East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-13
w. L. THOMPSON,
FRANK FRAZIER,
w. D. HANSFORD.
HORACE WALKER.
Committee
Resolutions Adopted.

Your committee on resolutions re-
spectfully submit the following:
Be it resolved, That the citizens of
Pendleton and community fully ap-
preciate the courtesy and honor con-
ferred on them by the officers of the
National Good Roads association in
the selection of this city as the place
for holding National Good Roads as
sociation convention, and the able ef-
forts of the officers of the association
in presenting the cause of good roads
to our people; be 1t further
Resolved, That the thanks of this
convention be especially extended to
the Hon. Martin Dodge, director of
the office of public road inquiries,
agricultural department OF the United
States government, for his presence
at this convention and his valuable
and interesting address upon the sub
jects under consideration; be it further
Resolved, That this convention ex-
tend its hearty thanks to the CONNER
cial association, the city council, the
mayor and other citizens of the city
and county in arranging for and car
rying out the details of this conven-
ton; be 1t further
Resolved, That we heartily thank
the railway companies of the west
for the assistance they have already
given in the good roads movement,
and we realize and appreciate their
disposition to cooperate with us n
the promotion of the cause of goHd
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tering be it further
Resolver, That the citizens of Pen
dleton and Umatilla county repre-
sented in this convention fully appre-
| ciate the value and importance of
good roads to the moral, educational
and material progress of our people;
that while the time may not ye. be
ripe for the general adoption of a
policy of construction OF hard roads
throughout this county, nevertheless.
this convention fully endorses the
idea of good roads and of the educa-
tion of the people to the Importance
of good roads as rapidly as the mea Is
of our people will permit; be it fun =
ther
Resolved, That we believe that any
experimental work carried on in this
state by practical demonstration will
be of primary and substantial value
in the improvement of the highways
of this state and will consequently
enhance the value of all our property,
rural and urban alike. To this end
we most earnestly request Hon. w
H. Moore of the National Good Roads
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early date as possible the asSocia-
tion's construction train with expert
road builders and road machinery ia
construct a model section of perma-
nent road, suitable to the conditions
of our city and county; be 1t further
Resolved, That we recommend 10
the careful attention of the city coun-
ell of Pendleton, the board of county
commissioners OF TTmatilla county
and to the county road supervisors
the suggestions made in this conven-
ton as to the purchase and use OF
heavy steam rollers in the construc-
ton of roads, and the building OF
bridges and culverts of more sub
stantial and permanent type; be II
further
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
convention that the city of Pendletor
and Umatilla county should be rep
resented at the National Good Roads
convention to be held in Portland
Ore, June %, 23 and "a next; and tC
that end we recommend that the
Umatilla County Good Roads associa
ton appoint three delegates, and tha
the Commercial association appoin
three delegates, and that the expenses
of these delegates so far as practica
BILE be borne by these organizations
be 1t further
Resolved, That the thanks of thu
convention be extended to the various
speakers who have addressed the con
vention. Respectfully submitted.
T. p. GILLILAND.
B. F. REM,