Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-02
VISITING OFFICIALS HEARD.
Az Old Question Takes on New Form
Al Gathering Under Way In
The Assembly Hall,
PROBLEM BEFORE THE PEOPLE.
Ten Miles Of Model Road to be Laid
10 Salt Lake County Ia October
Ncxt--Routiue Business

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The importance for immediate work
ON the problem Of making good roads
for Utah seemed 10 assume mammoth
proportions at the opening session Of
the nrst state good roads convention
This morning Former Gov IIcbcr NJ,
Wells declared that our roads were
things we were not proud Of as n state,
COW cutler said that the securing OF
good roads was the most important
consideration now before the state,
col W, n, Moore, president OF the Ma.
,ona Good Roads association, declared
mud 10 be the foulcst blot on the ma
,lona oscutscheon, while wellington ",
loucks of 81 Louis declared round
pebbles should be b0nlshed from Salt
Lake street construction work, and
thousands Of dollars should be saved In
paving expenses by parking the center
Of the wide streets instead OF laying
tobble stones and asphalt,
TEN MILES or MODEL ROAD
II was promised that n construction
train would arrive over the railroad IN
october and lay 10 miles OF sample
road IN salt Lake county, that
would prove n great educator
70 county commissioners, and others
who have road building IN hand, Tho
custom Of building roads IN front OF
prominent peoples residences instead
Of In accordance with sound engineer
INK principles was deprecated, and Gov,
cutler WAS compllmented on having
vetoed the appropriations for road
building Of the last Legislature on the
grounds that II expended II probably
would not have brought iie face value
IN roads TO the state
CALLED TO ORDER
The convention was called TO order at
10 O'Clock by Hon, lIcber NJ, Wells,
president Of the Commercial club who
welcomed The movement as one por-
tending much good TO the state, He
rhulloncd the visiting organizers that
II was only 10 years since this whole.
country was painless waste Of sage.
brush ana that its, people ana its rev.
pnuos have always been taxed with
necessary improvements far IN excess
Of their capacity, He hoped however,
that The people would feel that now
Was the time 10 join IN the national
movement IN favor OF good roads, and
Zee 10 II that there were vast and I'M
rorlant improvements undertaken At
once,
NOT MANY PRESENT
The convention drew only small
troWd, most OF them being regularly
UnUIpUItpl lalapat.Q IpAnl plunaa
tldo Of Salt Lake, ON the stand were
Hon, II, NJ, Wells, Rev. r. w Pnkcr.
ton Gov Cutler, Hon, W, II Moore,
president OF the national associations
wellington u, Ioucks, an organizer
nom Missouri, Martin Dodge, director
on public ronds inquiries, Y, ~ govern
monl, Col Y, y, RlNoy, lecturer Ma
lono Good Roads association Chas, q,
OAnllold counsel, National Good Roads
association, Senator Reed Smoot, and
Iol " A. Wall
AT the conclusion OF the opening adj
dress by Hon, H. NJ, Wells Rev. y, W,
PlnkoNon offered the invocation, after
winch George G, Lambert wax chosen,
on motion of Fisher Harris, IN chair.
man Of the convention, and Joseph W.
Musscr Of llobcr city, i,s secretary,
GOV cuTLERs SPEECH,
Gov Cutler was then introduced, who
spoke for Tho state IN Welcoming the
nhopnnl organizers and bespoke for
lhcTt successful visit, lie suld
am glad 10 welcome 10 the state
hl men and OIL movements tending 10
llh upbullding materially and In other
Ways Rocognlslng IN this convention
WOch men and such q movement, | am
gloatly pleased, on behalf Of the state
10 eNtcnj u hearty welcome on this oc.
custom IL matter Of pride and
cause for congratulaton, that, IN
tltaWns interest In being tNkon
throughout the country IN the work OF
fo0d'buil ling, When work ~ this kind
assumes an organized form IN the
nol1lng OF conventions where there can
pc demonstrations OF practical work,
ma inicrhnngc OF Ideas With those
VINO nave glvon the matter expert at
Wnuon, thero " an assurance OF Rront
mbleot IN hand hNs passed tho expert.
mental stage, ana has entered upon
.ne stage OF active accomplishment I'm
NV account, the state " 10 be con.
hTd'uln'cd on this suspicious event,
a MATTER or ECONOMY,
', w my belief that the securing Of
tdod roads N one OF the most import.
~ considerations In any community
Nc huilding 81 good roads II u matter
economy IN transportation, M IN
All Other matters, tho line OF lcnet rec
ilNnco In always followed WITH the
p't results, Exchange OF commodities
moro active and less dillcnt whore
sood roads are provided, Tho farmer
l,Wng hlh produce Ia town and oX.
hanging With the merchant the store
seopor bnnorlng win the small mnnu-
,a,iuror The etockmnn and ilockmnstor
nklns lholr products 10 the butcher
uNlfhle IN n small local wny the
Nhlue OF rood roads II much moro
,an be carried with the same effort on
gQo1 road than ON q poor one n grcni
wing " time ana effort IN effected
Won ~ u conserving Of the health
nnn temper ~ man and boast, Yet II
onclnles happens, and speak II with
euyhlng but pride that ut certain
,nhons of the year some roads IN our
h'e arc lmpnaabo Tor teams with any
hu Whatever, This Nv The case not
uln IN tho sporscly settled districts,
NV IN some NJ the most populous parts
lhn state, The result ~ this condl.
'Nn W thnt necessary traffic between