The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-06-03


necessarily condensed TO the least pos
sibe space, but the talks given that
day were Of such general worth that
we reopen the matter and give here a
more detailed report from the time
Col. w. H. Moore took the floor dur.
ing the morning hours.
COL. MOORE
said in part and with more fluent Ian
guage: we are proud to be with you
this morning and worship in your tab
ernaclc. This is the first time meet
ings have been held on Decoration
Day. Am glad to see the National
and State representatives here, TO.
gcthcr with your county and city Of
ticers and the representatives of the
press, and W. j. Kerr, president of the
A. G. of Y. ] never met Congressman
Howell until yesterday in Ogden,
where IL was demonstrated that he
was loyal first to Logan, second to
Cache county, third to the state and
fourth to the nation. am proud and
pleased and delighted with what !
have seen in this county. You have a
garden of Eden with other good things
thrown in. The A. c. Of Y. is fire
structure, but the commissioners and
the mayor must take the water out of
the middle of the road leading TO IL.
There are about three and half mil
lion miles Of wagon roads in the Unit
ed States. The National Good Roads
movement is a potential factor in con-
structing good roads. Those here are
its representatives, so appointed in the
National convention. We have no
thing TO sell YOU; we come TO organize
you so that you may be part OF this
national organization. We have no
right to sit around and complain. All
men should be glad to carry their
share Of the responsibilities OF the
community OF which they form part.
The drinking of liquor is decreasing.
The sentiment Of the people will be-
come such that men who drink will be
ostracised. The money should be
used for better purposes. Money APP
propriated for road building should be
judiciously used. Cache county
should be represented at the State
convention to be held at salt Lake
next Friday. We do not present any
set plans at this time. We advocate
road machinery; roads cannot be built
with pick and shovel. We have
shaken hands with you and now we
are going TO stay with you until you
do something. We are not here with
utensils for road building now; next
time we will come with construction
train. The first piece OF road To be
built IN the State will be butt at Og-
den and the second piece in Logan.
Ladies, join in the movement and lend
your influence. Ten thousand names
should be placed on the rolls of the or
gani2ation in this county. With this
constituency back of your congressman
he will be justified In asking for con-
greSSional aid, but not otherwise. The
press is potent factor in this meas
uIe. am pleased TO note the sup.
port they have given the movement.
We shall take views Of your city with
us and exhibit them in parts where we
travel. Sections with bad roads are
divorced from the world We want
! the national roads built all over the
nation Make your homes beautiful
plant flowers and make things com
Portable and follow the advice Of that
great pioneer Brigham Young
NON. MARTIN DODGE.
while here have thought of The
Kirkland temple, having often visited
it, being from northern Ohio. Car
well remember hearing the talk OF my
mother relative TO truths put forth by
Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon. II
behold the vast Improvements made
by the people here do not think tn,
change OF location has been detriment
al to them.
Railroads have received the aid O
the government, but wagon roads
have not received much attention
from this source. The three and hall
million miles Of wagon roads hav,
been maintained by the agriculturist
A cooperation should be effected IL
such manner that the wealth o.
densely populated cities where wealth
exists should unite with that OF the
rural districts that all classes might
be mutually benefited The primitive
roads might be maintained partially
by poll tax but the system has out
lived its usefulness and should bt
superseded by other laws that vii