The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-04-03

Advices from o. j. Stilwell OF IN
Inter.Mountain Good roads associ
ton which organization met in Poe
tello two years ago Is to the effe'
that June II, IL and 13 are the day
selected for the fourth annual NEE
ing this year at Boise.
DR.. l.. p. McCalla OF Boise, chair
man OF the executive committee TO
the state of Idaho is busy already
on the preliminary arrangements ant
We are informed that the Boise Com
mercial club is taking in hand thu
matter Of properly caring for the con
vention.
President j. A. Hendrickson OF
this city has called a meeting Of the
executive committee for Boise on
April 10, which Will be attended by
President Hendrickson and Secretary
o. j. Stilwell and to which the men,
bers of all committees in this state
will beinvite d at which time the
program will be rounded into shape
and an aggressive publicity campaign
for the coming convention will be in
augurated. Executive committeeman
VIM. Wallin Is now sending out not.
ices and invitations for this executive
meeting.
The membership of the various com
mittees for the state are as follows:
Evacnfiya committee T. ID McColIo
Boise; r. H. Smith, Rcxburg; VIM.
Wallin, Pocatello. Legislative COM
mittee, e. r. Sherman, Bull NJ. J.
Kerr, st. Anthony; Theo Turner. Po-
catello. Highway committee, T. b.
Ellsworth, Rexburg; Miles Cannon,
Weiser; DR.. G.. w. States, Franklin;
Otto G. Reinhardt, Nampa; Harry l..
Yost, Boise.
Many new features are contemplat.
ed for the meeting this year which is
expected to be greater in every re-
spect than the one held in Logan,
there were 265 delegates registered
one for each day IN the year. Efforts
are being made already to procure
the governments good roads exhibit |
and speakers of national reputation. |
Nearly every county In Utah and |
scattering counties in all other states
encourage financially the attendance
at these conventions of the members
OF their board of county commission.
ers and 1t is fully expected this year
that special train will be arranged
to carry the delegates from Utah and
south Idaho points to the convention.
The chairman of the board of county
commissioners in every county in the
states OF Idaho, Utah. Montana, Col
orado, Wyoming and Nevada, will
this year be urged to attend the con.
vention and furnish written report
OF the road work and experience
In road making in his county to be
published in book form after the ad.
journment of the convention.
The object OF the er.Mountain
Good roads association as set out in
It's constitution is primarily to pro-
mote the building Of good roads and
uniform highways in and through the
various states constituting the terri.
tory and scope of this association; to
encourage the passage Of uniform road
laws in the various states and the
gathering and dissemination Of data
and information tending to promote
the enactment OF such legislation, the
of data and information
among the road commissioners of the
various states that will aid in the con.
strucdon OF the best highways at the
iawest cost; to aid in the establish.
ment OF interstate highways in the
west and between the capitals and
principal cities thereof; the promo
ton and location Of proper routes for
national highways from coast to
coast and from the Grand Canyon OF
the Colorado to the Yellow Stone Nat.
lonai Park and to endeavor BY every
legitimate means to induce the ma.
tional government and states to aid {
In the construction Of highways over 6
ana through the vast plains and q
canyons Of the Rocky Mountain re. I
gion by appropriation and proceeds G
OF public lands, or by other direct an. I
preparations or legislation" q
Three annual meetings Of the asso- I
ciation have been held since it's or
in Salt Lake City in 1910 {