The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
GOOD ROADS PLANS
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propositions and they will be submit
ted at a big state meeting.
J. Will Kelley, secretary OF the To-
peka Commercial club, was tempo
rary chairman at today's meeting.
Henry Lassen of Wichita was elected
permanent chairman and H s Put
ney of Topeka, secretary.
A committee of eight members, one
from each congressional district, took
up the plan for a permanent organlza-
ton. They considered various prop
ositions during the noon hour and Will
urge the holding of a statewide meet
ing~to be attended by from 1000 to
8, 900 delegates. The committee was
composed of c. E. Snyder, Leaven-
worth, J. Frank Smith, Pleasanton;
Fred Perkins, Oswego; E. B. Packer,
Usage City; ]. E. Brewer, Abilene; w.
A Layton, Osborne; Earl Akers,
Stafford, and John C. Nicholson, New
ton.
At the afternoon meeting, Treas
urer Akers explained his plan for a
constitutional amendment, permit
ting the state to engage in internal
improvements. With the adoption of
this amendment, Akers proposed the
issuance of rs million dollars in state
bonds for permanent highway work.
Governor Capper Speaks.
Governor Gapper' also urged better
highways in speech this afternoon:
He proposed uniform system OF
better roads and if necessary the en-
actment of new law enabling more
extensive work and the building of
permanent system of roads in the
state.
E. E. Peake and other road enthu-
SiastS also spoke at the afternoon
meeting.
AT noon the road fans were guests
of the Commercial club at a good
roads luncheon.
Almost every road advocate who
arrived in Topeka this morning ex-
pressed a desire to carry the cam
paign before the state legislature in
an effort to insure better state high
support for the Earl AkerS theory of
constitutional. amendment proV1d-
ing for internal improvements and
the issuance of twenty-five million
dollars in state bonds.
In Topeka the meeting is of especial
concern, since it will arouse interest
in the road booster trip from Topeka
next week Many of the men who
deep interest in the siX-day motor
jaunt through the state and some of
these men plan. to cover a portion of
the trip with members of the Com
mercial club.
Demand Better Roads.
''Al1 through our section of the state
there is a wide demand for better
highways" said L. F. Davidson of
Glasco, president of the Red Line
road 1.-The only successful method
for permanent road building is for the
state to get behind the project and 1
believe that the men here today can
start sufficient agitation to insure ac-
ton by the next legislature"
This is merely a feeler,' said o. |
NJ. White of Emporia, an officer of |
the New Santa Fe trail ''Why, if we
Just put steam into this thing it can't |
help but go. What we want is a per- |
manent organization-one that will |
camp on the trail of every legislative |
and camp until we get our
bills passed. TIE do this we must
have a permanent organization
Among FhPses Present.
Attending the meeting today are: |
Capper, J. T. Botkin, secretary of
state; E. E. Peake, Kansas City; John |
c.. Nicholson, Newton; c. N. Baker, |
Wamego; ]. Will Kelley, secretary To-
peka Commercial club; J. T. Stricken,
Topeka, engineer public utilities COM
mission; ]. c. Mohler, secretary state
board of agriculture; DIR. F. ]. Ernest,
w. d. Wolfe, E. B. Kellam, c. S.
Elliott, H. S. Putney, w. P. Montgom-
cry, w. F. Schoch, Topeka; H. Harper,
county attorney Leavenworth county;
Charles e. Snyder and Congressman
D. r. Anthony, jr, Leavenworth; R.
NJ. Cunningham, lola; w. E. Menoher,
J. NJ. Lowe. Kansas City;
c. S. Pierce and C. S.
Holbrook, Kansas City; A. L. Will
hanson, Clay Center; Charles B.
Davies, Concordia; L. F. Davidson,
J. E. Prickett, Kansas City; E.
A. Pulver, Wamego; T. T. Kelley,
Paola; H. I. Hinshaw, secretary state
highways association, Kansas City;
Representative Walter A. Layton, Os-
borne; E. B. Packer, H. c. Sticher,
Usage City; Phil Billiard, Robert Bill
ard, T. NJ. Jones, w. o. Smith, N W.
hanback,, Frank Smith, Scott Kelsey,
J. Whitman, H. W. McAfee, Topeka;
II. P. Hood, Emporia; J. L. Twombley,
Ardmore; Fred Perkins, Oswego; G. J.
Kansas City; o. M. white,
Gmporia; Frank Organ. Howard; Otis
Perkins, Lawrence; J. E. Cation, Kan
'as City; r. o. Morris, Emporia Her
pert Cavaness, Chanute; w. c.
Emporia; Senator Walter E.
Wilson, Washington; Henry Honey,
w. w. Cook, Kansas City; %.
P. Dellinger, Pittsburg; George Innes,
j. E. Brewer, Abilene; r.
stephens, Henry Lassen, Wichita; j.
Frank Smith, Pleasanton.