Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-15
AUTO|STs GATHER
At BANQUET BOARD.
Automobile Club Of Utah Discuss
es Question Of Good
Roads.
GOVERNOR FAv0Rs MOVEMENT
As one of the Speakers OF the Eve
ming, lie Advocates Road Building
Throughout state.

rho Automobile Club of Titan heiu
nc frat annual banquet at Tue. So''
,,,.rc,;,l club last night. One hunareu
members sat down at the 'ap'e' :"
main banquet hall and after ef9os'n ~,
an excellent dinner, listened 10 seVelu'
.n.eches. all In favor of good roaus.
prasident Charles A. Qugley was
t,nst ln,aster IN a brief talk ne OUT
i tv tho n,irnoses OF the club ana INC
snecial object OF tho meeting. re sow
in part: .,., naro 10 he
separated from your money , nu T."
have a good time and TO Bet oiosu
thn question that affects every au.o-
,,nh;list i'm Utah, as well ms every ot'iet
,,itiynna nf the state---the question oi
God rouds. If we get together VI.
What we want and make the prope.
move good roads are bound 10 co.;.e'
and ii is up to us to take lhe l''' -
tive in the matter. Good ro uua ~
good schools should be the hliip,..on ~ -,
n tbnt the next legislature has the
moral support of every commercial III.
torest Of tho state in the stand tnat
body takes on the question we VIII us
c,,ss tonight. Let every man OF you
bncome a member of the club. ana
then let us get together ana pusn'
What is good for us Is good LOT e'e I'll,
body, and especially the farmer. ine
nromotIon of the good roads cause
,,,a,,,s rnora 70 the man on the farm
than to any other class of citizenship:
We have done a little; let us do more.
GOV. spRY ON GOOD ROADS.
When Gov. William Spry was in
troduced as the first speaker of the
evening he was ~iven Il hearty re-
ception. Addressing the members he
said
"JTntil your president made his
sncechi 4 I did not know there was to be
n serious side to the banquet
thought we were here for good time.
Brt now that know you are here to
talk good roads. Lam glad Of the OPP
portunity to speak to you. am in.
favor of good roads. and want to see
them built. In the past no end Of
money has been wasted by trying to
build roads with nd system of con-
struction. Now wcFhave n law that is
helping us to get the worth of the
money snent on tho building of good
rcnds. The people of the state want
good roads and are with you. The
roads are bound to come. Outside OF
the railroad there IL no greater de-
veloper of state than good wagon
roads. Since we have, been unable to
get new railroads. let us turn our at
tcntion to good wagon roads.
Good roads Is one of the paramount
Issues in Utah. In some communities
the county commissioners are doing
wonders in the way of making good
roads. believe that In many parts of
the state good roads can be built at a
cost not to exceed $500 mile II the
county official is doing things In the
way of good roads. 1 mn for him. 1t Ia
the man that Is doing things that gets
my support, and not tho man that
merely fills the office chair md looks
wise. l believe that new law should
be passed to assess the pronortv owner
for the road. 1t will increar. the value
OF his property.
lust here let mo throw out hint.
believe in law taxing automobiles
according to- their horsepower that
each may bear It's proport'onate part
Of tie expense of good roads. Say up