The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-01-21
Good Roads Con.
vention in Session

A. l.. Davis, North Evans,
c. e, Gilmore and w. w. Mob.
erly attended the Colorado Good
Roads convention at the Albany,
Wednesday. as delegates from
the Arvada Commercial club, r. O.
Graves the other one appointed
being unable to attend. Road
Commissioners, James Truelson
and Enos Keel were also in at
tendance from Jefferson county.
The meeting was called to or.
der by the president, f. e. Som
mers, and after a short talk on
the objects of the meeting, in
troduced Governor Carlson, who
gave an enthusiastic address on
behalf of Colorado, urging I'M
ion OF purpose among its citizens
and an effective system Tor the
distribution of road improvement
for the benefit of all parts of the
state. He dwelt, however, upon
the urgent need of making seen.
ic thorofares to attract the tour
lists, who, this year, must stay
in America on account of the
European war. and who would
naturally look to Colorado to es-
cape the climatic conditions in
other parts of the country. AT.
ter hearing the Secretary's re.
port which showed that much
good had been accomplished by
the association during the short
period Of its existence, the ap-
pointment of a credentials and
resolutions committee followed
and it was decided that each
county should have representa-.
ton on that committee. In this,
Arvada was favored by the an.
pointment of our good roads
booster. A. l.. Davis.
The meeting then adjourned
until 2o'clock to hear the com.
mittiee's report which met In the
interim.
Only three counties in the state
We're found to lie without repre-.
sentation and the interest man.
Tested is Indicative of a splendid
impetus to the good roads NOV
mat.
The afternoon session began
with ths large audience room
flied 70 standing capacity. The
se:re AIRY reported that 60 out
OF G3 Counties were represented.
Rilph ". Smith of Denver,
Vice president of the Nation.
al Automobile association was
the first speaker. He urged that
all the gatways of the state
sho I'D be provided with good
roads and that all the roads con.
Meeting Colorado's centers should
be made splendid thorofares.
Also that all the scenic driveways
should be the pride of our state.
He said that he had been all over
the world and that Colorado
, could rival any country, even
. Switzerland for the grandeur Of
; It's scenery.
He sees Colorado's great oppor.
tunlty now that the European
war has closed the gates to tour.
list travel which to Switzerland
alone means $225. 600. 600 per
year. There are. said Mr..
Smith, but four national play
grounds. of which Colorado 10
unquestionably the most rcsourc-
full for climate, sunshine, scenic
beauty and natural wealth."
| Ex-Mayor Robert Speer fol.
lowed with a most Illuminating
speech on the possibilities for
Colorado in the perfection OF ito
public highways. He dwelt to
some length on the great Unjust.
Ice heaped upon colorado by the
national government in its sys-
TEN Of conservation which com.
prises so much Of ColoradO's nat.
ural wealth, from which the
state receives no revenue what.
ever in taxation. Mr.. Speer
thinks that the government
should make an appropriation
for good roads in Colorado In lieu
of the aid given many states in
the guisc Of river and harbor
appropriations. This brought
forth Il storm Of applause.
Much enthusiasm was manifest
thruout the meeting of Wednes-
day and it is safe to ray that
this convention will be an epoch