The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-08
GOOD ROADS
Great BLESSING
Nearly Every County Has Or
gained to Obtain Them
LETTER OF INSTRUCTION
Capt. Jacob Amberg Receives
Valuable Suggestion.
LETTER OF INSTRUCTION

Guthfie. o. T, Nov. 7.-Oklahoma is
intensely interested in the good ROADS
problem, and nearly every county In the
territory has an organization for pro-
noting this great blessing. Prominent
in the work is Captain Jacob Amberg,
OF Chandler. vice-president for Oklahoma
of the National Good Roads association
He has received the following letter of
instructions and recommendations from
President w. H. Moore, of st. Louis, No.
the ihead of the National association.
which will form the basis of future de-
velopment and organization in Oklaho-
ma:
ST. Louis, Mo, Nov. 5.
Captain Jacob Amberg, Chandler. O. t.
My Dear Sir:-7In order TO extend the
work of the National Good Roads associa-
ton and secure general cooperation, the
executive board has decided that county
organization shall be effected at the
county seats by electing president, sec
rotary, treasurer and a vice-president
from each township. The president of
the county organization shall be the vice
president of the state association from
that county. Each county organization
shall be composed of not less than forty
members and each member shall pay
twenty-five cents. This amount of so
shall be sent to the treasurer Of the Ma
tional Good Roads association, c. II. Hut
tig. Upon receipt of same a certificate
of membership shall be issued by the ma
tional association to each association so
organized This Will not defray all eX-
penses of the national association but
this method is adopted on cooperative
basis to extend the work into all sec
tons of the United States. The National
association will have TO depend upon
commercial organizations and cities TO
raise sufficient funds for operation. All
local associations will receive from time
time literature concerning the progress
of the movement. suggestions for raising
funds and practical plans for the most
approved methods of all systems of road
construction, also our assistance in pro-
noting local conventions, and copies of
the bills for local. state and national
legislative consideration. To have these
privileges. no doubt, the supervisors of a
large number of counties viii be glad
to donate so TO this cause, as it viii
educate them and systematic their work,
also make them creQentlaled delegates 10
the state and national convention.
You can readily understand if the coun-
ties in your section will start the move
ment in this way with from 20 to 500
members. when those names are included
in general petitions to state legislatures
and the federal congress, it will have
powerful influence and whatever bills
may be enacted by your community Will
be in line to receive its portion of state
and federal aid. without organization
and numbers your community will ma
turally be without influence
We must depend upon the vice-pres-
dents and members of the advisory COM
mite to promote the work in their res
pective localities. We have assurances
from nearly all sections that this will
be done. We shall al the earliest posi-
bic time inaugurate a series Of state con-
ventions extending from Maine to Cali
fornia, preparatory TO the great national
and international convention to be held
in ST. Louis next yea- We shall also
incorporate in all county, judicial, state
and national political platforms strong
recommendations for good roads
We will appreciate suggestions from you
and hope to have the earnest co-opera-
ton of yourself and community.
With good wishes and hoping to hear
from you, 1 am. Respectfully.
w. II. MOORE. President.