The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-08-05
SURFACE
ROADS FOR STATE
Committee Appointed To Draft Law
To Submit To People Of State

frSt good roads conference under the
auspices of the South Dakota Develop
ment Association was held at Huron,
July 10Th. This conference was con-
fined to the large commercial and farm
organizations of the state, and was to
determine what organization or associ-
alton should lead in an educational
work that would lead to a system Of
what support would be given by these
organizations.
Fred c. Whitehouse of Sioux Falls,
Vice President of the Association, pre-
] sided and Opie Chambers acted as Sc
cretary. The larger Commercial Clubs
of the state were represented by the
following: j. X Fox, c. w. Derr, H.
e. Hitchcock, T. C. Burns and w. w.
Blain, representing the Mitchell Cham
Der of Commerce; George j Danforth,
w. II. Allison, Chas. McCaffree, repre-
senting the Sioux Falls Chamber of
Commerce; ]. M. Norm, A. M Cheno-
weth and o. NJ. Phelps, representing
the Huron Commercial Club; b. f.
Stiles and j. w. Doughterty, represent
ing the Watertown Chamber of Com
cree; M. w. Williams, representing the
aberdeen Commercial Club; A. b. Gun
derson, representing the Vermillion
Commercial Club; O. G. Turner, repre-
senting the Yankton Chamber of Com
merce; James e. Stewart, representing
the Belle Fourche Commercial Club;
Judge w. w. Soule, representing the
Rapid City Commercial Club; e u.
Berdahl, representing the Webster
Commercial Club; l.. M. White, repre-
senting the Chamberlain Commercial
Club; A. C. Halls, representing the
Carretson Commercial Club; w. NJ.
Cheever, representing the Brookings
Commercial Club; Edwin Hunter, rep
resenting the Winner Commercial Club
Ben b Lawshe, representing the Fed
Grafton of Farm Bureaus, and George
Z. Adams. representing the Mutual Au-
tomobile Association. Many others
were present and much enthusiasm
was shown and many addresses made.
1t was definitely determined that the
South Dakota Development Associa-
tipn should take the lead in providing
ways and means to ecure a system of
hard surfaced highways throughout
the state of South Dakota by the fol-
lowing resolution which was unanim-
ously adopted Resolved that we urge
that all commercial, civic and agricul-
tural organizations and clubs in South
Dakota unite under the leadership OF
the South Dakota Development Asso-
citation to formulate proposed legisla-
ton calculated to provide ways n
means to secure a system OF hard sur
faced roads for this state"
The work of formulating a plan was
left to a committee to be appointed by
the President Of the South Dakota De-
,elopment Association, provided for in
the following resolution which was un
animously adopted:
Whereas, the State Highway Com
mission of South Dakota is earnestly
cndeavoring to secure for the State OF
South Dakota a comprehensive system
Of state highways and improve them
to a permanent state, and
Whereas, there is serious need OF
education of the people of the state as
to the ways, means and value of such
a system so builded, and
whereas, there Is need for greater
revenue at the disposal of the Highway
Commission and greater freedom OF
action to carry out the plans now COM
templated or which future demands
will bring out.
Therefore Be 1t Resolved, that the
South Dakota Development Associa-
tion appoint a committee of two at
large. and one from each congression-
al district, to arrive at a plan of action
to place these great problems before
the people of the state of South Da-
kota."
The matter of financing the educa-
tional campaign proposed to be con
Quoted was taken car Of by the fol-
lowing resolution which was duly
adopted: Resolved that the South
dakota Development Association be
empowered and instructed to appoint
a committee consisting Of seven mem
hers, not more than n of whom shall
reside in the same county, to devise Q
plan and raise sufficient funds to be
turned over to the South Dakota De-
yelopment Association to carry on thu
necessary educational work to secure
the necessary legislation to a success
full conclusion the proposed plan.'
1t was agreed that when these com
mittees have met and formulated plans
that . general conference win be call