Show U. S. WILL SEND V Expert Attached to Bureau of Public Roads in ment of Agriculture to Attend Inter-Mountain Good Roads Convention in Pocatello ering Will Be Most Important in History of Western Good Roads D. May William Poca The secretary of agriculture has acquiesced in your request that a representative of the office of public roads be assigned to address the convention of the Good association to be held at June 22 to The- director of the office of public roads will communicate direct with you as to the name of the representative as soon as a decision is W. B. V C. May William Trib Have assurance of director of public roads that a representative of his office will be sent to Good Roads meeting in WILLIAM E. Interstate highways connecting the of all intermountain the first step in a comprehensive system of state will be one of the important matters to be taken up by the Inter-Mountain Good Roads association at its second annual convention in Pocatello on June Automobile will be especially interested in this which was taken up at the first annual convention of the association and favorably The various state delegations to the Pocatello convention will be it is to work in their own states for appropriations for the In addition to this plan of inter-capital a strong memorial to congress will probably be asking that the federal government make land grants of one million acres to the various western to be administered as other state and the proceeds used exclusively in the building of state That the Pocatello convention will be one of the most important ever held in the intermountain region is now In addition to accredited delegates from the five of Wyoming and a invitation will be extended 1 to Colorado to have a strong Manufacturers of road making automobile concrete and representatives of different of road making materials will have exhibits on the Among those who have already filed applications with Secretary William Wallin for space in the exhibit hall The A. Greenburg Iron company of Terre makers of and road the J. I. Case Threshing Machine company of makers of road making the Buffalo company of will have a steam roller exhibit on the the Utah Culvert company of Salt Lake of Woods the Tom Botterill Automobile company of Salt Beall of the big road machinery house in the the Baker Manufacturing company of makers of the Twentieth Century grader many Low Railroad The Oregon Short Line has granted a reduced rate of two cents per mile in each direction from all g. L. stations for the Pocatello After June 1 summer-tourist rates from Denver and other points r in Colorado to Pocatello will be in and will answer the purpose of a special i Government A strong effort is being made by the executive j cers of the association to secure the presence of one or two representatives of the road bureau of the department of and the congressional delegation is bringing strong pressure to bear with this in Both Senators nand Borah have promised to take the matter up in its most attractive as has also Congressman Burton L. I get home in time for the I shall be glad to have you use me in any way you Good Roads j Byron Sessions of writes to Secretary jj Wallin as wish to you and the organization for the J great honor bestowed on me as one of the state's tive I assure you I shall give this mat- ter my very best j The The apportionment of delegates to the Pocatello con- will be as follows The governor each of the five states embraced in the association will name twenty county commissioners in county in the five states will name five the mayors of all five automobile five good roads five each chambers of commerce or commercial five Nevada The Carson City Appeal County Commissioner who was some time ago appointed as a delegate to the Inter-Mountain Good Roads which is to hold its meeting at Po- on June 22 to was allowed by the association to name five delegates from this in looking over the material of this county picked out good road Unfortunately they are all in the same financial class they have plenty of prospects but little ready while enthusiastic over the good roads and will do anything in their power to help this movement will willingly resign in order that anyone who has the expenses may attend in their Esser has named the following delegates from this George A- H. A. Art and H B. The Appeal is speaking the five delegates when it states that they appreciate the honor but can hardly see their way clear to attend this important Nevada has taken up the good road It is now but a matter of a few years when this state will be able to boast of some of the finest roads in The last legislature passed a law providing convict labor for road This will result in a lot of good road building and make interstate travel by team and auto pleasurable and This will start in a ver or as soon as the surveys Such counties as Humboldt and where there is a generous poll tax will be able within a few years to furnish the traveler with the best roads to be found in the Inquiries are being received in this city from routing parties in the east who wish to direct auto parties through this Many people contemplate crossing the continent in and with a good road across Nevada it will help Nevada has a name that is not enviable in the road a few years under the funds available under the two above laws there should be constructed roads that will destroy the road blight and help advertise many a district that is unknown to the outside If boosting will help the cause along the delegates named by Commissioner Esser will have roads from the Colorado to the Salmon and from Lake Tahoe to Great Salt |