The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-24
1IlLSA BUILT BY
MEN OF VISION
Albert Pike Highway Is
sample Of What Dream
Can Accomplish

rho marvellous development of
ra,sa and OF oklahoma is the result
:, action following the dreams of
.o with vision. and In many
,r.a,ps these men have lived to
,,s ,nelr dreams come true.
last week there was held In Enid
,orventi1n of delegates who were
~.eubers Of the Albert Pike High
'.., association, and three hundred
..,rss. natives were In attendance
,-om Arkansas, oklahoma. Kansas
.,d colorado. The report of Presi-
gsnt Avery showed that more than
- million dollars had been ex-
,esded ON the Albert Pike highway
:.------5 .--'.-1--' - lchcs from Hot springs,
,rk one OF the nations greatest
.,ir, r resorts. to the Pixies peak
region the summer play ground of
,bs trans Mississippi valley. Presi-
Jo,i Avery made the statement that
a. 0oO 600 was now available for
YORK on this highway and that tour
tts,.n now drive from terminus to
,aru,inus over a good road. much of
vbiAh has been hard surfaced.
Tba Albert Pike highway is the
.e.ul, of a dream. the result of a
meeting Of three Tulsa men Of Wis
ion In 1917 in the office of Clar-
,nre Il. Douglas, session was held
ne Mr.. Avery, +. b. Guthrie and
vr Douglas. and by them II was de-
rIded that there should be an inter-
cate road following generally the
valley of the Arkansas river,
through oklahoma and that this
road should start somewhere and
20 someWhe in order to be of q
real service TO tourists as well as to
those living along the line. Hot
Springs. Ark, was elected as tho
southeast terminal and Colorado
Springs as the northwest objective,
in order that winter and summer n
seryIcable road might be available
10 those wishing to travel by auto to
these great summer and winter re-
sorts. At this session of three men
J plans we're formulated for an organ
izapon and q convention was called
10 Which delegates were Invited
from the various towns along the
proposed route.
The first convention was held in
\ Tulsa, and the association was or
u ganized. with Avery as president
YGuthlle. secretary and j. NJ. Berry
treasurer. and these gentlemen have
held their respective positions con-
iInuously and al! wre elected last
week to serve another year. Out OF
that first meeting OF three men has
developed a highway almost one
thousand miles in length. reaching
through four states and having per-
haps the most efficient organization
oi hackers of any interstate high
way on the continent and practically
every mile of the Albert Pike high.
way has been recognized by the
United states government as apart
Of the primary system of Emitted
States highways, and is eligible to
secure federal a.d money Tor con-
Eruction york.
As was pointed out by Mr.. Doug.
las In an address at the Enid con.
vention, the Albert Pike route Il
rich in romance, in legend and ir
history. Wa .ngton Irving. In 1892
camped at least two nights on thi'
highway and II was at these camps
where he first met a hand of Osag'
Indians and later q band OF Creet
Indians, wslch he so well described
in his Tour Of the Prairies." Th'
Old Star mail route from Fort Smiti
west to the western Indian reserva
tions established at the close OF tht
d civil war followed the II Q of th'
Albert Pike highway, passing tn,
Perryman home four miles dow
The river from this city where tn,
ilrst postoffice of Tulsa was located
with Mr. Perryman as post master
Gen Albert Piker almost one hun
dred years ago led his sturdy bant
d explorers from the western firing,
d civilization to the Rocky noun
ANS and he Travelled along the un
marked forests and the trackles
ialns where now this highway l
msked and christened in his honor
his great enterprise is only on
G me many which marks the reali
nuon OF the dreams OF men witt
,Hon In Oklahoma, and the won
oHiul development of this state
he result OF effort, consistant an,
vigorous, applied to the ideas OF tn
men OF vision, who dream dream
va help TO make them come true