The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-12-01
WoRfHIueToH. MINI. December I. 1902.
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION.
The following Circular Letter

The following Circular Letter
has been sent to the Commission
ers in each county in this State,
and as the question of how to Sc
cure good roads through an i'm
proved system in the expenditure
of road funds is the vital public
question Of the day, we hope No
bles county will have representa-
ton at the Convention which is to
be held at St. Paul, Jan. 25th and
26th:
To County Commissioners
GENTLEMEN:-Durin the past few
years the question Of Improvement OF
country wagon roads has been vigOr.
OusIy agitaled in> the United States,
aud among them New \ urk, Penmsyl-
vania, illinois, Missouri, New Jersey.
Iowa and other States, have held con-
ventiOns and formed permanent organ
iZations to conduct what has become
known rs the Crusade for Good Roads.
Minnesota has not been entirely inac.
tive. Nearly all the leading newspa.
pers have repeatedly urged the mat TT
upon the attention of the pnblic, aud
ut their last State Conventions, I VIZ ot
the leading political parties passed
resolutions AS follows: -,
Whereas, The public wagon ronds OF
this State are among the most ilnport-
ont facilities which the farmer must
uso in the production and marketing
OF the farm products, and.
Whereas, The imperfect system Ot
road building and maintenance, and
the still .more imperfect condition ol
The wagon roads Of the State, are gen
orally some Of the most opprt ssive tax
ations upon the energies and resources
of tho farmers, and
Whereas, This bad condition of the
wagon roads ia due to the favOritjsm
resulting in elaborate and favorable
lsgislat on for the transportation vi
farm products after they l-aye the far
mers' hands, but negl~cts to fac'litaie
the immense amount Of labor If NOV
ing this same freight to the railroads
Ike it
Resolved, That it is the duty Of thu
Legislature to 80 amend and provide
for the enforcement Of farm product:
from the farm to the railroad the 1t
tention which the importance Of tb'
subject deserves.
Resolved, That We are in favor of .
radical change in the highway laws o
this State and demand such Legislation
as will provide for intelligent AM
economical supervision Of the buildin,
and maintenance of our country roads
The Importance of this m"vemen
can not be Over-estimated. The public
sentiment in favor Of road reform i
profound and universal, but rs to tn
exact methods and ways and means j
is all at sea, and brings 60 practica
influence to bear anywhere.
With \ view to crystalizing this sen
timent and accomplishing something
definite and practical, the f"llowin,
named prominent citiZ"ns OF the Stat
have asked to have Y State Convention
called this fall:
Il. G.. Miller, Fillmore county, Ja
La due. Rock: l. l.. Philley. Lac Gu
Parle; Orrin Mott. Lincoln; F. M. Gu,
rier. Blue Earth; o. B. Tarrell, Red
wood; l.. Z. Ringers, W. II. Patten
l.s Sueur; F. W. Barlow. Freeborn
Phillip ,Herzog. Aeunepin. s. E. Ole
sou, Her 0epln.
Finally, the Chamber of Commerce
e.. Paui took the matter up, and Cal
for delegate convention is hereby *
tended, to be held at St., Paul on til
25th aud 28th of January, 1903. Fac
senatorial district is requested to SEN
two delegates for each senator, All
two for each representative. Wher
this plan does not give eacI, county u
least two delegates the number is ii!
creased. According to this appOrtion
ment your county 10 entitled to-
delegates, which your Board is request
ed to select, or, II you prefer, call
mass meeting, and let the nesting q
lect the delegates. You will then pleas
report the names and addresses of tn
delegates on the enclosed card, to
b. Choate, 43O Temple Court, Mimnt
Hpoiis. The Convention should be el
tirely non. partisan.
Select your best men without regal
to party, and do not overlook ente
prising. intelli gent farmers. CAREFUL
prepared addresses will Oe delivered q
the different phases Of the question
road Improvement, which will be di
cussed by the members Of the Convel
tiOn. A more detailed statement
tho plans Of the convention will |
sent tn the delegates 10 soon as the
names are reported.
A. B. CHoATE.
!. C.. G. ANDREWS,