Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-08-04
WORK OF CONVENTION
ORGANIZED FOR BETTER ROADS.
Colorado Good Roads Association VIII
Have Headquarters at Colo.
rado Springs.


Denver. Colo. July 25.-The Colo
RADIO Good Roads Association. with
headquarters at Colorado Springs. IL
the outcome OF the convention held the
past two days In Denver. II will work.
In conjunction with the National Good
Roads Association In federal nffairs
and with the county organizations In
state matters.
Following is q list OF the ofncers
elected:
Presidcnt-J. A. Hayes. Colorado
Springs.
First Vice President-Dr. +. L. Bar.
tlett. Denver.
Second Vice President-John c. Os.
good. Redsione.
Treasurer-John +. campion. Den
yer.
secreiary-Henry Russell wray.
Colorado Springs.
Assistant secretary-Arthur VIII.
iams. Denver.
The work OF the convention Is sum
married ns follows:
Expresses highest appreciation Of
work accomplished by National Good
Roads Association. not only over tho
United States, but In Colorado.
Calls on people OF the state to &C.
lively aid In the bcttermcnt OF tho
roads because Of the financial. social
and educational benefits that will
come from II.
Comes out squarciy In favor Of .
convict labor law. In the following res
olution:
BE Il further resolved. That II 10
tho sense Of the convention that the
next General Assembly OF the state OF
] Colorado enact bills enabling the ON.
ciais Of the state to utilize the labor OF
the nbicbodicd male conyicts In the
preparation Of materials and In con.
structinH and maintaining highways
and roads through the state of Colo
rudo. q plan which has been adopted
by quite u number Of the states Of tho
Union and which has proven OF great
advantage In tho constructing and
maintaining Of public roads. and fur
thcr. that the General Assembly enact
suitable bills enabling the offcials Of
the various counties to utilize the Ia
bor Of nil able bodied tramps. vagrants
and prisoners In tho preparation OF
materials for tho public roads and In
tho construction and maintenance OF
the same"
Requests representatives In Con.
Ercss to use utmost cndcayors to Sc.
cure Legislation creating n department
OF irnnsportaticn.
Decides to send delegates to the Ma.
tionai Good Roads Association conven'
tion to be held In 81. Louis In Sovcm'
bcr.
Thanks the press. the city and
county officials and the railroads for
the active cooperation given to thd
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
tho association In Colorado In 1906
and to that end We most respectfully
request that large and Influential
delegation attend tho National Good
! Roads convention. to be held In ST
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 II further
Resolved, That We do cordially In
vitc the Automobile Association OF the
United States and Europe to meet and
Y hold In Colorado the national and IN
ternational automobile races Of tho
world In 1906. said races to be held
on or about the same time rs the meet
Ing OF the National Good Roads con
vention."