The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-19
MANY ROADSMEN Of
STATE To ATTEND
COMING MEET
Letters Arriving Every Day
Promise That Writers Will
Be Present; Indications Are
Good for Record Crowd.

From all over the state letters as
surfing attendance at the state good
roads meeting August q . and & are
coming IN 90 the local Offices OF the
Good Roads association ia great num-
pers. The letters Of course are of
many types but the following from
DR.. g. q. Duncan. chairman Of the
socorro county road board. is a fair
sample:
MY Dear Sir: Your letter of date
Of July 18th az hand. ! believe that
the approaching good roads meeting.
10 be held at Albuquerque on August
2, . and 4, will be "a good meeting;
that is, II there is anything In push,
as you az secretary are doing.
your plea Tor money was So com
viHcing that any man with ordinary
common sense cannot resist 10.
Il am enclosing my check for the
81 asked ana would gladly make this
ten times as much Tor the good cause
were It not that ! have Just returned
from the coast. and you know just
what that means in "a financial way.
particularly when the trip has been
somewhat extended
I 81 have decided not to remain m
the dust which sou viii raise t0 such
an extent that u will reach as far
down NJ socorro. hut expect 90 be
with YOU during tho meeting
Az In an 10 looks like the attend
ance NJ this meeting VIII Doe tine
] largest at any good roads meeting
ever held iu tho state. The Cuisines
'dca' HAS taken hold and IL seems
likely that those attending will enter
upon the meeting with more ginger
more determination and moro pros-
poets Of accomplishing something
than has been the case az any good
roads meetings of years back I. this
Is the ease, It is likely chat tho assoc
. citation viii accomplish more even
than its promoters expect.
Although the money is coming Boo
for annual ues in "a steady flow the
stream is q small one aud up 90 date
the association has not sept up with
its expenses, Al members are thor"-
fore being urged To hand in their
annual dues OF 81 as soon aa pos
sihlc.
A plan which has been proposed
Tor uniting the Albuquerque business
u,u with the representatives from
tho different sections Of the state N
tp hold f. luncheon o. dan durius
the meeting 80 which every man shall
be- his W host. formaiity will Doe
laid aside and everything possible
done 200 q up The 'gct together
spirit n ls fclt that Albuquerque
can benefit Hy closer contact with
tho business m,u OF the state ospC-
,i1llE since about this time they viii
be- forming now business relations
owing 90 the recent change boo freight
rates 300 the state.
such O. luncheon. % has been point
ed uut. would Doe doyoid of Juy feel
ing of strauFoucss cor formlllt, and
would 300 fact accomplish some OF th'
work which e. trade cxcursiun would
accomplish. provided b. ls % success
Tho cost would be small and it #
urged that. as this would uc am IN
/ formal luncheon and not 90 banquet.
those uf the visitors who attended
might very properly pay for their
" luncheon. There is some oppo-
sition 10 mis- scheme. however ON
this very ground because "a certain
proportion of the local people feel %
their duty "a act as hosts IT such u
luncheon takes place. However h
this luncheon does take place, 70 i
expected Co. De q valuable hy-prndu'l
at the good roads meetii,s. llai- Tor
the meeting continue 90 Wotk out well
and annual dues and notices "i IN
tention 20 attend are coming in from
widely divergent sections s special
eHort will be made this week to enc
large the attendance because 10 Is fclt
by the good roads people that IIrtI,
can be accomplished without 70 large
representative. enthusiast. body 81
men being present