The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-06-16
HUNTER TELLS Ot ="
S0C|E1Y'S WORK
Poor System of Taxation Re.
sponsible for Condition of
Highways, He Says


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. The program for the remainder
of this afternoons session and
- for Thursday follows: =
Address-"Advantages of Good =
Roads," President ]. H. Worst. =
Address-Prof. G. B. Waldron. {"
Meeting of executive board. {"
Thursdays Program =
. Address-"Good Road Legisla- =
tion," Governor John Burke. =
Address-"R Road Maintainande"
Prof. Dolve, Fargo. I"
Address "uust Prevention,"
Prof. E. T. Bushell, department of =
agriculture. =
Address - Road Taxation" {"
y Prof James E. Boyle, university. =
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Larimore, N. D., June 16.-The
North Dakota Good Roads society's
second annual convention was opened
in Larimore this morning. The heavy
rains of last night put the roads in
such condition that many delegates
who had intended coming here by
automobiles were obliged to postpone
their trips and the result was that the
morning session was not very large
ly attended. The afternoon session,
however, was much better attended,
delegates arriving from all sections
by the various trains and by autos.
The convention session this morn
ing was called to order by President
A. 1. Hunter. Attorney Thomas H.
Pugh of Larimore delivered the ad-
dress of welcome. giving the assem-
bled delegates assurance that Lari-
more was glad to have them as her
guests, and that the people would do
their best to make the stay of the
visitors as pleasant as possible.
The speakers who have arrived in
the city for the convention are Presi-
dent j. H. Worst of the agricultural
college, Governor John Burke Of
North Dakota, Secretary Geo. NJ.
Cooley Of Minnesota highway commits
sion, Prof. Dolve of the agricultural
college and Prof. James e. Boyle Of
the university.
The demonstration of good roads
construction under the direction Of
the federal government department Of
agriculture promises to command
great interest. ]. T. Bushell is in
charge of the work and will give an
address before the convention.
Presidents Address.
The first address delivered upon
the convening Of the society this aft
ernoon was that of President A. L.
Hunter. Mr.. Hunter reviewed the
work of the society during the past
year and of the work of the future,
speaking as follows:
zone year ago this month the good
people of Larimore called together,
financed and entertained the first
good roads convention ever held in
the state of North Dakota. This be-
ing the anniversary of that conven-
tion, it is fitting and proper to review
some of the results of the initiatory
work. The greatest of all, in my
judgment, has been the interest that
that meeting instilled, not only into
the people of this immediate COM
munity, but into the whole state.
Every community in the state has
publicly demonstrated that it realizes
the Importance of this great work,
and hardly has there been a public
gathering of any Importance since,
that this topic has not occupied an
important place on the program. Al
most every commercial club IN the
state has participated in the agitation
of this great work. Our own club
was SO much interested that, in addi-
ton to the appointment of legislative
and various other committees, which
at all times were urged by the club
to more aggressive action. secured
the services of D. Ward King Of Mis-
souri,, better known as the originator
of the "Split Log Drag" to come
to North Dakota and address US. This
meeting, while expensive to our club,
was very gratifying and the attend
ance certainly reflected the interest
taken in the work.
AT the last Grain Growers conven-
'tion held in Fargo last winter. which,
by the way, was very largely attend
ed, great interest was taken in this
important work. And much credit
,is due President Worst of the agri-
cultural college for the prominence
ON the program which he gave this
particular subject.
Plan Is State Wide
81 trust that our attendance here to-
day will not be selfish enough to con-
,clude that this is local matter in
any way restricted to this community
for the purpose of booming Larimore.
but on the contrary rejecting a
broader citizenship of it's people; re-
fecting an intellectual attainment
which has enabled them to first dis
cover one Of the greatest neds Of our
whole state This question of good
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