Show Good Roads Are Discussed f r Delegates from most towns in this count county together with the commissioners commission commission- era ers from Sevier and Juab counties met at the good roads convention inin Inin in inin in this city last Saturday and took pa part t in the discussion ion which will doubtless result in improving the roads in this portion of the state It was was a a. gathering of men who are naturally naturally naturally nat nat- interested inthis phase of improvement Improvement improvement im Im- provement men who for the most part have had experience in making road improvements and this resulted in a fri friendly exchange of ideas which will ll tend to bring about a better spirit spir spir- it of cooperation in the future I Ephraim Hanson of this city w was 3 s I cb chosen sen ch chairman innan of the convention I and P. P M. M Nielson Nielsen of Mt Pleasant was elected secretary An effort was waR made at the close of the I afternoon session to make the organization permanent permanent per per- manent but this failed County Clerk O. O D. D Eliason made madea a report on the county's receipts and di disbursements urs men for roads after the convention con con- co convention had bad been formally opened by bythe the speech of welcome by Mayor J. J P. P Hansen This report showed an expenditure expenditure expenditure ex ex- of since July 1006 1906 When the states state's appropriation for the state highway through this conn county tv is more will be available M Martin Isaacson the county road commissioner called attention to the work that has recently been done on the county roads and struck the key keynote keynote keynote note of the convention when ae e be began an anthe the discussion of the merits of various culverts He reported that wherever possible the w wooden oden culverts are being be be- ing replaced by cement culverts S. S E. E Burnham m representing the Utah Culvert to Interest interest interest inter Inter- est the convention in a patent metal tile but it seemed to be the prevailing prevailing prevail prevail- ing sentiment that cement culverts I are best for local conditions Tho The principal speaker in the after I S' S Sw w Iro Richard Richard of of n the University of Utah His Ilis address I f dealt with the construction of earth I roads He lIe asserted that good earth roads must naturally be the foundation I i tion Hon of permanent roads in this c country cnn coun un- un try and that with proper procedure it itis is poss possible ble to have good earth l' l roads loads almost anywhere He lIe advocated the use of the road grader and drags Hans Tuft o of Sevier county and Commissioner McCune of Juab county county coun coun- ty als also spoke at the afternoon session F f Musical selections were rendered by byI bythe bythe I the Snow Academy orchestra Ray Dorius Dorms Miss l Ida Merz and Miss I Laura Jensen Refreshments were served under the direction of the Ephraim Commercial club |