The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-15
GOOD ROADS CALL
HAS BEEN ISSUED
GOVERNOR HASKELL IN PROG
LAMATlON CALLS FOR DELE.
GATES FROM EVERY STATE.

cooperate IN the eleventh annual
/ convention Of the National Good
Roads association. The convention
viii be held al the State Fail
grounds, October 4. and .. 1910
n mis- proclamation, Governor Has
kell urges the cooperation of every
governor. mayor and civic and com.
mercial organization in the country
Each has been invi,ed to send dele
gates The appointment Of dele
gates is invited by the officials OF
every state, county and city in the
United States, and by every agrt.
cultural, automobile. commercial. edu.
cationaI, good roads, industrial, IA,
Dor, transportation and women's or.
ganilation in the land. The Okla.
homa delegation It is hoped will be
particularly large.
The Movement.
The GOO roads movement in this
country Vas launched a good many
years ago. but due TO certain out
side influences has never been sue.
cessful in obtaining a hearing from
congress. Indeed, no federal appro-
priations have been forthcoming for
this purpose for years. 1t is this
condition that President Arthur c
Jackson and his organization pro
pose to remedy in the immediate
future. The Oklahoma City conven.
tion. it is thought, will be a long
step in that direction, as it is the
purpose of the organization TO carry
its fight to the floor of congress
next winter. a small initial appro-
priatIon will be asked.
With congress once committed 10
a good roads policy the friends of
the movement do not fear for the
future. The river and harbor i'm
proyement propaganda was started
in this way, and under the guiding
genus of President Randsell OF
Louisiana, has assumed proportions
heretofore undreamed Of. At the
last session of congress many mil
lions were appropriated for the i'm.
provement of the nations water.
ways
Friends OF good roads think public
highways Of greater Importance than
water highways, and hence their
confidence in the present contest for
recognition in Washington.
Great Gathering Expected.
One OF the biggest gatherings in
the history of the organization is
expected. The last convention was
held at Topeka and was considered
a recori-breaker; but the Oklahoma
City gathering will in all probability
excel all previous efforts IN that d,
rection.
Governor Haskell's proclamation.
as issued Saturday in full. is as
follows:
Whereas, there has been issued
an official call for the eleventh an.
nual convention of the National
GOOD Roads association at Oklahoma
'ity October {. and .. 1910 as
'ollows:
The tenth annual convention Of
he National Good Roads associa,
ion at Topeka, Kan, in December
909, was one of the most success.
al in the history Of the association.
4 proclamation was issued by Gov.
rnor Stubbs, calling upon the peo
Ne Of Kansas TO be wathilv rep
esen;ed, and its crowded sessions
we're held at the capitol building ill.,
he han Of the house OF representa-.
ives.
President Taft sent very cordial
ateT oft greeting ami. commedatiop.
nd valuable addresses were made
Y representatives of many states
nd interests.
Acting upon the invitation of the
'klahoma delegation. the convention
unanimously recommended that the
.eyenth annual convention De held ,
Oklahoma City.
In accordance with such recon. ,
the eleventh annual CON
ention of the National Good Roads +
'sociation is hereby called TO NEE, @
Oklahoma City, Okla, on October h
and 6, 1910. =,
All Organizations.
The appointment Of delegates /,
vited by the officials Of every G
ate, county and city in the United h
ates, and by every agricultural. /,
ltomcbile. commercial. educational. X
'od roads, industrial. Iabo-. trans L