The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-03-10
GOOD ROADS coSvENrIoN.
A District Convention OF the Ha-
tIonaI Good Roads Associa-
tlon VIII Bs Held at Fort
scott. Kans., on the
30th Day Of Mar
1904.

11N1 Are@N - eA
1904.
The Fort Scott Commercial club,
at the request Of the National Good
Roads Association. hereby call a
convention 10 be held at Fort Scott,
Kansas, March soth 1905, for the
purpose OF discussing the Good
Reinforcement that Is one OF the
most important topics of the
present day. There will be three
sessions Of meetings, morning. al
.teTnoon, and night. Every city.
town, township and road district i
entitled to, and should send dele
gates to this convention. All eoun.
ty, township and city officers, in
Guiding road overseers. are entitled
10 seats in this convention aud
should make an effort 70 be present,
as well as Representatives from all
the newspapers, and all others in
ierested in the Good Roads move
ment. A program win be prepaF-
ed in which viii be included papers
on road topics by the best talent OBJ
tainable. In addition to this SIR.
~. H. Moore. president of the Ma
,ional Good Roads Associatlon,
will be present and address the con-
vention. Also, the following per-
sons have been invited TO be present:
Hon. w. s, Jennings, governor Of
Florida; Hon. ". X. Vanderbilt,
Ir. OF New York, Hon. Jas. w
Abbot Of Denver, Colorado, and
others.
No movement before the Ameri-
can people today is OF more impor-
,ance to The agricultural and indus
uial interests ihan the Good Roads
m yemeni. Millions Of dollars
bave been expended b, the govern
ment Ia the Improvement OF MYERS
and hsrbors ,ba, are not nearly so
impossanI 10 the American people
90 general as good roads will be. Il
( Is expected that 10y another year the
national congress will take up tins
matter IN connection with the states
counties ani road disSricss, and that
. so few years toe farmers Of the ag-
neuhural regions will be enabled to
market their products at a reduced
expense Of at least fitly per cent.
Atihis convention there will be
elected delegates TO the Nanona
and International Good Roads con.
vgn,ion iha, is 70 BE- held q, 81.
] Louis, Mo-. May r6h aud ats,.
gol, whtre lhe good roads move
mro, will bc discussed by the most
able men 10 lhis and loreigu eoun-
tries. The convention at 81. Lou,s
viii be held in conjunction with the
l. ouisiana Purchase Exposition
& The National Press Association and
ihe Press Associations OF nearly all
the Hatcr wtl be assembled there tn,
same week
Il is expected that the rail roadr
enlering Fort Scott viii give on,
fare rate ior the round uip 10 tbs
convention, la. hoped by ihi
means 10 work up an interest it
ihis pau Of the Yves, ,hs, will be o
greater value to the community thar
any other movement now under con
sidemnon The Fou Scott Com
meFcial Club cannot too strongl,
urge everyone, and especially eoun
|iy. city and township oi6eials, roa,
loverseefs surveyors, civil engineers
and lovers OF good roads generally
to work up pa interest ia this con
yeniion that will secure a number o
delegates irom every neigl borhooI
Ia The dis,ric, Of Southwestern Kan
sas snd Southwestern Missouri
They also urge the newspapers q
j publish this call and to keep ,h
; matter before their readers irot
now until the adjournmrnt OF Ii
convention. Fou Scott has ampl
facilities lor the caring for the del,
gates who wlll attend this convsr