The Monett times., 1922-06-02
OPEN LETTER TO
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN


Springfield Republican,
} Springfield, Mo.
II Gentlemen:
We note in your editorial of Ma
25th having reference to Springfield
Influence. We do not over estimat
Springfield's influence in regard II
highways. Springfield has an exalter
idea of how we regard her influence
4 In Southwest Missouri each county
1 has organized an auxiliary of thu
Capital Highway Association. Thi,
organization in Barry County is JUS
as strong and complete as it is pos
slble for us to make it, and it is oul
intention to strengthen it every day
We are of the opinion that Springfield
I has already recognized the import
ance of the Capital Highway Associ-
alton, and while your Mr.. Woodruff
advised us in our meeting with your
chamber Of Commerce that this road
did not start any where and did not
go anywhere, we are firmly of the
opinion that since we held the meet
ing, whether Mr.. Woodruff has chang
ed his mind or not, Springfield has
changed her mind, and does know that
1T starts some where, and ends some
where.
In fact, we are led to believe that
Springfield now has found out that in
order to secure primary road that
it is going to be absolutely necessary
to connect with other states in order
to secure federal aid on this road.
While they up to this time, seemed to
have overlooked the connections it is
evident that they are now awake.
In coming to Springfield, begging
for your cooperation in our efforts
to secure primary highway, we ap-
preached you with petitions, and
undertook to show you the merits of
our proposition, But, sad to say, we
had no audience to whom we could
present our case. We made the same
effort to secure the cooperation of
every other town that we did to Sc
cure the cooperation of Springfield.
We have Post Offices in Barry
County where there is located only
one store, and we considered them of
enough Importance to indorse them
to come in to our organization. We
came to Springfield in numbers and
made some noise in order to wake
them up to our proposition. Consider
ing your population and your wealth,
you will be factor as regarding the |
primary highway. However, we want
Springfield to understand that be-
cause she did not indorse our propo-
sition that we have not given up the
fight, and in fact expect to make it
stronger than ever. Further than this
we expect if we succeed in our eff
forts, to run this road through
Springfield whether they indorse it
)r not.
The money that we have secured to
promote this highway was voluntary
in every sense of the
word. We were asked for no special
um. l wonder if Springfield or
ireene County will sit idly by and al
Ow an organization to put a road
trough their county and refuse to
ontribute one cent to secure this
Dad. When we say Greene County,
'e want to make exception of your
ext door neighbor, Republic. They I,
eeni to stand alone in your county. ,
We want your cooperation; want :
on to be link in the chain we are ,
unning from Iowa line to the Ar I
ansas and Oklahoma line We do be- {
eve,. however, that inasmuch as you !
ave already indorsed two roads that .
our Endorsement will not be worth
ear so much to any road as it would i
you should seek a road that is be-
lg built on its own merits, and
-rictly according to the laws of Mis-
ouri, and strictly in compliance with
lie Federal Laws, and indorse this
,ad with all the power you do have,
order to have any weight before
ny commission it is going to be
for any organization to be
'mplete and seek some definite thing
lther than scatter their efforts all
'er the state.
Yours truly,
J-JPD John P. Davis.