Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-31
STATECAMPA|GNFOR.
BETTER ROADS NOW
ENTERS HIGH SPEED
STRUGGLE FOR 100000, 900 BOND
ISSUE WILL OCCUPY SPOT.
LIGHT UNTIL ELECTION IS
OVER.

Springfield. Oct. 30-SHee the open
ng shot in the states effort to Sc
au.e passage OF TIE sCtoot,t"
sOod roads bond issue his bsrf
Ia lnched, Office aud commi ,e-.
elected at the initial sf5ufr.ns con
zen ion of the Illinois highwa! In
grovement association hell N
nIoOnington las. wee, az Qrepar
.ug today for a thorc tsh canvass OF
THmaiS Each county in thu state
aas gapgesen. tive. Each repre-
antuiye bas his 4ut.es outlined
rhes duties cJnsIs. mainly n en-
8ghteu.ng directors to the p.Ojec, on
gne adVaaage the bond issue viii
give he a. ghways in the state. Com
p.eta details of the campaign have
not ge ueen arranged. 1t is expect
GA .his viii BE- done within short
.nne when The camp gin will be start
"a - earnest.
fhe complete personnel Of officers
ana committees elected al he Bloom
nslQu maet NJ follows:
l'reslden w. G. Elens, Contra
Trust company, Chicago.
Vice observation-disclosures j. Finni
ean. chicago: John A. Logan, Elgin;
d. Killer. Champaign: W, Il, Cross
1yy tailo md Arthur T. Hall, Dan
ILGlslrer Thomas Sudduth,
spin. cid.
Secretary and general counsel
EaUer' w Eunn. Chicago
Executive committee-W G. Edens
chicago; S B. Bradt. DeKalb; II. A.
Fadnan. Chicago K. j. Finnigan
hicagn, Hon Richard Meents, Ash
Nun; J. w. Kirkton, Gridley; Homer
T.oe. Greenwich and Mrs Frank
y Lowden, Springfield.
Honorary vice presidents Former
Governor Edward r. Dunno, Chicago;
Dr. Edmund j. James, president, uni
rersity OF Illinois, Urbana. Lafayette
Funk Bloomington; Joseph Fukerson,
Jnrseyvlle; James p Wilson. Polo,
md A, d. Cash. Chicago.
Organization committee--Richar
2 Meents. Ashkum; Arthur l.. Ball,
Danville; w. L. Full, Peoria; W. F.
Grossley, Cairo; Hon. H. l.. Emmer-
son. Mt. Vernon W. G. Edens, Chica-
go; J. w, Kirkton, Gridley, NJ. w.
Young, Chicago; George Wilton
Granite City. and Mrs. v S. Dillon
Danville.
Finance ommittee--Henry A. Haul.
man. Chicago r. W. Cushing, High
land Park; William Butterworth,
Moline; NJ. A. Smith, Morrison; w. G..
Hubbard, Jr, Chicago; Elmo Frank.
lin, Bloomington; Mrs. H. J. Soonce,
Sidell and U. G. Orendorf. Carton.
Publicity commiitee-h } FINN.
gan, Chicago; s. f. Bradt, DeKalb; A.
J Bill, Bloomington; Darwin Hatch,
Motor Age, Chicago; w X. Goodwin
Breeders Gazette, Chicago: G. V.
Gregory, Prairie Farmer, Chicago.
Mrs Bower Chicago; and Arthur
Page, Orans- Judd FARMER, Chicago.
Speakers commit HoWcc
o Greenwich. En- Hlheld, en-.
naro; DR.. Edmund j. James Urb,aa'
rrv Newman Chi 9 IT,
tones, Danville; j. d. Philips, Greer
Valley Verne 10y, Ceutraia; t. W
T'ltar. Granite City and NJ r I
4nlan Savoy
7resorvation 81 Hehw commute,
~ = Ayere Clenrteu 'rof
Na4alef H. Newell J'rbana. \ n
HW uWgille " D Gerber Chico
go ana riiTori ol.er Sprp iel'
Raouiaas committee r "
Aun cbieaao c Killer Cham
pss q , H3lmas Froenort Robert
Nyuitrg Quincy ana D, " snyder
3d. Bloomington
illinois Highway Improvement
3uH aaiaim lr 4. 'umrr'n
AeNp.ian, Nat'0on " r Graham
HerdHu fratl George r pa0ncr
Glm Halfway 'uet9r1 ramcs nor
} TR River valley Flrn' W g
Eiua Chicago; W Corring Lin
O1n iJEhNar oeHr'b; and X J.
tHuWu Dixie Chicago
Commercial clab oonmittee-J NJ
hudson bloomington.
fraction oommltiee-D. W. Snyder
HHuugton Sol H. Blank ana ]
n H,ac'7l DeKalb
Na.i, lerchants-- H. p. Woolsey
Gae-anrg.
utee 10 confer with Rotary
tUl' of state--James G.. Mollu sh
3CU ngton.
"Wlnat.ng committee John A
Cathaart, Sldell Fred W. jerks, El