The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-13
Grady Man Who Helped Build Miles
Of Good Roads In kiowa County
Tells Experiences and Puts
o. X. on Move. 80.
BUILT MORE ROADS FOR
LESS MONEY, HE SAYS
Says State Gangs Know How to
Build EN-; Crews Better Equipped
Now; Feels Sure Commits
soners viii Act.

II am not at all alarmed because
can conceive of but one outcome to
the proposition, but | just want to
say that If Grady county does not
take advantage of the offer made by
the state board of affairs and secure
the services of that convict road
gang, then Grady will miss the great
est opportunity that has been pre-
sented to the county since | have
been here"
This was the statement of John A.
Hyndman of this city. Mr.. Hynd-
man is far from a novice on the sub
ject of good roads. He knows good
roads when he sees them, he knows
how they are built and something
about the energy that is required to
put over a campaign for good roads.
He states that he has also seen the
good that community derives from
well improved highways. Mr.. Hynd-
man formerly lived in Kiowa county
where he was of number of leading
where he was one OF a number of
leading busines men who staged
campaign for godo roads In Kiowaa
built those roads and saw to 1t that
they were KEEP up.
Two Methods Used.
1--WE used two methods, Mr
Hyndman said in mentioning his for
mer experiences with roads, good and
bad. zone we fourd TO be very sue
cessful was as follows: We hired
several tractors and to each tractor
laid out stretch of some three miles
of road. The tractors were big and
they pulled two graders each. Much
work could be done in day and IN
venture the assertion that we got
more good roads built at less expense
than any county in the state. When
they were graded a sort of captain
was selected for each stretch 70 road
to sec that it was kept properly
dragged Men were employed of
course to drag those roads, and it
was the captains business to see that
the dragging contracts were carried
out
"The other method we used was
convict labor. We had an opportunity
just like the one that is before Ora
dy county now, namely to secure
convict road gang, and you bet we
took advantage of it, We kept those
convicts there for some time and
they did splendid work.
Better Explained Nov
we had to furnish pta 3t tha
equipment for the gangs Tents had
Of the tools for working the roads.
understand that every convict crew
now is entirely equipped and there
will be nothing for Grady county to
do but to pay the expenses of the
crew That's a lot better Believe
me, those convicts know how to build
roads and will accomplish more than
the same number of men who are
not accustomed to doing road work
day in and day out.
"Grady county is one of the best
agricultural counties in the state, il
not absolutely the best and there is
no reason why we should not have
good roads. With this opportunity
before us, can see no reason why
the commissioners will hesitate. and
don't know that they will. to make
the request of the state board of af-
fairs that will turn a crew OF so to
go men loose on the roads of the
county that are in such dire need of
improvement at this time
But there is one thing that l want
to stress. There is no use to build
these roads and then not maintain
them. They must be dragged and
dragged at the right time. Otherwise
vOur work is wasted