The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-10
PEOPLE IN GENERAL TALKING or
THE GOOD ROADS coNvEN.
TON NEXT WEEK
Local Committee Feels Assured Thar
Will Be Large Attendance at
the Meeting v


| Good Roads association convention to
be held in Walla Walla Tuesday have
selected Harry H. Turner, cashier OF
the Baker Boyer National bank, to
preside over the convention.
The committee has all the arrange
| ments for the meeting about complet.
| ed and they feel very much encour-
aged at the prospect of having large
| attendance. Responses to the invita-
tions sent to Waitsburg, Prescott.
Dixie and other towns have been re-
| ceived by the invitation committee and
are to the effect that large number
| of people will attend from those
places.
The Walla Walla people have had q
| practicle example of what good roads
| will do, by the construction of tho
sample road near the garrison under
| the supervision of the government ex-
perts. The National Good Roads as
ISOLATION is demonstrating everywhere
| its experts go that the work Of making
good roads means a greater amount Of
business to the towns which are con.
nected with good highways and the
present tour of it's officials has dona
| more to arouse interest along these
lines Of Improvements than anything
ever before attempted. The same
methods employed in construction the
country highways can be applied to
city thoroughfares, and the coming
convention gives promise of giving the
city officials and all others that are
| interested in the movement much VAL
| liable information.
Conditions in many places in this
county, warrant just such agitation al
has been witnessed whever the assoc
citation officials have held conventions,
but it seems to require the outside
prod to arouse people to the serious
ness of a situation with which they
have apparently become familiar
through long association, 1t is en-
couraging to know that wherever the
representatives of the gOor roads Or
ganization have appeared the people
have viewed their roads through
changed eyes and have entered with
spirit into the Organization of county
associations to remedy the existing
highway evils.
This agitation and education cOnstl-
tute the primary object of the visits
of the good roads delegation; that they
have succeeded is evidenced by the
reports that nave come from the places
where conventions have been held.
The interest, moreover, has not been
confined to the counties in which these
conventions have been held, but the
earnest desire for improvement has
spread to adjoining sections, so the
benefits of these meetings cannot be
estimated. The good roads people
state frankly they can only at this
time "agitate, educate and organize"
The other word in the national ASSOC
cations motto is ''legislate" and that
is up to the people, along with the ac-
tual road building.
Personnel of the Party
Colonel w. H. Moore, president OF
the national association, heads the
party that will visit Walla Walla. He
is an enthusiastic good roadster, and
although not an eloquent speaker. Is
very clear and convincing.
Colonel Rixey, the lecturer of the as
ISOLATION, delivers the principal address
from an oratorical standpoint. He Is
very interesting talker, punctuating
his remarks with anecdotal illustra-
tions of a most pleasing order.
c. G. Garfield, the associations at
torney, is a very clean-cut and earnest
talker. Mr.. Garfield lives in Cleveland.
where he has heavy business interests.
including a large model farm near the
city. He is a substantial man and
leaves a splendid impression very
where.
William Bradbuhn, consulting engi-
neer of the association, is a plain, mat
ter of fact man. and he deals with road
building from the severest practical
standpoint. He has had wide expert
ence as an engineer with leading rail-
road and construction companies. His
study of good roads has covered a long
period and ne has had much practical
experience.
Martin Dodge, director of the bureau
of good roads inquiries of the agricul-
tural department, accompanies the
party. Mr.. Dodge is unselfishly de-
voted to the cause of good roads and
has been a power, as the head of the
inquiry office, in promoting them.
Other member of the party are Rev.
Frank Baldwin, the official photOgra-
pher and stereopticon expert, Mr..
Dodge's son and Colonel Moore's pri-
vate secretary.