The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-09
MEETING TO TALK
ABOUT GOOD ROADS
Governor Spry VIII Call Con-
YentiOn for Latter Part
of January.
EXPERT IN GOVERNMENT
SERVICE TO BE PRESENT
Logan W. Page viii Report on
Stag and Rock as Available
Building Material.

Utah is to have good roads con
vention. That much was decided upon
by Governor William Spry, Wednesday
afternoon, after he had been in confer.
encc with number of men interested
in the enterprise, The date for the
convention will be late in January,
probably the Goth or 9th.
Those who talked with the governor
about the convention Thursday were;
James i. Jennings and Orson III. Hew-
lett of the Utah Automobile club; Ca
leb Tanner state engineer. and Oscar
Madsen, county commissioner of We
Der. The programme for the conven-
tion has not vet been arranged, and
probably will not be completed for some
time.
All Of the road organizations of the
state, all Of the county road commits
sioncrs, the county commissioners, and
all others interested in good roads, will
be invited.
Logan w. Page Will Be Here,
Logan Walter Page, perhaps the most
renowned expert on road building In
the world-certainly IN the United
States-will be present. MIR. Page is
connected with the agricultural depart
ment, and he is always in big demand
for addresses on good roads Mr.. Page
originally suggested that it would be
more convenient for him il the Utah
convention were held early in January,
but at Thursday s meeting il developed
that this would not be feasible, Mr.:
Page will be here, however, and will
give the convention the benefit of his
knowledge and experience.
There will also be delegates from
Idaho and Wyoming, and the governors
of those two states will undoubtedly
be present.
The biggest problem that road build
erS have TO deal with is the question
OF material. Recently experiments
have been made with Stag from the
Garfield smelter, and those who have
tested it locally have had gratifying
results. Specimens of the Stag have
been sent to Mr., Page for analysis and
experimental purposes and he will
bring with him q report on the avalla-
bility of this Stag as road building
material The product is the residue
OF the ores after treating IN the fur
naces. and the new processes Of fluK-
ing to which the mineral bearing rock
is now subjected at Garfield, II is said,
leaves material which is believed to
be highly valuable for road construc-
ton.
Specimens Of shale rock from Provo
CANYON have also been sent TO Wash
inpton for tests. The Commercial club
of that city is deeply Interested IN the
matter OF good ROADS. and IL was TINS
organization that caused the specimens
TO be submitted TO Mr.. Page.
Good Laws on Books.
The new road laws which were passed
at the session of the Legislature last
winter have now been in operation
practically year. These laws number
half dozen and were the result of
earnest work on the part OF advocates
of good roads, who held meetings and
conferences almost without number
preceding the session, Seven drafts
were submitted to the legislature, but
one or two of them failed. In the main.
however, the friends OF the good roads
movement secured the passage of laws
which were satisfactory for the time
being. As time goes on new needs be-
come apparent both IN the method of
construction and the system of admin
istration, and the convention in Jan
uary is expected to do much towards
solving heretofore unsolved problems.
The good roads convention held IN
Salt Lake last winter was success
from every point Of view. There seems
10 be no good reason TO assume that
the convention next month Will not be
eoually successful!