Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-09-28
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION
County Organization Formed-Ad-
dresses by National Oreani-
zers.Moore and Loucks.

The first session of the Addison County
Good Roads convention opened on Satur-
day morning at ten o'clock in the Town
Hall. The meeting was called to order
by Judge Weeks, who was made chair
man. A. w. Dickens of this village was
Ferrisburg, ass slant secretary. Rev j.
d. Shannon made an admirable address
of welcome. Response was made by Col.
w. H. Moore, who occupied the time for
over an hour. Charles I. Button of this
village gave a good address on the "Road
Statistics of Addison County" Chas. w.
Gates, State highway commissioner was
slated to speak, but was unable to at
tend ON account of sickness. Wellington
e. Loucks, organizer National Good Roads
association, was then introduced and
spoke for some time when a recess was
taken until 200 p. m. Before the recess
was taken several committees were APP
pointed on resolutions.
The afternoon session was called to or
der by W. H. Davis, owing to the absence
of Judge Weeks. Wellington E. Loucks
was first on their list and he spoke for
over an hour on the way to build roads
and pointed out where great amount of
money could be saved.
Col. w. H. Moore spoke again on the
expenditure of money. L. w. Peet of
Cornwall also occupied some twenty
minutes and told of some of the expert
ences that his town had learned in the
past few years. G. A. Chapman then
presented a resolution recommending
that permanent organization be per-
fected and that this association shall be
known as the addison County Good
Roads association" The following list
of officers was named: President, Judge
Weeks first vice-president, G. A. Chap.
man, Ferrisburgh; second vice president
A. R. Bush, Orwell; secretary, Fred L.
Hamilton, Salisbury; treasurer, John w
Fletcher, Middlebury. The following
town vice-presidents were named: AID
olson, William Noonan; Bridport, G. R
Walker; Bristol, w. A. Bosworth; Corn
wall, L. w. Peet; Ferrisburgh, w. H
Dean; Goshen, Henry Hayes; Granville
E. n. Hemenway; Hancock, w. J. Robin
son; Leicester, Harry Huntley; Lincoln
George Dearborn; Middlebury, w. N
Cady; Monkton, NJ. H. Gee; New Haven
F. M. Partch; Orwell, A. w. Jennings
Panton, E. A. Field; Ripton, Il. A. Sparks
Salisbury, F. C..Dyer; Shoreham, Chas
Delong; Starksboro, Frank Ferguson
Vergennes, R. w. McCuen; Wathanl
w. w. Bristol; Weybrdge, E. E. Cowles
Whiting, Clyde Ketchum.
1t was further recommended that meet
ing of this association be held Monday
October /, for the purpose of adopting
bylaws and considering such plans a
may be in the interest of good roads
The report was adopted.
The report of the committee on resolu
tons was then read and adopted.
The evening session was held in tn
Congregational church and was called t.
order by Judge Weeks. A few remark
were made by different speakers whel
Col w. II. Moore gave one of the mos
interesting stereopticon lectures eve
given in this town. The views covere,
the entire world, and their production
though necessarily hasty, owing to tn
large number possessed by the lecturer
were brief history of the road question
for thousands of years.