The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-04-20
ATLANTIC-PACIFIC HIGHWAY
MEETING A WONDERFUL SUCCESS
Delegates Came From as Far as Nara Visa, New
Mexico, to Boost For This Greatest of
Continental Routes

The Atlantic Pacific Highway is "a
real live proposition in Southwest
Kansas, Northwest Oklahoma and the
adjoining portions of Texas and New
Mexico, and the people of this ter
ritory are very much awake to the
feet that they have a real route to
boost
This fact was evidenced by the at
tendance at the meeting in Liberal
last Tuesday. From Nara Visa, New
MeXica, Dahart, Texas, Stratford, Guy
men, Hooker, Texhoma, and Tyrone,
.Arkalon, Kismet, and Plains Kansas,
the delegates came to report work and
c1 1thusiasm for the A. p.
The purpose of the meeting was the
organization of state association in
Oklahoma. At the meeting at Logan,
New Mexico, it was decided that Kan
sas and Oklahoma should work to-
pether on account Of the short mile
age in Oklahoma. However the fact
Tat it is necessary TO get this stretch
If road designated as an interstate
highway to get the greatest amount
Of Federal aid, maze it Lecessarv
th't Oklahoma have state organiza-
t,tr Of their own, ara as the meeti >.
ad already been called for Liberal il
as decided 10 form the organization
here.
The delegates with a goodly number
of business men, farmers and news
paper reporters, met at the court
house at o'clock and spent a couple
of hours reviewing the work along the
route. Every delegation reported act
ual work under way to make the route
just as good as possible, and at, the
eprliest time possible. Speakers from
each OF the above mentioned towns
brought the message of enthusiasm
TO: the A. P. Highway and told of eff
forts to serve and please the tourists
coming this way.
We would like to mention each one
who spoke and his message but we
do not have the space at our disposal.
However we will say that OF the doz
el of road meetings we have attended
tthis was probably the most enthusias-
tic, considering the size Of the crowd
X was REPETITION of Logan meet
ing at which the crowd was estimated
at 1000 people, and proved to our i.
satisfaction that the people Of this
great southwest country are alive to
the possibilities of this great high
way.
In the evening the delegates, with
more business men and visitors, were
seated at a sumptous banquet at the
Cimarron. The bill was great and
after all had eaten their fill of choice
well cooked food, II. Hobble proceeded
call several gentlemen for speeches.
We cannot mention all, altho every
talk contained some points deserving
oc especial mention These talks got
away from the subject of the A. P.
a. times and drifted into discussion
o. what the territory owed to the tour
lists passing this way. One speaker
we believe that it was Editor Miller
o. the Guymon Herald, made one of
the best talks on service we have ever
had the privilege Of hstning to, and
he emphasized the fact that we must
n consider too strongly what we are
going to get from the tourist, but
wl.at we can give him, in or,ier to put
O. or the A. p. and make it known
across the continent.
Editor Walker Of the Dalhart Texan
is almost as much good road fan as
is our own Joe Trindle. He, too ex-
pressed the idea Of service and empha-
sized the benefit by reference to the
camp ground at Dalhart, possibly the
most complete in this section.
w. j. Farmer of Pratt, another old
time road booster made talk on the Z
A. P, Meeting at lronton Ohio, which
he attended recently. Farmer ranks
with Trindle and Walker as a good
road enthusiast, and he said that ne
found chance to tell the people OF
Ohio, and other states gathered at that
great meeting, some interesting things
about the Southwest and Kansas IN
particular.
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