The Forrest City times., 1910-02-18
Fear Trutha md Make Money!"
FOtsT CITY, ARK FRIDAY AFTERNOON FEBRUARY 49, 1910
CONGRESS MAY HELP
GOOD ROADS AND DRAINAGE AID.
V0CATES HOLD MEETING.
Judge Joe Asher of Pulaski County Is
Chosen President of State
Organization.

Little Rock.-The annual convention
of the Arkansas Good Roads Assoeia-
tion held at Hotel Marion Wednesday
and Thursday of last week was largely
attended, and the program included dis
cussions which show general interest
in road building throughout the state.
At the business session, Joseph Asher,
county, was elected president, and
George r. Brown of Little Rock was
chosen secretary.
John II. Hinemon, chairman of the
committee on resolutions, submitted the
following report and the convention
adopted every section by aeelamation:
4" First That the Good Roads Asso-
citation indorse the efforts of the present
drainage congress of Arkansas to OBJ
tain comprehensive survey with
view to securing systematic method
of draining our swamp and wet lands.
"Second-That we believe the state
of Arkansas should go into the road
building business and the legislature
should establish state highway com.
mission with n competent highway engi-
neer, and that state aid should be given
from the public treasury to road-build-
ing. We believe that the legislature
should make such appropriations as may
be necessary to carry forward the work
of this committee.
"Third-We suggest that the Patter
sen bill be amended az follows:
An all counties where a road
and convict district has been formed by
the county court, the county judge be
empowered to use white or black CON
victs as his Judgment may deem best.
B-That the judge be authorized
to use any number of eonviets not ex-
ceeding 100 from any counties that do
not use the eonviets on their roads,
without paying any compensation for
said eonvicts.
Chat the judge be authorized
to buy and operate a rock-crushing
plant with convict labor
Speed Law Wanted
Sixth-We recommend that law
be enacted regulating the speed and use
of automobiles on public highways, aud
limiting the speed to twenty miles per
hour.
Seventh-We recommend to all
county authorities the necessity of
draining all roads as the first and most
important work, doing other things
only in cases of emergency
The following, submitted by Judge
Jason l.. Light of Paragould, was also
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The committee composed
of Prof. G. A. Cole, Judge Jason L.
Ligh, J. B. Walker, M. +. Dickinson,
DR.. c. +. Adams, Hon. o. N. Killough
and Hon. H. L. Remmel, report to this
convention the result of their recent
trip to Washington, in behalf Of drain
age IN Arkansas, and having had their
claims receive the most favorable con
sideration at the hands of President
Taft, Vice President Sherman, Speaker
Cannon, Secretary Wilson and Chairman
Scott; and
Whereas, Said committee has ar
ranged with our United States Senator
James Z. Clarke, to propose an amend
ment In the senate to the agricultural
appropriation bill, said amendment pro.
vldlng for an appropriation of $4,000
for the purpose of enabling the United
States Department of Agriculture to
continue the survey already begun in
Northeastern Arkansas so as to include
the remainder of the wet and overfowed
lands of this state, as the drainage of
the 100000 acres of wet and overflow
ed lands is of first Importance to all the
people of the state of Arkansas; and
= Whereas, The reclamation Of the
same Will open to cultivation as fertile
lands as are to be found anywhere in
the world, and will double the wealth of
our state, as well as to Immediately i'm
prove the sanitary condition thereof,
and provide homes for a half million
people; and