South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-12
SUCCESS ATTENDS
HIGHWAY MEETING
Campaign for Comprehensive
Road Work Started at
New Albany.

NEW ALBANY. Ind. Aug 12.-New
AIbany's Dixie highway meeting came
TO a close after the starting of cam
paign 10 form in every county OF the
state lying along the proposed route
from Indianapolis 10 New Albany a
permanent organization TO work Tor
the highways final Improvement
The Floyd county council OF the
Dixie Highway association was the first
of these, Ii having been formed yes
terday The campaign now viii be
pushed northward until the Interested
counties, Washington, Orange, Nor
gan. Lawrence and Monroe, also nave
active county councils.
The meeting was "a success from
every standpoint. although slight
rain during the day decreased the at
tendance som ewhat. All who were con-
cerned at the meeting said they were
immensely pleased at the result
Thomas Taggart, one of the Indiana
Dixie highway commissioners, was one
OF the speakers of the day.
Not for Automobiles Only.
Mr.. Taggart said he was perfectly
i'm accord with the Dixie highway
commission when il says the road Is
not to be and should not be for auto
mobiles only. He said III should be so
built that IL will be just as good for a
TO town as II will be FOR the automo-
bilist 10 make a tour in his car. Good
roads he said. mean more To the
farmer than any one else. for they
mean that ne can get more for his
products 10y getting them TO market
cheaper and quicker.
This is a practical proposition he
said. Indiana has more fair roads
than most states, but it has fewer first
class roads than many more. True,
enough money has been spent TO give
us the best of roads, but it IS not the
spending of money that counts, but
the judicious expenditure Of it. You
and the other counties OF the state
must select good men who are inter-
ested III the road question and awaken
public sentiment so that the counties
Will do their parts"
w. =. Gilbrcath's Speech.
W. S. Gilbreath. field secretary of
the Dixie Highway association, then
outlined the working plan of the as
ISOLATION with special reference to the
county organizations. He said the
county organizations, which are to
boost the highway in each county of
the state as we'll as those of the other
states lying on the route. are to elect
delegates to the state conventions.
These conventions Will select delegates
TO the national convention TO be held
in 1916. The Indiana state convention
will be held this fall or next spring.
The county council in each county
consists of five directors and a mem
bership OF prominent farmers, good
road enthusiasts and other public
spirited citizens.
The first of these county councils
for Indiana was organized yesterday
at the meeting for Floyd county. a
large membership already is assured
and enthusiasm in the movement is
great The board of directors of the
Floyd county council was selected as
follows; G. J.. Balthias, chairman;
Wilson W. GOdfray, vice chairman; II.
O. Ellis, secretary; Charles w Bru-
beck. treasurer. and w. -. Gwin, di-
rector Township organizers were 0p-
pointed To organize an advisory board
in each of the townships of the cOun-
~.
Dates for County Meetings.
This same plan viii be followed in
zach of the counties lying on the route
from New Albany TO Indianapolis. Mr..
Gnhreath and Mr. Taggart Will confer
on the matter at French Lick today.
and then begin work These two men
Will lead the campaign for the organ
ization OF the various counties and
during the next 10 days or two weeks
viii hold meetings in each of the
county seats the route between
here and Indianapolis The exact time
for holding these meetings to organ
iZe the other county councils LAS not
been determined However they
probably viii be held as follows:
Paolt, Orange county Friday or Satur-
day. Aug. ID or IA: Bedford. Law
renee county. Monday, Aug 16;
Bloomington, Monroe county. Tues
day. Aug. l.. and Martiusville. Nor
gan county Wednesday or Thursday
Aug. is or 10.