Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-26
LOGAN CHOSEN FOR
NEXT ROADS SESSION
- .bclrman Of Buhl l. President
dodge Makes some Nai'ihbic
suggestions.

oe5sr sept 26--One Of the principal
features ~ the convention OF the In
,,rrountaln Good Roads association
hsirg hold here. was the splendid
rroctlsal talk given by j II Dodge
,,,rer.pfgndout Of road construction. Of
a.. ny publi. roads. Washington -. c.
NJ tho Saturday session. Mr. Dodge
,,b, shows considerable practical
t,o,.IsHg4 of road construction, stated
thar tho average macadamized road M
tn. United states. Is feet ina width and
sly inches deep. can be constructed FOR
tq0fl nor mile As 10 the question of
ne federal government supplying the
money with which TO build our high
ysvs the speaker said II really mat
tsred very little whether We had state
a,g or federal aid. the people must n III
potaIy nay for them MI l)odse
smoke az some length on the various
binds of roads and stated that for al
practical purposes the macadamized
rosd was undoubtedly the best In ROAD
buHdnc. hp stated that 1t was abso-
utely necessary 90 have "a dry oeilar
ana solid roof" referring 10 the base
on which we build our macadani1'd
surface The most desirable point or q
good road IS q well packed surface made
hsrd. smooth and durable. Mr.. Dodge
made ON earnest plea 90 construct good
rads. oven II only a little could be
Ione 40 a time I'm Case there Is any
doubt about the value Of road butldlng
material IN any district in the United
states. a sample sent tu the govern
ment chemical laboratories at Wash.
ington viii bp FULLY tested free OF
charge and an necessary advice VIII
h. given for the asking. The speaker
stated that the automobile Is the great
est factor of the present time Tor good
relds Although some farmers may
not Ike the automobile, yet foadS
which are satisfactory FOR the auto
inohilist arc good enough for the farm
or There ara 100000 farm wagons ~
use In the United states. costing the
farmers an average Of NooWO.'NO an
rualIy for wagon transportation for
fAtir products II is estimated that
ayina Of % per cent could he made 10
no farmers NJ this country by good
roads because OF the increased ioads.
tho saving I'm time ana other material
advantages TO be gained.
sHEARMAN PRESIDENT
Following the complimentary eXcur-
sion given by the Southern Pacific COM
rsny 10 the delegates and their wives
over the Iucin cutoff ~ Lakeside and
return an evening session was held az
Carnegie hall. when T. X Sherman
Of Buhl IDA was unanimously re-
efihd as president ~ the associa tion.
gillian Wallin. editor Of the Pocatello
nibune was elected secretary and
treasurer. and Logan was chosen as the
le1t meeting place Of the association.
This morning at 10 o'clock an the
lslepates In the citV were conveyed by
automobile to Pleasant View, whore a
demonstration OF good road building
ndor the direction NJ tho Weber coun-
~ commissioners. assisted by Supt. j.
Dodge NJ the office ~ good roads,
$ department of agriculture, took
,aCo Half milo NJ macadamized
o7d nm the proposed main highway
rom Boise 20 salt Lake city. was con-
tucted All delegates were instructed
% attend the demonstration with
hovel and pick. and mis- part Of the
rogrnm might well no considered the
gorking day ~ the convention
This afternoon, starting at o'clock.
H. road builders were again loaded
nto automobiles and enjoyed "a most
delightful ride through ogden canyon.
ycr one NJ the FIRST macadam roads I'M
hc west and one which Is vet without
IN equal