The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-11-30
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HEARS ROAD
TALK
More Than 500 Delegates
Are Present at State
Convention.

Walla Walla, Nov. 30.-Declaring
that the great body of the conven-
ton had come here to do things, not
to listen to "rot-air speeches by the
big guns, NJ. J. Carrigan, county
missioner of Seattle, started the
fight On the state-aid road at the
session of the Good Roads Associa-
ton yesterday.
He introduced resolution requir-
ing the legislative committee which
will make some report on the mat
ter. to make it's report today, and
this was passed, inspite of the pro-
tests of some CT the members. Car
rigan said that all the good roads
conventions had run the same way
most of the time being given to
flowery speeches about roads AMI
little time to the consideration Of
real problems. He said that this
sort Of programme had been enacted
at Aberdeen and that he. for one.
did not propose to have it duplicated
here.
Wants Delegates Heard.
He said "five-minutc talks by the
common delegates and hour ad-
dresses by the big guns" did not ap-
peal to him and that the time had
come for the delegates to be heard.
Chairman F.. w. Dewart, Of the leg
M I'D hot
the committee could not report to-
day. Other members Joined with
him, but some OF the others said
they could report any time.
Carrigan's resolution passed with
big majority. Carrigan's outburst
came Just as the regular session was
to adjourn for lunch yesterday and
| after several had left. 1t was en-
tirely unexpected. but he was heart
lily applauded. More than 500 are
attending the convention Vice
President ]. J. Donovan presided.
Takes o. r.. & n to Task.
Samuel Hill. of Seattle, made
strong plea for better highways for
the common people, at the opening
session yesterday. He took the O.
r. & N. to task for not meeting the
state half ways in its efforts to bet
ter the highways. He declared that
the railroads Of the state must learn
one thing, and that is that the state
is master and that they must obey
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railroads had no right to lay tracks
on states highways without COM
pensating the state.
eff this be socialism, why make
the most of it." he declared These
declarations from Samuel Hill, SON
irlaw of James ]. Hill, fairly took
the breath away from the audience
He said he intended to take up with
the interstate commerce commission
the question of transportation to
make it easier to travel from one
part OF the Northwest to another, it
being as hard for him to come from
his farm in Klickitat county to Wal
la Walla as to go to Paris.
Favor Trunk Highway.
He urged the convention to favor
a trunk highway from Seattle to the
Mississippi river, passing through
Walla Walla He urged the use Of
federal as well as state convicts in
constructing roads.
Ex-Gov. Moore favored the coun-
ties building their own roads.
President J. c. Lawrence, of the
association, announced that he would
not be candidate for president of
the association next year as his time
was too much taken up by business
duties as railroad commissioner.
Mud and dust, two principal ele-
ments of bad roads, cost the people
of the state five million a year, he
said He stated that communities
| unaided cannot carry on the good
roads movement. Much has been
accomplished in our state in the past
year in positive results in building
good roads, more than in all preced-
| ing years put together This must
be taken into consideration in any
criticism of existing laws he as
serted in closing.
| Woman Scores Law.
Gov. Hay was unable to be pres
! ect but wrote a letter in which he
urged that the general idea OF road
| laws be retained, but says that mi
nor amendments are needed.
Mrs. n Z. Mccormack, member
of the Farmers Union, lambasted
| the state aid law from start to fin
! ish and later Judge J. P Hartman
and Judge Ronald. Of Seattle, mixed
ii verbally over the question Of tax
| ing automobiles so much per horse
power TO help the roads.
Judge Hartman favored tax of
| dollar a horsepower ana Ronald
| wanted a tax but wanted the legis-
| lature to decide. When the shades
of night fell honors were about even.
| J. J. Donovan. of Seattle, was the
last speaker.