The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-19

country will increase wealth and greatness and
benefit all the people, We cannot destroy farms with
out final decay They to day the heart of national
life and the chief source of material greatness Tear
down every edice in cities and labor will rebuild
them, but abandon the farms and cities will disappear
forever.
When the agricultural production alone of the United
States for the past eleven totals $40 000
to stagger the Imagination and cost to take this
product from the farm to the railway station than from
such station to the American and European markets. and
when the saving in cost OF moving this product of agrcul
ure good highways instead of bad would have built
million miles of good roads, the ncalcuable waste of
bad roads in this country shown to be of such
proportions demand immediate reformation and the
wses and best craftsmanship but great is the loss to
transportation, mercantile, industrial and farming inter
ests incomparaby greater is the material loss to the
men and children and the social life. matter import
civilization itself The truth of the declaration of
Charles Sumner fifty ago, that 'he two greatest
forces for the advancement of civilization the school
master and good roads, emphasized by the experience
of the intervening years and points to the wisdom of
union of the EDUCATIONAL commercial transportation and
industrial interests of country action for
permanent good roads.
Annual Meeting in Chicago, ILL.,, February IL 1910.
Artce The of this organization shall be the National
Good Roads Congress.
Its shall associate all interested
movement for good roads
this shall be Chicago
and other place places be by the executive
board
company
ganzaon acceptable the board of directors member
fee of
81OO for life membership
acceptance membership
vce-Pesden of the United
all Territories former
presidents members Congress-
mssone and president all good roads organizations
all cities presidents of educational institutions state
Of public instruction. ergymen and editors all
uar publications, honorary members.
The this be a president
with the foregoing president
executive board They shall
congress meeting by ballot
offices for until their duly elected
qualified All be filled by the
aggressvey promote
the by it's The
preside at all meetings of the congress- and board Of directors SIGN all
certificates membership disbursement of
all committees provi
ed for secretary and
file the office of the
all meetings. transactions the
shall be
receipts for all receyednd
only for all accounts properly youchred and by
president and shall give bonds for the faith
duties the office such the board of
Vacancies in the board of directors shall be
filled by board until the next annual meeting meeting of the
called time by the president The president
shall each submit written reports the
at its annual meeting covering the OF their
spective offices.
Art The congress shall meet annually February H. the
Chicago Ill., the eectng officers and for the
transaction other business the interest the All
of members honorary life all
meetings the The
den may call special meetings at any time or place
The national advisory board shall be appointed by the
PRESIDENT shall consist
each nd Territory of the United States who interested
object of the shall
information
ton permit
Art The president shall have
organize national international
conventions and meetings
thereof
be eand
adoption they here
provided the be
published by for the meeting
shall such
call be adopted by threourhs vote of the votes
J. JACKSON, President.
A, M. GRADY,
Is there Wireless Connection between municipal
offices and Trenton?