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Governor Jonathan Davis of Topeka (Shawnee County) writes the Butler County Pamona Grange in response to its resolutions condemning county road construction in Butler County. The Governor quotes his correspondence with the State Highway Engineer L. R. Tillotson who states that the state Highway Commission has no authority over county commissions. The engineer suggests the grange work to stop further petitions to the county commission for additional roads. See L. R. Tillotson to Governor Jonathan Davis, November 30, 1923.
Creator: Davis, Jonathan McMillan, 1871-1943
Date: December 1, 1923
Item Number: 207826
Call Number: Governor's Records--Davis, Box 21.4 Folder 9
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 207826
Agriculture - Farm organizations - Grange
Built Environment - Function - Transportation - Road-Related (Vehicular)
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Davis, Jonathan McMillan
Date - 1920s - 1923
Government and Politics - Local Government - County - County Commissioners
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Davis, Jonathan McMillan
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - Davis, Jonathan McMillen, 1871-1943
Places - Cities and towns - El Dorado
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Cities and towns - Wichita
Places - Counties - Butler
Places - Counties - Sedgwick
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - The Twenties, 1920 - 1929
Transportation - Automobiles
Transportation - Roads & Highways - Construction and maintenance
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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