Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-25
Vote Eyes" for
The Road Bonds
GOvcrnor Robertson in Statement in
Regard to Them Gives Reasons
for support at Measure.

To the Voters of Oklahoma:
The need al good roads in Okla
home makes the ratification by the
pupple of tn" proposed amendment
to the constitution permitting the
issuance OF f'iity Million Dollars uf
the Bonds ui tn" state AN imperative
necessity, and for this reason ] am
calling to yonr attention the salient
features Of IN" proposed amend
mcnt:
II will h" impossible for me 10
speak ia every section Ut the state.
and for this reason | am making
this statement 50 that you may know
my interest in the success Ol ~
greatest movement for the upbuild
ing of our state that has ever been
put hrfur" the people.
The Commission which Is to han
die this enormous work will be com
posed OF men of unqupstiOnrd intcg-
rity, honesty ana executive ability,
business and ptnt"ssional men who
nave proven themselves successful
and WHO are big enough to be a
credit to III" Commission: and Ter
whom no apologies Or rXcns"s Will
have to be offered. | have publicly
stated and again rciteraic that he
fore naming thcs" men | Will con
suit with the members of the LegiS-
Iature and IN" management of the
Good Roads Association, and the
men named will he satisfactory To
them
Further safeguarding the cxpen-
diture of this fund and that tn" pco-
pie may know that full value is be-
ing received Tor every dollar spent,
4 tpl a. nt
amendment appoint an advisory
committee Of Two men from each
county OF the state, these men to be
recommended and endorsed either
by the Commercial Organizations.
the Good Roads People, or other
civic Organizations of the county.
The day has come when Oklaho-
ma must build n statewide system
of hard surfaced roads in order to
keep pace with her sister States. Th"
only logical way for this to be r"aliz-
ed is by the issuance of bonds, to be-
paid off in Il period of Twenty-Five
years This il the modern business
method OF financing and no other
means can h. adopted which will
make the building Of the roads felt
so little by tn" masses of the people.
Revenues derived from automo-
bile license fees and taking only
that portion of the excess revenue
in the Stat" Treasury coming from
the gross production tax, her"tOfor"
expended on our roads. will b" more
than sufficient to retire the bonds
and pay all interest. according tn
figures compiled by the State Audi
tor and stat" Highway Commission
or. and il should meyer be- necessary
for one penny of taxes to be levied
against the people for this purpose
II the automobiles of the state in
crease at one half the ratio during
the next four years that they have
in the past four, the revenue from
these sources will NOR" than meet
every requirement for the retire
ment of the bonds.
Half of tn" cost of III" roads viii
therefor" furnish employment to our
soldiers. sailors and other unem-
plOy"d. and prevent disorders that
might result from failure To provide
work for the worthy labOrcr who
wants 10 earn AN honest living.
Viewing the question from every
angle. am firmly convinced that
the failur" of the people To ratify
this measure at the polls ON May s.
would he the greatest calamity that
could bcfall Oklahoma. Every vot-
er In the State should nut his shoul-
der to the wheel and pull Oklahoma
out of tn" mud Every citizen has
much AT stalk" in the outcome of
this election. A vote for this am
endment is Il vote for Prosperity and
Progress. Vote FOR the Amend
ment and enable Oklahoma to
BUILD REAL. ROADS RIGHT NOW.
j. B. A. ROBERTSON.
Governor.