The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-07-10
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- tb, foilo,,ipy rrnul,lc account
of the rreot Nntlonni Convention for
go,J r,oLs M NJ Touis.
No mor, successful convention was
ever hold ln tho Interest of amy indus
t.l,l movement ti,nu ,he GOOD roads
,or,,,ti,r tbgt .,,os beid In 81 touls
In the number und Intelligence o., lbs
delegates In lts enthusiasm npd work.
Inc rnplc'iy ip DDS uunniuity ANA s.n.
olsnpss of purp1.p n fine number of
milo a,,ptcrs aud Freedom from pnru
gop or r,ii,r,,i lrere,rr. /. wss eci.
dom II over couaicd.
Two tbous,pd dcicrofpe from nearly
every Sintc and Territory I'm tine Union
attended tbe con,epilon From ihc
drst dny to tho lpsf tbe most dom,nat.
inc idca wne Che necessity of govern.
mont mia p tho copsftnctlon of rural
routcs government aid To be- oondl.
Toned upon an oounl amount Of local
mid ma sol forth IN the Brownlow bil.
The best evidence. however was IN
the ndoptlon of the declaration of pru.
ciplos ana resolutions ON the last day
of tbo meeting. Thrrc was not dis.
sentInc voice iu that large nsspmblarc.
mo declaration of pr.nclples ma SET
forth nssortcd that the building OF
GOOD roads I'm tbe United stntcs ls now
OF pnramount inheritance 10 national
prosperity and commercial supremacy.
| that th, harmonious cooperation OF
township. county. state ana national
governments ls nodded n futthcrancc
of mia ond. tbot tbouel, tbe nppro
rrioti,,s tJiberto rod. bv Conrress
ror mo lpiproyomopt of t,e rivers ana
borbors won, bcncocpnt onl.commcnd.
NM. va, t,. tlp, boe cnmc when The
ooricnlturni districts sbould he assist.
ed In Tho maftc, nj bulldipc hiehwavs.
so TINT tbo benefits of the FREQ mail
delivery may bo extended ANA thus
prouoto N bieber order Of citizenship
and Mao meet the eyor. growing ncccs.
qltles Of tbc rront agricultural inter.
ests of tbe' country unon which lts
nrosperliy nnd growth depcnd.
Tho princlplo of state nnd county
On oporntlop ,yoa commended nnd IL
was more thnn once emphasized thnt
A n ns much the dnlv of the general
government IA nsslst ln the building
of highway. as n is 10 improve The
rivora ana barbara
Tho resolution fn,orine national ala
10 IN no prosentcd ia the Congress OF
tho rfnitod stntos hv n committee com.
lnosod OF one member from each State.
to he selected hy the secrotnrv M The
National Good Roads Association.
l'ruo mrdinr ~ ,sr ss~,,,as,sl road
from Monticello TO the University OF
Vlrelnln Ia honor OF Thomas Jcifcr.
son. who signed the nrst bll for tic
construction Of national highway on
March %. 1906. was unanimously ap.
proved aud indOrsod by the conven-
lion.
Among the most distinguished speak
ors at the convention were President
, Roosevelt. william y. Bryan. senator
, Iatlmer of South Carolina. ana Gov.
ornor Cummins. Of Iowa. Mr. Roose.
welt ana Mr. Bryan both spoke of the
necessity Of building better highways
for the milton. aud though neither
committed himself 10 the proposition
Of advocating government aid yei the
Inference was clear that both would
favor such expenditure senator lat.
, liner made a strong and unnnsworable
argument In favor Of government aid.
There win be no more earnest worker
for good roads la TIE next Congress
A., than senator Lntlmer
The President made some good
, points Among oihor things he mid'