The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
PLAN BIC WINTER
ROADS MEETING
Highway Boosters i'm Topeka
Lay Out Campaign.
VIII Bring 1000 Delegates to
City for Their Convention.
CARRY FIGHT TO LEGISLATURE
A Few of the Visitors Even
Suggest Special Session.
More Than Forty Towns Rep
H. resented Here Today.
CARRY FIGHT TO LEGISLATURE


ton that means a fight to the finish.
TO Kansas road boosters are in ses-
sion in representative hall today to
consider permanent state highway
plans. The fight will be carried to the
legislature and even a special session
was advocated by road promoters.
Following today's organization for a
state wide campaign, a second call to
arms will be issued this winter At
that time more than 1000 delegates
are expected to enlist for the good
roads battle
In the formal organization of the
read enthusiasts today every congress
slonal district was represented and
prominent business and professional
men came to Topeka from nearly forty
towns. special committee on or
ganization spent two hours in confer
ence and will late today work out de-
tails for the holding of big state wide
meeting late this winter.
Headquarters in Topeka.
Resolutions adopted late this after
noon call for the holding of a big
statewide road meeting in Topeka
this winter and the establishment of
good roads campaign will be financed
from voluntary contributions and
work will be handled from Topeka
headquarters. All work will be under
of sixteen memberS-twO from each
congressional district.
The resolutions which were offered
by Treasurer Akers are as follows:
That a great statewide convention
be called to convene in the city of
Topeka at some future date desig
mated by them, to which convention
representation shall be accorded to
all municipalities, counties, road or
CARNATIONS and other societies in
terested in good roads in a manner
which they deem best advisable
That said committee be Empowered
to create a permanent headquarters in
the city of Topeka, officer 1t as they
may choose, solicit and receive cash
donations and to eXpend said FUNDS
in a manner they deem best to ac-
compnsh the aims. and carry out the
Legislative program to be adopted by
the future convention.
That this committee shall outline
program for the campaign of educa-
ton, and prepare and report such DIES
as in its judgment should be enacted
into law by the next legislature.
That this committee be and is here
by authorized to cooperate with all
kindred good road organizations in
the state in the interest of better roads
and better roads laws for Kansas.
That this committee shall be en-
powered to organize by the election
of its own officers and fill any va
cancies in the membership that may
occur upon the committee.
That all plans, recommendations
and proposed bills are subject to ap-
proval or rejection of the next subse-
Quent meeting.
Early in the consideration of the
permanent highway problem, J. Frank
Smith of Pleasanton aroused the road
boosters to enthusiastic applause when
he urged the calling of a special ses-
sion of the legislature.
Wants Special Session.
Lets get right down and do
building fans. ST am ready to urge
the governor to call a special session
of the legislature and to begin build
ing permanent roads within SIX
months We can have ten miles of
rock road built before the next regular
legislative session. The state is ready.
All we need to do is to touch the
match
There was never a better time to
start a campaign than right now," said
T. T. Kelley of Pao1a, former state
treasurer 1.-THE last season ruined
nearly every good road in the state
and the people are ready for the is
sue
e e. Peake of Kansas City brought
to Topeka an original idea for state
wide publicity campaign for highways.
4 would like to see the organiza-
ton work out an advertising design
for general use, said Peake. 1t
should show a farmer plowing near
a model highway and on the design
should be the words. The Acres plan,
five cents an acre This design could
be used oil stationery and carried in
the newspapers. Thousands of stick
ers could also be used and the re-
suit would be surprising
The Acres plan" would be in rec
ognition o. the plan of Earl Akers
state treasurer, for a 25 million dol
lar highway bond issue by the state.
Only Peake would change the spell
ing to Acres" instead of Akers@the
five cent slogan to represent the cost
per acre for road building.
Many Plans Offered.
Scores of plans for highway build
ing were brought to Topeka. None
of these propositions will be consid-
cred in detail at today's meeting. A
committee Of perhaps fifteen or twen-
ty members will later take up these
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