La Junta tribune., 1905-08-02
WORK OF CONVENTION
ORGANIZED FOR Better ROADS.
Have Heseauarfers At cele-
rado Springs

Denver. Colo. July z5.-The Colo,
RADIO Good Roads Association. with
he adquarters at Colorado Springs. ID
The outcome OF the eoaysntion held the
past two days in Denver. IL viii work.
in conjunction with the Nariorai Good
Roads Association in federal a6airs
and with the county organizations in
state matters.
Following is a list Of the oncers
elected:
Presldent-J. A Hayes. Colorado
Springs.
First Vice PresiGent-Dr. Z. L. Bar
tlett, Denver.
Second Vice Presdent-John c. Os-
good. RedstoIe.
TEeasurer-JohI p campion. Den
yer.
Secretary-Heny Russell wrzy.
Colorado Springs fa.- 1850
Assistant Secretary-ArthGr VIII
iams, 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 tie
United States. but in Colorado.
Calls on people Of the state To ae-
tiyeiy aid In the tetterment Of the
roads because OF the financial. social
aud educational benefits that will
come from H.
Comes out squarely In favor Of
convict labor law. In the following res
olution.. 4.....
BE Il further resolved. That II Is
the sense Of the convention that the
next General Assembly Of the state OF
/ l.fwr.N.. aas LffTg HfFur saff
cials OF the state to utilize the labor OF
the able bodied male cunyicts In the
Nprepsration Of materials and In con.
struotlng and maintaining highways
and roads through the state of coio-
rado. plan which has been adopted
by quite a number OF the states of the
Union and which has proven Of great
advantage In the constructing and
maintaining OF public roads, and FUR
tLer. that the General Assembly enact
suitable bills enabling the officials OF
the various counties 10 utilize the la.
Dor OF all able-bodied tramps. yagrants
and prisoners in the preparation Of
mate rials for the public roads and in
the construction and maintenance Of
the same
Requests representatives. in Con
zress TO use utmost endeayors to Sc
cure legislation creating a department
Of transportation.
Decides to send delegates 10 the Ma
tional Good Roads Association conyen-
tioR To be held in ST. Louis in Noyem.
bsr
Thanks the press. the city and
county officials and the railroads for
the active cooperation given to the
good roads movement.
Resolved. That IL 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 a large and Influential
delegation attend the National S~s.i
Roads convention to be held In 81
/ 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 Il further
4 Resolved. That we do cordially in
2te the Automobile Association OF the
enIted States and Europe TO meet and
eold in Colorado the national and in
/ crnatlonal automobile races of the
xorid in 1906. said races to be held
| on or about the same time as the meet.
ing of the National Good Roads con
vsntion."