The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-06-13
GOOD ROADS MEN GATHER FROM
ALL POINTS
(Statesman.)


sentative business men into near-fa-
natics, that brings national notables
hurrying across the continent at their
own expense to aid in the movement
that will for three days at least trans
form the capital of Idaho into mec-
ca for those who would construct bet"
ter highways everywhere-arrived
Monday in Boise and registered their
names at convention headquarters in
the commercial club.
One hundred per cent enthusiasm
and with the dynamo of road build
ing energy generating more, some OF
the leaders, national, state and local,
early Monday morning, were on the
job ready to aid in making the con-
vention the most successful in the
history of the organization and even
a mild thunderstorm accompanied by
showers failed to dampen their arod
Caring for the Guests.
Album with activity, headquarters
established early at the commercial
club quickly cared for the arriving
guests and with amazing rapidity,
Secretary J. David Larson of Ogden
accommodated the visitors with con-
vention badges and credentials and
prepared them for the feast of good
things to come.
For the purpose of observing road
construction methods In this section
and taking part in the deliberations
of the convention, special delega-
ton of 20 persons, officially repre-
senting the state of Utah arrived here
late Monday night. Appointed by
Governor Spry, the delegation in
cludes road overseers, roadway COM
missioners and highway engineers
and special Utah headquarters will be
opened Tuesday morning at the Owy
hee hotel.
Utal In Earnest
According to Professor r. r. Ly-
man, Utah's state road commissioner,
the delegation is here strictly for
business and not for pleasure. If
Boise forces some diversion upon the
delegates incidentally, they will ac-
cept it,but the Utah delegation comes
to think good roads, study good
roads and work for good roads"
While at the convention he said
the Utah delegation will pay partic-
ular attention to the lectures and
demonstrations with the idea of using
any improvements or suggestions
over the methods now in use in the
neighboring state.
Many other notaDles reached here
Monday and more will be here early
Tuesday morning. BY the time the
afternoon session opens it is expected
that the entire group of delegates
will be here
Naturally since Idaho this year
has been favored with the gathering
it is expected that the Gem state will
have the largest representation, in
point of numbers, but it is possible
that some of the neighboring states
will crowd the home of the conven- :
ton for this distinction, Utah in par
ticular, from whence halls President
Hendrickson and Secretary Larson,
threatens to have an unusually large
number of delegates in attendance,
practically every line Of
the commonwealth.
Proclamation by Mayor
Mayor Hodges, aroused to the. ;
great Importance of the gathering, on
Monday issued the following procla-
nation: ]
Whereas, the future rapid de-
velopment of our state and the other
states of the intermountain west de- !
ponds in great measure upon the
betterment of means of highway COM I
between all sections of /
the six intermountain states; and
Whereas, Any movement having {
for its object the furtherance of the
work of lettering road conditions is I
a worthy one, and entitled to the
careful and favorable consideration
,f every citizen; and
Whereas, The fourth annual con- !
vention of the Intermountain Good
Roads Association takes place in our
,ity, beginning Tuesday, June 10, and
asts for three days, it will be par
fitting If the people of Boise
how their appreciation of the work {
4 the association by decorating their s
,uildings, store fronts and residen- 6
es;
Nov, therefore, I, Arthur Hodges, c
,ayor of the city of Boise, do hereby I
ali upon all citizens to display bunt-