Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-13
Council Bluffs
CARROLL GETS LATE START
Iowa Executive Sleeps Hour Over
time Before Road Jaunt.
TRIP TO BOOST HIGHWAY IDEA
Governor Denies Anything Political
In Tour and Says VIII Remain
in Motor Until Reaches
Davenport.

Governor B. F. Carroll, who came to
Council Bluffs to head the procession OF
automobiles that will carry the Iowa High
way Commission across the state over the
new riVer-to-riVer road, was very tired
when he retired at late hour Wednesday
night. after he succeeded In separating him
self from the crowds of enthusiastic auto
mobillsts who gathered TO greet him. His
bed at the Grand hotel was SO comfortable
that he slept an hour later than was cal
culated upon. and the party did not get
away from Council Bluffs until after 3
O'Clock Yesterday morning Governor Car
roll, Dean Curtiss. Prof. Marston and Engi-
neer Mcdonald rode in the leading car,
and State Treasurer w. w. Morrow and II.
e. Maybee IN the other. The leading car
was driven by c. r. Hannah and the other
BY II. A. searle. Ben K. Berrier acted as
escort as far az Avoca.
II am going to ride in an automobile
levery foot OF the way, unless 1t be some
portion we may have to walk, until We
get into Davenport some time Saturday
evening" said Governor Carroll yesterday.
And / am going to forget just as nearly as
can that am candidate for reelection
This is not a political drive by any means.
II is what It processes to be, movement
to stir up a popular feeling In favor OF
good roads.
Iowa has expended enormous sums, 500
O0O.pcO in the last twenty years, on her
public highways and much of this vast
amount has been wasted. Radical improve
ments have been made In the methods OF
road making in the last few years, and
Your own Colonel w. f. Baker has earned
the praise of the people Of the middle west
states for his original and pioneer work
IN this great enterprise. II It had not
been for his energy and intelligence, per-
haps the changes would not have been
brought about In dirt road making that
has made this river to-river highway possi-
BILE. / am going to make some speeches,
but they are going 70 be addressed to the
farmer road makers and the others VINO
really make tho roads. and am going 10
talk about goods roads and their relation
TO the general prosperity of the state. The
election is away oil vet ana TINS INNS
was planned at this time for the reason
that IL falls in the dun time Of summer
when the largest number of our wealth
producers may find time to think about
things that most closely relate to their
comfort and prosperity. and thus the jour
ney Is separated as far as possible from
election day"
Governor Carroll expressed his confident
conviction that he would be returned to
the guhena,oriRl chair by the usual SUD
vtnntial majority. He felt that there was
not the least reason TO believe that any
thing had occurred in Iowa or the nation
in the last few months or even years to
encourage the democratic hope OF success.
The republicans have had some little oif-
ferenees but that meant no increase OF
democratic strength. he said
Governor Carroll has been doing a few
stunts on the chautauQua platforms in the
southwest in the last few days, and he
came IN from the south Wednesday night
very much tired out He believed tha'
the long ride across the state In the sun
sn,na ana open air would be most restfuL