The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-15
Good Roads Conventions at Baton Rouge.

Hon. John Dymond, president of the
Louisiana State Good Roads Associa-
ton, is sending out the following cir
cular of information relative to the
good roads conventions to be held at
Baton Rouge April q, % and 20:
s'The Louisiana State Board OF
Agriculture and immigration has in
terested itself in the good roads
movement, with regard to which the
people throughout the state are taking
increased interest, and has secured
the cooperation of Hon. Martin
Dodge, Director of Public Road In
quiries, Of the U. S. Department Of
Agriculture. Charles T. Harrison,
special agent, with a corps of COM
petent assistants, has been directed to
do some demonstrate work at Baton
Rouge. Object lesson roads will be
constructed under the supervision of
these experts, with the student body of
the Louisiana State University and
Agricultural and Mechanical College
doing the entire work. The students
will be taught the best methods and
the best materials for road building,
and thoroughly famili arized with the
handling Of teams, improved ma
chinery, etc.
1T has been decided that it would
be an opportune time while this work
is going on to have a good roads
convention. and the cooper alton of
the Louisiana State Good Roads AS
ISOLATION has been requested by Hon.
J. G. Lee, Commissioner of Agricul-
ture and Immigration. Immediately
following the convention of the state
good roads association, there will be
held also southern interstate con-
vention of the National Good Roads
Association, to which convention a
large number Of delegates is expected
from the various parishes of this state,
and from adjoining states. The state
association will hold its convention in
Baton Rouge on April q, and the
southern interstate convention will be
held in the same city April % and 20,
and apart from the aid to the entire
movement that can be given to the
state association, the State Board of
Agriculture and immigration and the
people of Baton Rouge will lend every
eff I'll
unqualified success.
1.-THE road demonstr alton work will
be of great value to every one in the
state interested in the good roads
movement. and it is sincerely hoped
that, apart from the delegates of the
parish good roads associations, there
will be o large attend ance at both of
these conventions. All OF the Louisi-
ana parish good roads associations
are earnestly requested TO send dele
gates to both conventions. The presi-
dents and members of the police iuries
of the various parishes, the various
town organizations, progressive
leagues, farmers organizations, dis
trict judges, road commissioners and
local good roads associations are also
al requested to send delegates. Ar
engagements will be made for reduced
railroad trans ortation, and the city
of Baton Rouge pledges itself to make
both conventions interesting and prof
liable TO all the delega tes.
"Notify Ii. NJ. Mayo, secretary of
the Louisiana State Good Roads As
sociation, 81 Baronne Street, New
Orleans, and Charles K. Fuqua, sec
rotary of the convention committees at |
Baton Rouge, with the names and adj
dresses Of the deleg ates to the two
conventions. -