Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-23
CRAM Otll[Rs
WANT 5000 ROADS
PASS RESOLUTIONS FAvoRlNo
CRAWLING or lowAs
HIGHWAYS. ~
WOULD De FOUNDATION
For LATER PAVING.
Grain Men Discuss Many Questions
Including Pro. Rats or Cooperative
L.w-v.rc. Marshal, r.(. As.seia'
tisn Returned Soldiers Will %
Bsostsrs Fer Good Roads.


ship, permanent roads, cooperative
insurance. Red Cross. railroad matters
and general business are few OF 'he
tones that are being discussed by the
members of the Iowa Farm Gram
Dealers Association in their fifteenth
annual convention which adjourns TO-
day. -
Following morning spent In getting
settled and in visiting some OF the
larger manufacturing plants or the
city the grain men met in their AFTER
noon session at Greene's opera mouse
and began the real business OF tAeif
convention.
Post War Activities was the topic
chosen by Verne Marshall, first speak
err Of the afternoon. In furtherancc o.
the matter which has become ons "
the most vital questions to the farmers
at present i.e made a plea in oehaif %
better roads. In this plea he made ho''
of the fact that the soldiers were re-
turning from Europe where they nave
seen some Of the finest roads in the
world, and which are supported anu
kept in this condition by the poor pea
SAINTS of the various countries OF EN-
rope. He pointed out that when me
soldiers return and travel over sone
OF the dirt roads of Iowa tllat thes
will commence to wonder why we can
not in this country of wealth ana
plenty have as good roads rs do the
poor peasant peoples of Europe.
gave short address In which he sad:
1--WE must take up the burden of the
war which does not end with the sign
ing of the armistice. We must real
ize the privilege and the responsibility
of the ballot and we must be more
careful in the keeping of our policies
within the realm of common sense.
Eastern Quartet Sings.
In Closing the Criterion Quartet OF
New York gave several delsht1ui
musical selections after which a gen
eral discussion Of the pro rata plan OF
conducting the cooperative elevators
was discussed
During the evening NJ. r. Myers OF
the association gave talk on CO.
operation mentioning the fact that
to be dealt with. class cooperation.
mutual cooperation and trade CO.
operation. He said that one Of the
most vital elements of the association
was the fact that a perfect co-opera-
ton must exist among all concerned
in the matter of farmers elevators and
work.
Today the members of the associa-
ton spent a part of the forenoon IN
visiting the various industries after
which the business of the Farmers
National Cooperative Elevator Mutual
Insurance Association was taken up
and reports made.
For Good Roads.
Discussions on the new pro-rata or
CO. operative law. followed and were
prolonged for some time: but finally
gave way to a discussion on good
roads. The resolutions of the Good
Roads committee, which met in lDes
Moines a few days ago, were read and
discussed, and later adopted. Heniy
Parsons of Rockwell City made
strong, brief and to the point talk on
the resolutions which no doubt had
considerable to do with the passing Of
them. Mr. Parsons made a heavy argu-
ment for gravel roads. some of ;he
strong points which he brought out
were that gravel roads furnish gooe
foundation for paved roads. the roads
of Iowa could not well be paved i'm
mediately because of the high expense
but they could be graveled with the
interest that the state would ave 10
pay on bonds to pave the roads.