Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-10-25
DOWN TO BUSINESS.
South Dakota Good Roads Association Re.
comes Active.

South Dakota Good Roads Association Be.
comes Active.
Unlike many Associations which have
been organized in South Dakota for
various purpose and after the adjourn.
ment of the meeting or convention
which brought about the organization.
have by default, passed out of exist.
ence, the South Dakota Good Reads
Association is showing unmistskable
signs of being alive and fully aware of
the Importance of pushing to an act.
uality it's purpose, viz; good roads in
South Dakota.
The South Dakota Good Roads As.
sociation grew out of good road con.
vention called by Governor Vessey and
which, in response to call, assembled
at Pierre, South Dakota. on the Olaf
day of last August.
At that convention name. consti.
tuition and bylaws we're adopted:
officers were elected and the South
Dakota Good Roads Association be.
came an established institution within
our state. The officers elected were
J. w. Parmley. Ipswich, President; j.
l.. White, Sioux Falls, Vice-P President;
j. M. D. Campbell, Huron, Treasurer;
Ben NJ. Wood, Rapid City, Secretary
and 8. E. Morris. Mitchell, Prof. II.
solbery, Brookings, Geo. V. Ayres.
Deadwood, constituting the Executive
Committee; county committeeman
for each county in the state was elect.
ed
The object of the Association "a
voiced by the convention, is to stimu-
late state wide interest in good roads:
place before the people in every proper
possible manner information as to the
need, worth and Importance of good
highways; urge the passage of reason.
able and progressive bills which will
open wider the door Of opportunity to
build good roads under the law; main.
tain q department devoted to gathering
and giving to inquirinR parties, infor-
nation as to the best and cheapest
manner Of constructing highways, de.
pending on the nature of the soil. lay
OF tbs land, drainsgo, etc. in each
particular case; wide and liberal dis.
trtbution of literature showing the
desirability of good roads both az a
source of pleasure and recreation and
as profitable investment for incress-
ing business and attracting tourists.
In that the tourists from outside the
state may be attracted to visit our state
and thus given an opportunity to "see.
ing South Dakota First" it is intended
to carry on an extensive advertising
camaign throughout the east.
To accomplish these various pur.
poses it will be necessary for thu Az.
sociation to have large and sctive
membership all over the state. The
Commercial Club and Business Mena
Clubs of the state are urged to take m
communication with the Association at
once; lend their aid toward obtaining
membership into and for the Assocta.
tion. Automobile owners, farmers.
ranchers and merchants are urged to
lend helping hand toward the move.
ment by acquiring for themselves and
urging others to take out mem bership.
The money thus derived will be used
to bring about the aims of the Associs.
tion. Members will be kept posted on
what is being accomplished.
Membership into the Association
can be obtained by sending, in any
manner your name aud address and
sl.O0, for which receipt will be re-.
ceipt will be returned together with q
membership button, to Ben M. Wood,
Secretary, Rapid City, SO Oak,
NOTICE ABOUT WEED BIJRNINC