Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-28

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In 1893 an Interstate Good Roads
Convention was called at ST. Louis.
Twenty two states were represented
by delegates. The same officers
were reelected and the Interstate
Asso, iation organized. In that con
vention it recommended that a Ma
tional Association should be form
ed. AZ a result of that meeting,
more than eighty local, distrirt and
state conventions were held by the
officers in the Mississippi Valley
states, extending from Duluth to
the Gulf of Mexico. One of the OBJ
iects of this extensive campaign
was TO bring about the organiza-
ton of the national movement.
In 1900 the National Good Roads
Convention was called at the old
Music Hall, State street, Chicago,
in conjunction with the National
Irrigation Con. ess. These con
yentiona were the last held before
that noted building was demoiish
ed to provide for the great retail
store of Marshal, Field and Compa
ny. Thirty one states were repre-
scented in that convention, which
was held November 10 q and result
ed in organizing the Good Roads
Association. ". II. Moore was elect
ed president, and Il. W. Richardson
secretary, and a vice president was
elected from each state represented
by delegates. After the convention
adjourned committee of twenty
four, selected by the convention, &C
companied President Moore and
Secretary Richardson TO Washing.
ton. and on November -, 1900, the
committee had conference with
President Mckinley which resulted
in the president directing the at
tention of the Fifty-sixth Congress
to the necessity of improved roads.
In 1901, officers of the National
Guod Roads Association, the office
of Public Road Inquiries, United
States government, the Illinois Cen
trail railroad, and leading manufac-
,urers of road machinery Joined in
exploiting the Good Roads Train"
which proved of vast importance in
arousing the nation to better the
road conditions.
In the same year an international
Good Roads convention was called
at Port Huron, Michigan, by Hon.
Horatio S. Earle, who later organ
lied the association of American
Road Makers.
In September, 1901, the call was
issued for holding the National and
international Good Roads Conven-
ton at Buffalo during the Pan
American Exposition.
Following this convention at Buf.
falo good roads train" was in
stalled on the Southern Railway,
through all the Southern
Atlantic States. This browning work
of that expedition eliminated in a
great convention at Charlottesville,
Virginia, where a beautiful road
way was built between the town of
Charlottesville and Monticello, the
former home of President Jefferson.
In the fall Ct 1902, the Office of
Public Road Inquiries installed a
good roads train over the GREAT
Northern Railway under the super
vision of Mr.. r. W. Richardson, Sec
rotary of the National Good Roads
Association. Many convention were
held between ST. Paul aud Seattle
and associations were organized
which have been so instrumental
in joining the forces of the great
national campaign for a betterment
of the public roads.
Since 1900, the officers of the Ma
tionai Good Roads Association have
continued series of con-
ventions reaching into nearly all
states and territories. In prosecut-