Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-03
GOOD ROADS MEET
NEXT ON PROGRAM
Automobile Club to be Represent.
cd by Five Delegates and
A Speaker.
TO URGE GOVERNMENT ACTION
COnycntion WIN Ask for National
Highways and Appropriation Of
Public Lan,I to Md Movement.

Chairman j. \. Howell of tho board
OF control OF tho In,crmourtain Good
Roads association has Invited the iuto-
mohili-t0 OF the state to take a prone
mont part in the first annual meeting,
oi Oh" association 10 be held In Ogden,
Sept %. q and &C. The association de-
sIres that there be general plgrim-
az" from an over the state To- tho june
ton city on one of those days and that
the automobillsts show themselves oc
SUFFICIENT number TO have a right 10
clam consideration at the hands OF the
association and the city, county and
stute officials having the matter ~
good roads in hand
The Automobile Club ~ T-tab has
been invited 20 name delegates 10 take
part on the convention floor IN tho pro-
ceedings Of the meeting Manarc ".
ID Rishel Of the club has received n,
invitation Ia address the convention on
the subject, The Relation of the Auto
mobile 10 Good Roads" The conven-
ton takes place at the mo time a.
the intermountain Four State fair and
the International Sheep show In Ogden
ana aside from the convention features
a lively time is anticipated. At a limo
When the resources Of the intermouu-
tam empire are being exploited IL will
be timely. the association believes 4,
urge that the resources OF the state
particularly its agricultural resources.
cannot be properly developed uilc,s
the good roads system Is extended and
an the highways Of the state Improved
thereby lcsseninR the expense Of n,ar-
keting farm products In the haul to
railroad lines or directly 10 the market.
The discussions OF the convention Will
for the greater part refer part ,ularly
TO The subjects: Ways and means 81
NHte HNYarr
take action In the matter Of construct
lng and maintaining national high-
ways, especially the appropriation Nv
Congress 10 each state OF 600 900 ap.s4
Of public lands to be devoted T. ga
good roads interests; tho irstitutiug
state highways and interstate hi.H-
ways between the state capitals OF an
the western states; the securing II
proper legislation referring 10 the mat
ter Of highways; the ways and means
of securing better methods Of read
making In cities and counties, means OF
securing the passage OF better laws
regulating motor vehicles; and. in gem
eral, a discussion of every phase OF the
good roads subject from the topo-
graphical climatic and commercial
standpoints
There will be a practical demonstra-
ton OF the building OF good roads under
the direction Of the county commission
ers ~ Weber county and the office OF
public roads OF the United States de-
partmcnt Of agriculture, and a demon
stration OF macadamizlng and paving
streets under the direction OF the mayor
and city council OF ogden. The gov
crnors and senator's and congressman
Of the intermountain states have been
asked to take part in the convention.
The Automobile club Of Utah WI
name five delegates to the conventloL
and either Mr.. Rishol. or some ons
selected by him. win address the con-
vention upon the subject indicated in
the letter OF Mr.. Howell TO the club to-
day.