Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-28
FOR A TR|-STATE
ORGANIZATION
Committee Appointed to Draft
Resolutions Looking to
That End.
ALL ARE HEARTILY IN FAVOR
Closing Sessions of Good Ronds Con-
ycntion Sees Delegates Getting
Down to Heart OF Business.


IS hoped will eventually extend over
the entire western country, commenc-
ing with a tri-state organization, IN
Guiding the states of Wyoming. Idaho
and Utah.
The committee appointed to draft
resolutions looking TO this end, mas
been busy all morning drawing up u
memorial and apportioning basis OF
representation TO each state and out
lining generally the scope and purpose
OF the tri-state organization, The COM
mittee is composed OF William Glas-
mann. Ogden. chairman. Nj. b, Steele,
and William Archibald of Utah; l.. IL,
Sherman, Twin Falls; D. w. Church..
Pocatcllo. and A. G. Rlnehardt, Nam
pa, Idaho. j. c. Larsen, Cheyenne,
Wyoming.
The resolutions will contain a MEM
orial to the state Legislature of the
three states named. asking co-opera-
ton In the movement TO secure better
roads of the lawmaking power. 1t is
proposed that each state shall retain
its own state organization, which shall
not come in conflict with but work In
harmony with the broader organiza-
ton for the building up OF model high
ways In the west
I'VE Of Idaho are heartily in favor
of tri-statc organization" said f. r.
Sherman, chairman of tho board of
county commissioners of Twin Falls
county. this morning, Such an or
ganizatlon would command respect
over the entire west and would be
power for accomplishing the objects
sought, which ii would otherwise be
impossible TO acquire. We would like
to see the organization 1t would seem
fair distribution of the Offices to per-
milf bo r,rnef1rnny Of ha fri- 70
ganization. say. to go to Idaho; the
secretary treasurcship to Wyoming.
and to select Salt Lake City as the
place for holding the next meeting.
And In this way, by changing around
each year. each state would have rep
resentation in the official roster two
years out Of three and have the place
of meeting once In three years.
WORK IN UTAH.
When Chairman Dern called the Good
Roads convention to order this morn
ing he introduced O j. Salisbury,
chairman OF the Utah State conserya-
tion commission. Mr., Salisbury gave a
brief review of the work of the commits
Sion during the past year. 1T has been
the object of the commission" said
Mr.. Salisbury "to investigate and COM
pile the resources OF the state and for
this purpose exhaustive research has
been Instituted into the conditions ex-
listing In the industrial and manu-
featuring interests OF Utah The COM
mission intends to draw up memorial
TO the legislature pointing out the
natural resources of the state and ask
ing that laws be passed looking to the
preservation OF these resources and to
prevent their being pillaged and vast
ed by the unscrupulous. Tho commits
sion has prepared a booklet on the
subject which may be had by applica-
ton at the Office of the governor"
Chairman Dorm then introduced r
p. Fuller of Cheyenne. Wyo, chair
man of the Wyoming state land COM
mission. Mr. Fuller said his state was
moro interested In how to raise money
Tor the building of roads just now than
In the character OF the roads, which
could be determined after the means
Tor their construction had been secur-
cd we have plan for raising money
to build the roads. too" said Mr. Full
Ier I'VE propose to memoralize Con
gress to grant our state 1000 900 acres
of public land to lease for grazing
and other purposes. We have already
large amount OF land leased for this
purpose. and revenue of 10 cents pcr
acre brings in a comfortable sum each
year which II applied on the construc-
ton of highways would mean much in
the course OF a short time to the cause
or good roads. / hope this convention
VIII adopt resolution asking the leg
lslatures of the various states inter
ested to adopt such a memorial To
Congress In behalf of good roads"
EXPERT IS HEARD
Chairman Dern introduced j. I'll.
Dodge, a government expert In road
building. and he addressed the con-
vention extemporaneously He said
In part.
have never attended a convention
| nall my life where was shown greater
enthusiasm than at yesterdays session.
You came expecting TO be Instructed
on a question Of vital importance.
have been doing this work eight years.
constructing roads in various parts of
the country and In using all kinds OF
materials and IL Is the experience you
get In the school of observation that is
the best education along these lines.
am farmer and have been on a farm
20 years, during which time / and my
wife paid Off a $4,000 mortgage.
The subject OF good roads Is one of
the most important matters the Amer
lean mind can consider today Whether
TO pave or not to pave, that is tho
questlon L am here to make the state
ment that the dirt roads of TODAY are
not in keeping with the civilization
of the day. Tho dirt road does not
approach In points of excellence the
advantages that good roads should
nave. IL ] cannot convince you that
you must have roads constructed of
materials other than of dirt and in the
ordinary way of country road construc-
ton. then have come here In vain
n modern road must be properly grad
cd, OF good material and surfaced with
constructed pricipaIly OF sand CLAW
gravel, tar macadam and other matori-
ais. and Gil Is sometimes used AL
most anything available may be used
IN the general construction OF tho bot-
tom, but the upper parts and the s,r-
racing arc the important parts Ia ho
considered. There are many th,nps 10
be considered in tho construction of n
twehtletn century road. IL should be
noiSe'ess, dustless. mudless. water
lSht. not too expensive and low In thc
cost of maintenance. You have ~
Fuch roads here. Your roads arr
muddy. they are dusty, therefore tbo,,
are not properly constructed Tho su,
lace should be such that the road ,,,u,
not show the passage OF vehicle ovor
H. That In the Kind of a road am
mere to tell you about. The dirt road
ls gone next year, for los xoa,.s ~
INC statc OF ohio they have been doing
that thing over and over again. or untI,
10 years ago. Now we have some mod.
ern roads there.
THE first and great crying need OF
community is good roads: thcIr ~
feet on civilization cannot be estIoat.
ed All branches of human induatr,,
arc affected by the roads. They of.
tect the price received by the pro.
ducer. and the price paid by the con-