The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-02-08
MAKING PROGRESS
Regular Meeting Of the Rio Blanco
County Commercial Club


A goodly gathering Of members Of
the Rio Blanco County. Commercial
club were on hand when the provisi-
onxi president, w. &. Montgomery.
called tho meeting TO order at 2.8O
Monday afternoon.
Minutes Of previous meeting were
read and approved.
Mr.. Gentry reported that he had
received communication from Sen
ator Napier. The senator gave a.
surance that he would guard our in
tsrests in the Ammons county bill.
Mr.. Montgomery, ~ chief dele
gate to the State Good Roads Assocl-
alton meeting, at Denver, reported.
Tho campaign for good roads, all
over Colorado. was on In real earnest.
Mr.. Montgomery brought back as
surance that the state government
would 20 the limit In helping this
county huild good roads.
Despite the assurance Of Ammons
county boomers that they had aban-
doned the plan Of taking . part Of
this county, 1t was deemed advisable
to keep watch on them; therefore .
committee. composed Of J. G. Gen.
try, DR.. French and James Iyttle,
w3s appointed. TO watch the Am
rp6ns county project, and keep In
Touch with our Representatives In the
Z legislature.
The most important matter to come
before the meeting was the report Of
the Good Roads Committees" ap.
pointed at the last meeting. The
committee submitted the following
report:
To the Chairman and Members Of
Tho Rio Blanco County CONNER
cisl Club:
Your committee appointed TO plan
"Good Roads Day" for next
spring, respectfully wish to report,
that they have met with great en-
thusiasm on all sides In regard to the
good roads movement brought about
by tho Rio Blanco County CONNER
ciAl Club, which has been very graft
flying to your committee.
The more we investigate thtH
proposition, the more We find to do !;
the work Of this committee has just
begun, and we will have TO ask tho
chairman for more time to complete
and carry out our proposed plans.
Ths plan whieh We are about 70 out.
n 0nG l4nt n6UftA ~ u ua6i6 "a ~
" sppsovsI y tss slcs. ! - = =
First-We recommend that certain
week, TO b1 selected by this club. be
designated NJ GOOD Roads Week, {"
and one special day OF this week be
known ~ GOOD Roads Day" This
day to be recognized by all the m4r-
chants and business men as holi-
day. and to close their several places
Of business In order that they and
their employees may get out and
work on the roads.
Our frat proposition WAS to have n
Good Roads Day." but so many ex-
pressed desire to do more than O. 9
days work, several have kindly
naked to work week with man and
team, that we deemed It advisable to
act aside one week ~ Wood Roads
Week" with one day Of this week y
holiday to afford the employed town
people u chance to donate their work.
Second-In regard to securing
pledges to do the work, we recon-
mend the following committees be
appointed to solicit the several dis
tricts rs follows:
\ w. 3. Montgomery-Powe park.
A. l.. strehlke-The Mesa.
". +. Sheridan and F f. Shaver
FROM Meeker tn Miller creek bridge.
r. A. House-Miller creek to
Buford.
J. A. Bills-Little Beaver.
w. d. Summarizing creek.
w. A. Thomas-West Meeker.
+. N. JoHantgen-East Meeker.
T.. A. MckernMn - Government
road.
A. Oidland-Powell park to White
River.
Each committeeman to be supplied
with suitable blank pledges or con-
tracts made In duplicate to be signed
by parties donating work. We sub
init herewith blank form to be used
for this purpose.
In this connection, we also recon-
mend that committee Of three, con-
sisting Of A. l. Strehlke, r. J..
Cassidy and W. ID. Simms, be ap-
pointed tn solicit subscriptions from
travelling men, As several travellers
making this territory have siguified