The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-11-09
MINNESOTA TO HAVE
ROAD CONFERENCE
Highway 30, National Prom
inence to Be ~ St. Paul
Meeting Mex. ".
PROGRAM ABOUT cob. p
PROGRAM ABOUT con.
Automobiles, Farmers, Civic Bodies
and Women's Clubs to Be Repre- \
sented-Stephens to Talk.

sented- Stephens to Talk.
The convention committee of the
Minnesota Good Roads Federation
have announced the completion of
arrangements for Good Roads con-
vention which will be held in St.
Paul Nov. 16 and IT. The State
Federation committee has been oper-
ating from the Aberdeen hotel, but
will establish convention headquar-
tiers at the Saint Paul hotel, where
the two days meeting will be held.
The Palm Room, which will seat
between four and five hundred people,
will be used as the main convention
hall and this together with the quar-
ters furnished by the Saint Paul ho-
tel will offer to the various delegates
visiting the convention a central To-
cation. Much interest has been
aroused throughout the state in this
convention and word has been re-
ceived from hundreds of the members
of the Minnesota Good Roads FEEDER
alton and of the Automobile clubs,
the State Automobile association,
Farmers clubs, Federation of Wo-
mems clubs, commercial bodies and
highway departments announcing
their intention to attend this state
wide meeting of the good roads ad-
vocates.
Lowe to Attend. .-
Advices have been received from
Judge J. M. Lowe, president of the
National Old Trails association of
Kansas City, and Jesse Taylor, pres
ident of the Ohio Good Roads Fedora
ton and director general of the Ma
tional Highways association, that
they will attend and address the
meetings on the various topics Of road
work and legislation concerning state
and national operations.
WOmen's Clubs Are Active.
The program now arranged covers
four sessions, commencing at $3.50
a. M, Monday, Nov. Is. Twenty-Five
speakers have advised that they will
be present to cover topics Of every
character with relation to road de-
velopment aud legislation. One of
the sessions will be given over to dis
cussions by country road officers The
Federated Womens clubs of the state
are taking active interest in this
movement.
Governor to Talk.
Mayor Winn A. Powers Of St. Paul
will welcome the delegates. The op-
ening address will be made by M. J.
Bowling of olivia, Mimi, president of
the Minnesota Good Roads Fedora
ton. Governor A. o. Eberhart also
will speak at the opening session.
Among the other speakers will be
Miss Josephine Schain of Minnea-
polls, 1.-THE. Newspapers and Their
Duty to the Public Road Movement"
A. D. Stephens, Crookston, Trails
and Lakes of Minnesota and Their
Wonderful Tourist Advantage"
DR.. J. D. Parks, Duluth, President
Duluth Automobile Club, Benefit Of
Twin City-Twin Ports Highway"
Leonora Austin Hamlin of St. Paul,
THE Socializing Influence of Good
Roads,"
Annie Shetland to Be There.
Annie Shetland, International
Falls, Roads on the Frontier"
James r. Hickey, St. Paul, "Rela-
ton of Municipalities and Municipal
Officers to Good Roads"
Congressman F. C. Stevens, "How
Minnesota Can Profit by the Better
Highways"
Frederick w. Cappelen, City Engi-
neer, Minneapolis, "The Operation of
the Elwell Law in the City of Min
neapolis." .-s.-
Congressman c. B. Miller, Duluth,
Estate and National Highway Leg
islation."
j. H. Armstrong, County Engineer,
Ramsey county, sMarket Highways
and Their Benefits to City and Coun-
try" p.
Ole Peterson, New Ulm, Farmers
Market Roads"
Former Lieutenant Governor
Charles A. Gilman, St. Cloud, "Pio-
neer Days"
The Part Roads Play.
John D. Deets, secretary Southern
Minnesota Development League,
Mankato, "The Part That Highways
Play in the Development of State. y