Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-02
HOLD THREE SESSIONS
Enthusiastic Meeting Held At Wapello
Club This Morning to Make PreIim-
mary Arrangements Road Experts
to Speak.

duu ClIy COUNCILS OIL all OF Cn0 Clues,
within ridius of fifty miles, the state
legislators in this vicinity, the repre-
sentatives of the district in congress,
the judges and county officials of this
and neighboring counties, the civic i'm
provement clubs, women's : improve
ment societies, railroad officials, post
masters, road overscers, 5000 farmers
of the Vicinity and the leading citizens
of Ottumwa and other cities to attend
the Burlington Special Good Roads
convention in this city, Saturday,
May 81, which it is intended to make
the most important meeting in the in
terests of good roads ever held in the
district. At an enthusiastic meeting
held at the Wapello club this morn
in5 the preliminary arrangements
were made and meetings will be held
each week or oftener, until after the
convention, to complete the details.
Committees Appointed
j. G. Hutchinson was chosen chair
man of the meeting at the Wapello
club this morning and Henry Merrick
and J. F. Kerfoot secretaries.
Representatives of the Wapello
County Good Roads association,
the Commercial association and
the Retail Merchants association were
in attendance Wellington E. Loucks
of st. Louis, organizer for the Natianal
Good Roads association, was present
and explained the plans for holding the
conventions.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Invitation committee. F. Kerfoot,
J. w. Neasham, J. B. Mowery, G. o.
Taylor, A. w. Lee, ]. C. Jordan, T.
j. Reinier.
Finance committee. T. Hack
worth, F. w. Simmons, E. H. Emery.
Committee on arrangements-G. F.
Heindel, Samuel Mahon, j. e. Scase,
George Hinshaw, George Haw, ST., G.
W. Dickens.
A reception committee of 100 or more
members will be appointed in a few
| days. The committee on arrangements
will have charge of securing hall
and making the program, which will
not be issued until about week be-
| fore the convention in order that the
speakers who will accompany the train
may be definitely announced.
Noted Speakers.
Expert road makers of national repu-
tation will accompany the train. Hon.
Martin Dodge, in charge of the Office
of public road inquiries Of the agricul-
tural department of the United States,
will be one of the speakers in this
city. Three sessions will be held, 10
a. M, 2 D. m. and 1880 p. m. The ev-
ening lecture will be illustrated with
stereoptican views showing the roads
of all the countries in the world and
is most instructive and comprehensive
The program will also include good
music for each session.
Mr.. Loucks Talks.
Mr.. Loucks is an interesting speaker
and told of the various kinds of roads
and the methods for their construction
He explained in detail the duties OF
the various committees, how to make
the convention a successful and profit
able one, and the success with which
the conventions held by the Good
Roads specials are meeting.
| Permanent Results.
| From the enthusiasm manifested by
number of the most prominent and
progressive business men of the city
at the preliminary meeting this morn
! ing it is believed that the convention
to be held in Ottumwa will be most
successful one and that the day will
be big thing for Ottumwa. 1t is ex
pected that permanent organizations
for good will result from the conven
tons, to the great advantage of al
cities and counties reached, and with
better transportation facilities which
will interest the railroad which ex
tends it's courtesy to the National Coco
Roads association.
The Special Train.
Arrangements have been completed
between the National Good Roads as
sociation and the officials OF the Bur
lington and Northern Pacific railwa.
systems to install Good Roads
Special" over these routes to leave
Chicago, May 8. 1t is to be known a:
| the Burlington and Northern Pacific
| Lewis and Clark Good Roads Specia
and will cover an itinerary of fort. t.
fifty of the principal and most pro
gressive cities of the system.
The object of this itinerary is TO
I the agitation, education, and organiza
ton of communities for permanent i'm
/ provement of primary roads, and tt
aid cities in questions of street paw
/ ing. etc. Ottumwa is one of the 81,
cities on the Burlington in Iowa which
will have convention. The specia
will continue from Billings, Mont, t,