The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-11

BRYAN INVITED TO SPEAK.

\ distinguished Nebraskan Extende
invitation to Address Nation;
Good Roads Congress, which Coz
venes in New Orleans May 1
for Four-Day Session.
1t IS the hope of those active il
preparing the speakers program fo
Tue coming National Good Roads Cor
sfess winch is to be held in New Or
teans May l6 to 19, inclusive, to have
sflAllam Jennings Bryan as one q
the star speakers during the con
sentlon. A telegram urging Colone
Diyah 10 attend the congress and
extending him a cordial invitation tr
| lnake an address has been sent by
| ool. robert Ewing, national Demo.
| ciauc committeeman from Louisiana
PRESIDENT Arthur C. jackson of the
| Naelonal Good Roads Association. and
Mayor Martin Behrman of New Or
leans. Col. Bryan is an ardent good
roads advocate, and made an i'm
pfesslVe speech at the international
5ooa roads convention held last year
in Chicago. -
Inc attention of the country at
large has been called to the New
orleans good roads congress through
lie admirable address made by Con
sfessman Dupre of Louisiana on Fri
oay OF last week before the house
u representatives in Washington
as part OF his speech, and incident
ally to make known that he fifth
annual convention of the NATIONAL
uood Roads Association will assemble
III New Orleans May 16, he read Coy
ernor Sanders proclamation with re- |
gard to it, and President Jackson s I
call.
Mr.. Dupre addressed the house for
i've minutes, telling of the great in
crest louisiana has in the subject,
rs indicated by the fact that the
city OF New Orleans voted over
to tax itself for good
oads, the chief benefit of which will
lccrue to the country. He said thereI
mould be no feeling between the
lty ana country on that subject, Sc
ause good roads are for the interest
L DOth city man and farmer.
among the important matters ia
e discussed and acted upon by the
onVention will be the advocacy Of
atlonal legislation to provide for the
ulldlng OF highways on the same
Ian ian that has given France her su-
erb good road q this method .l.te2
rs
lglllWays rs borne BY the federal GOV :
rnnnent, pne-third by each state y
trough whose territory the highway
asses, and one-third by each country
the state which borders on the n
'ad. I'll
Another topic of national interest le
LII be that Of having congress ap- d
owe Off utilizing all abIe-bodied 81
amps, Vagfants, paupers, prisoners, VI
ld conVlcts In preparing materials IN
ID building good roads and streets N
roughout every state in the Union. re
ood roads representatives from Col NJ
ado Will be on hand to tell what la
S been accomplished in road build &C
py the convicts of that state. m
ley Will tell of how the convicts th
'rk without armed guards, and th
W the men wear no prison garb ot
d enjoy other advantages which
We worked wonders for their vel he
e since the system was adopted. co
is expected that the Louisiana Pri- on
Z Reform Association will take ad
rt in the discussion of this sub in
It. M
4 special invitation has been sent St
ngressman Richmond P. Hobson to th
end the congress and enlighten tie
J delegates about his proposed bill
have the federal government fri
Id national highway from Buffa- sti
N. Y, to New Orleans, as a al
mortal to Andrew Jackson. il
)ne of the interesting features of ~
congress will be a Good Roads Va
nday,' on the last day of the con- he
ltlon, May 19. Ministers of all Or
nominations are being urged to az
e up the topic of good roads, and 81
at they mean to the church and 30
ne, in their sermons that morning. to
is also planned to hold at some VI
e during the day a good roads 81
on meeting, at which ministers
| preachers from many of the city i.
riches will take part ~
in
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