Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1921-03-10

and talks on State and County fairs.
Immediately following this was the
receiving and registration Of the
delegates from the various counties
which We were told that 1t was ne
cessary We register and that"if there
was a county that was not interested
enough TO have a representative at
hand could not expect to receive
much consideration from the conven-
tion.
We listened to the reports and
talks on Farm Bureau until 4 p. IN.
when II was announced by the chair
man that the delegates from S5
counties in the state would meet at
1880 p m. in the Legislative hall OF
the State House,
1880 p. M. the meeting was called
to order by chairman Kelso Of Cape
Girardeau county and Immediately
the session took on activity. There
was n number of resolutions present
ed TO turn everything over to the
Legislature and 90 home. others was
introduced to recommend the whole
matter be referred back to a vote OF
the people, all of these presumably
for the purpose Of killing it entirely
Discussion was active and the be-
levers in the amendment finally
succeeded in getting the question
before the house and voted out all
resolutions before presented As to
IS.
Upon this being done DR.. Stubs
Of Gasconade county offered a re-
solution which in my opinion was
bordering upon the proper step but
was not far reaching enough to COW
er the entire purpose . So ! asked
the Doctor for the privilege of am
ending his resolution to cover more
completely the grounds we would
like to cover in one resolution and
save argument.
Upon this request came a motion
to adjourn. as the hour was getting
late way past midnight and the
chairman entertained the motion
and we took adjournment until 8
a. m. to meet in the library building.
Immediately after the adjourn
ment Judge Evans of West Plains,
Mr.. ---- from Winona and
myself set about to form a new re-
solution which we did and it cover
ed in part the whole situation.
We set out that We were hearth
ly in accord with Gov. Hyde's idea
in calling a special session of the
Missouri Legislature to consider the
Roads problem. That We would put
full and complete confidence in the
State Legislature to keep faith with
the people of the state as was set
out in the 9Th amendment, and to
honorable and equitable, make such
division of the sixty million dollars
voted at the last general election as
would give each and every county in
the state it's proper and just pro-
portion of the road funds.
And that there should be NJ dis
elimination between city and u
try in the of such roads or
building of roads or distribution.
We then added to this resolution
knowing that it would take IS men
a long time to agree, that the chair
appoint II member from each con-
%gressional district to call meeting
and gather information and adopt
a resolution setting forth their ideas
and thoughts as to how such money
should be distributed, and that those
Sixteen members should meet in
some place stated later previous to
the calling of the Special session of
the Legislature and put all resolut-
ions into one correct resolution
which would be placed before the
Legislature and Senate expressing
the thoughts of the entire state to
be used in helping them to come to
some definite conclusion that will
be equitable and satisfactory to all
counties.
There will be another meeting and
delegates should be sent from each
county to vote on this concrete re-
solution to adopt or reject and in
this respect we passed a resolution
giving all counties the same voting
power, for instance st. Louis and
Kansas City, each will be entitled to
only n vote each. same az Wright
or Douglas v il they have fifty
delegates present.
SUMMARY. / believe we will get
the money, also | believe Gov. Hyde
can be relied upon to never sign a
bill that is not fair, equitable and
just to all counties. ! believe the
present highway plan will be adopt
ed namely. connecting every county
seat. In short l think we did ev-
%erything that we we're expected TO
do at this time. got every thing that
we expected to get, and that we will
get the law and a proper division.
Respectfully submitted,
A. j. CLARK.