The Farmington times., 1916-12-22
WILL WORK TO REVISE AN
TiouATED ROAD LAWS AND
PROMOTE BETTER ROADS.
FUND PAID IN FOR THE WORK
Federated Road Associations Ek,
pected to Be Most Effective
Good Roads Force In
the Country.

In which all organizations having an
interest in the bettermeht OF roads,
and the regulation of traffic thereon
are eligible to membership, was per
manently organized at st: Louis on
Friday, Dec s, to meet the urgent de-
mand for a correlation of the various
state bodies encouraging the building I
off, highways and for unified work forr
better roads by an organization having
the facilities and financial strength
to successfully urge a comprehenslVe
system Of state road improvement
and secure progressive legislation
governing construction.
The following officers were elected:
President, Daniel G. Nugent; hrsl
vice-pfesident, Edward M. Flesh; sec
ond vice-president, Harry B. Hawes;
third vice-president, Allen w. Clark
fourth vicepresident, F. w. A. Vesper;
nth vice-president, Samuel Plant;
temporary secretary, Paul J, Flsher'
treasurer, Festus ]. Wade.
One OF the immediate objects Of the
Federated Road Associations is To
urge the legislature, which meets III
January, to Immediately accept the
federal aid road act and to pass laws
that will enable Missouri to be the
first state to use the federal appro-
priation on its roads. =
The Federated Road Associations
was suggested last spring by the Au-
tomobile Club of st. Louis and since
that time the club has taken the lni-
tiative in the preliminary work that
has Just resulted in the permanent
organization of this nucleus for
powerful merger of all clubs and as
sociations in Missouri interested In
securing better highways and better
advised road laws.
The Automobile Club of st. Louis,
Business Mems League, st. Louis Au-
tomobile Manufacturers and Dealers
Association, st. Louis Clearing House
and the Associated Retailers are
the public-spirited bodies that have
set the ball rolling by organic
ing a tangible association on
firm basis around which may rally
all the various state associations.
Each membership in the Federated
Road Associations is $100 year and
it Is expected that every association
in the state will Immediately join the
new body, and that the dues from
this source will so augment the large
st. Louis contributions that the ag-
gregate amount will be of importance
commensurate with the bigness OF
the work to be done.
The first work to be done was the
revising of the road laws so that
new code, designed to meet present
and future conditions, might be ready
for presentation to the legislature in
January. w. T. Rutherford, assistant
attorney general of Missouri, was em-
| ployed by the Federated Road Asso@
Citations to revise the obsolete road
law. MIR. Rutherford for the last four
years has handled all the business OF
the attorney generals office pertain
ing to road laws and bond issues. He
Is declared to be the leading expert
In the state with the fullest knowledge
of the shortcomings of the old road
laws and what is needed in new acts,
The objects Of the Federated Road
Associations are set forth as follows:
1. To encourage and promote the
building of county, state, interstate
and national highways.
2. To assist in the preparation and
passage, in this and other states, d
adequate, comprehensive and pro
gressive laws relating to good roads
their construction, maintenance. ant
regulating traffic thereon.
3. To cooperate with and assis
national, county and community goo
|, road associations.
: &. TO establish permanent office,
, and employ such clerical and profes
: soinal assistance. as may be required
!; 5. To secure and keep In a con
venient place maps, Literature an
. periodicals dealing with the subiec
of good roads and to cause to be Pun
lished and circulated such llteraturt
: 8. To bring under the directin
}. head of this organization all associ'
tions interested in the subject of goo
roads and make Of it the center o
clearing house Of the good road
. movement.
q Z. To maintain an advisory depar
o ment, where any citizen can secui
legal, engineering. CONSTITUTIONAL an
practical advice dealing with the SUI
n ject Of good roads.
: 8. To prepare and furnish city an
J state newspapers articles and maj
I dealing with the subject Of goc
/, roads.
Is 8. To provide speakers and selel
ID and send delegations to counties r
IS qufring assistance and good roat
l. meetiupe and npnyantini,z