Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27
FAVOR GOOD ROADS
IOWA RURAL MAIL CARRIERS GO
ON RECORD FOR BETTER
HIGHWAYS.

Convention At Des Moincs Proves
Interesting and vauable-Horse In
| surance Not Favored.
smooth macadam roads over which
they may drive and deliver mail to the
MONIES OF the Iowa farmers is the I'M
anlmous desire of the rural mail car
Erlers OF the state as, expressed yes
tefday at their annual convention now
Delng held in Des Moines About forty
OF the carriers of the state, members
OF the association, were present at the
meeting which was presided over by
.. +. Woods, the president of the
state association.
The addresses of welcome was de-
livered by Postmaster Mckay of Des
Moines. G. r. Clark and D. B. Lyons
secretary of the Iowa Good roads as
ISOLATION, spoke at the morning SEES
sion in favor of good loads and their
speeches met most hearty response
Mr.. Lyons made a strong argument
in favor of national and state and
county aid in the building of the roads,
He held that it is as much the duty
of the government to provide highways
for the farmers of Iowa. or at least to
give assistance in the construction of
such highways, as it is to make an ap-
preparation Of $36000,000 for the i'm.
provement of the rivers and ilarbors,
benefting the people who live near
their shores. He also quoted figures
showing how much aid the government
has given to the construction Of rail
roads, and made an eloquent plea for
assistance in pushing the matter of
good roads before the legislature. The
full rounds of applause that greeted
Mr.. Lyons's speech gave evidence of
the hearty support which the rural
mail carriers mean to give him in
working for the roads.
Association in Good Condition.
The secretarys report showed that
there are 1905 rural carriers in Iowa
and that 400 are members OF the state
, organization. The association is in
good condition financially, there being
only a small deficit which will be rails
ed during the convention
: The matter of the horse insurance
was not taken UP. President Woods
thinks there is not as much Of senti
ment in favor of the proposed horse in
: surance as there was in their meeting
last winter when the motion to in
troduce the plan Of insuring carriers
horses against accident, lost only by
the deciding vote of the president of
the state association. 1t seems to be
the general impression of the dele.
. gates that the organization is too small
yet to undertake to insure the horses
of the carriers and they fear injustice
in the appraisment of the horses which
. might die. Their present system of
| life insurance they consider all that
can be successfully carried out SO long
I as the association has only 400 mem
s bers.
a New Officers Elected
]. At the evening session of the rural
carriers state convention c. M. Adams
Of Davenport, was selected president to
$ succeed B. P. Woods, who has held the
II Office since the carriers first organized.
d C. S. Litzenberg, of Indianola. was
n chosen first vice president; Thomas
$. Downs of Dubuque, second vice presi.
e dent; G. P. Clark, of Wadena. secre.
tary. and Joseph Bishop of Manchester
]. c. Mcclure of Malvern and 0. w
Bryant of Lorinor, directors.
Work for Larger Salary
'ei Duflng the montn OF august the ru'
- rai man carriers OF iowa earned $ll,
ano.7o TOT their service IN me state
N nc increase IS more tnan - wv ABOVE
is Tue pay TON Vi 'uiy a.lo sloooV larger
than me sum nasa ont IN June.
is IN june, l3VA, mere were 4S9 faral
S man az carriers III IOWA. Iodas there are
i,Sto engaged IN 1he ae'iVefy ana col
is, lecton OF mai IN the farming dls'ricts
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