The Ordway new era., 1906-11-09
FOR eooD7
Assoe'.r.cn ". Will ~ !:
MILLION ooliAss
SPEECH OF THOMAS
state Good Road. e..
h Held at psrvsr~
Of Towns and CRU. :.

I1,. w.r,,, .ne unsnincsu /,
merce. tho real estate ,,ss.'
state Good Roads Associ,,,s. \,
.iemen's Riding and Drivi.. =,
.ne Denver Automobile CHI u.
bled at a smoker In tbs ~ =,
commerce building Thura..
was decided to call q. rooS
vention In this city ImmsS,.,e ~
the election. 0a'eg
Inc great benefits To IN. =.
state STATE OF sucn gathering n
sibie to estimate at the r,s.
The scope of the plans vh.S =
moters OF the good rosa. -
nave In mind is so far re,ss,g
comprehends the building n ~
elaborate system OF permss.
ceiient thoroughfares in Al,
the state that the consec.sIM ~
ton In the cost OF transporii%ns NV y.
turai products, and the ~.
amount OF tourist travel vil,1s.
enect on the prosperity M ~. ~ :
which is incalculable
In order to insure lmmedi,,. -.
In the matter OF Issuing the c,Il /.
convention ard carving n !.
pIetion. Thomas +. Walsh suAs.'s
$500 toward Il fund for ina, ~.
and this will be the nucleus for -
contributions by the various o,,,.s3
tons interested In the rood =.
movement.
A large number of repres..,,x
citizens attended the smoker -
was presided over by A. j. sr,
president OF the chamber OF com,.s
After n few Introductory rem,rs, :
Spengel introduced Mr.. WalsA
principal speaker OF the eyeuIpr .
the strongest advocate Of better -
In Colorado.
In opening his address Mr. n.
expressed his qualification n ~
asked to address such represents1
body. stating that In doing 80 n
that he was In measure addresl
all the citizens OF Colorado. He -
an emphatic statement Of the i'm
tance OF good roads as necesau [,
junct to civilization.
Mr.. Walsh told OF a conference q
John Brisben Walker and othen
which the following agreement 4
framed:
"The undersigned agree to bscau
members OF the Colorado State q
Roads Association. and TO appear \
fore the Legislature Of ColonA ,
least twice during the approaching 4
sion to urge an appropriation d I
0O0. 900 for state roads; this appsuy
tion to be divided among those a
ties which shall apply for the -
agreeing to expend an amo1nt a.
to the sum allowed by the state;
roads to be approved by the STATE G
gineer."
He then went on to say: Il ri
that to accomplish lasting resulh
must provide for Its perpetuiy z
place II under the supervision and
troll OF the state. Voluntary subsd&|
tions expended under present 90
tions will accomplish only tempc1
good; spasmodic efforts will have
results. All associations. as wellN
dividuais, who are In favor o.
work, can assist materially BY e
ing their influence towards pfoeu
the necessary Legislation, but xe
first plan the work upon sold
dalton, as other states have done.
must have a State Bureau o. y
created. presided over by the
road engineer that can be secuisH
who is fully acquainted with a.
details and science Of road oul'e
for 1t Is science, and the cons'i
and maintenance of all the ROADS y
state should be under his super.
and control and he should nN
many assistants as the work ~
quire. The state should co
with the counties. III
at should make the necess.
preparations to pay at least o.es
N the EXPENSE to the different =
ties for the work that wouio lIr
their roads and keep them ~
required standard. Tne oe.sa ,a.,,
this work is a matter OF connos
in which the laws of other stsla
he n guide and an assistance; om
supervision and control ins~ sssss,iy
can be exercised is Vita nsSs .a.
tho perpetuation OF gooa 49, -
get the combined knowieose, ~
ence and cooperation Of the eousS ~
f,cinls Of the state, n convention !.
be held here some time be,V,s y. - -
isIature meets, to which a'' nv ,rsrsd
commissioners, surveyors, M
cities and towns should y ~. ~
Two or three road englnes.
a,ror % "a states could also be inyl.ee
a week before the nsssssmis5
held, when they couid =, Acos1In
roads and look into loca. ~ 81 r
40 AZ to be able to give expsm sr,s
on m these matters at the con,, ~
81 such a body could lay out .s
roads to work up, couio r. ~ ru51
able information relatin,s y, ,,sstiir
etc. could frame a bill c.siis c.cstsiis
new department, for preseus.,si
the r.eeislature, and In : senz sz
lay out plans for iu.s.s iu.ssssrs,oa u
would command the a''sA "A
Legislature. . 4. md n
.sThe Legislature at y " ~ ~ 4 ~
should appropriate sivv,v, sivs,m,ssics n
voters at the next senH sH" ,s11eil
: Bill authorizing tns s.sSi(15
bonds TO meot future III h /. IN
the result Of such z oll va y ~
~ - -S ,,ocrIa NJ that et1ASs y