The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-02
FIFTY REPRESENTATIVE MEN
ATTEND CONFERENCE AT
THE FAIR GROUNDS
COL. r. w. RICHARDSON
DISCUSSES THE SUBJECT
Problem of Good Roads Said to Be
AS Important AS Any Before Coun-
try Committees Appointed to Ar
range for Convention to Be Held
State Fair Week.

Fifty representative men, all en-
thusiasts, attended the good roads con-
ference at the state fair grounds yes
terday morning. Business and profess
SIGNAL men from all parts of the state
met and discussed the good roads
work in this state with expert repre-
SentatiVeS of the United States govern
ment, who are here in the interest of
the national good roads train, which
is to be started through the Northwest
Immediately after the state fair.
George w. Cooley, of Minneapolis,
president of the state association, pre-
sided at the meeting, and Prof. w. r.
Hoag, of the state university, and Ben
jamin F. Beardsley acted as Secre-
taries.
Col. r. w. Richardson, special agent
of the national good roads bureau for
the Mississippi valley, delivered a
brief but eloquent talk on the work of
the department and the good roads con-
ventions being held throughout the
! country and the good roads train
| movement. Col. Richardson is an en-
| thusiast on his favorite subject. He
said that the problem of goods roads
| was as important to every class of cit
liens as any problem before the coun
| try, that it vitality affected the farmer,
and therefore the business man; that
| it was a problem which touched the
! commercial life at all points, and that
it's satisfactory solution was a pure
matter Of business, the saving of mil
| lions of dollars.
He said that the convention to be
held at the state fair together with
| the practical demonstrations to be
made, would be of great value to the
state of Minnesota, and he hoped it
would be the beginning of a great for
ward movement for better roads
| Throughout the state.
Committees Appointed.
An executive committee, consisting
of George w. Cooley, chairman; Prof.
w. r.. Hoag, c. A. Forbes, j. T. Ell
well, w. M. Hays, David w. Gray and
Prof. Thomas Shaw, was appointed for
the good roads convention at the fair
| grounds next month. The following re-
ception committee was also appointed:
Prof. w. M Hays, A. B. Choate, F. H.
| Nutter O. Claussen, Fred Nussbaumer,
| w. c. Frazier, N. Y. Taylor, S. l..
| Meyer, G. w. Sublette, George H.
| Staples O. G. Gregg, R. G. Millett, O..
H. Case, T. A. Hoverstadt, H r. Wells,
| A. c. Paul. Fl. A. Boardman, F. B.
| Doran, J. T. Wyman, w. S. Collins.
| 1t was decided to issue a call to the
supervisors of every township in MINI
nesota to attend this convention,o as
their aid in the good road work is, es-
sential to it's success throughout the
! state. 29E =
Prominent Men to Speak, III
| IT was decided to invite the follow
| ing eminent speakers to attend the
convention: Congressman c. e. Lit
| tlefield, of Maine; A. w. Campbell,
deputy minister of public works, To-
ronto, Ontario; Andrew Patulla,, presi-
| dent Ontario. Good Roads association.
Woodstock, Ontario; T. H. Moore, Chi
| 0oc Matt n
association.
Mr.. j. w. Abbott, special agent of
| the Office of Good Road Inquiries for
| the Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast
| district, will assist in the convention
and demonstration work in this terri
| tory during the fall.
A majority Of the state fair board
were present, and extended to the gov
i eminent and local officials their
| hearty cooperation to make the CON
! vention and demonstration such a sue
| cess that the convention will be known
as the government good roads conven-
ton held at the Minnesota state fair
grounds, Sept 1-6. serfIf4F5
| After adjournment quite a number
Of those present went over the route
Of the proposed boulevard, where the
| demonstration work is to be inaugu-
rated.
1t is expected that Senator M. A.
| Hanna and Secretary of Agriculture
| Hon. James Wilson will accept the in
vitation extended to be present during
the convention.
Col. r. w. Richardson has just re-
turned from Chicago, where he made
arrangements for the train, Chicago to
st. Paul. The equipments and experts
selected, Col. Richardson states, will
give us the best equipped train ever
sent out by the government or others
for this class OF work. -sss
Those Present Yesterday.
Those present at the meeting yester-
day were: For the government, Col
w. Richardson and J. W. Abbott;
| for the State Good Roads association
President George w. Cooley, Secretary
w r. Hoag, Assistant Secretary B
F. Beardsley, G. A. Forbes and N. Y
Taylor; for Ramsey county, Commits
sioners Powers, Wright and Gray; fol-
Hennepin county, William S. Chowan
G. L. Smith; st. Paul park board
President J. A. Wheelock, Superintend-
ent Fred Nussbaumer: for the state
fair board, President F. w. Randall
Secretary c. N Cosgrove, C. r. Smith
b. F. Nelson, Col. w. NJ Liggett, N. S
Gordon, John Cooper, J. M. Under
wood; for the Litchfield Commercial
club, A. r. Koerner, j. E. Sbjornson
Charles H. Strobeck, E. E. Peterson
A. T. Koerner and Judge Strobeck
made an urgent plea that convention
be held at Litchfield in September
accompanied by the good roads work
| train