Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-22
Mr.. MOORE ADVISES.
Head of the National Good Roads
Movement Confers With the
Local Committees.
VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS OFFERED

, Country People Should be Interested In
the Convention That is to be Held In
Rock Island Next acknowledgements
Offering of Prizes-Last Nights Meeting
an Interesting One.
w. II. Moore, of ST. Louis, president
of the Interstate and State Good Roa DIS
association, conferred last night at the
Rock Island Club with the various
committees having in charge the ar
rangements for the forthcoming dig
trict convention in this city. There
were also in attendance a number of
business men, who have put their
shoulders to the wheel and have vol
unteered to do any work that may be
assigned to them in order that the af-
fair may be made a success. Mem
bers of the city council. at the conclu-
sion of The meeting at the city hall,
Joined in the conference by invitation,
and views were exchanged and point
ers given by Mr.. Moore which will
prove helpful to the committees in
executing the details that will arise in
connection with the convention, which
is not far distant, the date being
Sept. 8.
Mr.. Moore said that it was the far
mer principally that it was desired to
interest in the good roads movement,
for it was he who would receive the
greatest benefit from the improve
ment of the rural highways. and of
course, good would rebound to the
cities as a result of easy access
from the country districts, the good
roads overcoming the difficulty that
is now a constant source OF complaint
the inability of the farmer to get to
market with his products during the
rainy season, the highways being in
such miserable condition that he
would be sure to get stuck on the
way. These facts, MIR. Moore said.
should be impressed on the country
people. They should be educated by
those having in charge the conven-
ton and urged to come, and shown
that they will receive information
through the building of a sample
piece of road that will be invaluable
to them and will at once convert
them to the cause for which the peo-
pla of several states are now working.
Mr.. Moore also suggested the award
ing of prizes-farm implements that
the factories would donate-to the
township sending the largest delega-
ton and to the farmers bringing the
finest team and the finest load of pro-
duce. He also advised that a sample
piece of road be built in advance of
the convention to interest the coun-
try people in the construction. He
told Of the great preparations Milwau-
kee was making for her good roads
convention.
Outlook Bright.
Mr.. Moore expressed himself as
pleased with the outlook here, but
urged that all committees hustle from
now on. Secretary G.. w. McCaskrin
reported effecting an organization in
Mercer county. He gees to Henry
county Saturday, and will call a coun-
ty convention at Cambridge to per-
feet an organization and elect dele
gates to the Rock Island meeting. 1t
was voted on motion of T. j. Medill,
Jr.. as the sense of the meeting that
Sept. 9 be confined to the carrying out
of the good roads convention program.
Mr.. Medill thought that the commit
tees were undertaking too much in
endeavoring to swing a harvest home
festival in addition to the convention.
He did not desire to discourage the
idea. but felt that the business people
could attend to that part of the pro-
gram themselves, and decorate as
they saw fit.
I. j. Medill and A. c. Dart, COM
mittee appointed for the purpose. to-
day called on General Manager Head,
of the Rock Island Plow company,
and secured the donation of grading
pillow, which is to be given to the
township outside of Rock Island coun
ty sending the largest delegation t.
the convention.