Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-03
March 20 and 81 - Addresses b,
Road Experts and Prominent
Men-f3ig Crowd Assured.

committee of the Grants Pass Min
ers Association was held Tuesday
afternoon at the office Of Sherman &
Ireland. for the purpose Of making
arrangements for the Southern Oregon
district good roads convention
that is to be held by the Oregon Good
Roads Association in this city on
Monday and Tuesday, March 20 and
q. There were present Of the Miner 5
Association President q. L. Mangum,
Judge j. o. Booth, II. L. Gilkey,
h. l.. Coe, w. b. Sherman, W. M.
Hair, @. G.. Ament, II. O. Kinney,
S. Bowden and Charles Meserve, Of
the Courier, and II. S. Swenson, Of the
Herald.
On the committee being called to
order by Chairman W. B. Sherman,
Charles Meserve was elected secretary
pro ten. President Mangum stated
the object of the meeting and then
called on Judge Booth, who is vice
president Of the Oregon Good Roads
Association, to explain the details in
connection with the arrangements re-
quired that tho good roads convention
may be the success that II should be,
and that IL will be Judging by the
earnest interest that was displayed at
the committee meeting by the bust
ness men present
Judge Booth stated that prior to
this year, the Oregon Good Road 3
Association had held but one meeting
each year, but that by an amendment
to the constitution, which lac intro.
duced and which was adopted, the
Association will hereafter meet four
times each year. On his invitation
on behalf of Grants Pass the meeting
for this spring was given to this city.
The meetings Of the association were
always attended by many Of the prom
inent men Of the state and by road ex-
perts, and he has the assurance that
this convention in Grants Pass will
have large attendance from all over
the state. He had also been informed
by Judge John II. l.. Scott, of Salem,
president of the Oregon Good Roads
Association that it was probable that
one or moro road experts from the
United States bureau of good roads
Of the Department of Agriculture,
would be present ut the convention
and deliver addresses on modern
methods Of building good roads.
Judge Booth outlined the program
for the sessions Of the convention
which are to be held on Monday
afternoon and evening and Tuesday
forenoon, afternoon and evenings.
The plan was to have the session
for Monday afternoon devoted
to addresses Of welcome and
Of response and an address by Gov
ernor Chamberlain, who would be
invited to attend the convention.
Possibly one other address by some
prominent man would bo given.
Tho Judge suggested that the con.
yontion bo called to order promptly
at II $50 p. M SO that AN adjournment
could bo had by 4 p. M, at which
time the reception committee would
have carriages IN readiness to take
the prominent visitors for drive OF
an hour about the city. AS many Of
the oitizons of Grants Pass have
automobiles aud fine vehicles IL
is thought that the committee would
have no difficulty IN securing con-
yoyanoes for largo number Of the
guests Of tho city. Monday evening
would bo devoted principally to an
address, illustrated by stereopticon
views, by road expert, ON the man
nor and cost OF building roads by
modern methods aud of the kind and
cost Of machinery that Is used. Tues.
day forenoon and afternoon would be-
devoted to addresses boy prominent
men of Oregon, including several
from Southern Oregon. The evening
session would be- practically an ex.
porlenco meeting aud would be made
up Of five minute speeches by business