The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-24
ROAD COMMITTEES OF
(.. AnOMORE MARIETTA
\ CONFER ON sc ROUTE
BY Paul Is. Smith


work In opening the Nnety.seventh
MERIDIAN line Highway from ovcrbrook
|airectly south to Marietta, that rivals
!the work OF Carter and Murray counties
IN opening a link In this same highway
Through the Arbuckle mountains.
At the last membership meeting OF
THE Chamber of Commerce a report was
Submitted, showing that Love county
had Just voted large road-bond issne
rnd that the entire amount was 10 he
used In building u road east and west
across that county. This led TO a feel
ing on the part OF some that probably
the proposal TO open the overlook
road had been abandoned.
This was readily seen to be a very
grave matter for Carter county and
especially for Ardmore. and for all OF
the towns along the G.G.G route from
Gainesville to Oklahoma City. Ardmore
already had invested 81 500 in volunteer
subscriptions to assist Love county In
clay-surfacing the sandy road between
Thackerville and the Gainesville bridge.
Gainesville and Marietta had also con.
tributed volunteer subscriptions to this
same fund with the understanding that
Love county should open the road south
from Overbrook.
To investigate this matter, and to
be sure that no misunderstanding should
exist, a committee composed of Judge
A. Eddleman, as chairman, Sidney
Suggs. road promoter for the Chamber
OF Commerce. and Paul b. Smith, sec.
retary Of the Chamber of Commerce,
was appointed to confer with the Cham.
ber OF Commerce of Marietta, and as.
certain just what road program Is pro-
posed by Love county.
Yesterday afternoon this committee
met the Marietta committee at the
Carter-Love county line. The Marietta
committee included President c. Il.
Morris OF the Chamber Of Commerce
and Chairman Ernest Mckinney of the
board Of county commissioners.
When the Carter county committee
explained the reason for the confer
ence, The Love county people immedi.
ately cleared the atmosphere. explaining
that the bond issue just voted was TO
be devoted entirely TO the building of
an east and west road as planned. but
that the Overlook road is now being
opened by the expenditure of state and
federal aid and county funds amount
ing to $4,000.
This entire amount will be placed on
about four miles OF road, part of which |
Ii already in very good condition.
In order to follow the base.line road |
some very rough country is crossed
including n Haap 30 b,
ofd:timers as "Hellroarin' Creek" At
this point q six by eight concrete water
way. more than 40 feet long. has been
placed at the bottom Of the canyon and
rs feet Of dirt filled in above 1t.
At another point where there is cross.
roads intersection directly in the bed
IF a smaller canyon, a concrete water.
way four by four and a half feet, has
been installed and about 12 feet of fill
made. Two other expensive concrete
,ulverts are being put in and one 90.
loot steel bridge.
The amount of federal aid employed {
n this work is $4,000, secured by
matching it. dollar for dollar. with road !
money belonging to the county received
from state aid sources In order to 5
WIFI lllut
part of. the work 70 be paid for by fed. |
eral aid and the local money matching {
{ must be complete and the claims in J.
~ September first {
To meet this requirement a big force [
IF men is at worn at each one of the I
BRIDGES and fills, and other gangs are [
working along the line putting the
Dad in good shape /
When complete Love county will be [
Untitled to take credit for one of the
;reatest road.building feats in the his I
ory. of this section OF the state. c
The work Is the final stroke in open t
ng up for actual travel the missing S
ink in the permanent route of the Great l
.akes to the Gulf Highway the local /
section of which is known as the Great I
Lakes. Gainesville and Gulf Highway,
" the "Three G." route This is the '
quite officially designated by Sidney c
Suggs in 1911, when he was state high Y
way commissioner.
The Ardmore committee personally in c
ipccted the greater part of this work /
low under way, and returned home 5
Athuslastic in CONNIE ndation of the en- {
erprise displayed by Love county Off I
;ials and the Marietta Chamber of Com /
nerce, in opening up this vital link in '
ne great north and south national d
highway. '