The Grit-advocate., 1905-08-04
WORK OF CONVENTION
ORGANIZED FOR BETTER ROADS.
Colorado Good Roads Association Will
Have Headquarters at Colo
RADIO Springs.

Denver, Colo, July 25.-The Colo
RADIO Good Roads Association. with
| headquarters at Colorado Springs. Is
the outcome of the convention held the
past two days in Denver. 1t will work.
| in conjunction with the National Good
Roads Association in federal a1airs
and with the county organizations In
state matters.
Following is list Of the officers
elected:
President. A. Hayes. Colorado
| Springs.
First Vice Presdent-Dr. L. L. Bar
tlett, Denver.
Second Vice President-John c. Os-
good, Redstone.
Treasurer-John +. CampIon. Den.
yer.
Secretary-Henry Russell Wray.
Colorado Springs.
Assistant Secretary-Arthur VIII.
Jams, Denver.
The work of the convention Is sum
married as follows:
Expresses highest appreciation of
work accomplished by National Good
Roads Association, not only over the
United States, but in Colorado.
Calls On people of the state to &C
| lively aid in the betterment Of the
roads because of the financial, social
and educational benefits that will
come from it.
Comes out squarely in favor Of .
convict labor law, in the following res
olution:
BE it further resolved, That 1t 10
the sense OF the convention that the
next General Assembly of the state of
Colorado enact bills enabling the off,
cials Of the state to utilize the labor Of
the able bodied male convicts in tho
preparation Of materials and in con-
structing and maintaining highways
and roads through the state OF Colo
RADIO, a plan which has been adopted
! by quite number Of the states of the
| Union and which has proven of great
| advantage in the constructing and
maintaining of public roads, and fur.
ther that the General Assembly enact
suitable bills enabling the officials of
| the various counties to utilize the Ia.
Dor of all able-bodled tramps, vagrants
and prisoners in the preparation of
materials for the public roads and In
the construction and maintenance OF
| the same"
Requests representatives in Con-
gress to use utmost endeavors to Sc
cure legislation creating department
OF transportation.
Decides to send delegates to the Ma
| tional Good Roads Association conven-
| tion to be held in st. Louis in Novem-
ber.
Thanks the press the city and
county officials and the railroads for
the active cooperation given to the
| good roads movement
Resolved, That it is the unanimous
| consensus of the convention that the
| National Good Roads Association
should hold the annual convention of
| the association in Colorado in 1906.
and to that end We most respectfully
request that large and influential
delegation attend the National Good
Roads convention, to be held in St
Louis, beginning the third Wednesday
| of November next, and that We and all
citizens of Colorado do cordially invite
and urge our best efforts to secure the
meeting of the National Good Roads
| convention to meet at Denver in 1906;
and be it further
Resolved, That we do cordially In.
vite the Automobile Association Of the
| United States and Europe to meet and
| hold in Colorado the national and in
| ternational automobile races of the
world in 1906. Said races to be held
| on or about the same time as the meet
| ing of the National Good Roads con-
vention."