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Show GOVERNMENTS GOOD ROADS TRAIN t WILL BE IN LOGAN NEXT MONTH Short Line Co-Operates With Inter-Mountain Good Roads Association And Will Spend Big Sum of Money to Secure Government Demonstration Train For the June Convention Will be Stellar Attraction at Important Gathering in Utah Town. i... (Pocatello Tribune.) Thanks to tho generosity ana on-terprlso on-terprlso of tho Oregon Short Liny railroad, rail-road, tho government's good roads demonstration de-monstration train from Washington will bo whirled across tho continent from tho national capital next month to Logan, there to bo one of tho star attractions of tho third nnnual convention con-vention of tho Intor-Mountaln Hood Roads association. This train, equipped equip-ped with tho very latest and best road making machinery, will bo In chnrgo of government exports. Practical Prac-tical demonstrations of highway building will bo given, and stereop-tlcon stereop-tlcon slides will show somo of tho effectual accomplishments of tho federal fed-eral good roads builders in tho past. William Wallln, secretary of tho In-ter-Mountnln association, returned this morning from Salt Lako, whore ho met J. A. Hendrlckson of, Logan, chairman of tho executlvo committee of the association, and In company with that gentleman held a conference with General Passenger Agent D. B. Durloy of tho Short Lino. Mr. Bur-ley, Bur-ley, with characteristic liberality and enterprise, promised to have tho train Brought to Logan, and It will bo one ' of tho stellar attractions of tho con vention thero next month. William Wallln, sccrotary of tho Inter-Mountain' Good Iloads association, associa-tion, returned homo last evening from I Salt Lako City, where, In company with Chairman Hendrlckson of tho TfM executive ccmmltteo of the association, associa-tion, ho conferred with General Passenger Pas-senger Agent D. E. Durley of the Short Line. Mr. AVallin gives tho following fol-lowing account of tho conference: 'Logan will bo tho Mecca for all good roads enthusiasts of six 'states at tho convention of tho Intcr-Moun-taln Good Roads association, In June this year. "Road making In all Its 'various phases will bo discussed, road making mak-ing machinery of all kinds will bo on exhibit, but greatest of all nttrac Itlons will bo tho oxhlblt to bo mado by tho government Good Roads division divi-sion of tho agricultural department at Washington, which will bo brought out for tho Instruction of tho delegates dele-gates ln tho making of good roads from all kinds of material most convenient con-venient to each locality. J. A. Hendrlckson of Logan, chairman chair-man of tho executive committee of tho Intor-Mountaln Good Roads association as-sociation and myself were ln conference con-ference with D. E. Durloy and other officials of tho Short Lino yesterday and received tho assurance of their full cooperation ln bringing tho government gov-ernment exhibit to Logan ln Juno, which, thanks to tho Short Lino, will ho tho first appearance of the Gov- ernment Good Roads Educational train ln tho inter-mountain territory. "Tho officials of tho Intor-Mountaln Good Roads association already have the assuranco of tho full cooperation cooper-ation of Gov. Wm. Spry of Utah and Gov. J. II. Hawley, of Idaho, and of tho entire congressional delegations of Utah and Idaho, and other states comprising tho membership of tho association, In tho effort of bringing the Government Good Roads educational educa-tional exhibit to Logan for this' convention, con-vention, and Secretary of Agriculture Agricul-ture Wilson and Logan W. Pago, director di-rector of the good roads division at Washington, nro In full nccord with tho movement. "Tho exhibit consists of roadmak-Ins roadmak-Ins .machinery nud models showing tho construction of all kinds of roads, accompanied by stereoptlcnn views of road construction and lectures by prominent experts In tlitj employ of tho good roads divislon'of tho government govern-ment at Washington. 'Tho educational features of tho convention at Logan in Juno, will bo the most practical over given ln tho west; the whole meeting will bo a good roads educational foast, tho beneficent results of which nro obviously-apparont. "Speakers from nil tho states comprising com-prising tho association, Utah, Idaho, Montana, ' Colorado, Wyoming and Nevada, will bo on tho program nnd will handle various ' phnsos of tho road problem In tho west and tho Important Im-portant subject of enlisting government govern-ment nld for national highways from coast to coast and Inter-stato highways high-ways between tho capitals and principal prin-cipal cities of tho lnter-mountatn region. "Tho Inter-Mountain Good Roads association originated ln Salt Lako City in 1910 and held its first convention conven-tion In Ogden In tho fall of that year. Tho second convention was held at Pocatello, ln Juno last year. At tho third convention ln Logan, Juno 12, 13 and 14, this year, the convention city for 1913 will then bo selected and there promises to bo tho spirit of bidding bid-ding for tho placo of holding the next convention. "Other Important features of tho Logan convention will be the adoption of by-laws and perfecting tho organization organi-zation Into an efficient pleco of machinery, ma-chinery, ln the good roads cause. The by-laws drawn by tho executive committee com-mittee during tho year to bo presented present-ed for ratification of tho Logan convention con-vention provide for an executive board to handlo tho business of tho association asso-ciation between conventions; this board will bo composed of an executive execu-tive committee of three prominent good roads workers, ln each of tho six states. There will also bo a leg-Continued leg-Continued on rage 2. 1 1 GOVERNMENT'S GOOD ROADS TRAIN j WILL BE IN LOGAN NEXT MONTH B II 1 Continued from page 1 B . 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BBJ j I "The nsaurunco of co-operation of H J tho officials of tlio Short Lino Is par- M k ' tlcularly pleasing as It Insures sue- BBb ccsa for tho convention beyond a B ' ft doubt and will muko tho Lcgun meet- BBl , ing this year tho greatest good roads BBf J gathering over held In tho west. m l ' 'Tho railroad officials went so far H 'j as to authorize tho officers of the BB Intcr-Mountnin Oood Itoads assoclu- BBJ Hon to Insuro tlio good roads enthus- BBJ lasts that all will bo well taken enro BBJ ' of at Logan, even if It should become BBJ ', necessary for the railroad company B to placo sleeping cars at their dls- BBJ posal during tho days of the conven- B tlon, which offer may not bo taken BBJ ndvantago of for Logan promises to B 1 take caro of nil that como. 1 J "Tho assertion that tho gathering B f n will bo tho largest ono over gathered H I In tho Templo city may bo Justified H j when It Is considered that tho chair- H J man of overy board of county com- m ! missioned in tho six states Is the H vice president of tho organization, and H in evidenco of the enthusiasm dls- H H lilayed at tho Pocatcllo convention H aBt year It is related that tho entire H j board of county commissioners from B " nn Interior county of Idaho attended H tb convention in a body, delegates H ' , Journeyed In automobiles from tho In- BBJ terlor of Wyoming nnd uomo delegates from southern Utah spent two days In tho saddlo to get over tho moun- BBJ tains to tho nearest railroad station to BBJ Ko to the convention." H Getting the government exhibits for H , ay Particular locality or occasion Ib H I a matter greatly up to tho railroads, nnd being so far away from the seat H ' of government tho cost la not light, BBJ i I and tho arrangements aro moro or less BBJ j I complicated. Somo of tho requlro- BBJ ' I mentfl of the office of public roads In BBJ , j tho fitting out of a train and sending BBJ j it out aro Interesting. H I ' "United States Department of Agrl- BBJ' culture. Offlco of Public Itoads, B I' Washington, D. C April 10, 1912 H ' "JIoni Ocorgo Sutherland, Washington, BBJ K , "Tno railroad company furnishes BJ two passenger conches, each not less H , ,uan sixty feet in length, ono other B coach nnd ono officers' car. One or H tllc Iiasscnger coaches has to bavo nil B i seatB, partitions, racks, etc., removed. BBJ and a frame work Installed upon B wlllc" to placo tho models showing BJ standard methods of road construe- H tlon- Thcro aro two working models, BJ ono of a roller nnd ono of n crushing B P'ant, each run by one-eighth horse H ' I Power motors. Tho other passenger B H coach hns to havo all partitions re- moved, two seats removed In order to set up tho stereoptlcon, nnd ono Bent removed in the center of the car where tho screen Is hung nnd whero tho lecturer stands. Illustrated lectures aro given In this enr and It has to bo provided with curtains thut can bo drawn In order to make tho car dark. The private car has lo have accommodations so that nt least flvo passengers may live aboard. These passengers Include ono rcpre-Bentntlvo rcpre-Bentntlvo of the railroad company, two of this office, ono of tho Btato highway commission, board of agriculture agri-culture or statu geologist, and ono organizer of the American Association Associa-tion for Hlghwny Improvement. Thy other coach has to bo fitted for sleeping sleep-ing and eating accommodations (or tho train crow, nnd In It Is uIbo Installed In-stalled tho electrical generating plant to operate the lights, fans and working work-ing models. The enr to contain tho exhibits has to bo placed In this city for their Installation, nnd nfter tho tour Is completed, this car has to be returned hero to hnvo tho models removed. re-moved. This offlco furnishes and In stalls tho exhibits, nnd supplies two representatives to deliver stereoptlcon lectures and to demonstrate tho models. mod-els. All representatives traveling on the train, other than of tho railway company, pay the legal railroad fares. Tho railroad company furnishes the locomotlvo and train crow, and operates oper-ates tho train." " 'It will coBt us somo money to get this exhibit to Logan,' said General Passongcr Agent Burley yesterday, 'but I believe It Is worth tho while. Good roads is what wo want, this, will help every community through which our lines run, and In duo tlmo wo will derlvo our share of tho benefits. Wo spend twclvo to fifteen thousand dollars dol-lars overy year operating a train for tho purpose of education along farming farm-ing and stock raising lines, and tho satisfaction alouo In doing this work and noting tho results is worth tho cost. Tho government good roads educational exhibits at your convention conven-tion at Logan will bo a flno opportunity oppor-tunity for tho road builders In this part of tho country7 and will bo a great stimulus to tho good roads cause.' " |