The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
GOOD ROADS PEOPLE.
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF. STATE
ASSOCIATION MEETS
TODAY
COMPLETE SUCCESS rs ASSURED
Excellent Programme Arranged,
Embracing Hfafny Topics OF Vital
Import t6'the People of
Minnesota.

The annual meeting of the State Good
Roads association will convene this
morning at 10 O'Clock in the senate cham
Der. Of the state Icapltol, and 1t Is ex-
pected that, there will be goodly num-
Der of enthusiasts present when President
Wells calls It to order.
The good roads movement has been
progressing most favorably In Minnesota,
and the state association hopes to secure
the next IIvention of the national as
sociatien at state fair time.
The officers and committees of the
state association have worked hard to
make this state convention a great sue
cess, and q most excellent programme
has been arranged FL. r. Wells, of Pres
ton, Mimi, is president of the associa-
ton; ]. I. Elwell, of Minneapolis, secre-
tary; Benjamin b. Beardsley, OF st. Paul,
assistant secretary, and George w.
Cooley, Of Minneapolis, is vice president
of the National Good Roads Association
of Misnesota. The committee on recep-
ton consists Of E.. w. Peet, Oscar Hal
lam, John e. sStryker, Charles A. Forbes
and w. B. Webster. H. p. Hall, Wal
lace G. Nye, and 7. f. Smith are the
special committee on press.
Gov. Van SAINT will deliver the adj
dress of welcome to- the association, to
which Hon. H. r. Wells will respond. A.
3. Choate, of Minneapolis, will speak on
The Next STEP Mr.. Choate is one Of
the pioneer good road workers in Min
nesota and is an enthusiast on the SUBJ
ject.e George H. Shellenberger, of st.
Paul, will deliver an address on THE
Cost Of Bad Roads," and George w.
Cooley, of Minneapolis, will talk on
Gravel Roads, Charles A.. Forbes.
county surveyor of Dakota county, and
for. many years an earnest agitator and
writer on good road questions, will read
a Iiobv GDnnrViGinY1
County Roads and City improvements"
will be discussed By City Engineer George
w. Sublette,t of Minneapolis
The, afternoon session will begin at
o'clock. William r. Hoag, professor of
civil engineering at the state university
will discuss The Press in it's Relation
to the Good Roads Cause Prof. Hoag
has been instrumental in organizing good
roads departments in many of the papers
of the country H P. Hall, secretary of
the st. Pauls4J obbefs' union, will discuss
the same subject. Assistant City En-
gineer George L. Wilson, of St. Paul, will
tell about stRoads Building in other
States. L. FL. Johnson, of Minneapolis.
will read paper on ''Stee1 Highway
Bridges, and Their Maintenance" 'Prac-.
teal Road Building with Means at Hand
will be the topic of J. T. Elwell, of Min
neapolis. L. H Smith, of the state uni
yersity, will discuss Highway Improve
ment in Minnesota and III. E. Barlow,
of the university, will talk on ''The Value
of Good Roads to the Farmer, and How
to Obtain them" The reports of COM
m1ttees and election of officers will con-
clude the meeting.
$ George w. Cooley, of Minneapolis, has
long been known as a crank on good
roads, and he has been preparing to bring
large Hennepin county delegation to
the convention. He has arranged to at
tract attention to Hennepin county by
preparing a number of notices to be
hung around the senate chamber. One
of these notices reads: III s
50. ......
!: WE OUGHT TO MEND
OUR WAYS.
+ Another placarde bears the following
observation, which is the motto of the
good roads enthusiasts:
THERE IS No MORE COMMON G;
{: INTEREST THAN THE COM
-. MON ROAD.
A logical and convincing argument in
favor of aboiishing all bad. muddy,
sandy rutty and dusty roads is furnished
in the following striking proverb:
/: GOOD ROADS ARE
: CONDUCIVE TO
GOOD MORALS
/: GOOD MORALS TO
GOOD.
CITIZENSHIP
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There are many more, some going to
show that American farmers pay three
times as much as the European farmers
for marketing their products, simply be-
cause American roads are sad; others to
show that SO per cent of The transporta-
ton of the copnfry is by horse or mule
power.
The whole collection prepared by Mr..
Cooley will be on exhibition next thurs
day morning at the senate chamber