The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-07-27
GOOD ROADS
ASSOCIATION
IS ORGANIZED
INHERENT Districts of County
Well Represented at Meeting
Held Saturday Afternoon
(OMMISSIONERS FAVOR PLAN
Every Resident of County is Eligible
to Membership and Each Pre-
cinct has Board Member

The Benton County Good Roads
association was organized Saturday
afternoon at a meeting in the Com
mercial club rooms, attended by busi-
ness men, farmers and politicians. The
new organization, the scope and men,
bership of which is to be countrywide,
starts life under very favorable pros
uects in that the outstanding feature
Of the meeting was the broad spirit
Of cooperation manifested. Evident
" there is an earnest desire on the
mart Of the leaders in the movement
to make the association truly repre-
sentative of all sections of the county
and to administer it's affairs for the
benefit of the county as whole.
All three members of the board of
county commissioners were present
and gave unqualified endorsement to
the organization. Much of the asso-
cations work will be with the COM
missioners, but its attitude will not be
hostile. It is not to be used as club
to heckle and handicap the commits
aoners but its work will be along adj
vsory lines.
The plan of the organization is mod
eled closely after that OF. the Franklin
county organization, details. of which
were explained by President A. j. Ell
rod Of the Pasco Chamber of Com
merce The association has a dual
purpose 1t will look after the local
needs Of the county and will put forth
efforts to secure state appropriations.
Inc bylaws provide that the advisory
board shall compile data on county
roads and shall meet with the county
commissioners each year before the
county and district road levies are
made to the end that road improve
ments may be made according to a
uennlte system and that no sections
needs will be overlooked or neglected.
Every man and woman in the county
S ehglble to membership upon pay
ment OF an annual membership fee of
Oae dollar. Management of the asso-
'lauons affairs is vested in board
u nine trustees of which the presi-
uent secretary and treasurer are ex-
Olnclo members, the other six being
eaosen two from each of the three
commissioners districts. The six
trustees are to be chosen from the adj
"sory board consisting of one repre-
sentative from each rural voting pre-
.nct and one from each Incorporated
town.
Saturdays meeting was called toSor-
uer by 2. w. Trenbath, chairman of
ue good roads committee of the Com
Ierclal club. F. R. Jeffrey and Cor
lOn Moores were chosen temporary
,ualrman and secretary. After the by
ss .sss mad been adopted the following
SI'sers We're elected: president, Carl
:. williams, of Horse Heaven; secre-
afS Dr. J. J. Kowalski, of Prosser;
,easurer, E. w. Trenbath. The fol-
ONing members of the advisory board
ere CHOSEN: first district, F. L. Bash,
D, pU,ummlssloner; = E. J. O,Larey, White
W uns; Manley B. Haynes, Hanford;
M. ~ a. kelso, Kiona; VIM. Pearson,
.elington; John w. Sumner, Pater-
second district, Alex McNeill COM
aussloner; Ira W. Carter, East Pros
s' L: W. Shelley, Columbia; U. S.
w ' kattlesnake; E. L. Salisbury,
ainut Grove; DR.. j. C. Hamilton,
s;s i'n Prosser; H. C. Benson, River
We John Dawson, West Prosser;
cs., e ioung, Glade; M. E. Carley,
ar,ey; j. F. Sears, Prosser.
-niro district, ]. B. Clements, COM
WSioner; w. F. R. Jeffrey, Kennewick;
e,,a: IT, owltzler, Expansion; Victor Heb
EnI' E' Horse Heaven; N. C. Bowles,
class.; ey; H. S. Hughes, Hover; j. T. F.
Johuu. J.ng' South Kennewick; James
hun b,'s1on, Kennewicls Valley; A. Lehn-
e. VI, " highlands; VIM. Hellinger, Low
ids. .sslma; y H. E. Compton, Horn Rap
lionel, =. .. Dunning, Vale; Perry Will
'00shby, Richland.