East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-05-09
GOOD ROADS MEETING
WILL Be HELD HERE
WILL BE ONE OF BIGGEST
EVER HELD IN THIS SECTION
DR.. Maurice w. Eldridge, Famed AS
Good Roads Enthusiast, VIII Be
Principal Speaker-Series of Meet
ings Planned Over State.

Chairman Brock Of the good roads
committee of the Commercial associa-
tion and officers of the county good
one of the biggest good roads meetings
eastern Oregon has ever seen. The
MEETINGS is to be held here the eve
ming of May 21 and the principal
speaker will be DR.. Maurice w. Ed
ridge of the good roads branch of the
department of agriculture at Wash
ington, than whom there Is no better
known or competent authority in the
country
The number Of good roads enthu-
siasts in Umatilla county is daily
growing larger, much interest is be-
ing manifested in the movement and
it is believed that the attendance at
the coming meeting will far exceed
that OF any similar meeting ever held
~ a. Ia~t of the state. 1t is also
hoped that the meeting will result in
furthering the movement for better
roads throughout the state.
The netting to be held in this city
is pAt he of a series of 23 to be held
-
tario en- the east, Portland on the
west, to Pendleton on the north and
Ashland on the south.
Through Senator Bourne the gov
ernment originally offered a series
of 10 lectures for the state Of Ore
gon, but the good roads enthusiasts
asked for more. with the result that
the following cities will be visited by
the lecturing party and will have the,
opportunity of getting the latest in
formation on good roads construc-
ton:
Ontario, May 16; Baker City, May
II; Enterprise, May IS; La Grande,
May 10; Heppner, May 90; Pendleton.
May 21; Condor, May %; Moro, May
"a; The Dalles, May 25; Hood River,
May 20; Dallas, May 27, Portland,
May 2S; McMinnville May 30;Forest
Grove, May 81; oregon City, June l.;
Salem, June 2; Albany, June 3; Rose
burg, June z; Grants Pass, June 8;
Medford, June 8; Ashland, June 10.
Back of the campaign of lectures in
Oregon are several strong organiza-
tions whose influence penetrates all
sections Of the state, and through
these organizations endeavor will be
made to get throngs Of city, town and
country people out to the lecture at
every point visited.
Secretary Bates, working through
his 1900 threshers, will arouse indi-
vidual interest and urge each of the
1900 to attend the meetings and take
along all the farmers in his neigh
borhood.
Secretary l.. Therkelsen, jr., Of the
Oregon State Automobile association,
will work through all the city and
county automobile organizations, and
the Portland Automobile club will al
so take active part in rousing general
interest. Judge Lionel Webster chair
man of the State Good Roads associa-
ton, who will accompany the lecturer
on the tour of the state, will also use
his personal influence to arouse wide
spread interest in the educational lee
| lures
Hundreds Of letters of inquiry and
| many kilograms from various points
| throughout Oregon give evidence of
| the universal interest in good roads
construction and the governments ed
ucational undertaking along these
lines. al Is
| The big good roads convention at
Albany this summer Is expected to be
vigorous and rousing one, such as
never has been held in the northwest
before.