The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-19
Ill. G. James of Independence Is
Elected President.
I'll. w. McAfee of Topeka Vice
President Of Association.
MOTOR LICENSE
For Road improvement Is Urged
by Speakers.
Santa Fe Trail improvement to
Begin at Once.

Emporia, Kan, Jan. 19-Election of
officers closed the tenth annual sGs-
sion of the Kansas Good Roads asso-
citation here. The new officers are:
! H G.. James, Independence, president;
H. w. McAfee, Topeka, vice president;
w. S. Gearhart, Manhattan, secretary;
V. T. Trowbridge, Kansas City. assist
ant secretary and treasurer; r. II
Faxon of Garden City. Q. NJ W1lh1te,
Emporia and George H. Hodges,
Olathe, executive committee. The next
meeting will be held the first week OF
December at Independence, Kan
In connection with the meeting, the
new Santa Fe Trail association held a
short session, at which 1t was declQeo
to extend the scope of the work, which
has as its object the further improve
ment of the old Santa Fe trail as
part of the proposed coast to coast
national highway. Improvement VIII
be started east from Kansas City to
Old Franklin Mo-, and west from
Trinidad. Colo, to Albuquerque, N. NJ.
Walter Williams of Columbia, MO,
was elected vice president Tor MIS-
souri, and r. E. Twitchell OF East Las
Vegas. N. M, vice president for his
home state.
A resolution was adopted by the
convention recomm ending the passage
of state legislation empowering the
state to take part in international nm
provement and to create state hlSH-
way department.
Topeka Favors Independence.
Two hundred and forty delegates reg
istered for the convention, and II
members of the prominent good ROADS
organizations. After a hard fight be-
tween Topeka and independence 1or the
next convention, the latter town won
out The Independence delegation was
strongly organized, but after the To-
pelxa vote had been taken, H w. Nc
Afee representing the Topeka Com
mercial club, withdrew the invitation
e ,4%x 4x1 f1x re Ind
pendence.
1t was agreed to hold the next meet
ing during the first week of Deem
Der to avoid future conflict with the
conference of county commissioners
and clerks, and to allow for instruction
of legislators regarding good roads
laws before the meeting of the 1egisla-
ture. The next convention will occupy |
three days instead of two.
The association authorized a pub |
licity campaign, to consist chiefly in |
the publication of good roads bull |
letin. This will be published monthly |
and will be filled with information re-
lating to this work The executive
committee was granted full power to /
act in this matter.
In declaration of principles, the |
association favors the submission to /
Kansas voters OF constitutional
may take part in the work of interna-
tional Improvement and the establish
ment of a state highway department.
The association recommends an en-
tirely new comprehensive bridge law,
that all bridges and culverts comply
with specifications of state or county
It is urged that all road
culverts be built of stone or concrete
and that trimming of hedges and
trees at a distance of ten rods from
all road crossings and angles, in order
to give a clear view, be made COM
pulsory.
The association favors placing mo-
tor cars under a state license as an
aid to highway improvement
Among the noteworthy addresses
closing the convention were those by
Fred c. Trigg of Kansas City; T. H.
state highway engineer,
Ames, Iowa: H. B. Walker, Manhat-
an: Frank FARRELL Topeka: Mayor E.
2. Frizen. Larned; George w. Cooley,
state engineer st. Paul. Mimi; J. NJ
Meade, engineer. Santa Fe eastern
ines. Topeka