The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-28
FOR GOOD ROADS
NATIONAL Association N sEs.
sion At PORTLAND.

/ VUVN ~ I'd AhIvWe
Secretssy Richardson's Report Tems
Of Advsace essse In risny States
During me Pest Yesr-As tissues,
wsshIneioN State Is In the A..
vance Column.
Portland, June 99.-The nth annu.
al convention Of the National Good
Roads Association, tho first Of the
gatherings Of national importance 70
meet in Portland tbs year. at o'clock
yesterday afternoon began it, first ses-
sion in Festival hall, ct the Lewis and
CLARK exposition grounds. President
". 81. Moore, Of the association, called
the organisation 10 order. A. M. Cfaw.
ford, attorney general for Oregon, in
the absence Of Gov. Chamberlain, Att-
ingly welcomed the visitors 70 Oregon,
- did Col. james jackson, U. 8. A.,
retired, on behalf Of tho commercial
interests Of Portland.
President Telis Of CROWN.
President Moore then reviewed the
work Of the association during the
time Of his oficial connection with Il,
and dwelt upon the amount Of work
accomplished. He pictured the CRU
sade Of the good roads train on il pill.
grinage across the continent and told
Of the good work that had been done
in that way.
The speaker advocated support Of
the Brownlow-L atimer bill now before
congress, which will provide fund Of
90. 600, 900 for the Developments Of
good roads. He declared that this
good roads movement 10 destined %
sweep tho land - IT. Importance b.
comes moro generally realised, and
predicted that nothing can arise 10
curb IT. ultimate triumph ~ an in.
dustrial necessity.
Following Mr.. Moore's speech Col.
R. W. Richardson, secretary Of tho %.
ISOLATION, submitted his annual report,
and President Moore appointed the
credentials committee.
Secretsry's Report.
In the course Of his report Secretary
Richardson says that some forty six
good roads associations have been
formed during the year. Conventions
have bean held In Missouri, AEkansas,
Louisiana, Texas, Illinois, Kansas,
Iowa, Nebraska, Idaho, Warrington
and Oregon. Reports gathered through
the association office and BY the indus.
trial departments Of the several rail.
roads show q great impetus given to
public road building In tho portions
Of tho country where these campaigns
have been carried ON. It 10 shown
that some eS4, 000, 900 has been raised
BY bond Issues and direct taxation in
the states and counties traversed BY
the Illinois Central and the Southern
Railway systems. and 10 being expend-
cd In permanent road construction in
the states and counties traversed BY
these two great railways.
"This association" says Mr. Rich.
ardson, "has maintained ~ ono Of it,
leading policies the establishment In
tho minds Of the people that . parma.
nent system Of pablo roads 10 primar-
lily the most necessary Of all internal
public Improvements; that road Affairs
should not b left exclusively TO the
rural districts and that tho burden Of
their cost and maintenance imposed
upon them. The public roads are in.
tegral parts Of the transportation sys-
TENS Of tho country, therefore arc in.
timately related 10 our agricultural,
commercial and industrial Developments
and progress. Recognising this, We
have appealed for STATE departments
for roads, under competent direction
and supervision; also for tho principle
Of state aid, under which tho state, by
general appropriation, pays portion Of
the cost Of building the principle high.
ways. thus tightening the burden upon
the few, uistTibuting tho cost and plac-
ing public road Affairs under inteli.
gent Supervision.
"luch attention has been giveu to
this phase Of the subject. and several
Of the statss within this year have pro-
vided highway commissions and made
liberal appropriation for tho support
Of their work. Notable among these
states are Maine, New Hampshire. H.
hnois, Iowa and Washington. Many
Of the other states have taken sdvan-
osd steps in the line Of modern legis-
lation, looking TO the uss Of convict
and county prison laber in road build
ing and in the prspaTation Of road ma.
tsgial for distribution to the several
oountiss and districts. Many have 81.
70 enacted that road taxes, Or at least
. portion. shall b equally levied on
al reopssty. and, further. that the H.
Dor system b abandoned, and al suoh
taxes b collected In cash, and sxpeaa-
ID under expert snginssring direction"
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