Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-11-17

.av5 rafssa on s TO a f ss, iss s1ssu last s9 4gs 9si9:,; and sl.t signed by
tthusiastic and largely attended meeting was held Oct. 20. 1892.
in Chicago and a national league for good roads formed
Jersey; 3. 3: Thayer, Iowa Roy Stone, New York. s. I. ! K.
Benyiiii, Iowa. E. M. Shaw, New Hamp. s senator eost; tiI Manse ,: g.
Heb: J. f Hackett, Illinois. Commissioner W. Fl. Weber,
Hartford. Geo, H. Day, Hartford. Isaac B. Potter. \. Y. F'
Col Albert A. Pope, of Boston. the pioneer of good roads
OF that city, also the establisher of chair in the Massachusetts
school OF Technology to promote the education of engineers of
Dr.. Ripley called the meeting to order and named Governor
Faller, of Vermont, for temporary chairman.
The governor in his address paid Missouri a high commit.
m me tor the work that was being done in our State in aid of
' Of the " work and S,d, quoted extensively from the reports and Bull
the road conventions held in Mexico, Chllicothe and other
mainly instrumental in securing the Chicago meeting. he also
gave our State great praise for the work that was Being done
In thus attracting attention throughout the Uuited States
the State Board Of Agriculture has ample justidcation for
for What has been done. May the good work be continued by
the Board Of Agriculture or whoever shall be Commissioner nv
the people for the purpose, until our State shall have such =
s sst'e on, % t Haso !" rGads as the needs Of the people require, and
and to this end will the Board lend it's hearty cooperation.
tho election of officers, as follows: ""u
CONSTITUTION OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR Coon RoAns
A. l. NAMES. The name of this organization shall no
the National League for Good Roads.
Art III. OBJECTS. The object of this organization, shall
roads, determine the best methods d OF b 'm9 8 and ms of pn6is
tnem, secure the legislation, State or National. that NAV he
- "H Ii support. and to e0ndnof
~ ios'ers nch pubhcatlons as may serve these purposes
Art III. MEMBERSHIP. The league shall he oroanizod
primarily III the school districts of each State. and is memher
snip shall be open to all citizens. There shall be no initiaL
tlh ee nor membership dues, but each member shall a so
per ann1m as a subscription at club rates for the pnbiica.
uohs It the National League. ~
ar ~. OFFICERS. The officers of the League shall ba
- ant S'ten a General n!ce-President, End and 3d Vice Pres.
luenis, secretary and Director for each State and Tarr;torn
wiz, wy. oil additional Director for each million or fraction ovo,,
OF Columbia. oo the
Art V. TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION. For the first roo,
Cd tho u osf lepsesen'aave assembly of the league can be conven.
eu, IL onceFs named shall be chosen as follows:
Ihe FlceIreSIdant Tor each State and Territor1 sh.u =.
~ ,. 5sh sh hi M NJ same, or some person named by him,
ne !,Tector snail be the President of the State Road assoo;n
G4 IL mere De one, otherwise the President of the State asri.
nns 81 1"Ih o ING hlaster OF the State Grange of the Pa.
VI Or hnsbandry, as may be determined in each case he "a
Committee of the League, and these Officers h en
'Ppoiht ne State Secretary. An Organization Conmit4an
, ~ = " G arp ON "a at the meeting in Chicago Oct. 90, 1899 and
e Co.'I"i, zee with such of the Vice-Presidents and D6ra.tona
sd . S "a "r assembled there will choose an Executive Committas
n a.. ot e Executive Officers protein. The additional n
or each state shall be chosen by the Execut;va o.
Director. % and
arr. VI TEE GENERAL BOARD. The Genera, Roar,
1 ''""S' "' III A<eonuve Officers, and Vice Presidents.