The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-18
HUNDRED READY
FOR Big LAWT0N
C0NYENT|0NN0W
Ardmore's First Dream will
be Realized When Pres
sure is Put to the High
way Directors.
CARAVAN LEAVES
HERE AT 8 O'CLOCK
Lots of Entertainment is Pro-
vided for Those Who Go
on Business-Pleasure.

Ardmore's first big gun toward ma.
terializing her long cherished dreams
OF a state and nationwide network OF
lard surfaced roads will be fired at
o'clock wednesday morning when
caravan OF 100 autos is expected 10
wind its way out Of the city toward
Lawton and the Lee highwty con.
ventien which viii be in session there
this week Hard surfaced road vet.
Grams OF stalwert callbre weighed
down with the unanimous endorsement
OF every civic organization OF Ardmore
and Carter county are numbered a..
mong the lot OF boosters and are 60.
ing to the convention with one purpose
In nnd-that the Robert e. Lee high.
way Is going TO run through Ardmors
and Carter county.
with program practically completed
that puts this county among the front
ranks of good roads boosters and with
the knowledge that the Lee highway II
routed through here will put this city
on direct coast to coast system. Io.
cal delegates are going into the fray
TO win the Lee Highway.
Million to Spend.
over s1.000,000 will have been spent
on hard surfaced roads In this county
when the program underway Is reali-
zed and little further expenditure Will
be necessary II the Lee Highway is
routed through. here. G. A. Ramsey,
secretary Of the good roads committee
of the chamber Of commerce declared
Tuesday. Marshall county ls making
| arrangements to connect with this coun
" and stephens county is voting a $500
900 bond Issue TO build a road from
Lawton to Duncan. ne stated.
The Robt f, Lee highway provides
/ fof system OF permanen. r.Rds that
viii he second only to the great Lin.
coin highway Of the north. and IL car
rled out according to pre-en; plans Will
Join the Lincoln In making d complete
| circuit Of the central part Of the Unit.
ed States Plans that are to be con.
| sidered at the Lawlou convention will
make the Lee highway the best Organic
| ed and best financed route In the en-,
/ tire south. Mr.. hamsey declared The
has already ben exaInu ed AMI while
IL is believed tnat ArSmore Is slated
/ to be recognized on 1t. there has been
considerable agit0.tVl owGrG an e,ting
/ 1t otherwise Th3 exact i1Ite viii he
permanently determined a; the Lawtcu
going prepared 20 make showing that
VIII make the route through here o.
/ y!ous.
Only CA 20 Cp,d.
/ Ina A,Gmor2 ".I never been con
ntctel Nth n gyvl s,st-iu ns Ivads
and tha, this is her last chance - get
/ stamped On one tnat woul mean per
manent i,cation. was tn. statement
made o. Chairman .la'nS" VI .he
good roads committee Tuesday The
| chamber of commerce and every live
organization In the county Is behind
J the movement " get the Lee highway
/ routed here, Mr. Ramsey declared. Al
/ ter this highway IL clinched then move
ment will be started toward a perman
ent north ana south road from Okla
homa city to Ft Worth and Dallas
A convention wiz be held in Ardmort
| Ia September or October for the pur
pose OF mapping out this road, il was
pointed out
\ big brass band heads the caravan
OF cars that leave Convention hall al
/ ; clock Wednesday morning en rout,
| for the highway convention. Cars are
expected to bs at the rendezvous bsfor,
| departing time as short parade down
Broadway and Main will be staged be
fore the zig party is Oft About l0t
cars VI boosters and several car oi
musicians among whom will be Col
onel Sidney Suggs and his famous as
Gordon. are expected to be In the lin,
OF Carter county boosters.
Lots OF Entertainment
Singing, dancing and good time max
INK Of all sorts viii not be considered
a minor feature OF Ardmores progress
Entcriaiuments that will make 1.awtoi
and the highway convention sit up ant
take notice Of ArdmYre' IL slated hour
ly. Col. Suggs. his accordion, and th'
square dance, will be the big feature,
Decision to make real booster trlI
In connection with the fight for th'
road was made by the delegates Tues
day. following a hig jamboree stage,
at Central park Monday night s,unt
OF all kinds will be given along tn,
road. Everyone who is considering
attending the convention ls urged TO ge
In touch with those In charge at once
Brown Lofts. G. T.. Robertson an,