Semi-weekly herald., 1911-01-09
SAN JUAN CONGRESS HOLDS sUsY
MEETlNG-PAssEs REsoLu-
TloNs, NAMES COM
MiTTEES

congress adjourned late in the after.
noon after one OF the most important
aud best attended sessions Of this or
sanitation. Much business was trans.
acted and several matters Of import.
auce to the development OF the South.
west were discussed aud acted upon
The following resolution was adopt
ed and passed by the san Juan Con
gress, at a regular meeting held at
Durango, Colorado. on the fourth day
Of January. A. d. 1871, said Congress
being composed OF delegates from the
boards of trade and commercial bodies
from the counties OF San Juan, Dol
ores, Montezuma, Archuleta aud La
Plata County, Colorado, and the ooun-
ty OF san Juan in the territory of New
Mexico
Whereas, The san Juan Congress
believes that the Internal Improve
ment permanent fund and the Internal
Improvement income fund in the state
of Colorado, Will serve the people OF
the state OF Colorado more efficiently
if removed from the political influ.
ence under which the same has here
tofore been controlled, and the same
is turned over to, by proper appropria-
uon, the State Highway Commission,
10 be dealt with and expended by said
Highway Commission the same as 9th
er funds under the act OF its creation.
Therefore. Be 1t Resolved, BY the
said san Juan Congress, that we urge
on the Eighteenth General Assembly
of the state OF Colorado, to pass such
laws and make such appropriations as
win turn over said funds to said High
way Commission intact, for distribu-
tiou the same AS the other moneys
entrusted to said commission are dis
uibuted under the terms Of said act;
And, Be 1t Further Resolved, That
it is the sense of this congress, and
we hereby recommend that the Eight
eenth General Assembly pass such
laws as viii enable all conyicts and
/ persons held In serwtude to be per-
mitted and allowed to work upon the
State Highways OF the state of Colo
rado and that such con9icts be turned
over to the State Highway Commits
sion with power on the part Of said
State Highway Commission to distrib-
ute the said convlcts and the labor
over different parts OF the state high
ways, within the state of Colorado,
as the said State Highway Commis-
sion may think best under proper re-
strctions and safe guards. as to the
| guarding, safe and proper keeping and
maintenance of said conyicts. That
copies OF these resolutions be sent to
the senator's and representatives from
the counties in Colorado represented
in our said congress, aud TO such 9TH
er senator's and representatives as
may be reached, urging them to carry
out the intention Of these resolutions.
Long discussion followed regarding
work to be taken up at once and the
selection OF committees to look after
it. It was decided that railroad mat
ters was the most important and men
were discussed VINO would give the
best service
A permanent committee on good
roads and state highway was then
taken up, followed by selection OF
committee on exhibits and another on
| legislation. After careful considera-
ton and suggestions from the various
vice presidents the chair announced
the following committees:
Railroad facilities-Brank Eldredge.
La Plata county; W. 4. Bozeman,
Montezuma county; A T. Suilenberg-
er, Archueta county; Otto Mears,
San Juan county, Colo; c. II. segart
San Juan county, N. Nj.
State Highway-Lous weyman,
snyerton; ]. C. Dowell Archuleta
county; W. l. Meylef, Montezuma
county; J. W. McDermott La Plata
county; Chas. Engel, Dolores county;
w. s. Mcclure, Aztec.
Legislative committees. W. Car
penter, Mancos; Fred Catchpole. Ar
chuleta county; q. V. Emerson. Sill
verton; W. A. Stewart, La Plata coun-
ty; Rutan Heflln. Pennington.
Exhlblts-E NJ. Taylor, Arehuleta
county; marry V. Pyle Dolores Mon
tezuma county; Warren Prosser, Sill
verton; George Allen, San Juan coun-
", N. M; Geo. n. Raymond, La Plata
county.
These committees are expected to
meet at an early date and organize.
The railroad committee will take up
matters needing attention and work
for each and every section. Accord
ing to the resolutions the southwest
counties will work as a unit. 1t was
decided that hereafter the counties
comprising the San Juan congress
unite in making exhibits at the vari-
/ Gus land and stock shows. state fairs.
! etc, and to this end the committee