Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-10-12
GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT.

The News is in receipt of the follow
ing from Geo. A. Gowan, President
of Memphis to Bristol Association,
Nashville, Tenn, which will be Of
interest to those who are interested in
the movement for better roads now
launched in Tennessee.
Nashville, Tenn, Oct. 11tn, 1911.
ITO the Citizens of Tennessee:
Il am authorized by the Officers and
Committeeman 1.-TWO have not answer
ed of the Memphis to Bristol High
way Association, to call meeting at
/ Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 14th, 1911,
twelve O'Clock noon, to convene at the
State Capitol for the purpose of organ
izing the Tennessee Association for
Highway Improvement
sin order that it be regular in every
way and no cut and dried affair of in
viting selected crowd, it is requested
of the citizens of each county in the
State to meet in mass meeting at the
Court House in each county at 1900
o'clock noon, Nov. 9Th, for the pur-
pose of selecting delegates to attend
the meeting at Nashville. 1t is re-
quested that you select one delegate
for every two thousand or majority
portion thereof, of the population of
your county based on the census of
1910.
1.-THE purpose and intention of or
ganizing this State Association in part
will be:
''To organize the whole State for
the purpose of cooperating with the
American Association for Highway
Improvement.
"To create sentiment for better
roads and better road law for the
State.
ITO encourage a systematic organi-
cation in every county and civil dis
trio in the State. so as to secure me-
dunn for the distribution OF good
roads literature through the National
and State Associations.
"To elect delegates to attend the Am
erican Association for Highway I'm
provement, that meets in Richmond,
Va. Nov. Goth, 1911.
"To petition the next legislature
for authority under statute, to charter
the Association.
sin the press of the State, about
two months ago stated that as soon
as the preliminary work of surveying
and constructing the Memphis to Bris-
tol Highway was nearer completed
and the work under way, that the Off
GERS and friends of this Association
would call meeting of delegates from
every county in the State for the pur-
pose above named. am officially in
formed that the survey is being made
and the construction is under way in
several counties and that the details
are being completed in other counties
for the final completion of this high
way. presume, therefore, that the
new organization will not interfere
with the work, but will lend its en-
couragement to the Commissioners in
charge of the construction of the Mem
phis to Bristol Highway.
SIT is hoped that the press together
with every good road enthusiast in the
State will join heartily in this move
ment and that full delegation will
be on hand from every county in the,
State
''Senl me the name of the Secretary
of the mass meeting of each county in
the State and will communicates with
him about railroad rates, arrange
ments, etc.
Respectfully,
"GEO. A. GOWAN, President,
memphis to Bristol Highway Associ-
alton, Nashville, Tenn.
From the above it will be seen that
a mass meeting is called for at the
court house in each county, Nov. 6,
at 10 O'Clock and it is expected that
every one who wants better road sys-
tenn and better roads in Tennessee will
be present.