The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-04
SHOW NE FOLKS
WANT REAL ROAD
CITIZENS Opposed to Plan
to Route the Road
Via Joplin
CONDEMN AIR LINE
Greater Population Would Be
Served by Touching Ar
kansas-Oklahoma

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''NONETT, Mo-, June 3.--South-
western Missouri towns along the
nroDosed Capital highway from
snrirgfleld to Morett, and thence
IN l,lgman. Ark. and Seneca, Mo-,
coyrend the only feasible\ route for
The southwest Missouri state pri-
mary road is through the territory
outlined by the Capital Highway
commission.
\ The snringfleid-Joplin combira-
lion vlich indorses an airline"
from SPRINGFIELD to Joplin. is work
ing for primary road, which
leaves springfield and runs 81 miles
before It reaches town. Along
this route there is no populations. no
telephone connection, no garages,
nothing for the travelling public.
Air Line Would Aid Few.
This road said to be fostered BY
noliticans, would be used for a race
track AID not for a public road to
benefit Mssourians. as the law re-
qures that the primary highway to
he on a highway that has been des-
ignated by this state. This Is the
only highway that could be built
between Springfield and Joplin.
Ne proposed Mount Verhon road
runs south and below Carthage,
turns north six miles. back, into
Carthage. Engineers do not believe
that road should be built 12 miles
Just TO reach Mount Vernon. The
Mount Vernon road does not reach
Joplin direct.
Now for the Monet route which
runs so miles south from Spring
field. This serves a population OF
$4,000. Small as Monett In. we have
surburb that has as much popula-
ton as the entire 81 miles from
Springfield to Carthage.
Beautiful Sights TO See.
what does the tourist see as he
travels from Springfield to Monett ?
Apple orchards, as fine as he sees
anywhere, peach orchards. straw
berry fields, grape vineyards, wheat
fields, chicken ranches. dairy herds
lin fact diversity of crops and
animals that. Is pleasing TO the eye
and restful to the mind"
Asks Good Road Men.
after we leave Monet we con-
meet at Seligman with two Arkansas
roads-one to Fort Smith through
hhN hlP'' VI VI llle WOTlU
| BentoH and Washington counties.
one to Little Rock via Eureka
Springs. We serve population of
5000 from Monet to Seligman. a
distance of 33 miles.
The direct line boosters dwell
upon The OZarks" and then they
wait road that will barely touch
the Ozark on the extreme west side
and Wqn1nr nff fpf 10 n
building the road on the Monet,
route it will reach the heart of the
ozarks OH the extreme west side
arkansas and Oklahoma. Build a
: road from Springfield to Seligmar
and Monett to Seneca and 1t reaches
every foot of the Ozarks.s
Main Road 10 Ozarks.
That Is where tourists are going
INTO The Ozark Fairgrounds
The Land of Million Smiles Build
roads so they can get there.
why should Jasper county have
az lhe roads? Shall they have al
nelr byways concreted and .theil
aueys paved before 75 per cent o
me state has a single state roadN
iney nave been getting all the stat,
ad, federal aid and federal ma
why S1Ouiu SDllnEIlelO
ryp mem continue the program?
snail Missouri build her primar,
highways to accomodate the Lakes
,o-Huif or transcontinental tour
Ms-or the population of Missouri
VINO pay the taxes?"
fICHER, June 3.--The project o
vompleting the Baxter-Miami sec
o1n or the hard surface road from
oHiahoma City to st. Louis receive,
arge share OF attention at tn
,ssuiar meeting of the tri-state sec
non hon OF the American Zinc institut
ss ru mere Good roads enthusiast
from Joplin, Miami and Baxter wer
present and participated in the dis
sussions, ss, Mine operators from th
surrounding district in attendanc
r mre also sounded on a plan to In
'edSe economic efficiency.