The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-27
Delegates Take Auto Ride to
Pleasant View, to Inspect
Improvements.
CONVENTION FAV0RS
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
Appropriations and Organiza-
tiOns in Western States
Are Advocated.
Special TO The Tribune.

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OGDEN, Sept 26.-With an automo.
bile trip TO Pleasant View. where
portion of the county road is being
macadamlzed, thence to Ogden canyon
and over other roads Of Weber county,
the first annual convention Of the Inter
mountain Good Roads association which
has been In session at Ogden since last
FRIDAY came to a close today.
delegates are unanimous in the opinion
that the convention Just closed has done
more to create Il sentiment in favor Of
the Improvement of the public highways
IN the lntermountain region, than years
OF spasmodlc action confined TO certain
localities. Now there is unanimity of
interest created by the exchange of
IDEAS heard at the convention
Inc automobile trip over the Weber
county roads where the demonstration
OF road building was watched with con
sldebarle interest, was taken by $50
delegates. The trip was cut short as
some of the delegates were anxious to
return IN time for the opening of the
Republican state convention.
Before starting on the automobile trip
the delegates met at the Carnegie IL |
orary, where the report of the resolu- |
uons committee was read and adopted
UNANIMOUSLY. The delegates went on
record fayorlng the passage Of a bill |
by congress creating a national road
commission TO cooperate with the vari, |
Gus state road commissions or other bod |
les having charge of state roadways, |
and the passage of d bill by all of the |
states of the intermountain region Great |
ing highway commission, providing for |
an annua appropriation for the building
or systematic highways in each state |
and IN uniformity with the highways
or the other intermountaIn states and |
with the national highways.
Another important action taken nv
the ASSOCIATION before adjournment was
the favorlng OF the Idaho law on uni.
formity of construction of roads.
Plea for Uniformity.
Acting for the association. President
y. Ii, Sherman sent telegram in re-
ply to congratulatorv wire received
from J.: ], Ronald, president of the Pa
chic Highway of North America, now
IN session at Seattle. Wash The mes.
sage read:
con behalf of the Intermounta;n
Good Roads association I desire TO
[hank you for your kind message of yes
EerdnY. Convention most enthusiastic
and Will be productive of good results
VIII be glad to cooperate with YOU in
every way possible. Good roads for l
good people is our slogan -
The following resolutions were then !;
'ead ana adopted M their entirety.
Ogden. Utah Sept. 2G 1910,
10 p, The President and Members OF tho 7
FIRST Annual Meeting OF the Inter. I
mountain Good Roads Association. c
Gentlemcn; We. your committee OH
owing resolutions:
We. the delegates to the first annual
meeting of the lrtcrmountain Good Roads
ogden, Utah. September - "a and 2G (
?t0 being dcsirous of securing uniform
ty OF legislation and action; nationally
tatcs of the inetrnlouutain region for c
he bettcrncnt Of our public highways. II
esolre as follows; c
First We approve of and recommend c
he passage by the congress OF the United $
tatcs and It's approval BY the president I
a law. similar to that introduced in the 2
alo. and commonly called the Howell l.
III. creating national road commits b
Ion 10 cooperate with the various 81
tate road commissions or other bodies o
+ officers having charge OF state high p
'ays. and providing for a national road T.
md Of ten millions OF dollars annually p
D bc used In The construction Of per- b
lament national highways In co-opera- 81
on With the various states desiring TO
Id III building such highways. e'
To Mcmoralize President "
Second We recommend that the prosi- n
ent Of Tho United States and the sen "
te and house Of representatives Of the
nited States of America in congress
ssembled be mcmoralizcd by tho state
gslatures Of the IntcrInountain states | &,
appropriate million acres OF unap- -
ropriated public lands 10 each of said
stcs. the proceeds OF which shall be 81
Sed for tho purpose Of establishing and q
Interstate roads. which shall y
,comc part OF "A system Of national sc
Ghways. o,
Third. We approve OF and recommend sc
Ic passage Of - bill in each Of the iu-
rmoUutain states creating a state high su
sy commission. providing for an annual al
,propriation for The building Of syste-
attic highways in each state and i'm he
with the highways Of the Il
her intcrmountaiu states and with the ar
,tjonat highways. wi
Fourth We recommend tho appoint
ont BY tho president OF this sSsocia-
,n of legislative committee consist MI
< Of three members In each state, '
hose duty il shall be to labor FOR and
cure the passage of a law providing for
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