The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-26

| nail In the Carnegie Library building,
Saturday evening. tho officers for tho
ensuing year woro chosen, tho meet
ing place for 1912 was decided upon.
and the report OF the committee on
resolutions was discussed To some
length
For president during the coming
year. MIR. l.. r Sherman OF Buhl was
reelected. Mr. Sherman is one of
| the most prominent and urgent ad-
NocaterS of good roads and his re-
election was considered necessary be
cause OF the need OF a permanent or
gonization and training of delegates
| into the ethics of road building.
Mr., William Wallin. editor and pub
Usher of the Pocatello Tribune, one
OF the most ardent boosters OF the
movement In Idaho, and the man who
was probably most instrumental I'm
securing the 1911 meeting for the
Gate City was selected as secretary.
Vice presidents Will be elected by
the various delegations in the near
future Each s-ate will have vice
president, and this officer viii have
In hand the presentation of ideas and
recommendations in the way of road
building In his state.
Logan in 1912.
After some argument and a con-
certed effort on the part OF some of
the Wyoming delegates to carry the
1912 convention TO a city in their
state, Logan. Utah, was decided up
on and the choice later was made
unanimous.
Wyoming members have been work
ing quietly since their arrival in the
city for this convention. TO organize
= campaign for the choice OF WyO-
ming city but at tho last moment
gave way TO the demands of the
Loganites. under the leadership OF
Mir. D. r. Roberts, the father OF the
good roads movement In Utah
This meeting is the first real bust
ness meeting that has been held bv
the convention The time OF the pre-
vIous sessions has been taken up with
addresses and entertainment numbers,
so that the delegates were unable to
get down TO real business until last
evening
Some complaint was made by dele
gates at the slow action OF the 0usi-
ness OF the convention. but when they
were reminded that they were having
"the time OF their lives in ogden
they abandoned their complaint and
got down 10 business in earnest, in
the hope of clearing up so that IL
nal adjournment might be taken to-
night
The newness Of the thing. tho i'm
ability of the various delegates TO
get close together in the discussion
made II difficult TO transact much ar
fairs Of Importance until last night,
and then the mass OF business was so
great aud the time so short that Il
was necessary to carry the convention
over until Monday. when il is expect.
ed that everything in the way OF
routing matters viii be cleared up,
A Montana Booster.
Mr. j. D. Caldwell, a delegate from
Butte, Mcnt,, was one of the most en-
thusIastic and energetic of those at
tending the present convention He
admits that he Is but a student In
the matter of good roads. but de-
clares that he is getting so interest
ed In the matter that he intends to
boost it all along the line throughout
his state
Mr.. Caldwell came alone from Butte
to attend the convention. He Is a
forceml speaker. has an impressive
WY OF driving his little argument
home, and will undoubtedly be one OF
the leaders In the movement before
another year is past
Upon his return to Montana Mr.
Caldwell Will give the convention as
much advertising as is possible He
Will keep IT before the public through
the Montana press and arouse inter
est sufficient 10 start something biz
in his state
Mr.. Caldwell regretted that the con
yention had been called at the time
when everything was at ups and
downs In Montana owing to the state
primaries being held at this time.
He believes that if the convention
were held at some other time OF the
TALL the attendance would be larger
and better results obtainablc.
Idaho Road Dreams.
Mayor Church OF Pocatello. one OF
the most prominent delegates from
Idaho. spoke at some length on the
proposed interstate roads He be-
lleves that the road most needed is
one between Ogden and Butte through
pAdltllp anu lOuthIbE dl ltllOMclDut
park This road. when completed,
would be used extensively by farm
ers. tourists to and from the park
and other people, according TO Mr..
Church, and would be a good invest
ment
Tho building OF the road would re-
oulre some careful engineering TO be
carried TO final success on account
of the sandy soil and volcanic ash
near Blacldoot. but the remainder OF
the proposed route is not so rough
but that il could be constructed with
comparative case.
The principal talk OF the day was
made in the morning by Mr s. II
Dodge superintendent of the con
struciion OF roads, In the office OF
public roads of the department OF az
riculture at Washington. D. C. Mr.
Dodge began his speech In the Tab
erDaclc and finished 1t last night in
the Carnegie hall His was the most
practical talk yet made at the CON
vention,
Trip TO Lakeside.
The excursion over the Lucin cut
off TO Lakeside as the guests of the
Southern Pacific railroad WAS big
success, Two hundred and twenty
eight delegates and their wives and
families boarded the train OF seven
cars at tho deDot and the train DulIod