The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-01-24
For Legislation Upon the SUBJ
ject Of Good County Roads.
The Convention Presents Reso.
lutions for Consideration by
the Legislature.
CLOSING PROCEEDINGS.

State Road Convention.
Chairman Erwin called the meeting
to order at l:l5 o'clock, and requested
the secretary to read the first report OF
the committee on organization, regard
ing who constituted the delegates to
this convention which was accordingly
done.
Mr.. Barnes, of Audrain county,
moved that committee of three b. APP
pointed to consider the subject oi the
State of Missouri joining the National
League for good roads, which was
adopted: and the chair appointed IL
such committee MesSrs Edgar :.
Barnes, of Audrain; =. c. Pollard.
of Buchanan and Judge S. VI.
Houston, of Greene county.
This committee offered the foiiov-
ing resolution which va. adop e
''Iour committee beg leave =, g,.-
commend that the Missouri State ia lis
Improvement Association endorse ile
movement inaugurated by tn -,m-
tional League for good roads, ana t..ai
our officers he requested To e.. e.
with the officers of the NaiionJi
League for good roads, with vi,.u -
forming Il State League at sou;r Iii
ture date"
The committee on resolution yea;
being ready to report.
chair suggested that the convc... B.. o
resolve itself into the Mi>-ou. .i..
Improvement Association.
Mr.. T. W Smith of .Jacks,. ui
~, moved that the conyeliinn .a..
recess for the purpose of a!inwin- ...c
Missouri Road Improvement y ,a-
ton to hold ii session, while aW I:
the report of the convep'i =
mittee on resolutions, wh...
adopted.
The object of the associs ,. ;
then read by the chair, by v.,
was shown that this conycu,
the outcome o. the Mi@-au d
Improvement association, al. ..aG
IT. object the betterment q. coy
oldS.
Tn first business would b. .-. , -
ton of Il permanent pre,idru
Thareupon Mayor Steven % -
usual ready way, gracefully pa. n.
nomination for the Office of L O.. i
the lion. J. l.. Erwin Of Fulira ~
also moved that the rules he ~ cad
ed and that the nomination an eiec-
ton be made b. acclamiti,n. Wlich
was unanimously adopted.
The remaining officers were also
elected by reclamation and they are
rs follows: Nice-Presilent, Judge $.
NJ. Houston, OF Greene county Secre-
tary and Treasurer Hon. Levi Club
buck of Columbia. a well earned
AMI deserved compliment was tender
cd Mr.. Chubbuck in his election to
the dual Office of Secretary
and Treasurer. and in his sec
ond to the nomination of Mr.. Club
buck, Mayor Stevens, Mr.. Club
buck having been placed in nominal
ton by Mr.. Buckingham, and all
those who seconded his nomination,
plainly indicated the appreciation they
felt for his untiring efforts and work,
both in the cause OF good roads, and
in his Office of secretary of the State
Board of Agriculture.
Upon motion of Mr. Francis Brown
Of Buchanan county. Governor Stone
was elected honorary president of the
association.
The following named persons were
elected as the association trustees who
with the officers of the association,
consisted the executive committee:
George Harmed. of Cooper county.
Il. +. johnson, of ST. Louis county.
Francis Brown, of Buchanan county.
j. l.. Mellcn, of Greene county.
Jacob Book. of Holt county.
j. Il. Quigley, of Pettis county.
T. W. Smith, of jackson county.
C.. \. Killian, of Perry county.
Senator ii. Ii. Tunnel, of Webster
county.
Alex. Maitland, Of Ray county.
The committee on resolutions being
ready TO report the convention re-
ceived same through Hon. n. ID.
Thurmond, lis chairman, the Nestor
of the convention. and one whom
through his knowledge of roads and
road laws had more to do with the
shaping of the policy Of the conven-
ton than any other one man.
The resolutions are appended. Al
were adopted readily except the IN, !
which caused a lengthy and animated |
discussion. G.. W. Waters, Judge |
Allen, Judge Houston and others laid
stress to their objections TO this reso-
luton because it might have an in
furious effect on the entire work of the