The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-06-01
National Good Roads Meeting.

r. w. Richardson, secretary of the
National Good Roads association is
sending out the following invitations
The National Good Roads associa-
tion, the road division department
of agriculture United States govern
ment, the Oregon Good Roads associa-
tion, the Lewis and Clark centennial
exposition, the state of Oregon, the
city Of Portland and county of Mul-
tnomah, the Portland Comercial club,
the chamber of Commerce, the Board
of Trade and the Manufarcturer's as
sociation of the Northwest. are asso-
ciates and CO. operating in this call for
the fifth annual national good roads
I convention, to be held in the audi
toriam of the Lewis and Clark centen-
nial exposition, at Portland, Oregon,
June q and "A, 1905, and extend to
yourself and representative interests
this ugent invitation to attend and
Participate in the proceedings.
The subject of improved public
roads is commanding more active and
practical consideration at this time
than any other question of internal
improvement in the states and terri
tories of the American union. Agri-
cultural, commercial, industrial,
transportation, religious, educational.
social and public interests are de-
manding uniform system Of perma-
nent highways, commensurate with
the needs of the country.
The proceeding of the convention
will include addresses and discussions
upon the scientific, ethic and econo-
mic phases of the subject and its rela-
tion to industrial progress and devel-
opment. National engineers and ex-
pert road builders will exemplify
modern methods of constructing
earth, gravel, macadam, brick and
other kinds of roads. Legislation
pertaining to national an state CO.
operation and supervision; financial
ways and means; the use of convicts
and other detail of the subject will re-
ceive practical consiration.
An object lesson road will be CON
structed on the exposition grounds
as special exhibit, showing in detail
the process of road building, from the
foundation grade to the finished road.
1t will demonstrate the application
and use of the various kinds of road
material and the operation of the
latest improved road making II a
chinery.
The Olds automobile company have
arranged for an ocean to ocean speed
contest, New York to Portland. The
start will be made from the Waldorf
Astoria, and $1,000 cash prize will
be given to the motor ar first arriv-
ing at the Convention hall.
Saturday, June "a, is designated
Good Roads Day" at the Lewis
and Clark centennial exposition, and
will be observed by appropriate pro-
gram.
This is the first great national con-
vention to assemble on the Pacific |
coast for the consideration of the all |
and primarily necessary
question of the improvement of the
common roads. Therefore, the states,
counties, cities and towns, toget her
with the agricultural, commercial,
industrial and other organizations of
this section should profit by the ad-
l&ntages of the occasion and be fl lily
represented.
Governors of the several states and
county road officials, may
Drs of cities, presidents of all com
agricultural, industrial,
transportation. development, civic
Improvement. educational and relig-
ous organizations are requested and
expected to appoint at least five dele
gates to represent their respective
bodies in the convention. All such
officials, together with members of
congress and state legislators are
made ex-officio members of the CON
-ention.
The Oregon members of the advisory
ommittee Of the Good Roads associa-
ion are, John II. Scott, pres dent
tate Good Roads association, Salem;
John H. Mitchell, United States sena-
or, Portland g. A. Hartman, PEN
ileton; DR.. B. DAILY; j. o. Boothe,
ITanta Pass