The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-20
MERIDIAN ROAD
IS BOOSTED At
LOCAL MEET NC
r. L. Patten, klnuhsher Banker Elect.
ed President Of Oklahoma pI.
vision: Duncan Man ia
vIee.PreeIdent
GRADY ONE OF SPOTS NOT
NOT UP TO EXPECTATIONS
Local man Secretary; Value Of Drag
ainu Road Shown: Plea ior
Cooperation Made by
President Nicholson

H. l.. Patten. Klngfisher banker.
was elected president of the Okla
homa division OF the Meridian
Roads association at tho meeting
held yesterday afternoon in the city
hall. Frank Fuqua. of Duncan, was
elected ylce.preaIdent and J. w.
Conner. secretary OF the chlekasha
Chamber OF Commerce was named
secretary.
County directors were named as
follows: Grady, Dave G. Hybarger:
Stephens. John w. Jackson Jef.er-
son, c. S. Storms. and Garfield. +. ].
Gentry Directors for Canadian.
KingfIsher and Grant counties will
be named later. the newly elected
president announced.
That the Meridian highway Is fast
growing in prominence and In the
future will be Travelled more extern
sively than ever, was the belief ex-
pressed In addresses yesterday af-
ternoon by Mr.. Patten and l.. c.
Hutson. of Chlckasha. active boost
ers of tho road.
They urged closer cooperation in
upbuildlng and maintaining the
road.
Road In Good Condition.
That the Meridian highway Is in
good condition and that II Is the
main Travelled road north and south
were the reports rendered at the
meeting held here yesterday after
noon.
President John c. Nicholson re-
ported on the condition Of the road
from the Oklahoma. Kansas line to
the beginning of the highway in
Wlnnepeg Canada. Mr. patien re-
ported the condition in King'isher
and Canadian counties. Eli w Wells,
Garfield county; NJ. S Sharpe, Jef-
ferson county; Frank Fuqua sieph-
ems county; Ira M. Jahusag Dave
G Hybarger and George Hrl Grady
county.
All reports were that lhe high
way is in good condition If the
exception OF only fap lees
where physical conditions or lack 0
proper care are such as to give the
traveller some worry.
1t was brought out at the meeting
yesterday afternoon that the strip of
the highway in the vicinity of Aga
wam embraced some of the most
dreaded road on the entire route.
George Hill, one Of the Rush Springs
delegation, reported that the county
had spent considerable money in an
endeavor to improve this strip of
road but that owing to the distance
that must be Travelled to get hard
surfacing material, little had been
accomplished. However, he reported
that the strip at present was Gin
fairly good condition.
Urges Camping Ground.
Pointing out the value of such ac-
commodations, President Nicholson
in his address yesterday afternoon
urged the providing OF camping
grounds by the cities on the Meri-
dian highway. He also urged an as
sociation of country clubs whereby
a membership card in one country
club facilities at the place where he
is spending the evening or night.
A plea for more active support in
maintaining the Meridian highway
as first class road" was made by
President Nicholson. "Only two coun-
ties on the Meridian highway have
failed to come up to expectations"
he declared. "These counties are
Roberts county, South Dakota and
Grady county, Oklahoma"
"If we relax our efforts, our road
will go to ruin; if we pull together
and work for a better road we will
get it,
Alderman Talks.
F. S. Alderman. senior federal
highway engineer. of Oklahoma City,
was asked to talk on the value of
hard surfaced roads. Money invested
in the construction of hard-surfaced
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