The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-26
UTlONS OF
TG-IE GOOD ROADS
Idaho Law Uniformity of Construction
Howell Bill in Aid OF Interstate Roads Endorsed-Hepful
Legislation Urged-Conventon Adjomns.

The fist convention Of the Good
Roads association has passed into his
tory the big meet ending this morn
ing with an automobile trip 10 Pleas
ant View. where the delegates watch
ed the macadamizing ot section OF
the county road. The association will
meet one year hence a. Pocatello
The convention is viewed bs the
delegates as a successful one and IL is
anticipated that much good wia grow
out of the various resolutions adopt
ed. az well as from the increased store
of enthusiasm which the delegates
will carry home with them There
will hencelorth be far greater coon
erarion in the promotion Of the good
road moVement and more concerted
effort VIII he made Ia have the legis-
lative bodies Of the intcrmountnin
states take greater interest In the i'm
Droyement OF public highways The
association will also endeayor to have
highway commissions appointed by
the state legislatures to work in CON
junction with the commissioners in
the Improvement OF public roads.
The automobile trip to Pleasant
View and ogden canyon was an en-
joyable one and ABOUT 100 delegates
participated. Many of the same auto
mobiles which were used In the motor
car parade also took part in this trip
The excursion was shortened because
of the desire oil many of the dele
gates to attend the Republican con
vention which convened this morning
Exchange Of Congratulations
The following reply to n message of
greeting was sent to J. T. Ronald,
president of the Pacific Highway as.
sociation Of North America, at Seattle.
Wash. this morning by f. r. Sher-
man, president OF the Intermountain
association:
"On behalf Of the ntcr-Mountain
Good Roads association | desire to
thank YOU for your kind message OF
yesterday, Convention most enthus-
iastic and will be productive Of good
results. VIII be glad TO cooperate
with You in every way possible, Good
Roads for Good People is our slog-
an"
Thanks Are Expressed
The following resolutions were read
and adopted during the session of
Saturday evening:
"Resolved. That VIC. the delegates
to the Intet-Mountain Good Roads
association, in convention assembled.
at the first annual meeting of said as
soclation. In Ogden. Utah, hereby ten
der our thanks and heartfelt appre-
citation for the kind treatment we
have received at the hands of the
citizens of Ogden especially do we
commend the efforts put forth by Hon
William Glnsmann, mayor OF this city.
by Judge ]. A. Howell. chairman OF
the board Of control and by his as-
sistants; by Harold ]. Packer, our
secretary; by the sweet singers who
have entertained MS; by the Automo-
bile Club OF ogden, and the Weber
club: and by the railroads who have
extended us so many courtesies. No
effort has been spared to make our
stay here one Of profit and of pleas.
ure. and We heartily appreciate same
Resolutions Adopted.
I'VE. your committee on resolutions,
beg leave to report the following reso.
uuons.
1--WE, the delegates to the first an.
nual meeting OF the Inter-Mountain
Good Roads association in convention
assembled at ogden. Utah. September
23rd. 2ith and 26th 1910. being de.
sirouS OF securing uniformity OF leGis-
lation and action. nationally and be-
tween and within the various states
of the inter-mountain region, for the
bettermeDt OF our public highways.
resolve as follows:
First. We approve of and recon-
mend the passage by the Congress
OF the United States. and its approx
nj by the President, of law similar
to that introduced In the House of
Representatives on January II. 1910. !
and commonly called the Howell bill, /,
creating national road commission
to cooperate with the various state
road commissions or other bodies or
officers having charge of state high
WAYS, and providing for a national |
road fund OF ten millions of dollars |
annually 10 be used in the construc- !
ton OF permanent national highways |
in cooperation with the various states |
desiring TO aid in building such high |
ways.
Second We recommend that the
President of the United States and |
the Senate and House of Represen.
tatlyes of the United States of Ameri-
ca, In Congress assembled, be mem !