Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-31
NAME COMMITTEES
TO WORK FOR THE
GOOD ROADS BONDS
LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
APPOINTS LARGE COMMITTEES
TO WORK FOR $6O,0oo,o COO BOND
ISSUE.

Inc directors OI tHc tNdufDeT OF
Commerce met in the secretary's Of
tice last evening, the big end of Their
business being devoted toward the
matter OF good roads.
President Griggs called attention TO
the necessity of publicity AMI enlight-
enment being given the voter in the
matter of the bond issue election next
Tuesday He urged the necessity of
united action on the part OF every citi-
zen to vote for this proposition that
will mean so much to the state, and
especially to the city of Ottawa.
Postmaster Dougherty expressed
the belief that there would be very
few people opposed to the good roads,
as they were assured no tax is to be
exacted and as this law is taking the
tax from the automobile license fund
il ought to appeal to every citizen, and
he was sure the proposition would
carry.
Bank Presidents AL. f. Schoch and
II. W. Johnson were strong for good
roads and proposed to devote the en-
tire election iday to see that the vot-
ers did not overlook the good roads
ballot. Neither of these bankers are
expected to talk any politics on elec-
ton day
L. c. Brand and Frank Vallat said
they were glad to devote all of their
spare time from now Until the time
the polls closed to help pull Illinois
out of the mud and they will but
tonhole' every voter they see on the
good roads proposition.
Jason F. Richardson is an original
good roads man and he believed the
plan formulated by the state high
way association was a splendid one.
He could not see why any person
should vote against the good roa Is
measure, and he is willing to do a
little "buttonholing" on election day
for this splendid movement
County Auditor Heiberg was pres
ent and explained some Of the work
already done by the county organiza-
ton. They have been on the job
every day and have thoroughly or
ganized the county with the intention
that the voters cast their ballots for
the good roads.
The Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
directors are enthusiastic in support
o fthis good road law and expect
every man in this city and vicinity
to vote for the proposition on next
| Tuesday. Committees were chosen
10 be at the various voting places on
election day for the good roads bond
issue, and it will be so arranged that
on the job continuously on election
day
The committees chosen were as fol
| lows:
South Ottawa. !. Dougherty
| chairman; l.. NJ Bayne. George Grow.
/ den, l.. G.. Brand, Charles j. Lucke,
j. Hampson, D. Refoir, William San
ders and Harley Petit,
/ First Precnct-H w. Johnson
chairman; l.. NJ Harvey. John Gar.
land H. G. Cook, Jason f. Richardson
Jr, j. 3. Nerring, A. Heiberg and
George Wiley.
Second Precinct-E, F. Bradford
chairman; Arthur Co.well, James +
Farrell, John Watnem. Al. Richards
Dean Quinn and Ed. J Kelly.
Third Precinct--H. l.. Ahrbecker
chairman; James j. McGrath. Pat
rick Slattery, John Kenny, NJ. W
Bach and James Ahern
Fourth Precinct--Samuel Ankney
chairman; Sellars Peltier James P
Catlin, Irving Schmidt, Frank Hell
man, Patrick Costello, n. Warsaw ant
John Anchicks.
Fifth Precinct-Horace Hull, chair
=. man; Al. f. ISchoch, n w. Downey
Daniel O'Connor Carl Metzger. Ernes
Gleim Jr. and Frank Stenibach.
Sixth Precinct-Frank Vallat chair
man; Joseph Gyger. Nevoy Strawn
. H. G., Lockwood, Fred Scherer, Pat
rick Clark, Thomas Bellrose and W
/ Simon