The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-28
Homecoming Speech of Cover
nor to LOCO Delegates.
Good Roads Convention Also
VIII Hear Executive.
ALL WANT. HIGHER SALARIES
Delegates Say They Get so Cent
Pay in Dollar Times.
County Commissioners Hoot
Down GoOd Roads knOcker.

IToday's program in full page 2. To-
morrow's program on page 81
One thousand delegates OF the Kan
sas Official council with as many rep
resentatives to the Kansas Good Roads
association also present. will listen
to an address tonight at the city au-t
ditorium by Henry J. Allen. governor.
and Arthur b. Hall of the Illinois Good
Roads association. Allen will out
line the administration legislative pro-
gram. including his extensive good
roads plan. and probably will tell of
some of the things the Thirty-fift di-
vision did in France.
The six county officers associations
which form the Kansas Official ceun-
Gil spent today mapping out legisla-
tive projects and talking civic. COM
munity and state Improvement The
county commissioners devoted the
most of their sessions today to good
roads So strong did their enthusiasm
grow that when a speaker in the audi
ence attempted to argue against hard
surfaced highways he was promptly
hooted down.
All the associations formulated
plans to ask legislative aid in obtain
ing higher wages for county officers
and employes-employes in particu-
lar.
Salaries Are Inadequate.
While salaries in practically every
other line of endeavor have been rails
| ed, it is pointed out, county officials
| have been living on fifty-cent sal
| ary in dollar times owing to statutes
| made years ago. and before the recent
heavy advance in the cost of living
| had even been thought Of Each OF the
| SIX affiliated associations appoint COM
mlttees to confer on this question and
attempt to obtain the legislation es-
sentiaf to making their positions more
| remunerative. This was the first ac-
1 ton taken bV some of the azgocfa Hons
| this morning after roll call and read
ing of the minutes.
The meetings opened promptly at
o'clock with call to order by the
respective presidents. followed by roll
call and reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting. At IL O'Clock they
adjourned for lunch, reconvening
again at O'Clock.
Before leaving their meeting places
this morning. all members were given
tickets which will admit them to tho
auditorium tonight to hear Gov. Henry
j. Aliens address.
Monday Evening Events
The officers, deputies and their
wives spent Monday evening in get
ting acquainted and having n general
good time. From o'clock in the
afternoon until o'clock the registra-
tion committee was at the Chamber of
commerce, where the officials regis
tered and received their badges At
clock they convened in the auditor
luin Tor the opening session and listen
ed to an address Of welcome by Mayor
j. r. House, followed by short speeches
by j. f. Swonger, jr.. of Garnett presi-
dent of council: Oscar Swayze, editor
j OF the Kansas Official. and CharIes L.
Mitchell. chairman of the entertain
ment committee
| Beginning at O'Clock. the evening
activities in the Chamber OF Commerce
rooms were marked with a buffet
luncheon. dances. songs and speeches.
coiored chorus from the Topeka
Industrial school and the Gordon-
Stelnberg orchestra furnished an
abundance OF music.
; Fully 500 persons. representing sew
ehty-five counties. registered Monday
and II is believed that this number
! Will increase to 1000 persons and 100
counties today Many of the officials
ana deputies brought their wives aIous.
and are making the most Of the event
Z Dy combining business. shopping and
: pleasure
, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
So strong ia the sentiment among
the county commissioners over the
, state in favor Of good roads that a
speaker said to be a wealthy Usage
county faimer living near Over
brook, was hooted down when he at
tempted to state his objections before
the meeting of the association of
county commissioners I'm the second
/ division district court room this morn.
Z Ing. f. II Moses of Fort Scott. chair
= man of the state highway commission
e had just delivered an address on good
. roads that aroused tremendous en-
s ihusiasn in his audience when III.
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