Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-21
FOR GOOD ROADS.
State Association Organized at Des
Moines Convention.

WOIHcS SOUVSUlICn.
From Fridays Daily.
The Iowa State Good Roads associa-
ton was organized yesterday at Des
Moines, officers were elected and reso-
lutions were adopted endorsing gov
eminent, state and county aid for road
construction, and the enactment of
legislation in Iowa and by the national
congress looking for the adoption of
a system for the permanent improve
ment of the public highways of the
country. OF the local delegates pres
ent at the convention Senator S.H .Har-
per was chairman of the committee on
permanent organization: Beniah Dim
mitt was on the committee for the Sc
lection OF delegates, and T. j. Reinier
was on the resolutions committee. The
officers elected at the meeting were as
follows.
President-Merritt Greene, Marshall
town.
Secretary-D. B. Lyons, Des Moines.
Treasurer-Homer A. Miller, Des
Moines.
Executive comnittee-T. G. Harper
of Burlington, James G. Berryhill of
Des Moines and Joseph Morgan of Du-
buque.
Vice-presidents-J. S. McKerney,Jef-
ferson county; l.. l.. Mason, Scott; Eu-
gene Lande, Dubuque; William LARA
bee, Fayette; G. A. Huston, Linn; j.
W. Johnsnn. Monroe; G. f. Curtiss,
Story; w. w. Murrow. Union; M. Nc
Donald. Guthrie; Henry Haag, Greene;
Henry Harlow, Monona county.
To Have Annual Meeting.
The constitution adopted by the new
association provides for annual meet,
ings on the first Tuesday of March, the
place to be selected by the executive
committee of five, of which the presi-
dent is to be chairman. The fifth men,
Der of this committee has not yet been
named by President Greene
At this mornings session of the con-
vention w. G. Moore, president of the
national association, spoke on the
good roads movement and the coming
national convention at ST. Louis. He
urged the Iowa association to send a
large delegation to the meeting, and
to be active in the work of the asso-
citation. Speeches were also made by
James G. Berryhill, the gist of whose
remarks is embodied in the resolu--
lions, of which he, as chairman of the
committee, was the author by the
Hon. Late Young, and by Col. w. R
Richardson of Washington. Five min
ute speeches were made by delegates
from the various counties, expressing
the sentiments that were worked into
the resolutions, concerning state aid.
etc. Mr.. Young congratulated the del
toe ~ Sc
organization, and expressed the con,
viction that Iowa will now have good
roads. Other attempts have failed, but
the present movement is assured of
success.
The Resolutions.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the association:
Whereas, the growing demands of
great state, the necessities of it's peo-
pie, the requirements of its greatly in
creased population expressed at this
the largest delegate convention of the
counties, towns and cities of the state
called to consider ways and means for
the betterment of our public roads, ex.
press with emphasis unexampled in
our history demand for progressive
action and for such changes in our
system of road administration that
shall make them more bountiful of
practical results, and
Whereas, it is deemed advisable that
the work inaugurated by this conven-
ton shall be continued to the end that
public opinion shall be aroused through,
out the state in favor of progressive
road improvements, and especially to-
ward the development of permanent
road system, to the end that the ex
pense of getting the products of Iowa
to market may be reduced to the mini
mum. and the roads be maintained in