The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-09-08
Good Roads Association.

A meeting was called for a week
ago Saturday evening at the opera
house to organize a good roads as
ISOLATION for Prwers county. There
was a fair sized attendance and a
permanent organization was formed
oy electing DR.. ]. S. Hasty. president
ald Fred Cooper. secretary. Com
mittees were appointed and a num-
Der OF speeches made In which many
good speeches were advanced as to
methods OF advancing the cause OF
improving the roads. A large list Of
vice presidents were appointed to
promote the work in various sections
Of the county.
Last evening a second session O.
the association was held at the club
rooms and there were a half dozeL
dolly citizens present. besides quite
a large number from Lamar. Air. S.
q. Porter OF the Amity compan!
made an interesting talk on the sub
Ject OF improving the roads. ami
Commissioner Reynolds aad several
others also made snort talks Mr.
Reynolds explained Just the condi-
lions the commissioners bad had to
face and how Impossible " Is for
the county to keep up the roads with
out the cooperation OF the people.
He also explained that many Of the
farmers needed to have these mat
ters made plain to them. as the ex-
pense Of trial and fine II convicted
would be quite heavy. and the COM
missioners had been Loathe to In
flict this penalty II 1t could be avoid
ed.
DR.. Burnett gave his views on the
subject OF publishing matters per-
tanning to the improvement q the
roads SO clearly, that the meeting
rewarded him by making HIM head
of the committee on publicity with
Mr.. Bragg Of Holly. Mr.. Mayfield Of
Granada and MIR. Hainline OF Wiley
as assistants. The meeting adjourn
ed to meet in two weeks at Holly.
The Register Ii heartily in favor
Of good roads and most OF the senti-
ments expressed at the meeting. but
we are bound to differ with the
idea advanced by some In regard to
securing any more state appropria-
lions for bridges. We have In the
past advocated some OF these bills.
but think anyone ought to tumble to
the game after awhile, and we are
free to admit our mistake. 1t is
easy for a representative to get n
few thousand dollars for a cheap
john wooden bridge across the river
some place, and thus make a show
ing OF having done something. 1t
then becomes the duty Of the coun-
ty under the law to maintain that
bridge and there's the rub. The So
600 appropriation at Carlton has
cost Prowers coun'y over sc5.p,t,
the $4,000 at Morse over $4,000 and
others in like proportion. only the
Holly bridge OF all constructed by
the state being still standing. II
our next representative will just
protect the county from having any
appropriation thrust upon US. and
give the road fund a chance to catch
up with the work. he will have done
good service to thecause OF good
roads in Prowers county. The Reg
lister believes that taxpayers. who
will investigate the past experience
of the county In this line. will agree
with us that unless a sum sufficient
to build a solid steel bridge can be
obtain ed, 1t Is better to have moth
ing, and as that sum would be $780,
900 it is impossible to secure 1t
even passed 1t would be cut in
the closing hours OF the session to
S., 900 and that would mean a bum
wooden bridge.