The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-20
President Reviews Highway condl.
tlon; Says Canadian to Red
River Stretch Needs Much
Attention at Once.
PLANS OUTLINED FOR
MEXICAN EXTENSIONS
On TO Mexico City 10 Prospect; on.
GERS Of Oklahoma Division
Elected: chiokasha and
Grady Represented.

~ the annual convention VI tho
Oklahoma Division OF the Meridian
Highway association, held In Dun.
can Thursday. encouraging reports
concerning progress In road build.
Ing all along the line from winnI.
peg. Canada. TO tho MIxican border
werc made by John c. Nicholson.
president OF tho association and 1t
was further revealed that a lively
Interest is being manifested on the
movement by tie Mexican govern.
ment. steps being under way TO com.
plete the road from the border to
Mexico City.
AT the present time the greatest
difficulties 10 be overcome ara
found In the section OF the road be.
tween the South Canadian and the
Red River" said Mr.. Nicholson.
THAT part OF the road In the south.
ern part Of Grady county and In
Stephens and jefferson counties
must be improved. otherwise the as
sociatlon win have no alternative
except to select another route. At
this time we are insisting upon
nothing more than good dirt roads.
although our ultimate aim Is to have
a hard-surface road from one end
OF the line to the other. The work
done now should be OF such
nature as to pave the way for the
permanent road which we hope to
have in the future. We believe we
can make the Meridian Highway one
Of the most popular routes OF trans
continental travel in the country.
Gratifying progress has been made
IN the establishing of tourist camps
IN the cities and towns along the
line and we want to see this work
continued. II Is estimated that every
tourist car passing through town
leaves at least s. behind. 1t will
pay us to make our road attractive
to the tourist and 1t will pay every
town to provide a tourist camp"
One Of the features OF the meet
ing was the report on the progress
of the bridge over the South Cana
dian at Union City, made by Coun.
ty Commissioner ]. B. Deardoff, OF
Canadian county. 1t is expected that
this bridge will be completed by
next June. Work is going forward
on 1t day and night, the contractor
putting forth every effort to finish
1t before the high waters come in
the spring.
II. l.. Patten. of Kingfisher, presi-
dent of the Oklahoma division Of
the association presided over the
meeting and was reelected as presi-
dent for the coming year. r. p.
Duffy secretary Of the Duncan
Chamber of Commerce, was chosen
as secretary OF the association. Mr..
Duffy delivered the address of well
come at the opening Of the meeting.
The session was wound up with
banquet at the New Duncan Hotel
at which the Duncan Chamber OF
Commerce was the host and Frank
Fuqua, vice-president of the asso-
citation, was toastmaster. Featuring
the occasion was an address by
President Patten on the extension
of the Meridian Highway into
Mexico. Mr.. Patten described tour
Of Mexico made by party of Me.
ridian Highway officials and high
way engineers last summer.
Representatives of the federal bu.
reau of roads and state highway de-
partment were at the meeting and
gave much information concerning
methods of securing federal aid
under the new law.
Dave c. Hybarger, j. w. Conner.
and Geo. H. Evans represented
Chickasha at the meeting. Ira John.
son represented Minco.