The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-24
NATIONAL GOOD
ROADS MOVEMENT
President Sherman Urges Ne
ceSsity of Arranging for
Financial Backing.

FINANCIAL Backing.
Especial FOB The Herald Republican,
ogdeu. Sept. with The problem
Of good roads legislation. both state
ami national. as OBJ. keynote of dis
c1ssion. the first annual convention or
the Iutcrwuuutaiu Good l;o IDS agsoCia-
ton convened iu che ogden tabernacle
at or o'clock this morning for a three
DAYS session. Governor william Sprs.
ho was to have delivered che address
or welcome. was unable to attend. tut
Expressed DIS regrets end Iis sgmpstIy
with tho movement iu letter read be-
l.Ff iuc convention Mayor william
'f.TsulHuu wslcumcd the delegates ON
heHai Of enc city. farming the freedom
or tie ritr fo them with tlo declaration
mat Do" had informed the police de-
rfrtmout tuat H good roads delegate
could ip mo- WRONG.
Nearly zoo delegate were iu attend
anrr. these coming chiefly from Utah.
Idaho ana WFpminE. the three states
principally concerned iu tho interstate.
highway under consideration. seven
other western states. however. were ablv
represented and additional Delegates
arrived touilht Tor tomorrows session.
The meeting was called to order by
=. n Howell president of tine board ot
control The Rev j. E. Carver. pastor
Of tre First Presbyterian church. de-
lvrrcd tHe Invocation
Urspohds 80 welcome.
state senator N. e.. IfaigHt of Oakley.
Idaho responded To- the address Of well
come from Mayor Glasmauu- The speak
or declared that the good roads move
mruf bad the hacking OF the whole
state OF Idaho and that Governor James
d. Brady had proclaimed his state
wide Intentions OF boosting the idea for
which tIc convention was called.
The morning session ended with a
practical tafk hr President r.. E Sncr-
rHa ID
upon the convention The necessity NJ
arranging Tor financial backing or the
big schemes ou foot.
50 the afternoon session. convened ~
o'clock. Congressman Joseph Howell
Of Logan opened tho actual business
~ tie convention with an address ON
National Aid 90 state Road Build
FMS" Tho speaker dvc1t on tire feast
hlitv of drafting tho BIN asking the
national Congress Tor appropriations
rror- the public domain AMONG the
wrs states. the proceeds To- he cV-
pend building good roads. He de-
CIarcd ,. Co gain this end the assoc
citation b -sfd have 20 organize Tor RI
persistent fight and. keep hammering
away. He Illustrated The hard fights
that other parts ~ the country had
VraEed for recognition from the MAJ
touaI COVE nment bon other lines or inn
Y~ovcwout
Roberts on Legislation.
n. r Roberts. who so persivtsntIy
upheld the cause Of Eood roads at the
last state legislature. followed Con-
E-essman Iioweil Dis subject being
Good Roads legislation" Mr.. Roberts
dealt on the need OF state legislation
nr well ae national aid. re recon
wcnded fH7t the association prepare TO
invade the coming legislature with
good road measures Of definite nature.
Professor II. ". Jensen Of the state
Agricultural college 90 Logan told what
lad .1readr been accomplished in Utah
b- good roads. lie told OF the added
uro-re~ifr and development that uafur-
aftt follows tho laying Of good roads
throughout Tho state.
an attempt to hear the report ~ one
delegate from each county iu each west
rru state WAS made. nuf time prohibited
Che finishing ~ &c. Reports from Utah
Hud Idaho counties showed "a remark
able Improvement fn public highways
and m tendency ON THE part OF tue uuu-
fir % realize the Importance Of good
roads
Guests Of Auto club.
The evening session was OF a social
nature. The delegates riding through
che streets or ogden 1s the guests ~
che ogden Auto club and later EoirZ
to tho state fair grounds. where the
I0u~-Sf1fr fair officials received ami
entertained them until The late hours.
AZ this morning session The wnftp-
90 brinEinE the bin asking FOR national
cid before Oh" convention was placed iu
the hands OF "a committee ON resolutions
composed or j. a. HoweIf OF ogden. fI
O.. Height or Oakley. Idaho. NJ ~. steele
Of Junction. Utah. O.. I'd. CaidwcU or
Butte. Montana. This committee will
meet tomorrow morning to draft roso-
LOTIONS. Including the ono ON national
aid. These wiz not hr presented TO tho
convention until tomorrow night when
n late session will Boz held after The ro-
turn or tho delegates from the Lucin
cutoff excursion.
SUNDAY tho visitors win spend I'm
seeing the city and nearby mountain re-
sorts
Demonstrate Road building.
Monday the actual demonstration Of
good road building on the throc-nlilc
stretch of state road south OF ogden
w-fII hl carried out. The visiting dele
half mile of road. which is to be- con-
FtrTcfed into u perfect highway or
uacsdam. This win pc the first ma
C1dam road between salt Lake and
Boise. idaho and WIN mark the open
frr Of tho greatest d-huiidluE pro-
fcct over undertaken iu the west
namely. the connection or Cheyenne.
salt lake and Boise with a broad ma
cadam highway.
Todny'S Program.
Morning session. n O'clock
grEan solo -.--.. ....S. =. whitaker
T. uoiur Tor Good Roads" T. TI Dodge.
superintendent or road construction. or
flee or public roads. Washington. u. O..
soio-Mfss Maud Reruap
"Tre Relation OF che Automobile 20
Good Eoade- w. %. gishcL manager
Automobile club OF Utah. salt Lake
CITY.
Discussion.
SoIo-1fisa Maud Eefuar.
cooperative ErUdiug or Roads iu
National Forests g. r. Nicholson.
district engineer United States forestry
81 rvicc. ogden. Utah.
Discussion.
Afternoon SeEsiou-
THE defegatee win meet at the Union
station promptly 0t @ O'Clock p. m. and
DO conveyed h- special train across the
Ordeu-Luciu cItoff to Nidlake and rc-