The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-18
Kansas Association VIII Meet
at BeIoit Next Week.
Wednesday and Thursday,
April % and "a, the Days.
BIG PROGRAM IS ON TAP
BelOit Plans a Big Time for the
Delegates.
All Phases of Road Building
VIII Be Taken Up Then.

Great Bend. KAN, April 18.-There
| will be a big delegation of farmers
and business men from all parts of
Kansas at Beloit next Wednesday and
Thursday for the seventeenth annual
convention of the Kansas Good Roads
association. A program which covers
all phases CT road building from the
circulating of petitions to the con-
| struction of the road, the best roads
| to build, the federal aid, distribution
OF tax. and everything of that sort
| has been prepared and the two days
are going to be of value to every per-
son interested in this work who will
take the time to attend
The various trails of Kansas will
take up the Thursday afternoon ses-
sion of the Kansas Good Roads con-
vention at Beloit Wednesday and
Thursday. April % and "a. After a
talk by H. S. McFadden of the state
engineers office on the use of focal
materials in road building. and a dis
cussion of the Mud Tax by County
Commissioner L. F. Davidson of Cloud
county, representatives of the Rock
Island highway. the Golden Belt, the
Meridian road, the Santa Fe trail the
King of Trails, the new Santa Fe trail
and the Midland trail will each tell of
their routes and the work being. done
on them towards getting them hard
surfaced.
On Thursday morning County En-
glneer G. F. Osborne of Elk county will
tell of the Problems of the County
Eng1neer: ]. J.. Jones of Wichita will
tel OF The Influence of Motor Cars
on the Development of Good Roads"
Farmer on the Program.
Pearl .Padgett. a farmer and stock
man OF Beloit, will speak on the sub
1ect' why | am for Hard Surfaced
Hoads s. A: Bardwel1 of Manhattan.
chairman taa r. an OF the good roads commit
zee IN the late legislature. will speak
OF kansas Roads Twenty Years
Hence" while J. Frank Smith. gen
erai manager of the Kansas Good
Roads association. will give a talk on
The Constitutional Amendment"
Frank A. Davis another Kansas man
VINO has devoted years to the move
lnent and who is now secretary of the |
associated Highways of America, will |
SPEAK or that association and its aims. |
Mr.. Davis was for some years actively
Identified with the improvements on |
the santa Fe Trail in Kansas and later |
helped route and organize the King
OF trails: The motor car tax and la i
Dor problems are two subjects of gem |
ing program.
The Wednesday afternoon program
VIII be one OF great interest to the |
good roads enthusiasts. Clarence |
County
commissioners association, will speak |
on The Troubles of County Commits
sloners. and he will be followed bv
M; w. Watson, state highway engineer.
whose subject will be Federal Aid for
Kansas. L. e. Conrad of the Kansas
Agricultural college and dean of the
schooi or engineers. will have the SUBJ
lect, Contract and Specifications, Cost
Estimate and Utility of Various
roads. Jasper 7. Kincaid, member
ITO TO 1
speak on Taxes and Good Roads,"
and bridges and culverts, maintaining
OF art roads and kind of drags will
be topics for general discussion
In the morning session talks will bel
made by w. F. Hughes of Beloit, pres-
ident of the Good Roads association,
Representative Sawhill of Cloud coun-
~, WIN Townsley of Great Bend, and
II: s. Putney of Topeka. when Shall
We Pave the Roads," is the morning
topic for general discussion. The first
days program is of especial interest
to county commissioners and it is ex-
pected there will be a great number
present from the various counties of
the state.
Visit to Girls School.
The Beloit Commercial club has ar
ranged visit to the Girls Industrial
school and 9 big banquet as two
features of entertainment to the good
roads boosters of Kansas who attend
the convention. This will be the
greatest road meeting ever held in the
state and it comes just at a time when
people are particularly interested in
the cost of paved roads and the meth
DDS OF getting them and those who
are interested will find that they can
secure all the information they need
oy attending both days programs
Shawnee county should send a big dele
cation of road boosters to Beloit next
Wednesday and Thursday to attend the
state Good Roads convention Ii will he | [