The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-26

ORGANIZED FOR
GOOD ROADS
CONVENTION HELD AT
SOUTH BEND YESTER-
DAY FOR STANDING
COMMITTEES
Auditor G. M. Walker of Ply
mouth Named to Represent
Marshall County-Seeks
Better Roads.

Better Roads.
The temporary organization OF
the good roads convention, which
convened yesterday morning at
South Bend resulted in the cleo
ton of the following officers:
CadmuS +. Crabill. chairman and
Augustine Smith of Elkhart sec
rotary. The permanent organiza-
ton committee was composed OF
one delegate from each county as
follows: Lake county, DR. \. c.
Schiicker; Porter county, Mayor
Maxon Spoontr; LaPorte county
Mayor barrow OF Laporte; ST.
Joseph county, H. G.. Miller;
EIkhart county, L. G.. Hall Mar
shall county, c. NJ. Walker;
Starke county, John G.. Krath.
Profitable and most interesting
addresses were delivered at the
morning session by Col Smith OF
Indianapolis. editor of the Public
Officials Magazine; Col. Bair,
good roads expert OF the capital
and ]. NJ. Studebal<er ST, of the
Stf1ebaker Bros Manufacturing
company.
Shows Value to Farmers.
In his address. Mr.. Studebaker
pointed out in emphatic manner
the Invaluable results of unlm-
proved highways to both farmer,
merchant and all else, and urged
cooperation as the only avenue
through which the desired results
will be attained. He advised
meetings to discuss the subject
with the farmers and merchants
rs attendants. If the former
cculd be interested, he said, the
movement woHld succeed.
Good highways would permit
hauling twice the present loads,
Mr.. Studebaker said. and, while
tllev might lead to auto speeding
he favored law that would pro-
hibit the operation of autos at
rate faster than % miles. per
hour.
He also held that improved
highways spelled an increase in
the worth Of property from % to
50 per cent.
barrow Speaks.
Don't repeal the present state
road laws" urged Mayor Lemuel
barrow OF L.aporte in his address
before the good roads conference
at the Oliver hotel Thursday al
ternoon. Amend the present
grvel road law OF Indiana SO that
we could build good roads clear
across the state of Indiana un-
der the present laws. The gravei
road law gives the power to
townships to form districts for
the purpose OF building gravel
roads. Three or four or even one
can form a district, but town.
fships having cities with a pop
ulation larger than $4,000 are not
tallowed to take advantage OF It's
provisions. If all the townships
could take advantage OF it, dis
tricts could. be formed to build
roads that would Join, and when
finished would extend across the
entire state. Laporte could meet
St. Joseph county, which in turn
would be met by Elkhart, and SO
on until the state was traverSed.
Il do not advocate a road
straight, across the state in a
straight line or air line. | be-
lieve it is best to follow the trend
of the population which in
Northern Indiana is along the
Lake Shore railroad and the
Michigan road. so that the great
est number OF people possible
would be benefited.
Progressive District.
There rs no more progressive
nor rapidly developing section OF
the country than Northern Indi-
ana. and there is no reason why
we should not have good gravel
roads throughout the entire sec
ton"
Mayor Darrow's speech was
the last scheduled on the pro-
gram OF the meeting. but it was
heard with as much attention as
the first one of a day filled with
talks on the same subject.