Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-10
BEARD TALKS
ON GOOD ROADS
COMM sfoNER DISCUSSES HIGH
WAYS; DAY MAKES STIRRING
SPEECH; LARGE CROWD.

since the Wednesday business
mems Inch was inaugurated by the
Commercial club month ago. was
held today when patriotism and good
roads were featured in the talks that
were made. The Ottumwa men con-
nected with quartermasters' corps IN
der Captain Henry S. Nerrick were
special guests at the luncheon.
The crowd present was the most
representative of the county that has
ever been in attendance at these gath
erings and lacked but few of 100 men.
The farmer, merchant, manufacturer,
professional man and all walks of life,
were represented.
The table at which the members OF
the quartermasters corps were seated,
was prettily decorated with flags of
the allied nations and flowers. They
were paid compliment in the re-
marks of the chairman, John H. Nor
rell at the close Of the luncheon AZ he
was about to introduce the speakers.
COUNTRY COMES FIRST.
DR.. F. E. Day. pastor OF the First
Methodist church, ashed the blessing
before luncheon and was the fFHt
speaker on the program. giving hh.t tour
minute talk which will be heard Ia 10
cal theaters during the next tWo
weeks. The Nation in War.''was The
theme and the well known speaker
crowded much thought end patriotic
sentiment into the few minURH .AfbA
ed him.
DR.. Day laid great stress on-themee4
for giving first thought in these Times
to country and the nation's edscioocy
during the period of the war. st -
little short Of criminal for any perHon
in these times to give first considefa-
ton to profits. The first and chief con-
sideration should be your country.
Thus he summarized the duty o6 all
Americans and urged that the peopia
mobilize their every facility for help.
ing the nation. The farmer by nuW-
ing more crops, the manufacturers in
producing greater products, the mfnAe
in making more productive hts mines,
and every man and woman was asked
to help conserve and to mobilize their
energies in such manner that theY
may feel that they are helping Nh
the war.
IOWA rs IMPROVING RoAp4
II. c. Beard, member of the state
highway commission made the pxfn-
cipal talk dealing with the subject Of
good roads and giving the highway
commissions viewpoint Of this big
question.
Various phases Of the road question
were treated. The part that Iowa has
taken in better highways was review
ed and he said that Iowa liz one Of the
very few states that has standardized
bridges and culverts. He also said
fbof fho yvNrl dopo Loot wan To- <ho
state in building culverts was very ex.
end to end they would reach across
the state. The road improvement
already made has been much, we are
still doing much and much remains to
be done.'' he declared In correcting
an impression said to prevail that
Iowa was not doing anything in road
work and has no good roads.
EXPLAINS PATROL LAW
He explained the Foster patrol bill
and compared it in its operation to
the railroads, saying that it placed a
man in charge who bears the same
relation to the road as section boss
does to the railway and the man un-
der him has the same character of
duties as the section man. They arc
TO take care of the road, and do not
be hasty in condemning your board Of
supervisors if they have not put the
law into effect. Remember that the
bill was to have been made effective
upon publication. but this clause waS
removed and it did not go into effect
until July 4. Now what chance have
any of YOU farmers got to employ Ia.
Dor in July for road work? II the Law
was put in operation when the road
work season began, it would probably
be in force all over the state now
he said
MUST FIGHT FOR FEDERAL AID.
The federal aid for highways Was,
discussed and Mr.. Beard said that
STS0.000 is available for this worn.
But the counties that VIII get behind
their supervisors. help them all they
can and make insistent and continued
demand on the highway commission
for their share of the funds, a1e this
ones likely to get 1t first.
What is needed for better roads
more than anything else" said the
speaker. 'is more interest tn public
highways, more money and more
brains expended in road Improvement
and this will insure more satisfactory
results from your road officislAs
Following the program those living
on the Blue Grass route were asked to
meet with Mr.. Beard in the directors
room for a discussion of road matters.
KANSAS HOGS WILL
MUNICH IOWA'S CORN