The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-12
Carter County Citizen Submits Views
Upon Proposed Lone Grove-Healdton Road

would have TO be in order TO justify
those in charge of the work in the
decision that day was not properly
working day. 4 road TO be OF any
service in the oil field must be COM
pleted within the next 12 months, for
the reason that after the drilling oper-
ations have been completed and the
heavy machinery for refineries and
pumping stations have been conveyed
30 their destinations the necessity for
hard surface road will not be very
great, and there is no question but
what the field will be drilled up and
she necessary pipe line, pump sta
tions, tank farms. etc, will be cem-
plcted within the next three or four
years.
uD Tho proposed gravel road can
be built entirely Of Carter county
material with Carter county labor
and every cent OF the money expended
on such road will inure 10 the benefit
OF the citizens and business OF Carter
county. And, as to the cost of main
tenancc. all repairs ON said road can
be made 10y any man with intelligence
enough 80 maui the gravel and fill
up q hole. So far us the durability of
the roail Is concerned | desire to call
attention No the fact that In Mus
kogce county they have builded IS
miles or gravel read, which by the
way only cost rhcm $4,000 per mile,
and they expressed themselves as
being entirely satisfied with the samc
und will have no other. while only
last week contract was lc, for $780,
0OO worth of gravel road In Mcintosh
county and that road receives federal
mid upon the same basis considered
In our proposed road
The maintenance Of an asphalt ,or
concrete road will depend entirely up-
on the service Of expert highprlccd
labor which IL at all times difficult
Co secure MS the experience Of the
people OF Ardmpro with their asphalt
streets certainly demonstrates, and In
addition TO that viii levy upon the
people of Carter county a perpetual
liability To the asphalt and cement
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ed. the maintenance and repair of
giuvcl rond can bc assured promptly
Cor the reason that any repnir ne
coasary on such rad can be mns
by any man who can WELD pick
and shovel and drive a team, and
having intelligence enough TO find his
way TO and from the gravel pit.
In conclusion I desire to suggest
that Il In the universal sentiment
among the people for whom | spoik
that they much prefer that the COM
mssloners should reject all federal
a,d and tlkc thc ono hundred and
stventy thousand dollars which thcS
have on hand. and which justice
and common sense suggests should bc
used as We want Il used. and build
good roads into tho oil fields paving
particular attention 10 that part OF
the road lying IN the bayou bottom
and what IA known as the aitnll flats.
wish 20 state further. not as
threat, but as n simple. dispassionate
declaration Of a fnct that any other
ROAD than a gravelei road az this time
will bc fought by the citizens cf the
proposed district through the hlghes
court In the hnd before asphalt and
concrete companies and their paid
agents succeed In getting their hooks
perpetually into the citizens Of The
IIeairon and Hewitt oil fields. their
heirs and assigns for ever