The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-21
JOE TAYLOR IN
FOR REELECTION
TO OLD OFFICE
Chairman of County Comm!s'
sioners Serving Fourth
Term Wants to Make it
Five-Good Platform.

Joe T. Taylor announces today his
candidacy for reelection as county com
missioner OF district No. g. subject TO
the democratic primary, August l.
There is perhaps no man in all Car
ter county so we'll known as Mr.. Taylor.
He has been citizen of Carter county
for more than 26 years and has been
active in all progressive movements in
the county's development. In asking
for denomination of this office. Mr.
Taylor SAYS that he is Doing so strictly
on his past record" In doing this Mr..
Taylor is placing his claim on a record
which is indeed one Of achievement,
work actually done, and not one of
promises
Mr.. Taylor is now serving his fourth
year as county commissioner having
filled the uneXpired term of w. T.
Whitson. was elected in the following
successive two elections and will have.
st the end Of this term several more
than four and half years.
While the duties of county commits.
sioner is not confined by any means. to
the building of roads, but rather in.
cludes close activity in every branch
of the county government, making II
imperative to select a man well versed
in Knowing how best to devise ways
and means of promoting and carrying
on the development of every branch of
the county government, the road mat
ter is big part of II, and in this re-
spect Joe Taylor has undoubtedly been
the staunchest advocate for good roads
throughout the country.
, Made Bad Roads Good.
At the time Mr.. Taylor entered office
as county commissioner the roads, out
side radius Of some four or five miles
of Ardmore, We're for the most part,
practically impossible and Mr. Taylor
has exerted every effort in bettering
this condition. How well he has sue
ceeded Is proven by a ride throughout
the county, especially through the oil
fields which are in his district and while
he says "the roads are not yet, what
they should be, they are in pretty good
shape"
Mr. Taylor made a successful fight
for federal road aid on the road leading
west bit of Ardmore. which is known
rs. the federal aid project No. 80, call
ing for an expenditure OF some $4,000
worth OF road leading direct from Ard
more to Healdton. This road is about
Is per cent completed.
In order to continue the hard sur
faced road on north into the Fox and
Robertson oil fields, Mr.. Taylor strong
~ advocated the 100000 Jad bond
issue and it carried in his district by
more than to /.
Wants to Continue.
THAT money is just now. or about
ready for use" Mr. Taylor says. 81
have caused TO be made by the county
engineer and consulting engineer from
the state highway department, sur
yeys Of plans and specifications foi
this work. They are now before the
state highway department for approval
and am unwilling al this time to en-
trust the carrying out Of this road pro
gram to any one else.
"Since have taken the initiative
and have gotten the work underway.
sincerely believe that | am better quail
fled 10 render to the taxpayers NOR,
efficient service Ia this work than {
new man.
1T is my promise to have construct
ed, by the beginning of the fall schoo
term, good. smooth highways. leadint
from SCHOOL sites into all the territory
adjacent thereto. The consolidation
school program carries with i the ne
cessity OF good roads leading TO thes'
centers.
Fix Roads In Field
In addition TO taking care Of th'
school children, 1t is my purpose; an'
what | had In view in advocating tn
bond issue, the matter Of extending
hard surfaced roadways throughout al
OF oil fields including particularly tn
new Brock or Amerada fields.
In his capacity as a member Of tn
excise board, Mr.. Taylor exercised IN
most careful judgment and considera
ticn for every department and has wo
the confidence and respect of legion o
friends who will support him in his car
ddacy for reelection.