The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-12-21
FAIR GROUND IN
HANDS OF BOARD
To FORM PLANS
Grady Fair and Athletic Proposition
to be Put " to Committee Of
Five With Power to Act;
Raise Cash
MAY BUY 60 ACRES TO
PUT OVER REAL GROUND
Race Track, Landing Field Needed
is View; Cement Road Mapped
Out; Read List of Firms;
Authorize Publication

Plans for perfecting an oraniza
tion for the purpose of which it K
formulate a plan for raising funds
then to put the plans into execution
raise the money and purchase a site
for fair grounds and an athletic
field, were placed in the hands oI
a committee at the Chamber o.
Commerce meeting last night at tbs
Eks hall.
The passing of this resolution au
thorizing l.. G. Hutson, president o.
the C. of c. to name the committee
came after several talks wherein il
was declared that the time for ac
ton is here and that Chickasha can
not afford to wait another day in
starting actual work on the fail
grounds proposition. President Hut
son of the C. of c. stated that he
would appoint the committee today
with instructions to meet at ones
and "get busy" The committee has
power to act and will work on or
ders to formulate the plan, which in
the Judgment Of the committee is
best, and then go ahead without max
ing additional reports to the Cham
Der CT Commerce as a body.
May Buy so Acres.
1t was reported at the committee
that Ben F. Johnson, owner of the
site that is deemed to be the best
available, and who had offered to
sell 20 acres at $3.50 an acre, has
stated that he will sell 60 acres at
$500 an acre. The sentiment seemed
to be in favor Of purchasing the lar
ger tract, it being pointed out that
county fair is not a real" one
unless it includes race track. The
opinion was that from 40 to 60
acres would be required to accom-
modate the baseball and athletic
field, the fair rounds proper and the
race track.
1t was stated that while Chick
asha is buying grounds for a fair
and kindred enterprises, it would be
just as well to go ahead and provide
for public landing field for air.
planes, the opinion being that in a
very few years. regular mail, express
and passenger air lines would be op
Grating through this section of the
country.
Plan Cement Road.
Throuh the Rotary club, a project
for building a new road to Cement
was bfouht up. Dave Hybarger
county commissioner-elect from the
central district of Grady county
headed o committee from Rotary
that had made a survey of the routs
proposed. Mr.. Hybarger reported tc
the ChambeT of Commerce on tht
proposed plan, the route as outlined
being to go a mile south of Norge
then straight west to the county line
where it was stated the CaddC
county commissioners had agreed Il
take up the work and build the road
on into Cement
This rute, it was explained would
eliminate the necessity of building
so many bridges, and would pas.
through a more level section of tn,
country. encountering a fewer mum
Der of hills, and smaller hills to bt
graded. 1t was stated that the count,
commissioners have already design
ed this road to be constructed anC
Pearl Little, county engineer ha!
made a profile of the road, which
Profile has .een approved by thi
county commissioners. Mr.. Littl'
was present and gave an. estimate o
the number of bridges and culverti
necessary of construction. Mr. Littl,
estimated that the cost of the con
crete bridges necessary on this rout
would be approximately $4,000 an,
he stated that they should'sbe con
structed before the grading work OF
the road was started.
Sell Pursely, commissioner from
the southern district Of Grady coun
ty was present at the meeting an
declared that he would give his SUI
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