The Lamar register., 1911-02-15

sociation was held TUESDAY even
ing, Feb. IA. 1911, in the rooms OF
the Lamar Commercial Club as
ISOLATION. The meeting was call
ed to order by Presidnet Porter
and the minutes of the last meet
Ding were read and report from
the committee previously appoint
ed was heard.
President Porter in his report
for the past year brought out some
very important facts relative to
the cost of hauling goods over poor
roads, and compared the rates with
the rates in other countries where
the roads were in excellent shape
with the estimated rate here bas-
ed on the value OF products haul
ed. He showed where the citizens
of this county were paying at least
500 per cent higher rate for the
transportation of the farm products
to the railroaad stations or mills
than we should pay had we the
right kind OF roads. He brought
out the point that the state as
whole profits by the through lines
of travel and that 1t would not be
out of the way for them to bear
the burden of building and main
tanning them. He also brought out
the point that bonding the county
and state for the purpose of good
roads improvements was nothing
more than q logical solution oil
the improvement problem. This
point was fully discussed and act
cd upon later in the meeting. He
also discussed the matter OF drag]s
for roads after rains. This was
also acted upon later.
The election of officers for the
ensuing year resulted as follows:
president, S. G. Porter, Holly.
Vice President, L. NJ. Mears. La
mar.
Secretary and Treasurer. W. ID.
O'Neil. Lamar.
Vice presidents TO represent the
following districts:
May Valley. Herbert Heath.
Holly. Sim Bragg.
Holly South. II. b. FOrtney.
Granada, J. L. Mayfield.
Hartman, +. NJ. Wilson.
Bristol, J. d. Nichols.
Wiley. Chas. u. Spencer.
kornman, Auburn Movies.
Lamar South. John Petticrew.
Lamar West. Alva Deeter.
Lamar, J. c. Ford.
Carlton. NJ. J. McMillin.
koen, s. Z. Brown
Barton, J. w. Overstreet.
Morse. w. p. Strong.
Mr.. d. II. Bane. who had been
in attendance at the Good Roads
conference at Denver. gave q very
Interesting report on that meet
ing and brought out points which
were discussed and later acted up
on.
Mr.. II. d. Manville gave a re-
port of the State meeting of coun-
~ commissioners which touched di-
rectly upon the good roads move
ment and which showed that the
interest in good roads Is intense
vs. we'll as general throughout the
state.
Mr.. A. Z. Bent set up in brief
talk the necessity of taking some
definite step toward securing funds
in sufficient quantity to make i'm
provements on the roads during
the ensuing year. He advised
bonding the county for the needed
improvements. which method would
distribute the burden over q long
er period OF time. He suggested
that to wait for state appropria-
ton would entail long. useless
waste OF time. 1t was moved that:
1t Is . sense of this meeting that
Prowers county vote bonds for
road and bridge improvement.
After helpful discussion of the
bond matter a committee consist
ing of Messrs. Gerecke, -Manville
and Porter was appointed to inves-
tgate the legality and ACCESSIBILITY
of bonding for road improvements
and to take steps toward inaugur-
adng a campaign to this end.
The point which Mr.. Porter
brought out in his report regarding
the dragging of roads was taken
up and as a result a motion was
carried that the county commits
sioners be asked to furnish twenty
five drags for this purpose. 1t was
also voted that a committee be ap-
pointed to direct the movements of
these drags. which consisted of Mr..
Bragg of Holly. Mr.. Mayfield of
Granada and Mr.. Ford of Lamar,
and o motion was carried that
Prowers county newspapers add a
space to be known as the "Good
Roads column" and the president
then asked each newspaper man
consider himself a member of the
committee on publicity.
Upon invitation from the Holly