The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-13
President of National Good
Roads Association Missing.
Should Have Been Here Last
Thursday.
BURDEN ONLOCAL MEN
Delegates Beginning to Arrive
Two Governors on Program.
Headquarters Established al
Commercial Club Rooms.

Delegates have begun to arrive from
the east and west and north and south,
to attend the convention of the Ma
tional Good Roads association which
will commence in representative hall
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. The
program which was made up this after
noon and placed in the hands of the
printers includes addresses by two gov
ernors-Governor w. r. Stubs. who
gives the address of welcome, and Gov
ernor Shallenberger Of Nebraska, who
is booked. for an address at O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon.
The convention headquarters are at
the Commercial club quarters, where
registration will take place and infor-
nation will be given the delegates In
regard to hotel and private accommoda-
tions AS was stated before the dele
gates have already commenced to ar
rive-not in large numbers as yet as
the big crowd is expected to arrive to-
morrow morning.
President jackson Negligent.
President Arthur C. Jackson OF the
National association has been expect
ed in Topeka from washington, D. e..
since Thursday last to aid in the pre-
liminary work, but UP to late hour
this afternoon he had not shown up,
nor had any definite word been re-
ceived from him, except that he would
be here tomorrow. 1t was also ex-
pected that there would be secre-
tary appointed by the National asso-
citation to handle the business In con-
nection with preliminary work put
no such person has arrived upon the
scene. This fact has caused practical
Iy all the work to be thrown upon the
committee of the Commercial club
which has been meeting each day at
the noon hour for the last week or
TT, 10 tc nj MI ri h.
bon with blue lettering.
At a meeting this noon the program
was completed.
The following is the complete pro-
gram, which is subject to change;
Tuesday, Dec. IA, 1903.
10 a. m-Address of Welcome, Gov.
w. r. Stubs.
1890 a. m.-Response, President
jackson, National Good Roads asso-
citation.
Address on the part of the city
Geo. Badders.
p. m.-Address. State Engineer
w. S. Gearheart.
2:30 p. m.-Chancellor Frank
Strong of Kansas university.
800 p. mr. ]. Clancy, tax COM
missioner of Union Pacific railroad
3.30 D. Yr1.-"Farm and Road
Drainage, W. S. Dickey, Kansas City.
400 p. m.-Address, Mrs. C. F.
Spencer.
WEDNESDAY. DEC. Is.
10 A. M-Address: Prof. Waters, pres
ident State Agricultural college.
1890 A. M.-Address: c. M. Mills, SUI
perintendent rural routes.
II A. M.-Address w. c. Hoard, pro-
fessor Of Kansas university.
1880 A. M.-Address: Curtis Mills
Columbia. Mo.
p. M.-Address: Gov. A. c. Shell
1enterper of Nebraska
2:30 p M.--Address: John Croft. pres
ident Alabama Good Road association.
3P. M-Address: Road Drainage. w.
r. Colt, president Oklahoma Good
Roads association.
$3.50 P. M-Address: Discovery OF
Gypsy Clay in the Sand Hills" g. w.
Watson of Kinsley. Kan.
4P M.-Miscellaneous discussion
Good Club Meeting Today.
An enthusiastic meeting was held
this noon of the trade extension COM
mittee of the Commercial club. with
about 80 of the business men Of the
club present The matter was taken
up of providing additional capacity for
certain enterprises which have grown
beyond their means. to enable them to
supply the demands for their products;
and also to consider various important
enterprises, of which there are now
,,rosnects of securing for Topeka.