Semi-weekly herald., 1913-10-02

southwest section.
Business started Immediately We'd
nesday morning and after the San
Luis valley had enumerated her wants
III matter of road connections the
proposition of establishing distinct
national highway across the south
ern part OF the state was iscussed
at length. Mr. Raymond and Mr..
Weyman being able to give full ini
formation regarding road conditions
and improvements under way from
Pagosa Springs west to the Montezu-
ma county line and the circle road via
Silverton and Ouray. After general
discussion the delegates of over 100
present voted for the president to ap-
point committee consisting Of j. ii.
Jenkins, secretary of the Pueblo Com
merce club; Geo. N Raymond Of La
Plata county; Frank Hartman, Ala
most county; r. A. Chisholm, Rio
Grande county; J. p. Campbell OF
Costilla county, and S. j. Capps OF
Huerfano county to draw up CON
stitution and outline the route. The
committee reported as follows:
| ,panlsn Iraii-uranu canon 4SatiOnai
highway.
The name OF unls organization shall
| be the Spanish Iraii-Urand canon
National highway association.
Inc purpose OF the organization is
| to cooperate with the county, state
and national good roads Officials IN
laying out and building national
highway which shall connect with the
national highways az Pueblo, go in
a southwesterly direction through
Walsenburg, over La Neta pass across
the San Luis valley to Alamosa,
thence by way OF Pagosa Springs,
Durango and the Grand Canon of the
Colorado to Los Angeies.
| Officers: The officers Of the as
soeiation shall consist of a president
and secretary-treasurer elected at
large and a vice president from each
county through which the road pass
es who SHAH be appointed by the
| board of county commissioners upon
| recommendatio.i OF the membership in
said county which shall constitute the
executive committee.
Duties Of officers: First, it shall
be the duty of the president to pre-
side at all meetings Of the associa-
| ton and of the executive committee
and to call such special meetings of
the association as may be deemed
necessary.
Vice president: The vice president
shall constitute with the other Off
GERS the executive committee and
transact such business as is usual to
the executive committee. From their
membership they shall select one to
preside in the absence of tn president
or secretary and transmit the pro-
ceedings to the general secretary.
Secretary treasurer: The secre-
tary-treasufer shall keep a correct
record of all meetings Of the asso.
citation and of the executive commit.
tee; shall collect all monies and ex-
pend the same only on the order OF
the executive committee, making al
accounting to them when called up.
on. He shall carry out the policy Of
the executive committee regarding
publicity and in every way encour.
age interest in the purpose of the or.
ganization.
Membership: The membership shal
consist of as follows: Each com
mercial organization, good roads or
ganization, motor club and incorpor
ated town or city through which thi!
highway passes or in counties con
tinuous to his highway, which mem
bership shall be represented by on,
person from each of the above or
ganizations.
Dues: The annual dues of this as
sociation shall be $500 for each mem
ber.
Quorum: A quorum shall consis
of not less than majority of the ex
ecutive committee or majority Of
the membership of the association.
| Meetings: The annual meeting o.
this association for the election o.
officers shall be held on the last Wed
nesday in September Of each year
Meetings of the association may b,
called by the president or by a cal
signed by three or four members Of
the executive committee or a cal
signed by Is or more members oi
the association, the place of the meet
ing to be named in the call and the
notice sent to the full membership Of
the association at least ten days be
fore the meeting; except, Chat the ex
ecutive committee can be called to
gether at any time by the president
secretary or any three members OF
the executive committee, due notice
being given each mmber.
We recommend that the convention
proceed to organize permanent or.
ganization and that the vice presi.
dents as rapidly as they are elected