The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-03-11
GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT !.
Demonstration of Road Building at Baton
Rouge-ConventIon Projected.
(Circular.)

Demonstration of Road Building at Baton
Rouge-ConventIon Projected.
fCircular)
Hon President and Members of Police Jury:
The Louisiana State Board OF Agri-
culture and Immigr alton las interested
itself in the good roads movement, with
regard to which the people throughout
the entire state are being aroused, and
has secured the cooperation OF Hon.
Martin Dodge, director of the Office OF
Public Road Inquiries, u. S. Departs
ment of Agriculture, Washington, D.
c., who has assigned Charles T. Har-
rison, special agent and expert, and
his assistant, e. W. Sheets, road ex-
pert in the same Office, to demonstra-
ton work in this vicinity, which is to
begin as soon as the road building
machinery and materials arrive. OBJ
ject-lesson roads, that run through the
grounds of the Louisiana State Uni
versity and A. and NJ. College, will be
constructed under their supervision,
with the student body doing the entire
work. Mr.. Harrison will deliver Sc
ries OF lectures to the cadets, explain
ing the best methods of constructing,
surfacing and draining the roads, ma
terial most suitable for the work, ETC.,
having the cadets familiarize them
selves in handling teams, machinery,
etc., and will teach them how to take
apart, put up, repair and handle the
machinery to the best advantage.
It has been decided that it would be
an opportune time, while the work IS
going on, to have good roads con-
vention, and later call will be issued
and the time and date fixed, TO which
you are asked, and will be cordially
invited by the governor, to send live,
progressive, representative delegates
to the convention, with view OF re-
organizing the State Good Roads AS
ISOLATION, discussing the subject of
good roads, and for the purpose OF
bringing about an organized and de-
termined effort to pass a law creating
a highway commissioner in the inter-
est of improved highways and more
economic expenditure Of road funds
throughout the parishes. The conven-
tion will be asked to appoint special
legislative committee for the purpose
OF drafting bill for presentation at
the opening of the next general as
sembly.
1t is expected that the attenda nce
will be large and that the delegates
will include state legislators, delegates
from each parish, town, labor organ
izations, progressive leagues, farmers
organizations, also district judges,
road commissioners and representa-
tives of the Office of public road in-
quiries of the u. S. department. of
agriculture, various railroads and
state board of engineers, representa-
tives from the highway alliance, Amer
lean road makers, American Motor
League, American Automobile Assoc
citation, League of American Wheel
men, Jefferson Memorial Roads Asso-
citation, New York and Chicago Road
Association and the National Good
Road Association.
We consider this most important
meeting and that it will bring together
road builders and those interested in
highway improvement from all parts
OF the country.
During the progress of the object
lesson work at the University, it is
earnestly desired and hoped that mem
bers Of parish boards, road overseers
and all who have an interest in better
roads, will consider themselves espe-
cially invited to visit the work, at any
and all times. They will find the
gentlemen in charge ever willing to
explain the methods involved and to
impart any other information they
may possess regarding road work. as
well as willing to receive information
from others.
Let US hope that you gentlemen are
disposed to cooperate in this work,
and will come together for the exch ange
of ideas that will be helpful and in
spring. Very respectfully,
J. G. LEE,
Commissioner.
The New Orleans doctor who sued
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