La Junta tribune., 1905-08-09
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Wellington E LOueks. organizer Of
the National Good Roads Aoncistion.
was in town last Friday. and IN the
evening addressed meeting a some
of our prominent citizens at the
court house in the interest a good
roads. and made the preliminary ar
rangements for visit Of the Good
Roads Special now touring the
state.
The Good Roads Special" will
visit La Junta Saturday. August
18th, and every citizen Who i inter
estsd in good roads is invited 70 at
tend the convention. The Good
Roads Special" carrying officers Of
the National Good Roads Association.
leading engineers. lecturers nd road
experts. will be here on that day and
hold three meetings. At 10 n m. 2
p. m. and p. m This is the great
est industrial movement Of Tie age.
and is vital to the welfare Of your
home and your business Interest,"
Mr.. LOucks made an interesting
address at the court house. and il Is
q great misfortune that 50 few were
present TO hear it. He says Otero
county has the best material in the
state for the making Of good roads.
and he is very desirous Of educating
the citizens of this county to the use
Of it, which is the main object of the
meeting.
A committee Of the National Good
Roads Association has been travel
ing over the country for tie past
ten years engaged in = campaign of
education and in some localities their
success in inaugurating rnad i'm
provements has been phenomenal.
A t.1in of fifteen cars. loodsd with
machinery. sometimes accompanies
the committee. TO give demonstra-
tions in practical road building.
Every effort should be made to
make the good roads meeting in this
city next Saturday a success. and
the combined efforts Of the people
Of Otero county will do it. Let US
have the biggest mas meeting ever
held in Otero county. By tie forma-
ton Of strong local orgaaization
we will be able to secure aid from
both the state and nation in the
building Of good roads.
The Good Roads Special" will ar
rive in La Junta early Saturday
morning. and three meetings will be
held during the day at 10 .. M. 2 p.
m. and p. m. The day sessions will
be held in the district court room.
and the evening session 1t the II
Junta Theatre. The latter win be
particularly interesting. the chief
attraction being q stereopticon lec-
ture on the Good Roads Of the
World"
The reception committee appoint
ed to entertain the visiting members
Of the Good Roads Special" is re-
quested to assemble at the Harvey
House at 8 o'clock Saturday morn
ing. The members Of the committee
are as follows:
. r. A. Steen. A. C. Draper. C. A..
Beerbohm. C. W. Wonderly. n. D..
Carwood. G. II. Downer. w. E. Roop.
T. J. Cook. Jas. McNeen. N. F.
Miller. A. b. Corbin. Geo. Barr. DR..
Ragsdale. DR.. Kearns. G. NJ. Dame
son. K. c. Todd. S. E. Wood. A. N.
Turner. Ed Marshall. s. r. Mendei-
ron. DIR. A. L. Stubs. C. L. Seelsy,
T. T. Woodruff. W. Z. Andrews. J.
r. Russell. Matt Daimler. G. s.
Thompson. DR.. Hubbell. G. A. Kil-
gore. DIR. Moore. Rev. Bluhm. B. =.
Spaulding. DIR. Coltman. J. B. So
man. W. r. Cartwright. r. C. ln0s.
r. G. Dalton. K. N. Kirkpatrick. C.
K. Buckley. c. E. veasie. J. B.
O'Neil. J. w. Fisher. r. +. kwis.
c. n. Taylor. A. Ewing. N. q.
Larsen. C. w. Fenlanon. Ju1ge
Wallis. J. P. Pearce. r. A. Sabin.
u lwWts PERT o,eo Asosses.