Semi-weekly herald., 1913-10-02

several nielnbers oI the state nigh |
way commission, including Highway
Commissioner Ehrhart, we're present
at the six o'clock dinner of
which tire Pueblo siar-Journal say:
The 100 delegates to the good roads
conference enjoyed seven-course
banquet at the Hotel Vail last night
as the guests of the business men OF
I Pueblo. Music was furnished by
Mark McDonnell's orchestra and a
| delicious menu was served, including
the first turkey of the season with
cranberry sauce. Appreciating the
hardships which the good roads boost
ers braved to attend the conference
nothing has been spared to make their
visit in Pueblo pleasant one. After
the banquet at the Vail they were
taken to the Majestic theater, where
a splendid vaudeville program was
enjoyed.
The banquet was presided over Dy
G. r. McClain, of Canon City, state
highway commissioner and president
of the Rainbow Route association.
Mr.. McClain deplored the fact that
many of the delegates representing
the Rainbow route had been unable
to attend the conference but assured
the delegates present that the Rain
bow route people, now that their road
was completed, would lend every pos
sible assistance in the construction
of the state.
4 A number of toasts were responded
to in happy vein by speakers rep
resenting different sections of the
state. Fred Stanley of Alamosa talk
, ed of the proposed road across La
| Neta pass and described the scenic
beauties of the route. c. M. Alex
ander of Saguache told of the road
work that was being done in that sec
, ton of the San Luis valley. A. W..
, Henderson of Colorado Springs dis
cussed the Colorado to-Gulf highway
: and urged unity among the good
roads boosters and the cooperation
of all good roads associations for the
| general welfare of the state. G. N.
: Raymond of Durango discussed the
, Spaish trail and told of the road
| work that has been done in south
/ western Colorado and of the scenic
: beauties of . that section which are
being opened to auto tourists by the
building of good roads. j. A. Harris
of Cleveland, Ohio, who will assist in
: logging the Spanish trail, also re-
: sponded.
Second Days Proceedings.
Delegates were up early and COM
mittee meetings were held between
and 10 o'clock. The state highway
officials met with San Luis valley
committee and approved the highway
} to the valley via La Veta pass and
r said at the next meeting of the COM
, mission when allotment of funds was
made financial aid would be extend
ed. At the morning meeting a COM
mittee was appointed to draft reso-
= lutions, the committee reporting in
t the afternoon as follows:
: First. Be it resolved that the mem
: bership of this association, fully con-
: scious of the Importance of estab-
f fishing and maintaining a system Of
n state highways that shall alike be
: serviceable to the farmer and tourist,
f pledges its active support in secur-
3 ing the necessary funds to be expend-
: ed under the state highway commits
: sion, in such manner as will best se-
cure that result.
L Second. Be it further resolved that
: this association pledges it's active sup
= port and cooperation to secure the
: passage of law by the general as
s sembly of the state of Colorado, un.
= der and by virtue of which special
: road fund may be created by direct
e taxation, to be expended under the
: direction of the state highway com.
mission, cooperating with the several
: boards of county commissioners in the
= respective counties of the state, and
believing that prudent finance sug.
It gests that each generation shall meet
: its obligations as they arise, it &C.
f cords with the judgment of this con.
vention that the fund to be so raised
t for road purposes, be limited to one
f half of one mill to be annually levied
: upon all taxable property in the state
r. of Colorado.
c Third. Be it further resolved that
4 whereas the federal government exer.
f cises ownership, control and domin.
i inion over approximately so per cent
f of the area of the state of Colorado
? and whereas this vast area of the
e public domain is freed by the oper-
t alton of law from bearing any of the
= burdens or responsibilities under tax
alton, necessary to be laid upon the
= taxable property of state to proper
, ly maintain its domestic form of gov
I ernment and whereas it would seem to
e be the part of wisdom to convert with
reasonable celebrity portion at least