The Coalgate Courier (Coalgate, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 8, 1916 Page: 4 of 4
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THE COALGATE COURIER
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Salt Creek Drainage
Ditch Completed
The Salt Creek drainage ditch which
has been under constrnction for about
fifteen months has recently been com-
pleted as far as steam shovel work is
concerned while they have some team
work about one and a half miles east of
the Rock Island railroad
The project is a conceded success and
will reclaim 8 or 10 thousand acres of
that rich land along the Salt Creek
bottom
The ditch is 30 feet wide and 19 miles
long beginning at Trousdale and enter-
ing Seminole county a few miles south
of Maud The fall will average about
7 or 8 feet to the mile which insures a
good drainage The project was
rather expensive to the land owners
costing about $100000 but it is said the
increase in the value of the land and
health conditions along the bottoms
will well repay them— Asher Progress
Musical Program
Male Quartette:
(a) Tenting Tonight
(b) Sympathy
—Messrs Loving-Davidson-Stewart
Solo:
(a) Creole Love Song Bel-
mont (b) May Morning Denza
—Mrs Jackson
Duet: '
See the Pale Moon Campana
—Mrs Jackson-Mr Loving
Comedy Sketch:
— Mrs Sherer
At the Wigwam Saturday night
for the benefit of the Civic
League
WHICH
SHALL IT BE
THIS SUMMER
COLORADO?
CALIFORNIA?
THE
GREAT LAKES?
THE
ATLANTIC COAST?
It’s time to plan your va-
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Ask your nearest Rock Is-
land Agent for Summer Re-
sort information or write—
FAY THOMPSON
Div Pass Agent Rock Island Line
OKLAHOMA CITY
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LAWYER NOTARY
GEO E JAHN
(ALL THE COURTS)
Rooms 31 and 32 Trio Building
COALGATE - OKLAHOMA
Dr F M Mitcham
Dentist
In the Goben bldg LEHIGH
j c McDonough )
Legitimate Guaranteed
DENTISTRY
At Reasonable Prices
Office over Citizens State Bank
Phone 189
COALGATE - - OKLA
The Place you are Always
WELCOME
is at the
Corner BarberShop
FOWLER & HOLLAND Props
2nd Door South of Milstein s
COALGATE OKLA
:R P RASMUSSEN
— FOR-
Fine Watch and Jew
repairing and also eng
ing
All Work Given
Prompt and Careful
Attention
NIFTY SHOE SHOP
C F DENNY Proprietor
Coalgate - - Oklahoma
Here is a man who doesn’t refuse
To make and mend your boots and shoes
His leather Is trood his work is quick
His profits are small so he gives no tick
And when he dies he fears no coals
For he has saved so many soles
Equipped with the latest model
Electric Repairing Machine
We are Prepared to Do Your Work Right Now
Have you renewed your sub-
scription? T G Wilhelm of McAlester
is here this week visiting home
folks
Miss Barbara Wilhelm left
Tuesday for Ada to attend the
normal
Miss Grace Threadgill of St
Louis is here this week visiting
her father Judge C M Thread
gill and family
CITY TRAFFIC AND
TRANSPORTATION
Electric Traction Is Superior
to Other Systems
THE LOOP OR BELT LINE
Modern Methods of Carrying Passen-
gers In Cities Hava Released the City
From the Bondage of Slow Travel and
Hava Stimulated Urban Growth
By FRANK KOESTER author of “Mod-
ern City Planning and Maintenance” etc
Electric traction has superseded
both the cable and horse car road It
bas made surface travel as speedy as
Is consistent with safety and It has
enabled business to be concentrated In
the centers of cities and homes to be
located in the outlying districts Elec-
tric traction has in a few decades re-
leased the city from the bondage of
slow transportation and has stimulated
urban growth In a way that would
never have been possible under other
conditions
The' only rival of electric traction Is
the automobile for the most part a
gasoline engine driven vehicle In the
form of coaches or busses It is used to
a great extent in London and to a
lesser degree In other cities but It
seems quite unlikely that It will ever
become a serious rival of electric trac-
tion in the form of cars on rails
As a civic problem therefore trans-
portation reduces Itself to the best
COLOGNE
method of laying out street car routes
and the proper regulation of vehicular
traffic
The transportation system of a city
should be so arranged as to furnish
as direct a means of transportation as
can be obtained from every point in
tile city to every other point at a sin-
gle fare and to furnish ample facili-
ties without congestion
A highly desirable object in the
transportation system of a city Is to
have the cars reasonably filled at all
times since this reduces the cost In
cities In which the residential districts
are at one end and the business and
manufacturing districts at another
this cannot be accomplished as the
cars must run empty away from the
business districts In the morning and
empty toward them In the afternoon
If however the business district Is in
the center of the city the street car
traffic may be arranged to much better
advantage as routes of cars may be
laid out to traverse the city from end
to end passing through the business
districts or transferring to lines that do
One of the best systems of transfers
Is that in which n loop or belt line
runs around nnd just outside of the
civic center with all cars passing over
the loop or portions of it and transfer-
ring to all other ears For example
in a city laid out on the radial plan
eight lines double tracked will serve to
traverse sixteen of the rndlal avenues
each line on reaching the loop passing
around half of It In a semicircle and
continuing on out the radial avenue
directly opposite the one by which It
entered the loop Ench line would thus
have seven transfer points from each
of which the pussengers could proceed
In either direction over the seven oth-
er lines covering the other fourteen
rndlal avenues A number of transfer
points serve to distribute the traffic
with less congestion than if the trans-
ferring were all done at a single point
If the traffic of the city Is heavy It is
advisable tr have the loop constituted
of several sets of tracks In parallel in
order that the cars of the different
lines will not be subject to delay by
those of others An example of the
necessity of ample loop facilities Is
seen In the Brooklyn bridge terminal
In New York where eight loops are
needed to handle the cars which stream
across the bridge over a single track
In connection with such a system of
radiating car lines or lines intersect-
ing at the center of the city circumfer-
ential or belt lines at different dis-
tances from the center of the city
transferring to all the lines intersect-
ed will serve to muke the transporta-
tion facilities complete
POOR ROADS IN
EVERYJOUNTY
Only 150000 Miles of First
Class Highways in America
COACH TRAVEL IN ENGLAND
Conditions In England of Two Cen-
turies Ago Can Be Duplicated In Cer-
tain Sections of This Land of Prog-
ress— Large Percentage of Unim-
proved Roads
It bas been estimated by careful gov-
ernment experts says the New York
Evening Post that only about 150000
miles of really first rate modern high-
ways are to be found in the United
States The total mileage of public
roads in January 1915 was 227313L
The total mileage of all “surfaced
roads’ was 247490 and it bas been
very nearly 300 years since our first
American parents began to appropri-
ate the lands of the aborigines so tbat
they might redeem this land and yake
it the habitation of civilized peoples
There are many striking parallels be-
tween the United States now' and Eng-
land in tbe time of which Macaulay
wrote something over two centuries
ago Tbe most of tbe public roads
here are little If any better than were
the roads when Charles was king In
bis time tbe people objected to the lay-
ing of taxes for the construction of
good roads They do now In this coun-
try They protested against working
the roads then They do now In this
new land of light and liberty When
tvhat were called “flying coaches”— a
style of carriage which under favor-
able conditions of wind and weather
and with ample relays of horses could
go fifty miles the day — were first in-
vented there was much objection
among the "special Interests” because
this Innovation would Interfere with
their "vested rights” the keeping of
Inns where entertainment was furnish-
ed for man and beast: the untimely
schedules of the coaches which arrived
too lute for supper und departed too
early for breakfast the destructive ef-
fect the new business would hnve on
the breeding of horses and the general
disturbance of settled conditions
It was gravely recommended that
no public carriage should be permitted
to have more than four horses to start
ofteuer than once a week or to go
more than thirty miles a day and the
king was solemnly petitioned to this
end Before the reformers of 1085
could get what they wanted in tbe
way of good roads they bad to fight’for
It They got it so that within a com-
paratively brief time after -the condi-
tions bad become so bad they could not
get any worse tbe building of high-
ways began and 30000 miles of turn-
pike roads made life all tbe more
worth living In England
Isn’t It strnnge that with the history
and exierlence of ull the countries of
the old world to guide and warn the
United States should have chosen to
make the same old mistakes on Its own
account and that with all Its unexam-
pled growth and wealth there should
he at this day over 2000000 miles of
unimproved roads in this country? The
poorest states In assessing values are
not by any means the slowest states In
public spirit There Is the state of Illi-
nois for example with property as-
sessed for taxation at $2455900345
with less than 10 per cent of Its public
highways Improved Texas with prop-
erty assessed for taxation at $2744-
205347 and less than 8 per cent of Im-
proved highways Colorado with $1-
309559205 of assessed values and
tardy 2 per cent of Improved public
rouds Nebraska with assessed values
of $480844001 80338 miles of public-
roads and only three-tenths of 1 per
cent of these roads in an Improved con-
dition If the people who lived In England
three or four hundred years ugo could
come buck from the laud of shades
and make a trip to the United States
they would find the going In great re-
gions of this country precisely as it
was when they fumed and swore and
sweated in the days of Charles
Concret Roads Are the Cheapest
Concrete roads built In the United
States during 1914 cost on the avernge
$11921 a mile of sixteen foot width
One hundred nnd forty-four concrete
roads built during the twenty years
previous to 1914 cost $12700 a mile of
sixteen foot width Most concrete
ronds are sixteen feet wide Upkeep
and repair charges have been less than
$23 a year for a concrete road built in
Bellefontalne O more than twenty
years ago The yearly malutenauce of
the fifty-one miles of concrete roads In
Wayne county Mich costs $2842 a
mile It costs $1392 a year to keep up
a concrete road at Spencer Muss Con-
crete roads are not affected by tbe
weather traffic or mud or trash tracked
upon them as In the case with some
Improved roads Freezing and thaw-
ing have no effect on them If properly
constructed Ilent does' not soften
them nor cold make them brittle Con-
crete Increases In strength with age
Wayne county Micb bas tbe most re-
markable system of concrete roads in
the United States This system was
begun seven years ago Tbe value of
tbe abutting farm land bas been dou-
bled In some instances and all land
has Increased in value because of con-
crete roads— Farm and Fireside
f - -
j THE PESSIMIST BREAKS LOOSE
There is a land of small delight
Where all we mortals dwell
- - Where something pesters day and night
And holidays as well
Misfortune’s ice is spread afar
Whereon each motal slips
t And those who dodge the motor car
Appendicitis grips
I While shines the sun man rtiaketh hay
' ' And sunstroke is his gain
He saveth for a rainy day
f And lo it doesn’t rain
The demon corn gnaws at his feet
Or pain his eye tooth rides
Or something that he’s had to eat
Disturbs his whole insides
His wife deletes what’ere he’s earned '
And buyeth hats galore
And every time his back is turned
They raise his taxes more
Almost before he gets to bed
A new day doth commence
Full oft he’d wish that he were dead—
Except for the expense
Such is the life we mortals live—
A paltry tiresome task
All joys are given in a sieve -
Cares in a stoppered flask '
If poor a man is thought a dunce
If rich ’tis called a crime f
Good fortune knocks ’tis said but once I
Hard luck knocks all the time 1
—Walter G Doty in Judge t
— — -T1 - "-gwr’-'g’ "
Rev Collins residing out about
two miles west of town with his
family was attending ' church
Sunday night On their return
to their home they found the
ouilding in flames The fire de-
stroyed both the building and
contents It is not known how
the fire originated
(Political Advertising)
HENRY OATS FOR '
' SHERIFF OF COAL CO
Some time ago we announced
in our columns that Henry Oats
would be a candidate for sheriff
of Coal county Oklahoma Mr
Oats was born in Texas and prac-
tically raised in the Indian Ter-
ritory and Oklahoma and has
been living in Coal county for
some eight or nine years during
the most of which time he has
been constable and city marshall
at Tupelo and Centrahoma
Henry has the reputation of en-
forcing the law wherever he has
served and is making his race on
the ticket that if elected he will
enforce the law under his oath as
is provided by the statutes He
believes that the safety of the
country and the stability of the
government depend upon the
strict enforcement of all the laws
and he expects to be elected if
elected at all by the people who
want the law enforced and he
pledges himself that if elected
he will give the county his best
service and will enforce the law
strictly and to the letter regard-
less of circumstances and with-
out fear or favor
Some of the best citizens of the
county say that they would vote
for Henry if they thought he
could be elected It is certain
that he can be elected and will
be if the best citizens vote for
him so vote for him and give
him a chance to show how the
law can be enforced and taxes
reduced for the only way to re-
duce the taxes is to enforce the
law and rid the county of the
violators
SUMMARY REPORT
FOR MAY
Total number of days worked
31: field 27 office 4
Total number of miles travel-
ed 649 by rail 80 by team 589
Totel number meetings held
10 field 8 public 2 attendance
326
Total number visits to demon-
strators and club members 162
other farmers 150
Total number demonstrations
held 5 attendance 65 demon-
strators 71 club members 81
Total number pure blood stock
brought into the county this
month due to my influence 7
dairy cattle 3 hqgs 3 beef cat-
tle 1 poultry 100
Total number vaccination de-
monstrations held 3 hogs vacci-
nated 5 Number of animals
diseases 17
I have written 76 letters and
distributed 235 State and 135
Federal bulletins Total consul-
tations at home or office 293
Other Work Performed
Have been instrumental in
placing in the hands of farmers
and stockmen several high grade
bulls boars sows and a few
dairy cows Have also placed
parties in communication with
each other relative to farm seed
and poultry Have assisted in
dipping several thousand head of
cattle hogs and horses Have
been instrumental in getting sev-
eral farmers to use labor saving
devices also several drainage
propositions for hill-side
lands Through my suggestions
several-farmers are putting out
bermuda for pastures also white
clover Hundreds of acres of
peas will be planted as a result
of agitation as to soil improve-
ment and improved market con-
ditions for the farmers of the
county
W T Yoakum
Agent Coal County
How’s This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure
Hull’s Catarrh Cure has been taken by
catarrh sufferers for the past thirty-five
years and has become known as the most
reliable remedy for Catarrh Hall’s
Catarrh Cure acts thru the Blood on the
Mucous surfaces expelling the Poison
from the Blood and healing the diseased
portions
After you have taken Hall’s Catarrh
Cure for a short time you will see a great
improvement in your general health
Start taking Hall’s Catarrh Cure at once
and get rid of cararrh
Send for testimonials free
F J CHENEY & CO Toledo O
Sold by druggists 75c — Adv
ADVERTISED LETTERS
Coalgata Okla week ending June 7 1916
Catee W F File Dan Mr and Mra
Clemente G G Mariner 1
Elliotte Alica Mre Phiple John
NOTICE
Partfoe calling for the above letters will please
ay advertieed giving the date of advertisement
M B Hick man Poe tmhs ter
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