East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-16

ty roads as the foremost evidence of
progress.
Ex-senator George w. Proebstel of
Weston, made brief address on the
work of the convention, and Vice
President Bennett closed the session
of the development league at IL
O'Clock, and the meeting was taken in
charge by President Scott of the
State Good Roads association.
Col. Richardson's Address.
The first speaker to address the
Good Roads session was Col. r. w.
Richardson, secretary of the National
Good Roads association, whose ad-
dress in full will be found in todays
East Oregonian on pages and 6.
At the close of Col. Richardson's
address the meeting adjourned until
2 O'clock.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was opened
with an Interrogation point, or ques-
tion session.
Judge Scott announced that a few
minutes at the beginning of the after
noon session might be profitably en-
employed in asking questions con-
cerning the various topics before the
convention AS a result a spirited
session of questions and answers was
held, i'm which 1t was clearly shown
that all classes of people were think
sag deeply on the subject of good
roads.
Following the open session, the
regular program was resumed and
A. Bennett, of Irrigon, addressed the
convention on "Oregon's Needs in
Reads"
Mr.. Bennett compared Oregon's
roads to the magnificent roads of Vir-
ginia and Maryland and drew a
graphic picture of the old Cumber-
land highway running out of Wash
ington city, traversing several eastern
states, binding communities together
and adding to the wealth of the coun-
try by making farming land more val
liable and manufacturing and trans
portation more easily accomplished.
Following Mr.. Benefits address,
T. G. Haley delivered a thoughtful
address on the Business Phases of
Good Roads," Mr.. Haley touchingly
referred to the pleasures and COM
forts denied the country districts by
the failure of counties to provide good
roads for them. He spoke of the drift
of the country people toward the
cities. because of a lack of facilities
for travel and communication in the
country. Good roads add to the
moral as well as the business inter-
ests of the community" said Mr..
Haley. THE free, open, God-given
air of the country life, made more en-
joyab BILE by good roads by which peo-
pie may commingle and visit, is the
inspiration of all best citizenship, the
foundation of the lives of all our great
men, from Washington to Roosevelt"
At time of going to press the reso-
IutionS were being discussed. Judge
Thomas F. Ryan, of Clackamas coun-
ty. was scheduled for an address on
Many of the delegates left for their
homes on the delayed train which
passed here at noon and the conven-
ton will adjourn this evening.
Resolutions Presented.
The following resolutions were pre-
sented by the committee on resolu-
tions Immediately after the opening
of the afternoon session:
To the joint convention of the Ore
gon Good Roads association and Ore
gon Development league:
We. your committee on resolutions,
beg to report that we have attended
to the duty assigned us. and submit
for your consideration the following
resolutions:
The Oregon Development league
and State Good Roads association in
joint convention assembled in the city
of Pendleton May 1916, 1895, recog-
nize that the work done has been of
value, and that conclusions reached
should be promulgated to the people.
Therefore, be II resolved:
We recommend that the county
courts of the several counties of the
state make provisions for construc-
ton of some permanent road in their
respective counties during each year.
II.
We recommend that public offic-
ials. before proceeding with any per-
manent improvement. employ compe-
tent engineers to assure proper grades
and safe estimates, to the end that the
cost of the different plans may be
fully understood.
III.
We favor the use of convict and
county prison labor, as far as prac-
ticable, on public work, especially the