The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-08
Delegation Of Business Men 20 to
Rush Springs to Work Through
Feur'Milo strip Against
Annexation Plan
{. OF c. STATEMENT
POINTS OUT FACTS
Statistics Compare Stephens With
Grady; Commissioners 10 I'm.
prove Roads is cist Of
Official Statement

Acting upon decisions reached at
the meeting OF Chamber OF Com.
merce members yesterday afternoon.
delegation OF Chlckasha business
men went to Rush Springs last night
and working with Rush Springs az
their base. they plan TO carry on a
campaign TO combat the proposed an.
nexation OF four.mile strip from tho
southern edge OF Grady county by
Stephens.
The committee was armed with
data prepared by Chamber OF Com
merce officials. showing why citizens
living In the four mile strip in ques-
ton should favor remaining part
Of Grady county instead of becoming
residents OF Stephens. Il was stated
yesterday that petitions would be cir
culated in the involved territory to-
day asking that the governor call
special election and allow tho peo.
pie to vote on whether they desired
to remain with Grady or go to Steph.
ems county The work Of the Chick
asha men, who will cooperate with
Rush Springs citizens will be to
combat the efforts Of those handling
the petitions. which are believed to
have been promoted by Stephens
county.
The statement Of the Chamber of
Commerce with reference to COM
parative data, showed among other
Items that the assessed valuation of
Stephens county is s14,9s9.5O3
against n valuation of 500. 935 for
Grady county. The statement also
showed that the bonded indebtedness
of Stephens county is s1Gs,OOO
while the bonded Indebtedness of
Grady county is only $4,000
AS to agriculture, the statement
pointed out that Grady county soil
Is such that 1t permits the widest
dlversification Of crops Of any
county in the state, while the Steph-
ems county farmers rely mainly upon
cotton as a crop.
Referring to the road proposition.
the c. Of c. statement gave state
ment by the Grady county commits
sioners as we'll as the incoming com.
ID follows:
I'VE, the Board Of County Com.
missioners Of Grady county, Okla.
homa, hereby state that it is our pur-
pose to include in the estimate for
this year, a levy Of one-half Of one
mill taxes, for the purpose of COM
pleting the Meridian Highway
through Rush Springs, to the Steph.
ems county line. This fund only to
be used for that specific purpose,
and further state that 1t is our pur-
pose to urge upon the different town.
ships the necessity Of connecting
with this Meridian highway by roads
from each section of Grady county,
both Ito the east and west, all state
highways, and hereby state that we
will do all in our power to assist in
completing all roads at the earliest
possible date.
We further state that we will
recommend to the incoming county
commissioners that they work up
and carry out these plans as soon as
possible.
Signed: J. A. Temple, Ira M.
Johnson, w. II. PursIey.
"Attested: W. t. Cloud County
Clerk.
We, the incoming county commits.
sioners of Grady county, Oklahoma.
hereby state that it is our purpose
to construct said roads within the
earliest possible time.
Signed: w. NJ. Pursley, D. c. Hy-
barger.'