The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-06-17
NEXT CONVENTION
: ! BUTf, MONTANA
|. P,MttaNa tIeted President
Of Good Roads Association.
HARD FIGHT MADE BY UTAH AND
IDAHO FOR PROVO, FOR 1914.
Delegates From Twin Falls Country
and Hagerman, Work Hard for n. J.
Sweeley for President.

DR.. L. P. McCalla, Boise, president.
T. H. Burton, Nephi, Utah. Secre--
tary-treasurer.
1914 convention city-Butte, Mont
eliminating terrific battle which
extended over two hours, Montana
Thursday bested Utah for the 1914
convention when Butte was selected
in preference to Provo at the Inter-
mountain Good Roads associations
fourth annual convention. The Utahns,
realizing their defeat, gracefully with
drew, making the selection OF Butte
unanimous and plunging the -conven-
tion into an enthusiastic demonstra-
ton which reached climax with
three lusty cheers for Utah, and the
unanimous vote of thanks for her dele
gates from the convention.
For the presidency another fight
was ended when DR.. l.. p. McCalla of
Boise was elected over Senator NJ. j.
Sweeley of Twin Falls and the con-
vention defeated J. David Larson Of
Ogden, candidate for reelection to the
office of secretary-treasurer, by 10
votes when it gave the position to 7.
H. Burton of Nephi, Utah.
Because many of the delegates were
anxious to transact the business of
the association and take trains for
home, the regular program was not
followed at the afternoon session. The
Idaho delegates, holding caucus, were
late in arriving and attempts by the
Utahns to have the business proceed
Immediately were delayed until their
arrival.
Provo's invitation was conveyed by
T. H. Burton of Nephi, after Commits
sioner Dixon of Provo had moved that
the convention proceed with the regu-
lar order of business. Mr.. Burton re-
cited all that Utah had done to make
the association success, the money
is had donated, the delegations it had
sent year after year and spoke of the
advantages OF holding the convention
In Provo. In the course OF his re-
marks he said Utah had given $500 In
money to this convention and the
Utah delegation had spent $4,000 In
coming to Boise. A comparative list
credited Idaho with giving $3.50 to- the
convention.
To this George Ball of Boise replied
that q statement from the Commercial
club showed expenditures Of $3.50 from
the city of Boise, $3.50 from Ada coun-
ty, $145 from other counties of the
state, $1,1O0 from Boise merchants,
$500 from other sources and total OF
$2,045.
Mr.. Burton replied that he obtained
his figures from the secretary. An
appeal was made to him and he re-
ported that Idaho's contributions had
not all been recorded, but would be In
the official convention proceedings.
nrnu{6ant nf tho RNftn
Chamber of Commerce, promptly de-
livered the invitation of his people to
hold the 1914 convention there. He
appealed for 1t in a spirit of fair
play" declaring Butte nor Silver Bow
county will not ask cent OF aid from
Utah or any one else II you will ac-
cent our invitation" He insisted that
ff this was to be An intermountain
association 1t must broaden out and
stop sending the convention one year
to Idaho, the next to Utah and leav-
ing the other states out. 1T 10 true"
he said, ssour delegation is not large
numerically. but the reason IL because
we have not had the convention to
stimulate the enthusiasm for good
roads that Idaho and Utah display. We
feel that we are entitled to 1t, and we
want it, He told of the virtues of
Butte as a convention city and read 20
or 80 kilograms from prominent off,
cials and bu6ineee men Of Butte and
other Montana cities inYiting the con-
vention to meet there In 1914.
]. v. Hawkins, president of the
Occur d,Alene Commercial club, max
ing the motion that the next conven-
ton be held 1t Butte, expressed ap-
preciation for loyalty previously dis