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Show BOISE WINS GOOD ROADS MEETING At the closing of the Good Roads convention of tho lntormountaln Btates at Logan, yesterday afternoon, the officers of tho organization wore praised for their good work. The officers of-ficers ot the association elected for the ensuing year are J. A. Hendrick-son Hendrick-son president and O. J. Stllwell of Ogden, aecrotary. There was no contention con-tention on tho election of these officers, offi-cers, it boing generally conceded that tho men selected were the best that could be found. Yestorday there was a rather spirited spir-ited contest among tho delegates for tho meeting placo of the convention noxt year, Ogden and Provo being active candidates for tho honor. It was finally concluded, however, that Utah was not entitled, to tho convention conven-tion and that Boiso should bo given the convontion. It is understood that, if the convention Is held In Utah in 1914, that It will be held in Provo, Ogden heretofore having had the honor hon-or of the convention. A featuro of yesterday's proceedings proceed-ings wns a speech by Theodore Turner Turn-er of Pocatello, Idaho, advocating the establishment of a highway from Yellowstone Yel-lowstone Park to tho Grand Canyon of the Colorado as tho grcnt intermoun. tain highway for tho people. During the day the following resolutions reso-lutions were read and passod by tho convention: By Hoag of Nevada That the legislatures of states Interested be asked to defray the expenses of dole-gates dole-gates to the American Road congress. By Kuchlor of Utah That congress perpetuate the name of Abraham Lincoln by building the memorial road from Gettysburg to tho national capital. By Skelton of Utah That the agricultural agri-cultural colleges teach the art of practical road building and maintenance. main-tenance. By Skelton of Utah Favoring federal fed-eral appropriations for construction and maintenance of national highways. high-ways. By Kerr of Idaho; Urging and facilitating fa-cilitating good roads to Yellowstone park. By Kerr of Idaho Thanking officers, offi-cers, speakers and Logan people for thoir efforts In behalf of the convention. con-vention. 00 |