The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-11-04
COAST To COAST a
PROJECT PLACED :
WITH LOCAL MEN
Delegation from Western okIshoma
Towns lay Plans Tor Highway
before Chamber of Com.
meFee of City.
ROAD WOULD CONNECT
WITH MERIDIAN TRAIL
chiekasha Action 10 Ne In Hands
Of Road Committee Of Chamber;
Favor Route Through Nor.
man. Blanchard.

Tho action that chlckaAha Is TO
take on tho proposed oklahoma City
10 los Vegas stretch 81 tho Coast
10 coas, highway was placed In the
hands ~ tho roada committee Of
90 Chlckasha Chamber Of Com
morec. yesterday afternoon at a
meeting in the c. Of G. rooms. at
which time Q delegation from towns
west of Chlckasha presented de.
tailed plans of the work in hand.
The roads committee of tho Cham.
hor Of Commerce Ia composed Of l..
e. Huison. Dave Hybarger. John T.
Owsley. Dan W. Bects. and conde
Mckinley. They are to take the prop
ofliIon In hand for definite action.
The delegation attending the meet.
Ing here yesterday afternoon was
composed Of representatives OF Man.
gum. Hobart. Mountain View and
Granite and was headed by W. r.
IIcarnc Of Mangum.
Mr. Hearne explained that recent.
ly good roads meeting had been
held In Mangum and attended by
representatives OF various towns
from oklahoma City west to as far
~ Amarillo. At that meeting. the
Central Trails association was or
ganIzed. having for It's purpose tho
developing OF that part OF tho Coast
TO Coast highway from Oklahoma
City to Los Vegas.
The plan. Mr. Hearne said. was to
make a real highway OF this stretch
of road. with substantial markings
posted at every mile OF the route
and the Improvement Of That trail by
countios or districts to the extent
Of making II the east and west
route sought by tourists.
II was pointed out that this high
way would connect with the main
north and south road OF the coun-
try. the Meridian highway at Chick
asha, giving this city two main tho
roughfares Of the nation and MAX
ing 1t possible for northern tourists
to travel south to Chickasha on the
Meridian highway, thence west on
the Coast to Coast highway to the
Pacific slope or east as their route
called for out of Chickasha.
The route through this immediate
section of the country favored by
the Hearne delegation, was from
Oklahoma City to Norman. figuring
that the tourists would naturally
want to visit the University City.
The next of natural interest, It was
figured, would be Chickasha, and the
Oklahoma College for Women, an
other state school. The route from
Norman to Chickasha, via Blanchard
was favored by Mr. Hearne for the
reason that, In his opinion, the Nor.
man bridge across the Canadian
river will be completed ahead Of the
project over the river on the Meri-
dian Highway between Minco and
Union City.
Another feature Of the route via
Blanchard, it was shown, was the
fact that from Chickasha to Tabler,
concrete bridges have recently been
constructed and material is being as
sembled for the necessary bridges
for the remaining distance to the
county line.
This, it was shown would be
big advance toward routing the
road through Blanchard to Chick
asha. 1t was also brought out that
from Oklahoma City, on the Norman
road to the Oklahoma county line,
hard surface road has been CON-
pleted. This road, it was stated.
would doubtless be hard surfaced
for the remaining distance to Nor
man, giving the tourist a good start
on his journey out Of the capital.
Hard surfacing projects on the Meri-
dian highway are believed to be
possible before many years and tho
plan of Mr.. Hearne is eventually to
make this section Of the Coast to
Coast highway hard surfaced.