The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-02-18
$6O,OOO,OOO ROAD BOND NEWS.

| Jefferson City, Feb. 14.--I. r. Kelso
Cape Girardeau, President, Federation
of Missouri Commercial Clubs, an.
nounced today that the following com.
mittee would represent the Federation
in their respective Congressional Dis
tricts in a Statewide effort to gather
good roads information from the grass
roots: First District, A. B. Pratt,
Unionville; Second; G. G. Sagaser,
Huntsville; Third, W. W. Bayne,
Jamesport; Fourth, George W. Click,
Mound City; Fifth, Mrs. Philip S. Ell
lott, Kansas City; Sixth, R. S. Rice,
Pittsville; Seventh, G. M. Upton, Boil
var; Eighth, G. A. Schulz, jefferson
City; Ninth, John S. Gatson, Vandalia;
Tenth, Sam D. Hodgdon, Webster
Groves; Eleventh, DR.. L. H. Renfrow,
st. Louis; Twelfth, E. p Lampkin, st.
Louis; Thirteenth, V. V. Ing, Green
vile; Fourteenth, w. N. Evans, West
Plains; Fifteenth, W. A. Reha, Pierce
City; Sixteenth, Kirby Lamar, Hous-
ton.
School district officers in the 1886
| school districts vii cell meetings and
Cooperate with the committee in or
der to get the sentiment of the people
and t. formulate suggestions with re-
gard to proper legislation in connec-
ton with the good roads program.
Kelso said that the appointment of
the committee was difficult task, not
because of lack of material, but be-
cause splendid endorsements were sent
in for different individuals in every
Congressional District in this State.
The fact that it was necessary to Sc
lect one man does not mean that the
names suggested will not be used in
each and every district, because the
members of the committee will neeo
the closest cooperation and sympa-
tketic support of every friend Of the
cause of good roads in their respective
communities.
A glance at the map will show that
/ the selections have been made with a
view of distributing the men through
out the State, so as to cover the diff
ferent sections.
1t will also be noted that in making
the selection, the promises made at the
convention have been faithfully kept:
"a The men have been selected with a
view of avoiding partisan political
strife or fractioal differences of any
sort, due to political affiliation of the
different individuals selected to act on
this committee. (2) No proposed
highway has been favored in the selec-
ton of any man on this committee,
because as was the evident consensus
of opinion at the recent convention,
no favors in supporting or proposing
any particular highway or particular
plan for road building should be ia
vored in selecting the committee. (3)
The committee as selected is not inter
ested in road material, contracting or
transportation, The Committee has
been selected with such care, as to in
sure the support of every interest and
every faction interested in good roads
in the proposed effort to work out
the fundamentals involved in the good
roads program, and the people may
expect fair and comprehensive re-
port as to the sentiment Of the peo-
pie of this state in regard to what
should be done relative to the pro-
Tcsed SGOO,O00.00 bend iasueroad leg
islation and construction.
Civic commercial organizations,
women's clubs and agricultural organ
izations cut in the state are deter
mined to get a square deal for the
people in connection with the $780,
100000 road program, said Eelso, ard
their cooperation viii simplify the
work Of the committee in handling
mass meetings in the different coun-
ties. In handling mass meetings,
each school district, regardless Of the
number Of delegates in atteo lance
therefrom, win be entitled to only one
vote on all questions, and the large
towns in the different counties VIII
be treated in the same manner, thus
inauring fair basis of representa-
ton in the countrywide meetings to
the folks from the rural districts.
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