Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-08-10
STEP TOWARD GOOD ROADS
ENTHUSIASTIC COUNTY ooNvEN,
TIoN HELD HERE TUESDAY.

officIals of National Good Roads Asso-
citation Tell How the Work Can Be
Accomplished--A Brief Address by
Winston Churchill Organization.
The windham county good roads
convention. which has been talked OF
so much during the past few weeks,
was held Tuesday in three sessions
morning. afternoon and evening. the
morning aud afternoon sessions when
were held in Festival hall were well
attended by delegates from every town
J in the county. The evening session was
! held in the auditorium. In the morn
ing there were about 100 present, IN
! the afternoon about 2j0 and in the
evening about 500 gathered One OF
the attractions Of the day was a speech
Inv Col. Winston Churchill of Cornish,
IN. H., who is campaigning for the re.
publican nomination for governor OF
New Hampshire.
The morning was taken up by ad'
/ dresses of welcome and responses. The
afternoon was used in hearing lectures
ON construction and maintenance OF
roads by Col. William II. Moore, presi-
dent of the National Good Roads asso-
citation. and an address on organization
and legislation by Hon. Wellington Il.
Loucks. national organizer of the ma
tional association. At the evening ses'
sion speeches were heard from Con
pressman Haskins and Charles w.
Gates. state highway commissioner
and Others. Col Moore finished with
stereopticon lecture on the highways
of the world.
Morning Session.
The morning session was opened soon
after 10 O'Clock. Chairman y. w,
Pierce called the meeting to order ana
Rev. Z. Q. s. Osgood made the lnvoea-
tion. John Calvin, chairman of the
lhailiffs. gave an address welcoming
,be members of the National Good
Roads association TO the village. lie
smoke at length on the varied industries
az Rrattleboro and the men who have
from time to time shed lustre on the
place by the might of their genius, OF
the men great and good in both their
public and their private life who nave
lbuilt up in this town industries OF
world.wide fame and unrivalled IN
size nv anv similar manufactory in the
siAo t,rr;na ~" 70 the Estev Organ
Wor,u ue .hDn went on 10 tell how
worhs' ne Wv" ,.orvone nrasent Ia
II was the 's's H. oood of the com.
90 nis pes' "a, ,he Greatest good
,l,uni'S "a ho done at the present time
tn't eoa h No ~ Give his assistance
was ~ 80. 80, ~ soo5 roads movement
10 heip avn S1hL;5s thon delivered the
onsries nai - woIcome from the town
n,.:. a"N' Lriaav an the need of good
sPe@Nin ,ar5;oIly welcoming the Wis
i"au' on. So Owing to the alb
i'ors " 'n' y Day nresident of tn,
sehGe VI IN. - - Il +rade who was
oe',o~o ~ tba o1dress of welcome from
70 MAKE the "' nnmkIae az Vernon
'he count, na+;onoI association tc
weieohleu 'ne - hrt hearty man
tue County ~
ner ,, .;1on. of tb,
loi '" - % paads association. re
) Natiohai ooo ~ oadrosses of wei
piled AT iehgth ~ VI" +hanl,ad tbe dele
come ne heai'nS "a tto loco
, gates, the poar1 Vi 'i"ue' at of worl
press Tor tne larse a''oun' 4;o. II,
, done IN proliolihs ~. ~ ,,ooi
then gave q prlel ii'.o III. i ha,
roads movement anu 'olu H. ma alloyei
accomplished N 70 s'a'.9 .nxo,ior wb;cl
the fears OIL increases 'aN:'' 49,. ;n,,oIr,
the adoption OF the luea niisns 1rr
by saving that y tne III lnonJs ,Soon r. avnend
ing the past - Seaio "'',' 80, +hn 200,
ed as II should nave peen @ Sai,
roads would already naNc oeen p., ,o
for and enjoyed at the na. So IA
There is no economy III pullo!ns ~
at $50 or $50 per miie' :, - ioi ~,
,, and time wasteu " u1 80 ha de
Moore said there ought " ue
partment tof teacnihg MI w 80 tha conn
of highways IN the scnoois Ia ~ 'n e1saad,
try. Such department hao go, ~
been established az ooinel @en 900 % Nh
dowed to the extent VI Poe'9I9 ~ +oxa
/, farmers pay IS per cent VI en .ho a no
I and do not get thelr snare oe os .Iu .to % o
tion s bounty III return " ", ~ ~
: civilized governments Oh ,he WV ~
I United States IS the ohly ohe ~ ~
, does not maintain at ieas1 n, so.io .io, ',a. a;s
road at its own expense, ne 'nen III LII
: cussed the Latimer-DroWh,o w
: which has been belore the nouao y
a representatives for the past ,hiee se ~.
sions The blll proVloes aoe lor ~ sn1 ,aid aFP
: priation of S24ooo;ooo 10 oe pJ,u ~ =
the several states IN IN three yeaais ord -
!, stallments OF $o,oooooo eacn, 49, =,
I ing to the population Oh eaon ssas,
: Each state was TO ralse an an a,or, -
+ eoual to the amount pald Dy tne hd