The Springfield herald., 1905-08-04
WORK OF CONVENTION
ORGANIZED FOR BETTER ROADS
Colorado Good Roads Association Will
Have Headquarters at Colo
RADIO Springs.


Denver, Colo. July 25.-The Colo
rado Good Roads Association, with
headquarters at Colorado Springs, is
the outcome of the convention held the
past two days in Denver. 1t will work,
in conjunction with the National Good
Roads Association in federal affairs
and with the county organizations in
state matters.
Following is list of the officers
elected:
President-J. A. Hayes, Colorado
Springs.
First Vice President-Dr. i. L. Bar
tlett, Denver.
Second Vice President--Jf. IN c. Os.
good, Redstone.
Treasurer-John f. C; 'apion. Den
yer.
Secretary-Henry Russell Wray
Colorado Springs.
Assistant Secretary-Arthur Will
iams, Denver.
The work of the convention is sum-
married. as follows:
Expresses highest appreciation of
work accomplished by National Good
Roads Association, not only over the
United States, but in Colorado.
SdllS Oh peOple VI tHt o'dtc " az
lively aid in the betterment Of the
roads because of the financial. social
and educational benefits that viii
come from IT..
Comes out squarely in favor of a
convict labor law, in the following res
olution:
BE it further resolved That it is
the sense of the convention that the
next General Assembly of the state OF
Colorado enact bills enabling the off,
cials of the state to utilize the labor of
the able-bodied male convicts in the
preparation of materials and in con-
structing and maintaining highways
and roads through the state of Colo
rado, plan which has been adopted
by quite a number of the states of the
Union and which has proven of great
advantage in the constructing and
maintaining of public roads, and fur
ther, that the General Assembly enact
suitable bills enabling the officials of
the various counties to utilize the Ia
Dor of all able bodied tramps, vagrants
and prisoners in the preparation of
materials for the public roads and in
the construction and maintenance OF
the same
Requests representatives in Con-
greSS to use utmost endeavOrS 10 Sc
cure legislation creating department
OF transportation.
Decides to send delegates to the Ma
tional Good Roads Association conven-
tion to be held in st. Louis in Novem
ber.
Thanks the press. the city and
county officials and the railroads fol
the active cooperation given to the
good roads movement.
Resolved, That it is the unanimous
consensus of the convention that the
National Good Roads Association
should hold the annual convention OF
the association in Colorado in 1906
and to that end We most respectfully
request that a large and influential
delegation attend the 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 it further
Resolved, That we do cordially in
vite the Automobile Association of the
United States and Europe to meet and
hold in Colorado the national and in
ternational automobile races of the
world in 1906. Said races to be held
on or about the same time as the meet
ing of the National Good Roads con
yentiOu I"