The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-01
SOUTHEASTERN
OKLAHOMA FOR
HIGHWAY BONDS
NlcAIester News-CapitaD

If the attitude taken By the news
nanars in Southeastern Oklahoma Is
an indication of sentiment of the peo-
nle ON the proposed s5O,O00,OOO road
bond issue. then this section will cast
a big majority for the bonds at the
noIls on May c. Almost without eA-
ccption. the papers, both daily ana
weekly are taking u firm stand Tor th'
issue dwelling on it in their columns
from a standpoint of general Sood u
tbe communities they represent rather
than from the political angle. Ihls
IS particularly true in Pittsburg county.
The Ouinton Times of this week calls
attention to the fact that the state
wide system of hard surfaced highways
can be built with the same revenues
that are now being wasted on arr
roads while the kiowa Chronlce man
tains that the time to build roads -
now and that the only feasible plan Is
by bond issue. There never has peeh
built i'm the United States one hundred
miles of hard surfaced roads in any
place except by bonds it declares
The Hartshorne sun is particular!
enthusiastic in its support Of the issue,
finding in the plan splendid opportu
nifty for this vicinity to reap monetary
benefits aside from the value of the
road. 1t says:
Because of the peculiar SITUATION
Hartshorne will be one of the greatest
beneficiaIies of the S50,OO,OOO good
roads bill, and the people of this com
munity should roll UP a unanimous en-.
dorsement for the bill. Thousands OF
dollars will be expended for labor ana
material in the operation of the semeht
plant i'll producing the material Tor
road construction. The plant at Harris
horne is the only one east of Ada, ana
naturally tho demand upon it Will be
enormous, as on account OF the short
haul The Hartshorne plant will doubt
less be expected to supply the mater
ial for virtually the entire east Side in
the building of hardsurfaced roads. TINS
view Of course is selfish one. put
we should congratulate ourselves on
being thus favorably located.
AS d matter of fact Hartshorne never
before had such an opportunity-such
riches passed TO her on platter.
In McCurtain county. the ldabel In
dependent believes that the argument
of the opposition falls flat when 1t Is
anaylzed. 1t continues:
"Of course we realize that no question
OF moment can arise in Oklahoma with
out an opposition is launched, but we
cannot understand why such men as
o. hn m
sidered a bright man, and who has ad-
vocated many things for the better
ment of his state. can become so iar
misled on this all important question.
We can understand the Daily Oklaho-
mans stand in the matter. for the Daily
Okhhoman has awakened to the fact
that the people as "A whole of this state
who have helped to make that paper
what it is has been or could be. are
realizing the fact that they have been
double crossed by that sheet and are
gradually Withdrawing their support
from it. Its a matter of soreness and
general cussedness on the part of the
Oklahoman.'
L.atimer county will benefit greatly
from the bond issue, according 10 the
Ncws-Democrdt which sets forth ITS
contention in this manner:
There will be more money paid out
in Latimer county for labor than we
viii pay in road tax in hundred
years.
with our pencil we figured out this
proposition. Say Latiner county pays
u license tax on three hundred auto
,.,Iff... IL ,youlI tal. ne Ia Years
and six months to raise enough money
- pay for the hard surface road that
We are to get under this road provis-
ion Se will get practically as many
miles Of road az the rich counties. yet
"e vii pay one iiftieth Is much toward