The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-23
OGDEN STRONG IN
=. THE LIMELIGHT
Three Greatest Meetings of she
Year Open TOday-City
Crowded With Guests.
Especial 10 The Herald Republican,

f.NINtNINA 10 re ftfEAlA re III NiACAu-N
ogden. sept 22-Oeden Is seog
with excitement and hustle tonight
on the eve Of three Of the greatest
western gatherings 81 the year.
Tomorrow marks the opening or the
IntcrmOuutain Good Roads couveu-
ton. a thing new 81 its kind. the
four-state fair. OF greater extent this
year than ever before. and she inter
rational sheep show. ON which the
eyes or wool growers from Australia
Co. England are focused.
Extra thousands have allied TO over
flowing the prearranged accommoda-
ti0nS Tor visitors and tonight the
town is feeling a problem in hOspi-
talitv never before met with.
with these three attractions the
twenty days racing meet. which opens
tomorrow. and the Republican state
convention Monday. it is estimated
that gully 5000 visitors viii make
ogden their headquarters during the
next few DAYS
Perhaps Of most significance to- the
west is the Good Roads convention.
which enters tomorrow upon TIE gi
EantiC project ~ building an inter-
state roadway from Cheyenne. Wvo..
90 ogden. salt Lake and ON 90 Boise.
Ida. connecting the four western cen-
tiers with a broad highway rivalling
NNn~e OF tNt OLD knUlHUF.
Ten States Represented.
When the convention couveues to-
morrow afternoon. after o. morning Of
Formally there viii De- received re-
ports from every ono Of more than
Soo western counties on the proEress
or road building during the year. Ten
western states Utah. wyoming Colo
RADIO. New Mexico. Arizona. Washing
ton. Oregon. Montana. Idaho and Ne
vada. will be fully represented at the
convention. more than 400 delegates
having been appointed
With the aid OF senators. governors
and other officials or national inn
portance the convention proposes to-
draft q bin Tor presentation To- CON
Eress asking the appropriation or TO-
100000 acres ~ the public domain for
good roads building throughout the
west The bill will provide FOR the
opening or 100000 acres I'm each
state. the proceeds or the sale of such
land 90 be divided proportiouatelv
among the various counties 81 each
state. and thus expended to the best
advantage in the building 81 the roads
Practically everything is in readi-
ness for the opening of the Couven-
sion. the program having been COM
plctcd this .ftcrnoon by Judge !. A.
Howell. chairman or the board Of con-
troll
Social Entertainment.
Aside from the business sessions
ample social features have been
planned one Of the features Of the
three DAYS will Ce an excursion over
the Lurir cutoff on the Southern Pa
cific. when every delegate viii De the
guest ~ that company. free trans
portation being furnished. a special
train viii be- run saturday afternoon.
Tomorrow program follows.
Morning session. N o'clock
organ solo. $. r. whitaker.
Invocation. Rev. J. T.. Carver. pas
Cor ~ the First Presbyterian church
ogden.
Address or welcome. Hon William
Eprv. governor Of the state Of Utah.
Vocal solo. Miss Myrtle Bai1uger.
ogden.
Address OF welcome. Hon. William
Glaemanu. mayor OF ogden.
Responses 90 Address Of welcome.
Hon. Frank Is. Ncbckcr OF salt Lake
city Utah. and Hon. O.. q. Wright.
Idaho Falls. Ida
Vocal solo. Miss Myrtle Bsuingcr.
ogden.
Presideuts address. Hon. 2. r. sher-
man. Bull. Ida.
Appointment Of committees.
Afternoon Session. , O'Clock
Address National Aid i'm state
Road Building" Hon Joseph Howell.
CouErcssmau from Utah. Logan. Utah.
Discussion.
Nddress. What Good Roads Have
Accomplished boz utah. Professor J.
W. Jensen Of the Agricultural college
Ct Utah and member ~ the Utah state
road comm issiou. Logan. Utah.
Discussion.
Address. Good Roads legislation
Hon. H. r.. Roberts. father or good
roads legislation in Utah. Logan.
Utah
Discussion.
Reports from delegates represent
Ing counties.
THE ron OF the counties viii be
called and membe~ representing
each county delegation win be expect
cd To- make a. brief report Of what HIS
county is doing for good roads"
EVcuin= Session.
Automobile parade.
Delegates meet fra front 81 the city
hall promptly NJ "a p. IN. After tho
parade through the principal streets
81 the city the delegates viii DO taken
20 the fair grounds. where they viii
Dc the guests ~ President II. NJ.
Rowe 81 the Four-State Fair associa-
tion 40 the opening Of the fair.
deception Committee
Senator Rudolph Kuchler. chair
man. r. r. Hulanigki Thomas
England. George A. Fuller. II. p. Ran
dai Phil A. i<ohn. George j Kelly.
George W. McCuue. J. l.. Reynolds. %.
j. StiIlwcif. Heber Sc0wcroft q. T..
Becker. Samuel Thomas. T.. =. Potter.
DIT r. Z. Rich. Farley r.. Wright John
~. Browning. Or. T.. W. Baker. Or r.
y. Mills l.. n. Becraft. y. RI. Butts.
T. n. Pauiscu. David a.. Eccles. G.. W.
ward. Dr. George ". Baker. Jed Bal
Ian ync. John e.. child. Thomas p.