Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-10
Annual School of Instruction to
Be Held at Waterloo This
Month
is AN IMPORTANT MEETING
Elaborate Program Has Been Prepared
and Includes Entertainment Of an In
teresting Nature for the Delegates
Secretary James Wilson Will Be
Present.
Special to Times Republican.

Waterloo, Aug. 1O.-The programs
for the fourth annual school of lnstruc-
ton for Iowa road officers have been
issued giving the date of this years
sions of the instruction school will
be held at this place under the direc-
ton of the Iowa highway commission.
The recent demand for good Iowa
roads makes this meeting one Of i'm
portance to Iowa farmers. Talks will
be given concerning the years accom-
plishments in the way OF improved
highways. Prominent among these dis
cussions will be the subject of the
split log drag and the results OBJ
tanned from the Missouri Jumbo"
system The Council Bluffs highways
which are becoming known thruout
the state will also be an interesting
subject that will come before the meet
ing at Waterloo.
The program planned is an elaborate
one. 1t includes picnics, concerts and
other entertainments, besides the rou-
tine of the association. A feature Of the
opening days of the session will be the
Improvement of a stretch of road in
the vicinity of waterloo, The construc-
tion work Will be under the supervis-
ion of W. L. Spoon, road expert, office
of public roads, United States depart
ment OF agriculture. Following Is the
program for the session beginning
with Wednesday, Aug. IL.
Wednesday, Aug. II.
Farmers Good Roads Picnic" meet
ing at Chautauqua park pavilion.
10 a n.-Opening concert, Cedar
Falls band. Session called to order by
President Henry Harlow, Iowa Good
Roads association. Address, The Split
Log Drag" Hon p. Ward King, Matt
land, Mo- Discussion of results OBJ
tanned With drag, led by County Super
visor VIM. F. Dawson, Butler county.
IL m.--tarmers' basket picnic. The city
OF waterloo, thru its commercial or
ganizations and county officers, will
serve coffee and lemonade. Noon day
concert, Cedar Falls band.
1880 p m.-Addrsss ''Towa's Roads
and Agriculture" Hon, James Wilson,
secretary Of agriculture, Washington,
D. C. Road Improvement with the
Material and Means Available Flat
Roads, Supervisor W. f. Baker. Pot
tawattame county. "Hill Roads Hon,
C. c. Dye. Decatur county
D. m-Cars will start from the
park gates, run thru the city and out to
the road building demonstrations. Free
train accommodations provided by
courtesy of Chicago Great Western
railway company.
1880 p. m.-Evening concert In East
Side City park. Cedar Falls band.
Thursday, Aug. 10.
Joint session with supervisors court
house, good roads program:
$3.50 a. m.-Session called to order
by President F. T. Morris, state asso-
citation of supervisors. Address, Sand
and Clay Road Constructions" w. l..
Spoon, road expert, office of public
roads, Washington, D. c.; address,
Gravel and Stone Road Construc-
tion,' Curtis Hill, state highway en-
gineer, Missouri.
Discussion-4Superu j. G. Dutch
er ID Supervisor Theodore Gassel-
ing, Scott county, on stone roads of
Scott county. Supervisor C. p. Walk
err. Greene county, on gravel roads of
Greene county.
Papers-"Defective Bridges and Re-
sulting Damage Claims" Supervisor
T.. C. Copeland, Woodbury. county;
Permanent Bridges and Culverts,"
Director A. Marston, Iowa highway
commission Discussion: John L.
Cooney, Dubuque county; John Young,
Tama county; T.. IS. Fisher, Clayton
county; q. H, Saunders, Poweshiek
county; j. III. Mathis, Polk county,;
H. d. Howe, Boone county; Allan Nc
Duff, Linn county.
2 %. m.-Business session supervis-
ors' associations; election of officers,
etc.
| 8 o. m.-All visiting associations and
delegates will take 3 o'clock interurban
car for. Cedar Rapids, visit the Nor
NAL school and return to Cedar Falls
where luncheon will be served by the
citizens. ID
| 1880 o. ,m,-Return to Electric park
and spend the evening there. The road
men and delegates are invited to &C
company the county officers and te
share the entertainment above out
lined.
FRIDAY, August. IA, will be, devoted
| to visiting the road work which will be
carried on during the. school, having
road machinery on exhibition. Con-
crete bridges already built or In
course of construction within the city
will be visited. Launch rides and aut-
| or9ohjle trims around the city will be
arranged for, and many pieces of in
teresting work will be inspected.
| In the joint session with the sup
ervisors, the more technical points will
be taken up, especially those questions
relative to permanent bridges and Gull
yerts, their construction and cost.