The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-01-25
GOOD ROADS A.
POPULAR TOPIC
A CONVENTION OF GOOD ROADS
MEN Is HELD AT NATION
Al CAPITAL
INTEREST IN DtAOWOOO MEETING
Editors Are Confirmed as Postmasters
at Parker and Alexandria,
Washington News

CFrom Our Washington Correspondent
Mr.. Martin, Of South Dakota, and
Senator Borah, of Idaho, are pushing
bills of a similar nature in the two
branches of congress, the purpose of
which is to make available for town
purposes for places like Newell, one.
half the funds available from the sale
Of lots.
Good roads Is a popular topic, al
ways, and the federal convention held
at the national capital within the
week, is only part Of the great move
ment being advanced in different por.
tons Of the country, and which was
Of much the same nature as the meet
ing soon to be held at Deadwood,
where 1t is understood four states will
jo.n. At the meeting here MI. Under
wood, majority leader of the House,
was one of the speakers, and told the
delegates that the policy of different
sections Of the country, each demand
ing the adoption Of different schemes,
would never secure proper legislation.
He urged united action. Speaker
Clark, and Representative Berland,
of Missouri, and many other southern
congressman addressed the CONVEX
ton. Attention was directed to the
fact that the railways Of the South
were advancing the work, and that
the Southern Railway has especially
arranged good roads trains" that
have travelled thousands of miles, and
shown good wagon roads methods in
every part Of the south. Judge ]. T.
Ronald. Of Seattle, contributed an
interesting paper reviewing the pro-
gress Of good roads in the western
states.
Some of the South Dakota projects
have a way Of appealing to the poeti-
cal end of this political settlement of
ours here In the capital. For in
stance, the everage citizen of this SEC
bIOh vi hhiCllSdh uLt may Ldll W dp>
preciate the ~practicability Of carting
two carloads Of young elk from the
Jackson's Hole country to the Black
Hills, to be turned over to the care
of nature and forest rangers; or Of
the proposal to fence in about twelve
thousand acres of land in the Wind
Cave National Park, and fill it with
bison, elk and deer-and perhaps
after all there is not much in the pro-
position that Is after all very practi-
cal, but from a sentimental stand
point such ideas as these sweep the
average easterner clear of his feet,
because of the enthusiasm the very
suggestions create.
Owing to the good nature that has
been restored within senatorial head.
quarters for South Dakota two news
papers of the state have been vim
dicated, both senators are happy, and
the patrons Of the postofices at Park.
er and Alexander will get their mail,
in the knowledge that the senator will
10 longer withhold confirmation of
Mrs. Hackett, the newspaper woman
OF Parker, or Of e. B. Yule at Alex
ander. Thus is the art preservative
again INDICATED through the success
of these disciples of Franklin and
Gutenberg.
II the plan to raise sugar beets on
the Belle Fourche irrigation project
proves successful the coming season,
Representative Martin, who is respon-
sible for the trial, expects to be able
to secure the cooperation of the re-
clamation service, to the fullest ex-
tent in developing so far as lies with
in the power Of that branch of the
government, the industry in South
Dakota. Z
There is no doubt but what Mr..
Postmaster General Hitchcock made
quite a hit with his proposal to annex
the telegraph companies OF the coun-
try to the department owe which he
SO ably presides; but 1t is pertinent
to reminiss in specializing as to just
what one Theodore Roosevelt would
have done to a cabinet officer who
had preached such a plan to the gen.
eral public without first taking the
President into his confidence. The
good-natured Mr.. Taft summoned Mr..
Hitchcock into conference. and speed
lily forgave him for his lese-matesty,
whereas Teddy would likely have