The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-07-10
GOOD ROADS CONGRESS GOES ON
RECORD As FAvoRlNo USE
OF PRISONERS.
FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD
Enthusiastic Meeting in Anaconda
Takes Steps to Promote Park to.
Park Observation-Disclosures Is Re-
Elected a. President--D. r. Curwan
Chosen First Vice President.

Anaconda. July 9.-(Special)-
kallspell won out over two ambitious
COntenders for the place of holding
the next meeting of the Montana Good
Roads congress. Great Falls wanted
the convention badly and made Il
strong campaign; Lewistown had Il
bid I'm early but Kalispell came from
behind In the race and won hands
down by n vote of Kalispell Sc; Great
Falls. 35. and Lewistown, 10.
Il. j. Nerny Of Butte nominated
Great Falls with praise for its hotel
facilities and as u railroad center;
he was seconded by former Mayor
Newman of Havre: G. Il. Mathews oi
Lewistown eloquently sounded the
praises of LewistOwn. "That young
city that will have four railroads IN
1913 and is the queen city Of the
Judith basin and situated In the GEN.
ter Of Montana Lieutenant Govern
or Allen seconded Lewistown.
l.. n. Bnnard entered kalispell IN
the race with n speech that was en-
thuiastic. He told of the good times
the Elks had and clinched his argu-
ment with the challenge, 'If any OF
you delegates think that Kalispell has
not the facilities. the ability to en-
tertain this convention, ask any Elk
who was with US last week" j. NJ
Kennedy ana Professor Clinton ~
Moore both joined in boosting the
Flathead city. II was speedily moved
to make the choice unanimous and
thus ended the only contest in the two
days session of the congress.
Cheers for Mathewson.
II was an enthusiastic convention
all the time. but the climax was
reached this afternoon when after n
unanimous election. with Secretary
Malcolm Gilhs in the chair, succeed
ing President Mathewson. who fled
before the compliments of DR.
Mathews who placed him I'm nomina
ton 10 succeed himself as ths first
president of the permanent good
roads congress. A. j. Davis and a. l..
Love escorted Mr.. Mathewson back
to the stage from the seclusion OF the
wings. His election was greeted with
applause and by hand -clapping, but
when he reappeared. the congress rose
and salyp of applause ended with a
round of cheers and a tiger for Prev
ident Mathewson. The band played
For He Is n JULY Good Fellow" and
order was finally restored. The cleo
tIon proceeded without any opposition
to the choice OF ID. Il. Curran Of Mis-
soula as first vice president; DR.. l.
M. Rheem of Helena, second vice
president; A. j. Davis of Butte, treas
urer. and President Mathewson an
nounced that he would Immediately
appoint Martin Martin as secretary.
The program OF the meetings today
was very informal; on speeches Were
made, but the congress heard from II
L. Lathrop Of Portland, the good roads
expert, who took exceptions to the
ideas of Government Road Inspector
t. w Jones about road building ant
argued that conditions of soil are fal
different In the west than In thu
east where the drainage Is an essen
tial.
]. II Durston told the delegates tha
their best and most effective work II
In politics and advised them To ad
vance upon the state legislature to Sc
cure state roads and to promote In
dividual work in their own counties
To Warm Springs.
The excursion by automobile I,
Warm Springs was delightful trip
The weather was far more Favorable
than that Of yesterday and the rid
through the Deer Lodge valley was |
40 hn Ia1a fac n
whom had never before enjoyed tn
experience. The members of tn
party were the guests of DIR. J. M
Scanland at the Montana hospital 70
the insane and dainty yet substan
tial lunch of good things to eat wa
served at tables set under the tree
on the beautiful lawn. The trip wa
such n pleasant one that the visitor
Were loathe to leave and were YER
slow In getting back to business tina
awaited their coming at the conven
tion hall. ~
Professor Richter therefor cut til
address that had been assigned to hlr
to a few brief remarks and the com
mercial secretaries, who asked for
few minutes time. We're grantee
minutes In which to present plea 10
financial assistance for the displa
Of Montana products that it is desire
to make at the land show to be hel
In Minneapolis next November D
Mathews. DIR. l.. NJ Rheems and Lieu
tenant Governor Allen made the talk
The committee on permanent OF
ganlzation presented draft Of
constitution and bylaws and recon
mended the name Montana Goo
Roads Congress" for the organizatfc