Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-27
UNITED EFFORT
FOR GOOD ROADS
Campaign Motto is Agitation,
Education, Organization and
Legislation.
BIG CONVENTION EXPECTED.
Invitations should be Readily Re-
Spouded 10, That Movement May
Become General,

For some years there has been a de-
cidod Interest In Utah with reference to
the improvements Of the public roads.
The system established IN the first for.
nation OF this state, included state
roads OF good width and reaching ocn-
lrnl points, which roads have been laid
Out and In some places have been VOL
improved, Throughout the state there
have been various methods used IN ee.
curing the Improvement Of the public
highways Some have boon successful,
many have been failures Certain II IN
that nature has been very lavish "
material In the mountains which bound
the fertile valleys ana plains II IN a
matter Of utmost Importance that this
general Interest should be crystnllgod
INTO permanent organization for good
ronds Accordingly under the prooln-
mliOn Of the governor state con.
vouliOn has been uullOd Nv SAT- Lake
CITY, Friday ana Saturday, juno Q ana
~ IN which proclamation each county
iN urgod 10 send 10 lho capital a mum.
Der of delegates The convention viii
be- held under the auspices ot the Ma
llunnl Good Roads association, which IN
operating very extensively throughout
Che country, already In some 80 stntoA
Organization IN part II not IN whole
huN been effected I'm wnny states, and
this year Is states have pusscd loglg.
luiion encouraging the permanent Inn.
proyomont " good roads Perhaps
'horo In no state In which u system VI
good roads would be- moro easily and
economically constructed than IN the
state ~ Utah The subject NJ trans
portntlon ls most important to both
city ana county Tor the very reason
that NJ the time whom prices are high.
ost tho present condition " the roads
generally makes transportation imprNc'
ticnbo, II " matter ~ interest 10
every home 10 have a good common
road going by the door 10 school, 10
church. ana to the market town. Tho
campaign I'm l'lnh hns adopted the mot.
~ NJ the National Good Roads assoc.
citation, which If Agitation, Education,
Organization and legislation
SPECIAL ON ROUTE
For the purpose " launching this
movement strong central committee
has been appointed IN Suit Lake Guy
boy the board " governors OF the COM
morclal club, ana the arrangements for
the convention are well in hand, The
official National Good Roads special
lett Chicago Thursday May goth, en-
route for Portland, Oicg-n whrrc the
Roads convention win hc held June 30,
80, ana "a, In conjunction with the
lcwis.Cnrk Centennial Exposition,
The exposition directors haVo dosgs
mated Juno ~ M Good Ronds Day.
ana already many governors have APP
pointed Delegates and I'm eomo m
stances win attend the convention with
their STATS Upwards NJ 20 governors
are connected with the national good
roads movement either on tho adyls.
ory committee or nv acting vice prosis
dents Some 1900 cities I'm the United
states are co.opcrntlng with the good
roads movement for the bottcrmont ~
local conditions I'm civic improvement
ana for good country ronds,
FOR UNITED EFFORT
rho central committee Of salt Lake
city has sent out invitations through.
out the state ana everything WIN be
done 10 make the convention Il notable
one both Cor the agitation and oduCH-
ton OF the people ana for "A strong or.
gNnlzotlon which win cooperate with
local road officials, una work for eur
thor legislation which VIII aid Titan
to secure good ronds
state aid IN New York has become
so popular that In November of this
year an amendment IN 10 be voted upon
npproprlaling $50 100000 for the I'M.
provomont OF the public roads IN that
state Other states following the state
aid plan are Massachusetts, Connooil.
cut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Penn.
sylvanin, Delaware, california ana
Louisiana, Thoro IL also great lnlor-