The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-18
GOOD ROADS MEET
HELD At MADILL
TUESDAY EVENING
COL. SIDNEY SUGGS, SECRETARY
PAUL SMITH AND OTHERS
OF ARDAIORE PRESENT

Col. Sidney Suggs, president Of the
Indian Trail Association; E'aul Il.
Smith, secretary of the Chamber OF
Commerce. and Moss Patterson, went
to Madil Tuesday afternoon to attend
a roads meeting called by the Madill
Chamber Of Commerce.
The party left Ardmore at 4 o'clock
and put up markers along the Indian
Trail to the Marshall county line.
The Marshall county portion Of the
road has been partially marked by the
Madill members. They promised at the
meeting to see to it that more mark
ers will he put up at once. so that
travellers will have no difficulty what
ever in following the route.
Marshall county is also building a
cutoff road which will leave Mcmillan
half mile south. This will make the
route a mile shorter and avoids some
of the worst sand beds, now the chief
objection to this road. \ reasonable
amount Of work along the line will
overcome the sand, except in one place,
where the only remedy will be bridge
of considerable size, and u high fill to
reach it.
At another point some excellent i'm
provement work is under way.
In Carter county the road needs re-
pair in several places, but the amount
of work necessary to remove the bad
spots is comparatively small. At this
time the commissioners are doing con
siderable work on the Mulkey road,
which runs east out of Ardmore from
Twelfth street, putting it in fine con
dition.
At the intersection Of the Mulkey-
Baum road, six miles east of Ardmore,
the commissioners this week began
work opening the road south two miles
on the section line, direct to Provence.
This is a state road and offers choice
of routes from Ardmore to Provence,
From Provence the route is the
present established road.
At the Madill meeting Colonel Suggs
made it plain to the Marshall county
unit of the national organization that
the success Of the enterprise, so far
as their county is concerned, is in
their hands and that they should pro
ceed to put new life into the organi-
zation. using their energies toward Sc
curing the best possible improvements
on their portion of the route.
Mr.. Smith demonstrated that only
through organized effort can road pro
iects be accomplished. He declared that
until a road is properly marked, there
can be little accomplished because 1t
requires marking to take a road off
paper and put it on the ground
Madill citizens promised to put up
| the markers that We're sent to them
some months ago.
Mr.. Patterson told the meeting a lit
| tie of the experience his concern has
had in putting up large road signs
and markers, for which a large amount
of money has been spent.
1--WE consider it the best investment
we have made in our business" he
said. IF it will pay an individual con
Germ it will pay Il town. We must
bring tourists through this part OF
the country. They are u source of
immense business to the towns and cit
| les along the way. We must mark
the roads if we expect to bring them
through"
Judge Marsh of Madill addressed the
meeting, agreeing with all that had
been said by the Ardmore men, and
urging immediate action toward making
really good road between the cities
of Madill and Ardmore.
other speakers talked along the
same lines.
The result promises to be big inn
provement this fall in this road, which
is of prime Importance to both Of the
cities directly concerned.