The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-05-07
CALL FOR GOOD
ROADS MEETING
Continued from Page /.

23rd and oath, 1911. The states of
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado,
Utah, and Nevada are thus far iden.i.
fled with the movement, and were by
the Pocatello convention declared to
be the sphere of action of this associ-
alton
The subjects to be discussed at the
Logan meeting will be the ways and
means of securing action by the Ma.
tional Government in constructing
and maintaining national highways,
terstate highways between the state
capitals of all western states, the pro
curing of more adequate. suitable and
systematic laws from the various
state legislatures and the L. S. Con
gress with relation to public highways
the ways and means of securing bet
ter construction and maintenance of
county and city streets; the establish.
ment of state and local good roads
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laws relating to motor vehicles; in
. fact, every subject concerning good
roads that has special applicability to
the typographical, climatic and com
mercial interests of the western
country.
At the convention at Pocatello in
1911, steps were taken for a perma-
nent membership, with membership
fees and dues, and the organization
was partly financed and placed on q
sound, permane footing. Bylaws
have been prepared during the year
which provide for conventions to be
held in June each year and for three
classes of membership, Regular, Con.
tributary, and Sustaining; for Execu,
tive, Legislative and Highway commit.
tees in each state to transact the af.
fairs and put in force the purposes OF
the organization, and declares the
objects of the organization to be:
Primarily to promote the building
Of good roads and uniform highways
in and through the various states con
shutting the territory and scope o.
the association; to encourage the pas
= sage of uniform road laws in the
- various states, and the gathering an
dissemination of data and informa
ton tending to promote the enact
- ment of such legislation; the dissenl
,s nation of data and informatio,
=, among the road commissioners o
a these states that will aid in the con
~ struction of the best highways at the
lowest cost; to aid in the establish
10 ment of interstate highways in the
e west connecting the capitals and prin
cipal cities thereof; the promotion
D. and location of proper routes for Ma
e. tional highways from coast to coas
4. and from the Grand Canyon of the
IS Colorado TO the Yellowstone Nat!ona
II Park; and to endeavor by every lie
r Ultimate means to induce the Ma
e tional government and the states tc
e aid in the construction of highways
L over and through the vast plains and
II canyons of the Rocky Mountain re
s gion, by appropriation and proceed,
II of public lands, or by other direct ap
g preparation or legislation
o In connection with the Third An
+ nual meeting Of the Association, in
- Logan in June We hope to have prac
y tical demonstrations of the building
of good roads. We expect to have
, with us the Good Roads Construction
D and Educational train, conducted by
the division of Public Roads of tho
. Department of Agriculture at Wash
ington, ID. c., and eminent authorities
and speakers on every phase of tn,
:. Good Roads question will be in at
tendance; an active program OF en-
g tertainment is being arranged. 1t i.
o. also contemplated to set aside one
y. day as automobile day, on which there
IL will be parade, and it is planned t.
d have the largest assemblage of auto
e mobiles ever gathered in one place II
r. the west.
It Governors of and the senators ant
congressman from the states inter
10 ested have been invited to participate
,s in and address the meetings.
o. 1t is conceded that nothing so re
m tards the material progress and socla
C. we'll being of the people of the west
N ern states as does the lack of propc
Y. facilities for transportation on GU
a public highways, and therefore tn,
" deyising of ways and means for tn,