The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-07
NATIONS MONEY ROAD BUILDERS
GOOD ROADS CONFERENCE MEETS
AT DENVER.
FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS

Large Attendance From All Parts OF
Colorado-Addresses by Thomas F.
Walsh and Highway Experts
Walsh Advocates Temple of Mining
Research.
Der.ver.-With an attendance of
'seventy-eight delegates from al: parts
of the state and a display of interested
attention to the proceedings of the
day which speaks well for the ulti-
mate accomplishment of the objects
for which the meeting was called, the
good roads conference opened its three
days session at the chamber of com
merce Tuesday morning.
The address of Logan Waller Page,
head OF the government Department
of Good Roads. was one of the most
important features of the days pro
ceedings, and the subject of good road
construction in Colorado was handled
so eXhaustively and with such expert
knowledge of the conditions in this
state that the paper Will be used be
fore the Legislature when the passage
of the proposed amendment to the con
stitution comes up for consideration.
Thomas F. Walsh addressed the con
ference in the afternoon and intro.
duced an unexpected feature into the
proceedings by getting away frcm the
subject of good roads and advocating
the establishing in this state of gov
crnment temple OF mining research
which shall be to the miner what the
agricultural experiment stations are tc
the farmer 1t was Mr.. Walsh's idea
that the institution should cost three
or four millions of dollars and should
employ a corps of experts to make
tests for the rarer minerals free OF
charge. He suggested the passing ol
resolution calling on Congress
through the Colorado delegation in
both houses, for an appropriation for
the purpose of erecting such an insti.
tuition. and his suggestion was so ia
vorably received that on motion oi
Judge E. A. Colburn it was voted by
the delegates to appoint a committee
to draw up such resolutions.
William r. Rathvon. who was elect
ed chairman of the convention at the
morning session, appointed MI. Waist
MS chairman of the committee. witt
z. a Colbu-n and w. T. r. Mills as
The other two members. Victor
Anderson, president of the State Schoo'
of Mines. followed Mr.. Walsh with
such an enthusiastic second to the pro
posed movement for a government
mining research institution that OF
the vote of the convention he vas ad
ded TO the members already compris
ing the resolution committee just ap
pointed.
The first speaker at the afternoon
cagcfD,, ,t+oS Car,1 IIuGtnD pOmuNiS sion
err of highways for the state of Ohio
Mr.. Huston had at his tongues END
the good roads legislation of all the
states which have enacted any, anc
he presented his knowledge TO his
hearers in an easy manner which made
his address unusually interesting.
Mr.. Rathvon read the following tele
grams:
white House, Washington, d. C.
Dec. J. 1906.
Mr.. Thomas F. Walsh, Good Roads
Conference. Chamber of Commerce
Denver, Colo.
please extend to the members OF
the conference my greetings and hear
ty congratulations upon the WORK
they are doing. The movement fol
good roads is pre-eminently one in the
interest not alone of any one state
but of the whole nation, and should
command hearty sympathy and sup
port 1 wish for the conference every
success.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Washington, d. c.. Dec. 3, 1906.
Thomas W. Walsh, care Good Roads
Conference, Denver, Colo.
please accept my best wishes tc
good roads convention and say ! hope
good results may be accomplished.
JAMES WILSON,
Secretary of Agriculture