The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-22
ISSUES CALL FOR
ROADS CONVENTION
Governor Officially Designates
Number of Delegates to
Be Named.
GOVERNORS OF NEARBY
STATES ASKED TO ATTEND
Expected That Gathering viii
Be One of MomentOus I'm
portance to Utah.

john *. Hardy, secretary 10 ihe GoN-
ernor, Tuesday sent out the official call
for the good roads convention to be held
in Salt Lake January &c. % and 2S. Per-
sonal invitations were extended 10 Gov
e-nors Is. y. Brooks OF Wyoming, John
r. Shafroth of Colorado, james II. Brady
OF Idaho and u. s, Dickerson Of Nevada
In these Invitations Governor Spry asks
his brother governors 10 deliver ad-
dresses upon topics 20 be selected later
Iio also asks them TO appoint forty del
egates from their respective states.
The official call is signed by the gov
crnor as president OF the ftah Good
Roads association and by James Il. Jen-
nings, secretary. Under its terms the
board OF commissioners In each county is
asked TO name ten delegates, this num-
ber 70 include the members of the
board. the county surveyor and the coun-
ty road commissioners Forty CONNER
Cial organizations have been asked 10
name five delegates each. The mayors
of twenty OF the larger cities of the
gates.
To Make Law Operative.
Tho county commissioners and county
surveyors and road commissioners arc
particularly urged to be present in order
that a complete expression OF opinion
may be had Of the feasibility of the road
laws passed at the session Of the leeis-
lature last winter, with view TO put
ting these laws Into operation as soon
as practicable. The state roads COM
mission and the county authorities must
of necessity work in cooperation with
respect TO making the new laws cifcc-
tive, and II Is expected that this matter
Will be a feature OF the convention.
IL is confidently expected that the fun
quota of delegates indicated by the gov
enor's call Will be in attendance. This
is taken to be the more probable be-
cause the governor. about n month ago.
sent number OF letters 10 various prom
ineut persons in the state. asking their
opinion as TO the advlsioiIty OF calling
roads conven tion. responses TO which
were unanimous in fnvor OF tho plan.
Thus. it is reasonable TO assume that.
interest being taken already. j, VIII in
crease the time for the convention ap-
proaches and that the assemblage Will
indeed he a big one.
The place for holding the convention
has not been definitely decided upon. The
armory was suggested and this hall was
thought TO be ample In size to accommo-
date the convention, but indications now
are that larger quarters VIII have TO be
obtained.
Model Road in Davis.
1t is proposed that an excursion he ar
ranged for the delegates into Davis coun-
~. Tho plan is TO construct piece Of
model road at some point along what is
known the sand ridge, between Farm
in2ton and Ogden. This stretch is said
10 he one of The most difficult in all the
state TO conquer for road building pur-
poses. and a thorough experimentation
OF Il will be made by the building of
bit OF highway under the supervision o!
government experts. the county commits
Sioners aud other state and county au-
thoriues.
Some time ago a sample OF Stag from
the Garfield smclters and some OF the
shale rock found in Provo canyon were
sent 10 the experts OF the agricultural
department al Washington for analysis.
1T is believed that these materials will
prove excellent for road building pur-
poses. Logan Walter Page, the chief OF
the division OF good roads will be in at
tendance at the convention and will re-
port on che result of the annlyzlng Of
tho materials. Mr.. Page will also deliver
several addresses. some of which will be
illustrated with stereopticon views.
beautiful piece Of road is now build
ing between Provo and the mouth OF Pro
Vo canyon In which The government Is
interested. The shale from Provo can
yu1 enters largely into its construction.
and IL Is said that it suits the purpose
admirably
To Interest Government
Governor spry. Aw'ho will attend the
launching Of the ttleshtp Utah Thms
day, will go from Camden 10 Washington
and there will try TO interest tho agr-
cultural department in the convention
and in the Improvement of roads In
Utah generally. 1t is the authenticated
report that the government officials look
with favor upon Utah i field for on
GRAFTON in this line, and that the gov
ernor's mission is likely TO he attended
with success