The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-07-27
PRESIDENT MOORE OF THE NATION
AL ASSOCIATION IN KENOSHA.
CONVENTION MAY BE HERE
President Moore Holds Short Conference
With We11-Known Citizens and an
Effort Will be Made to Make Keno
sha Center ofthe Movement.

| KenOsha this morning Tor Cno purpose
of making an effort to pave the way
for some organization in this city and
county which will tend to the lettering
of the public highways. As soon as
Mr.. Moore arrived in the city be called
about him coterie of the best known
citizens of the city and formed plan
to interest the people of the city and
county in the movement. Among those
who attended the conference were G.. A.
Yule, James Cavanagh, q. G.. Simmons
Jr., DR.. N. A. Pennoyer and G. G.
Brown. In few words Mr.. Moore eX-
planned to the meeting that it was the
purpose of the National association to
secure change in the condition of the
roads in the state by the passage of
avs by the legislature. This result
was to be brought about by organizing
all the townships, counties and states
of the twenty-five states in the
National association into such strong
confederation that they will have the
power to dictate to the legislatures that
some movement shall be made by the
state for the purpose of improving the
public thoroughfare. Mr.. Moore spoke
Of the success of the movement in other
states and stated that New Jersey had
passed law which was model. This
law provides for nonpartisan commits
sion which has charge of the building
of the roads in the state. The work is
all done by this commission working in
conjunction with the local officials in
the various counties and townships. By
the workings of this law the farmers
who are distinctly interested in the
building of the roads are required to
pay Is per cent of the cost, third
of the remainder is paid by the county
while the rest is paid by the state. Mr..
Moore stated that it was the intention
of the association to carry on their
work by means of organization, agita-
ton, education and legislation. These
four things had made the effort sue
cess in other parts of the country and
these were to be the WatchWOrds in
Kenosha county and Wisconsin. He
stated that the plan was to organize
every town in the county into con-
mission at once and that this commits
sion would have charge of the work in
that part of the county. The central
committee would be located at the
county seat. The plan also provides
for the holding of town, county, district
and state meeting at which plans and
laws will be drawn to be presented to
the state legislature. IL speaking of
the work of road building Mr.. Cava-
nagh produced figures to show that in
the past forty years the people had
spent 81, 900 year for the improve
ment of the highways, total of
$480,000, but now there was not
thing to show for this great eXpediture.
With the proper expenditure of this
money Mr.. Cavanagh showed that it
would have been possible for all the
roads in the county to have been paved
with brick. The special reason for the
visit of Mr.. Moore to this city was to
arrange for the holding of district
meeting in this city in the latter part of
September or the first of October. This
meeting will be the greatest meeting of
the kind ever held in this section of the
country. Speakers of state and nation
al reputation will be present and the
day will be made gala day for the
county. It is the plan of Mr.. Moore to
to have Postmaster General Wilson of
Washington as the principal speaker,
but Congressman Cooper, Senator
Reynolds and AssemblYman Slade will
also be present and will be asked to
make addresses. The feature of the
day will be a public object Lesson in
road building and complete modern
outfit will be brought to the city for the
purpose of teaching the people how
the work may be done at the least pos
sible expense. The only thing that
President Moore asks of the people
of the city is that they raise 5000 for
the purpose of paying the expenses of
the district meeting. The matter was
not definitely settled at the conference
this morning but a committee consist
ing OF Messrs. Yule, Pennoyer, Cava-
nagh and Simmons were appointed to
work the thing up among the business
men. Kenosha county more than any
other county in the state is in need of
road improvement, and it is TO be
hoped that the people will give the
committee every encouragement posi-
BILE. Those who met President Moore
were greatly enthused with his words
and by the manner in which the work
is being carried on.
Mr.. Moore is not working on a salary,
but gives up his entire time to the
work on account of the interest which
he has in the advancement of good
roads. The / 200 miles of bad roads in
Kenosha county demand that every