Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-02


any appreohblo improvement, 10 the
roads II the same amount OF money
was expended on the principal thol.
oughfnres Of the state, ana expended
property, much creator good could be
accomplished with H. While IN tho
oNrly period of utnh's history, thosc
temporary makoshIfls were necessary,
mat time Is now past
HOW TO BUILD ROADS,
II appears 10 mo that the proper
way TO build a road, N to construct IL
on tho principle followed IN building a
house making n foundation ana build.
ing permanently on H. The immediate
expenditure w, OF course, greater than
win the other method, but when the
road " constructed II N ~ service for
long time, An example IN this regard
nus been set Ms by the old Roman om5
pre-, " was the custom thcro for the
roads To be constructed with the idea
OF polmanoncy uppermost IN the minds
OF their builders, Natural obstacles
were overcome, or made use Of IN tho
construction of the roads Much tho
same cnre was exercised az n taken ny
the builders Of our railroads, and no
chrelossness Of construction WAS pcts
mliled, Asa result many Of the roads
| .'','' w wv lN'lNhlF NiNNU NfN1t NEU NlN
Delhg used, with slight expenditure
for repairs, by the Italians today, Even
~ mo modern European nations, road.
Dulldlng receives moro scientific atten.
Ton ,han we have yet given to n, with
the result that their country districts
are provided with highways which ars
q credit To their builders,
UTAH NOT BACKWARD,
with true economy Of effort there
seems no reason why Utah should not
be provided with similar roads. we
have TO meet the difficulty Of large
area ana sparseness OF Inhabitants,
ana great extent of highways, But by
meeting me urgent demands for good
ROADS IN the Nickly populated portions
Of the state first, and building those
ROADS on permanent Plan n system OF
roads, | am sure. can soon be provided
OF q Kind Of which we need not be ut
all ashamed. Not that ! would have
YOU think that Utah " the most back.
ward state IN the Union In this re-
sneot, ! believe that, considering the
area OF our state and It's population,
we arc well toward the front IN ref.
ercnce 10 GOOD roads, But there In no
denying the fact that there II great
room for Improvement IN this respect
and the holding " this convention
gives ground for the hope that this
Improvement win be rapid,
WELCOME EXTENDED,
Therefore, on behalf Of the state and
its citizens | welcome YOU ana com.
mend the purpose for which You have
come among VA, win this welcome
goes my pledge TO encourage local and
state officials 10 do everything con.
sIstcnt with their revenues, IN the way
Of improving state, county, and local
highways, establishing them on u Sci
cntinc ana therefore economical basis,
and providing for the rapid develops
mont Of Utahs resources, ana the IN.
cronso Of IT, inhabitants, | believe
that our experimenting has been done
for us IN other states and nations, We
need only investigate with care the
work that others have done ana then
adapt that work ana those methods of
road construction to our local needs
and conditions, | take IL that the re-
suits Of work done elsewhere VIII be
presented IN this convention for the
discussion OF It's delegates; ana that
M a result OF that discussion methods
Of work VIII be decided upon which
win DO best adapted TO our condition.
and most conducive 10 our bonclll IN
this important matter
STATE SECOND TO NONE
Utah acknowledges no superior IN
school sys,om IN agriculture IN citl'
gcnshlp, IN respect for law and order
IN mining IN irrigation, or IN any
similar element OF solid progress ana
development, I trust II VIII not be long
that We shall have to acknowledge
any superior In thee matter OF 5000
rondg, We have plenty Of room lol
them, plenty of material win when
10 make lhom, plenty OF mcntiu nllu
physical skin 20 do the WORK "
merely a question Of brinRlng ~ lhese
clements together, WIN moun,aUns
of ehnlo easy Of access, ana beds of
asphalt and gravel ~ our doolr lnu,u
In mo- good reason for Utah having any
I'M Inc hest of roads You VIII doubt
loeg help NJ very much win your hug.
rostons and demonnlrOilonM ! nope
II wIll be possible for w Ia nut we
suggestions TO practical use, III INV
mort elfoolun and systematic way
PRIEST, MOORE rALks'
prosIdont w, H. Moore Of the Nssoc''
ntion rospondod 10 the address OF GOV
1utIcr' lIe said that u was with plcos'
mo lint NO stood IN Salt Lake, ana ~
hat ,nrilculnr building again an " ies
rnllol n former ylHlt here Whoro ne WIS
a Jolounio 10 tho Trnnemlselsslppl con.
gr"ss oyor which W. j, Bryan presided
" I'm skctching the history OF the good
,oada movement, President moore
slntod that II had ilS begin
ming nflcon Scnle ugo w m'.'
eo,rI and spread from convention ~
rnuvontion until II numbered tho goVor'
nnra ~ 40 states on ~ advisory board
ana wne An touch Win 100000 people ~
,orcstod I'm rond making, ~ motto w.
norg,nigol npitntol oducNtq' leglhlaiol'
Thn association ~ not IN politics, has nc
nSo lo grind, ana WIN only consider ana
work for good rOndH
Turning To the conditions w Nall
Lake, ne declared mat the park syH-
icnl" of street paving would bo u great
improvomcnt over that new IN vogue,
and that shnrp ledge rock flom tho
mountains would mako much better
packing than the round pebbles Whlol'
ARC nov used Ia gravel muddy places
In concluding he urged he CONNER"
cla club and ~ orgnns Ions 10 study
mo prohlcma Of road building, and then
get behind bills Tor appropriations
Which they know IA be good, lIo op.
poeod the prevailing system Of crying
Tor npproprInt tons before the men who
spend them know how to lay roads
properly.
ANOTHER ORGANIZER
Tho final address Of tho morning was
made by wellington ", Loueks an or
ma nlgsr NJ tho naoNNlnont who n1adr "A