing drinks, dan
cling. You'll come again.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-10

They work for you and
get results.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-10
AUTOMOBILE CLUB
ISSUES BULLETINS
ONROAD CONDITIONS

The following road bulletin has
been issued by the Automobile Club
of Southern California:
MidIand Trail l incnl,, H;nLu.xr
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-23
BIG EARLY SPRING DEMAND
INDICATES AUTO SHORTAGE

After tho armis,leo Waa signed
ana automobile manufacturers were
permitted 70 return TO norman pro
duriiun, the general upuIon urc-
vailed that the coming summer
would completely reverse tho .cond.
Nuhs or last year. II was lhnugbt
'hhi there would hc plenty OF n,s
senger cars made to satisfy IN. a..
mand, perhaps even an over produc.
''nn. According 10 T. /. Emerson.
sa."smanag"r OF The Lansing Mich
concern which manufactures mo
oldsmobile, exactly the reverse /.
tru"
~ have recently completed an g.,
tended trlp made for thr prrrns,
or observing at first hand ,ond;t.nr.
revealed by IA" automobile .nn,,. DO
said Mr. Emerson 'ani n,vr
reached tho ConCiuslon that "A .rr
!ous shortage or passenger ear. uc,t
spring aiui summer is inc, Table
III is unuurstionlhly irur that
many people who made tnrir ola
cars do FOR tho war period afr nov
anxious 10 get now machines nst
as soon AS possible Mr.. Su,h,r.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-23
". j. SUPERVISOR
STATES FACTS
'FOoks Says Tanlac Has
overcome His Troubles:
Feels Like a New Man.

,,.,My My "lto obtained such satlsroc.
,''u.is FROM Taulac that | tried
,on. ongseI' and | have gained ten
yI, II'Is ana feel like a new man "
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v,,r "l Tor tho Western Union TcIe-
sst '"Wptny at Dallas Texps
,r,, u,lhE at li22 Hickory street,
"a ,,nn "n"n ] began taking TarIoc. 3"
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had W.. h'd several years ago. I
and '"'AI pain across nv back
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t,I,." "N NNuoys that | couId b,ra-
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srsil ,N my legs. my foot ,n,,Id
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hone a., a.. N' 'ht'h and energy and
any good " '''''"eS | took did me
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lnprny,,, TO pick up and knnt
s am H uI' now my rhcumotisr,
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neys do,.,. my back and my MA
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