The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-04
barometer of Public Opinion
In Defense Of Avery.

Editor World: / want 10 taEc This onpor,,,,.
lg ,Gt EINnE your readers somo real history
U' luIsa county roads and my desire to do this
i' prompted by recent resolution, purrort"d
To- n1Io been passed by the Taxpayers league,
record of cyrus $. Avery, and / am going "a
make his hislory brief and concise W
u IN the fan Of 1913. AZ tho instlgatlon O., tho
5u'IIh,," 5u'IIh, , "aup'' OF Commerce, Governor Crucc
occurred lhree good roads days IN Oklahoma
N.,'ul in'i ilmc the citizens Of Tulsa and VIZ
t.''n I''.'u NN ifrcrNll Offering $4,000 for
,nr Improvement ~ roads leading out of Tulsa,
r Tm1 money was expended upon tho Red Fork.
iulI,y. HNbN, N,l'r"h"n Arrow and road lead
lnE ont of Tulsa on tho Cherokee Creek line
M ~, l'IS llWo me board of county commits
T"h'I" consisted Of Cyrus s. Avcry chairman.
lanes Noolcy OF Dawson and I'd Baker OF
The $4,000 above referred to was r,iscd
certain knowledge one Of these pcttions was
left at Ryans store i'm Dawson for IA teri,d ~
aoout TWO weeks ana nothing was done with Al
and no money subscribed upon II.
Ihe Ola Chcrokce-Croek line which is now
lhe main paved highway east out of Tulsa and
whlrh Avery Is accused OF having built to his
iarmi mas been recognized as road long before
statehood and was not originally marked out
by any board OF county commissioners
, Tho board Of county commissioners under
.uat pnay, instead OF taking away from Daw-
son any highway already going To that point
,1,a ma, o4t ana established two distinct highways
I,'u iuMa 10 dawson one following the line
ot ihe Frisco railroad from LOWS avenue thc
ugnt-oi-way for which was condemned and
other road from what be- known as Tedrr,I
drive was Included ln tho original bond issue
Tor paving and Is being paved with the original
J. have been resident or thl. vicinity for
80 years ana ann familiar with road conditions
hul only since statehood. but before. and fool
that i am fully warranted In stating thar two
men Glen kratcn and cyrus S. Avery have
donated NOR" time, money and labor 10 high
way construction IN Tulsa county than any
other 10 men In 10.
am a. loss 20 see any Justice or equity
IN the complaint OF Buck Lewis r. II. Hughes
Ial" Brady or any ot their other associutel
against the acts of Mr. Avery. Iu View OF tho
tact ihat the recent bond issue which thcv have
sponsored ana put over i'm Dawson township Tor
hard surfaced roads have the direct effect Of
bringing land owned by them practically into
town property and ln no manner Improves 10
for agricultural purposes. by reason Of the fact
that a large per cent of the lands owned by
Mr., LOWS, Brady, Hughcs and their Immediate
associates has already been plated into town
lots and acre property on tho strength OF its
accessibility ana increased value by reason of
the roads that are to be built out OF this town
ship bond issue fund.
Again let me suggest, had Mr.. Avery been
promoting roads for selfish purpose, there "a
every reason why he should have been strongly
In favor OF the Dawson township bond issue
as he is a large Etockholdcr In the Level Coal
company end one Of the roads To be built uudcr
TINS bond issue runs direct from the tipple To
Iulsh, Therefore. his personal or selfish i'm
terost were ne looking to that would have led
hlm To he strong advocate OF this bond issue.
luS"' NPTH D. W, LYNCH,