Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-24
FOR GOOD ROADS
A Parliament Called to Meat at Atlanta
BY Secretary Morton.
What He Expects to Accomplish by
the Meeting-SOme Good VIII
Come From 1t.

Secretary Morton of the Agricultural De-
partment has issued call for a good roads
parliament, to meet at Atlanta in October.
The Secretary thinks that an excellent op-
portunity will be offered by this meeting to
pre- mote the good roads propaganda and
to arouse public interest in the subject of
improving the roads of this country.
The meeting will at least accomplish"
said Secretary Morton to a Star reporter
TODAY, what is always accomplished by
the attrition of mind with mind People
will become aroused to the Importance Of
the subject by the discussions and good
will come Of it 1t we could ever get
inform system of good roads in this coun-
try 1t would reduce the cost Of Transporter
ton to the farmers over one-half. 1t has
been estimated that the average cost to an
Illinois farmer of hauling his products to
the point Of shipment is 81 per ton, and
est cost of the transportation of their
products is for the distance between the
farm and the depot"
The Call Issued.
The call issued by Secretary Morton is
as follows: The Secretary of Agriculture
is charged by act OF Congress to collect
and disseminate Information concerning
the public reads. To this end all legally
authorized organizations of officials and Of
private individuals who have given special
attention to this subject, are hereby notified
that they are cordially invited by the gov
ernor and ger eral assembly of the state OF
Georgia, the mayor and council of the city
Of Atlanta, the authorities of the cotton
states and inter- atiopal exposition, and the
various local commercial. military and So
cial organizations, together with the ma
tfonal road conference and the National
League for Good Roads, to the assembling
Of road parliament" to be held in the
hall of the house of representatives at
Atlanta on the 18th, 18th and 10Th of Oc-
tober, 1895.
The invitation is urged upon all state
highway commissions, state and local road
improvement asso Citations, and upon COM
mercial bodies and boards of trade and
transportation. Agricultural societies and
farmers organizations, universities agrf-
cultural colleges and engineering schools,
societies of civil engineers. humane So
cieties, the League of American Wheelmen,
carriage and bicycle builders associations
and all other organizations or individuals
especially concern ed or experienced in the
improvement of highways are likewise cor
daily solicited to be in attendance or rep
resented.
1t has been suggested that delegates at
large may be appointed by the governors
or states and asked to participate and
report directly to the governor of each
commonwealth the results OF the meeting.
Real progress in road improvement is
observed by the Department of Agriculture
since the organization of the office OF road
inquiry. The importance of a general ex-
change of views among those concerned
In road legislation and construction
throughout the United States cannot be
overestimated.
A majority of the states of the Union
have recently adopted new systems of road
legislation. Many Of them are actively
engaged IN road construction under rev
results will prove of the utmost value to
the people.