Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-02-19
GOOD ROADS ARE
THEIR WATCHWORD
Attended
and Enthusiastic
Gathering
ADDRESSES

DeiegaIeS appointed 10 IVA
tional Convention---Albu-
querque Next Place.
! Upwards of one hundred accredited
delegates were in attendance last even
ing and this forenoon at the conven
ton of the New Mexico Good Roads
Association which was held in the
chamber of the House of Representa-
tives President l.. Bradford Prince
Of this city presided and John l.. Zim
norman of East Las Vegas was al
his. post as secretary. The sessions
were open to the general public and
many visitors were present. Albuquer
que was selected as the place fol
the next meeting.
The Territory at large was well rep
resented at the convention and 1t was
a representative body. Considerable
enthusiasm was manifested over the
good roads proposition both in the
addresses delivered and in the infor.
NAL discussions that followed 1t
was the consensus of opinion that the
time is rife when New Mexico ought
to have good roads to keep pace with
the rapid advancement of the Terri
tory. A resolution was adopted en-
dorsing the action of previous Legisla-
tive Assemblies in providing for the
construction of FL Canine Real and
endorsing the bill pending In
the present Legislature for road con.
structon introduced by Speaker r.
l.. Baca. The resolution in full is ap-
pended.
Session Last Night Largely Attended.
| When President l.. Bradford Prince
called the convention to order al
7:30 O'Clock last evening the spacious
chamber of the House of Represen-
tatives was well filled with delegates,
members of the Legislature and 9th
ors interested in the good roals'
movement. Governor Herbert J. Hag-
erman was introduced to the assem-.
blage by the presiding officer in a
few well chosen words and delivered
a felicitous address of welcome.
The evening session was devoted
almost entirely to listening to address
es, and the speakers were all round
ly applauded when they had conclud-
ed, President Prince delivered the
first set speech which had for its
subject "The Aims and Objects of
the Association" The other address
es last night were "The Santa Fe
TRAIL" by Hon. T. B. Catron, Good
Roads an Asset" by R. f. Twitchell,
and Success of Prison Labor on Road
Making" by Captain Arthur Trelford,
superintendent of New Mexico Peni-
tentiary.
During the evening the chair ap-
pointed committee on resolutions
consisting of one delegate from each
county and the resolution was unanl-
mously adopted when the convention
reconyened this morning on motion Of
Colonel H. Fl. Belts. An earn
est discussion of the resolutions
was participated in by Jose D.
Sena, I. Sparks, Jose I. Roibal,
of Santa Fe County; j. c. Ca
rrera and A. w. Clifford of Dona Ana
County; H. C, Abbott of Colfax Coun-
ty; B. Ruppe, of Bernalillo County,
and others.
TWO More Able Addresses Today.
Two more addresses were delivered
at the session this morning, and they
we're also listened to with keen at
tention. A noticeable feature of the
addresses was the fact that the
speakers proved themselves to be
thoroughly conversant with their re-
spective subjects and the evident care
which had been exercised In prepar-
ing them. The question of roads was
covered very thoroughly and it was
pointed out in number of various
ways the benefits that accrue from
a system of we'll kept public highways.
The addresses this morning COM
prised Good Roads Advertise, De-
yelop and Strengthen the State" by
David NJ. White, B. s. c. e., Terrific
rial Irrigation Engineer, and Convict
and Free Labor as Applied to Prac-
tical Road Making" by Frank Owen,
of the Santa Fe Water
and Light Company. Mr.. Whites ad-
dress was read from manuscript at
his suggestion by the secretary. 1t !
treated the subject so thoroughly and
dwelt So forcibly upon the many bene-
fits to be derived indirectly as well
as directly from good roads that on
motion it was referred to the Com.
mittee on Legislation to be brought
to the attention of the Legislative AS
sembly.
Frederick H, Pierce, of East Las Ve-
gas. president of the New Mexico
Board of Penitentiary Commissioners,
vas down on the program today for
IN address on "The Scenic Route"
Unfortunately Mr.. Pierce was unable
% attend the convention and the ad-
lress was undelivered. M. w. Mills
If Springer, was another OF the dele-l
gates who found it impracticable to
attend the meeting but he sent a
etter indicating that he was heartily
II favor of the good roads movement
ind this communication was also re-
erred to the Committee on Iegisla-
ion. II
Delegates to National Convention.
Practically all Of the routine bust
less Of the convention was transact
ID this forenoon and 1t was noon be-
ore the meeting finally adjoured. At