The Delta independent., 1911-10-13
WESTERN COLORADO GOOD
ROADS ASSN TO MEET HERE
To Meet in Delta on October the
26th and 25th-Large At
tendance Expected.

tion will be held in Delta on Oct
ober 26th and 27th.
Committees have been appointed
this week on reception and program
and the full plans of the meeting
will be outlined in the next issue
of the Independent.
The meeting will be of great i'm
portance to the western part OF the
state, as well as to the whole state,
for the leading plans for both
state and interstate highways will
be discussed here and new ideas
promulgated to take before the ap-
preaching State Good Roads con-
vention to be held at Pueblo in
January.
The new association, which is to
hold its first meeting at Delta was
organized in Grand Junction at the
good roads meeting held in that city
last month and embraces the fol-
lowing counties: Garfield. Mesa
Delta. Montrose. Ouray, HinsdaIe.
Gunnison and San Juan.
Its purpose will be to stimulate
good road work in the counties
named and to act with other as
sociauons and the state highway
commission in procuring both state
and interstate highways which viii
admit of tourist travel and make
such travel delight.
While a large attendance is ex-
pected from each county included in
the Western Colorado association. it
is particularly desired on this occa-
sion that all who are interested in
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tend and prove that interest by
their presence. Members of the
state highway commission will be
present from Denver. as well as
many delegates from the various
good roads associations from over
the state. and much Information
can be gained OF the plans for
future good roads, at this meeting.
The movement for good roads
and scenic highways is a deservedly
popular one and merits the inter
est II is creating II is now nicely
under way and will grow until Colo
RADIO will become famous for her
good roadways.
George stephan. president of the
Western Colorado Good Roads as
sociation, has just appointed com
mittees for the Delta meeting as
follows:
Reception. ]. Travis. h. p.
Smith, George c. Wilson. George
II. Duke, Paul Wilson, A. NJ. An
derson. f. f. Watts, Clarence
Smith. w. =. Dale, A. J. Vorce.
Porter Plum. II. l.. Emry. /. c. Hall.
II. X. Porter. Guy Meyer. E.P. Nut
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Roy Downs. w. E. Obert. c. II. Bur
gin. w. II. Garvin, Charles ]. Lip
pert. Frank Myers, Frank Waller.
Programme-T. X. Seaton. Geo.
w. Bruce. A. II. Stockham. II. j.
Baird. J. f. Hlilman. A. c. Rem
ington.
Committee on hall. arrangements
and badges-George c. Wilson. y.
II. Castle, Fred King.
Among the speakers invited are
Senator Tobin of Montrose. c. p.
Allen of the highway commission,
Warden Tinen of Canon City, A. X.
Stevens of lola. Carl Bickel of
Grand Junction. w. S. Wallace of
Grand Junction. II. T. De Long of
Grand Junction. NJ. ID. Vincent, A.
J.. Roberts, Tom Blackwell. George
Bruce. II. ]. Baird, NJ. II. Welch.
George II. Duke, William Foster.
w. l.. Savage. Paul Wilson, Herbert
Chase.
The following committee has been
named to investigate proposed trans
continental routes across the state of
Colorado, Delta having been hon
ored with member of such com
mittee:
T. l.. Bartlett. Denver county; +.
w. Swanson, Conejos county; Nor
ris Hoover, Boulder county; f. S.
Powers, Prowers county A. j. Loft.
Pitkin county T. ii. Erheart.
Chaffee county II. A. Chisholm, El
Paso county; Winters Morrell. Lake
county; G. p. Link. Park county; II.
C. Bartlett. Gunnison county Geo.
Stephan. Delta county; T. w.
Monnell. Montrose county w. S.
Wallace, Mesa county; X. S. Hig-
gins, Pueblo county; II. S. Ruby,
Jefferson county.
Each member of the above com
mittee has been requested to re-
port such information as he may
possess or of which he may become
possessed, upon the subject which
the committee Is expected to In
vestigate.
Canton Uniform Rank of the To-
cal order of Odd Fellows, Will go
to Denver on Sunday to take part
ir competitive drill in that city
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