The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-01-15
800 GATHER IN ROUS|NG SESSION AND PAVE WAY
FOR BOOST INC CH|CMSHA IN COMING YEAR; ALL
COMMITTEE REPORTS TELL OF ACCQMPL LSHMENTS
Natural Gas Assured for This City Bghans johnson
Leads Subscription List With SO0 Austin Second With $780,
Meeting Anyone
But q P1re-D Booster.

OF this committee. He reported the
activities Of the committee in secur-
ing for Grady county the services
OF the state road gang and covered
in detail the work of the committee
for the year.
Gave County Free Fair.
That ,he efforts OF the agricultur-
al and I've stock committee made
the Grady County Free Fair possible
in 1919 was the statement Of e. G.
Burton, chairman in making his re
port. Mr.. Burton pointed out that
lhe fair was about to be dropped
when the committee took up the pro
position and put it over
Mr.. Burton showed the activities
of the committee in securing photo
graphs of farms and livestock for the
Chamber of Commerce booklet and
told OF the cooperation between the
committee and j. w Owens, county
agricultural agent. He showed that
It. was through the efforts of this
committee that the Acala cotton
project was put over III this county
and pointed out that this cotton has
made Chickasha known as the high
est cotton market in the state. This
fact was also borne out by the state.
ment Of Mr.. Steadnlan of the A. and
" college who made a short talk.
Build Concrete Cuverts.
Mr.. Buckner, foreman Of the state
0ad gang now at work in Grady
'>unty, stated, ITS shame to put
his high priced dirt ON top Of com
non wood when you are building cul-
verts."
He stated thai The use of concrete
in the construction of bridges and
culverts should be used exclusively
and asked the cooperation of the
Chamber of Commerce and the coun-
ty commissioners in procuring con
crete for this work
I've built roads through this state
from one end to the other I've
seen lots of the towns in this state
and if I don't like Chickasha, i
would leave as there are trains run
ming out Of her every hour or two"
Resolution Passed.
Following the talk by Mr.. Buck
ner a resolution was offered by l..
c. Hutson of the roads and streets
committee and seconded by j. A.
Hyndman. as follows. Resolved,
hat it is the sense of this meeting
chat the road work being done by
the state convict gang be done as
nearly as possible in accordance
with the specifications of the state
highway department That all cul.
verts and small bridges be of per
manent construction, stone or con
crete and that we recommend that
the county commissioners use every
effort to provide a way for the work
10 be done in this manner.
Further; that after the funds
available for the expenses of the
gang have been exhausted in Chick.
Jsha township, the gang then be
cut on the road leading to Cement
and kept on such road as long as
possible to secure funds for the
building of such road"
The resolution was passed unaui-
mously
C. II. Ritter, chairman of the trans
portation committee, was unable
be present and there was no report
forthcoming from that branch of the
organization.
"Let Conner Do It."
Mr.. Garner, presiding, referred to
the splendid buffet luncheon that
had been prepared and to which
ample justice was done by the 800
present, and gave ]. w. Conner, sec
rtary of the organization. full credit
for the plans and specifications as
well as construction of said feed
In short, gentlemen. want to
say to you and each of you that Mr..
Conner is on the job. At any time,
concerning anything, if you want it
we'll done and done on time, put Bill
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