Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
PICKS SEVEN MEN TO MAKE IN.
oulRY INTO WHOLE PROBLEM
OF PERMANENT HIGHWAYS.
FINDINGS WILL BE URGED
BEFORE LEGISLATURE
Commission of Seven Includes D. w.
Norris, John w. Foster, E. T. Mere
dith, James M. Brockway. James c.
Davis, Charles NJ. Cameron and Ed
r. Rose-commissio Non.Partisan.
to rimss.Republtean.


pes Moines, Aug. 16.--Iowa now has
a better roads commission. The logi-
cal next step in the progress toward
the perfect roads is to be taken. The
preliminaries have heen attended to
and the, machinery of organization by
and thru which roads may be built, on
a state plan, under state supervision;
and now the plans will be laid for
hard surfacing, or paving, OF gooo
roads
The members OF the better roads
commission, named by Governor Clarke.
are as follows:
y. w. Norris, Jr Marshalltowrl, edt-
tor Times Republican and long con-
spicuous as an advocate Of the best
modern systems OF road construction.
John W. Foster, Guthrie Center, state
senator. banker, man of affairs and an
enthusiastic advocate OF going right
ahead with plans of permanent roads.
Z. T. Meredith, Des Moines. publisher
and banker.
James NJ. Brockway. Let's, farmer,
former mem Der Of the legislature,
where he was conspicuous for his adj
vocacy OF advanced legislation on good
roads.
James C. Davis lawyer. persistent
urger for better roads.
Charles E. Cameron, Alta farmer and
stock raiser, for many years president
of the state board of agriculture.
Ed r. Rose, Shenandoah, lumber and
grain man, much interested in public
improvements,
Commission Non Partisan.
The commission is non-partisan.
some members being conspicuously in
one party and some IN another, but two
only holding political office, one as
a republican and one as a democrat
The men are all Of high standing and
will bring to the work much prestige,
The commission will make an inquiry
into the whole problem of building
permanent highways, as to material,
methods, cost. up-keep and financing
the same Report Is to be made to the
governor in time to be included IN rec
omm endations to the legislature a little
over year hence. The demand for
ouch a commission and report has come
from those who have given the matter
much serious consideration and are
earnestly DESTROYS that Iowa take front
rank IN the road building of the coun-
try. The commit ssion will be urged 70
get together and organize for business
at once.
Commission Report Delayed.
The first biennial report OF the Iowa
state highway comm ission covering the
period from April 9, 1913, when the
commission in It's present form was
organized, until Dec. /. 1914 has been
delayed because of slowness IN secur-
ing some of the information, but IL has
now been printed and will De available
to the public. The report is a book of
$50 pages. Much of the material therein
Is Of a permanent nature and will be
referred to many times in the future
1t contains a table showing the mileage
of highways in each county and the
portion set off as the county highway
system in each county. It gives de-
tailed information as TO the. operations
of the commission and of it's officials
and employees in all parts OF the state
during the year and half mentioned
and also illustrations Of good bridge anc
calvert construction The report or
road and bridge work in each anc
every county OF the state Is complete
1t Is this last which caused the della!
as many of the county engineers were
slow in filling out the reports. TIL.
report for this year will be easier OBJ
tanned