The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-29
Utah, Wyoming and Idaho Bind
Themselves Into IntermOun-
tain Association.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
AND BUSINESS FINISHED
Big Meeting viii Be Held in
Ogden, When Practical DEM
OnstratiOn Will Be Given.
Utah Good Roads Association offcers.


ninCs, Salt Lake City.
Intermountain Good Roads Association
Officers
Prcsident-E. r. Sherman. Twin Falls.
Ida.
Secretary ytrcssurer-A, Kendall, Rock
Springs Wyo.
Chairman memorial committec-JohD
Dern. Salt Lake City.
Place for holding next meetInE-Og-
den, July and 6, 1910; for meeting OF
l9ll-Pocatcllo, Ida.
The second annual convention Of the
good roads advocates came to close
Friday afternoon. Interest In the
meeting grew from the beginning and
only reached its crest when the meet
ing was ready 10 adjourn.
Tho next meeting will be held in
Ogden July ) and 6 Of the present
year: that is, the meeting of the Inter
mountain Good Roads association,
which has been organized The Utah
Good Roads association continues It's
existence, and viii work as an integ-
raj part of the Interstate association.
During the hours of the closing day
the committee on resolutions made its
report. From this was eliminated the
specific declaration presented by Mr..
Glasmann Wednesday for the build
ing of twenty miles Of good road each
year by the state. This feature is in.
c)uded, however, in that part of the
resolution which declares for an in
come tax from automobiles on basis
Of Il specific amount per each horse
power. The proceeds from such tax.
alton arc to be devoted 10 the build
ing of a trunk highway from Cheyenne
TO Boise, touching Salt Lake and Og-
den
Utah Association Stands.
The Utah enthusiasts were sverse TO
having their orgaui "a tlou--the Utah
Good Roads ssociation--ahsoTbed by
the Intcrmountaln association. so the
old organization is permitted 10 stand.
Governor Spry was e-elected president
and James Il. Jennings secretary
In the morning session J. H. Dodge,
road expert representing the bureau
of good roads Of the department of ag
rlculturc, delivered an address and also
government of various samples of Utah
material sent TO Washington for an
alysls.
Peter g. Johnston of Blackfoot, Ida.
delivered an address on behalf of Gov
ernor j. IF. Brady of that state. in
which he discussed the progress of road
building in Idaho.
The earth road was briefly discussed
BY Prof. Richard Il. Lyman of the Uni
Lake made brief address In which
he declared thai the engineers and
scientific men must. in spite of what
NAV be said derogstory 10 them, be
the ones 10 outline the work of good
road building and 10 point out the way
IN which good roads may he obtained.
Several vice presidents reported for
different counties
Revenue for Roads.
r. p Fuller of Cheyenne proposed a
plan for raising revenue for the build
ing Of good roads in the west. He
proposed that a memorial he sent 10
congress asking that 100000 acres of
land be set aside for the benefit Of road
funds This suggestion met with IN
slant approval!
John Dcrn OF this city. who has been
chairman of the convention. was Sc.
lcctcd chairman OF committee Of rep
rcsentatiVe men from each Of the three
states, Utah, Wyoming and Idaho. TO
mcmorialize the legislatures Of the dit-
fercnt states and also to send com
munication to tho congress of the
United States,
When the convention meets III Og-
den in July. Mayor Glasmann says. the
delegates will he given an opportunity
TO see for themselves the actual build
ing of the last mile of m8cadam road
in Weber s comprehensive system OF
north and south highway. Government
builders viii be on hand. said Mr.. ttlaS'
mann. and the delegates viii be con
vinced that macadamized roads do moi
cost $4,000 n mile rs had been stated,
but that Weber county Is building them
for $500 n mile
Vice Presidents Are Chosen.
The convention chose, in addition to
Governor Spry and Mr.. Jennings, an
executive committee consisting of
George NJ. Cannon and John u. CahoOn,
Salt Lake county; L. w. Robinson, Lo-
gan c. II. Ward. Provo. Tho vice
presidents chosen are:
Beaver. orson Bleekner; Greenyill;; !;
Cache, Alma Merrill. Richmond; Carbon.
j. K. sharp SurnysiGe: Davis. John II.
Birmingham Bouutiful, Emery. j.. c.
Cedar City: Juab. George McCune, Eu-
rcka; Kane, Charles pUe kanab; NIL
lara. f. W. King. Fillmore; Morgan. w
p CEidds M9Tg&n ggi,tE Put rnn.Go James
snow; Salt Lake city; sanpete, c. u.
Madscn. Gunnison; Sewer II, C. Chris
Archibald. Park City; Tooele: r. y
Brown, Grantsvlle: Uintab, John y.
Davis, Ncrnal, Ctnh. Joseph w. Dunn,
IrONp. w dedlTn, T.. - NuhJlll6. il'pe'
city: Washington Isaac c. Mcfarland,
ST. George: Wayne, G. \. ChapPcll. Ly-
man: Wohar, j. f.. Bybcc. Riverside.
The intermountain organization is;
President. c. Il. sherman, Twin Falls.
Idaho: a, Knball Rock Springs. Wyor
secretary Vice presidents
Wyoming. w Il Schmitzer; Utah. George
VI. Cannon; Idaho, u. 6 Johnston. EX
ccutive committee, Wyoming, w. l..
Schmjtzer, Cheyenne; Thomas Painter
Evanston: Byron Sessions Big Horn
Utah George NJ, Cannon. salt Lake; NJ
NJ, steele. Jr.. Pluto county; a. w. Ball
autync Box Elder county. Idaho, +. O..
Johnston. Blnckfoot City: Otto 'G. Rhine
harlt Nampa: Paul Clegstonc. Bonner.
Where Utah Cot Left.
Utah ''got slipped up on in the
convention Friday because there was n
misunderstanding, evidently, 1t APP
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