The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-11
Good Roads Convention.

OOOu TNOduS SOIIVSIltlOii'
The Fort ScoGU Commercial Club, a.
The request Of the National Coco
Roads A association. hereby call q
'onveution TO be held at Fort Scott.
Kansas, March 30th, 1904 for The
purpose OF DISCUSSING the Good Roac
movement that is one Of the mos
Important topics Of the present day
There viii be- three sessions Of the
meeting, morning, Afternoon al.
night Every city, town, TOWNSHIP
md road district is entitled TO, anc
should send delegates to this conveh-
tiun. "A county, city and township
officer, including road overseers. are
entitled to seats in this convention
and should make an effort 10 be
present. as well as representatives
others interested in the good ROADS
movement. A program will be
prepared in which Will be included
papers on road topics by. the best
taienL obtaipabe. In addition TO this
dr W IL. Moore. president OF tht
National Good Roads Association
will be present and address tbs
convention. Also, the following
r~o's who have TAKEN an active
part in this good roads movement
ave been invited TO be present:
Ion. w S Jennings, governor OF
Florida; Hon w X, Vanderbilt, Jr
4 New York; Hon. JAS. w. Abbott,
of Denver, Colorado, aud Others.
No movement before the American
people to-day is Of more important IT,
the agricultural and industrial inter
ests than the e cd roads movement
Millions dollars have neen expended
by the gov ernment n the impr vement
az, - ana harDOrS that are not
erly so important to the American
eople in general as good roads VIII
"a It. is expected that by another
ear the national congress Will take
10 this matter in connection with tht
rates, counties and road districts
nd that in few years the farmers
of the agricultural regions will be
oabied TO market their product at
- duced expense Of at least fifty per
cent.
At this convention there will BE-
ecled delegates 10 the National and
International Good Roads Convention
rat is to he held at St. Louis, Mo.
Nav 10Th to 2lst, 1904, tne'e the good
Dads move uent will be discussed by
ne most able men in this and foreign
puntrieS. The convention at ST.
4ouis will be held IN conjunction with
ne Louisian Purchase Exposition
me National Press Association
nd the P ess Associations OF nearly
II the states will be assembled
there the same time.
1t is expected that the railroads
4ntering Fort Scott will give IA one
are rate for round trip to TIL"
convention It's hoped hv this meals
. work up an interest in the road
luildiDg in his part Of the west that
elp re Of greater yalue TO the com
mnn'ty than Frv other movement
now under conSid era on. The Fort
scott UummericIal @ ub cannot too
strongly urge every one, aud eSpecl-
ally county, city and township
,tIicialS. road overseerS, surveyors,
nvll engineers. and lovers Of good
loads generally, to work up an
interest in this con ventiOa that will
,acure number OF delegates from
Averv neighborhOod in the district Of
Southwestern Kansas and South
western Missouri. They also urge
The newspapers TO publish this cal
and tO keep the matter before their
leaders, from now until the adjourn.
nent of the convention. Fort Scott
las ample facilities for the caring
or the delegates who will attend this
convention; also convention hall
which will seat 5000 people and which
t is hoped, will he filled TO its utmost
,apaclty by delegates interested in
This matter.
Write to the For 6 Scott Commercial
7lub for any Information. Don't
forget the date, March 30th, Fort
Scott, Kansas.