The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-01-26
TIE STATE ROAD CONGRESS,
The Full Particulars Of an Interesting
Meeting.
SOME IMPORTANT COMMITTEES

some IMPORTANT COMMITTEES
Many Interesting Papers Were Read
at the Congress, Notably Those OF
Messrs. Ardry and Hilton-Cyrus
Watson Thanked for Presiding So
AbIy--Some Resolutions Adopted.
Special Correspondence of the Sentin Ell.
RALEIGH, n. c., Jan. 19.-The
North Carolina General Assembly and
almost everything else here has been
subservient to the State Road Con-
gress which assembled the 19th. At
ter the large delegation had been cal
led to order in the morning and a
highly appropriate address b. our new
Governor, Elias Carr, Hon. Cyrus b.
Watson. the present able Represents
tive from Forsyth county was chosen
chairman and DR.. Herbert B. Battle,
of Wake, Secretary. The roll of dele
gates was called which showed that
every county in the State was repre-
sented. Several hundred were pres
ent.
On motion of Mr.. Burgwyn, of Hen
derson, the following committee was
appointed on rules of business: ). l..
Patterson. H. B. Battle, w. e. Ardey,
Chas, McNamee, Jas. A. Bryan.
The following committe, two from
each Congressional district, was APP
pointed to which all resolutions and
papers should be referred:
FIRST DIsTRICT-R. w. Wharton
and f. E. Cahoon.
SECOND DIsTRICT-A. B. Hollowell
and F. W. Barnes.
THIRD Decentralization J. Green
and i A RrVan
FOURTH DISTRICT-E. II. BuSbee
and S. L. Chisholm.
FIFTH DISTRICT-IhOmaS NJ. Holt
and Geo. Winston.
SIXTH DIsTRICT-W. E. Audrey ana
j. T. Segrant.
SEVENTH DISTRICT-A. A. ShufOrd
and j. F. Patterson
EIGHTH DIsTRICT-S. L. Patterson
and E. B. Jones.
NINTH DIsTRICT-T. W. Patton and
Ben Posey.
Among those who either offered
resolutions or entered into the discus
sion of those offered. were Ex-Governor
Holt, w. II. Kitchen, DR.. r. H. Lew
is. j. A Bryan. B. F. Aycock, J. L.
King, E. II. Busbee, Matt Atkinson,
Chas. McNamee, Joe Erwin, James A
Holmes, W. j. Green, r. H. Battle. t.
W. Patton, j. w. Bowman, S. NJ.
Digger, S. L. Patterson, ]. Il. Segrant,
Geo. Williamson, J. @. Pritchard. J.
A. Brown, w. E. Moore, r. NJ. Doug
las, J. N. Campbell, r. n. Hatchell,
Messrs. Lowell. Long, Robertson and
Others, ali favuring better roads but
were of diversity of opinions as TO
the vital question-how to get them.
Many Of the papers and address were
suggestived of great good-showing
that where good roads were found in
this or any other country prosperity
bounded.
Prof. Holmes paper was especially
good and a resolution was passed that
the State papers publish it, but as to
the plain and practical talks Of two
gentlemen not mentioned above,
Messrs. w. E. Audrey and S. Fl. Hill
ton, of Mecklenburg, your correspond
ent regrets that space will not admit
at present Of full report. They
gave reports of their practical opera
ton of the system in their county
which is acknowledged to be by far
the best in North Carolina.
At the night session the committee
made the following report which after
lively discussion was adopted:
''Whereas seeing the very great need
OF an Improvement in the public roads
of North Carolina and the present
system is unsatisfactory and INSULT
cient, be it therefore resolved:
1st. That it is the sense of this
conference that labor of such convicts
as are not required by law to be i'm
prisOnee in the State penitentiary
shall be employed in the construction
of and Imprisonment of the public
roads in the counties in which con-
yicts are numerous enough to econom-
icaly employ; we suggest that the
counties including those convictS of
misdemeanor and sentenced to work
out fines and costs be turned over to
and worked by the counties or other
wise advise that the conyictS be SEN
fenced to the penitentiary and worked
in detachment, those in management
of that Institution, or of those coun-
ties to be designated in some manner
TO be provided by law, in which the
whOle9of the expenses shall be born
by such counties as the legislature
may determine.
''2nd. That it is the sense of this
Congress that the public roads of the
State should be constructed and kept
up partly by taxation upon all the
subjects of taxation within the re-
spective counties, those subject to
road duty, partly by use of convict
labor as heretofore declared.
s3rd. That there should be such
legislation as to require the board of
county commissioners in every county
to employ a competent engineer or ex
pert in road building to supervise and
direct the work of all the public roads
in the county, and that every county
own improved machinery, and if 1T
be desired every county could unite in
the employing of single engineer"
Charles McNamee, of Buncombe,
(Vanderbilt's AGENT moved that a
committee Of five gentlemen be APP
pointed to take into consideration the
organization of State Branch of the
National League for good roads,
(which was in session there in Wash
fngton City, The motion was adopt
ed and the following committee was
appointed: Chas. McNamee Bun
combe, chairman; j. w. Wilson,
Burke; W. e. ArdrY, Mecklenburg: f.
H. Busbee, Wake and ). A. Holmes,
Wake.
On motion of Mr. Patterson the
same committee was appointed to
confer with a joint committee of the
State legislature.
Congress adjourned sine die, after
resolution Of thanks had been tender
ed Chairman Watson for his efficient
service as presiding officer.
A Versatile MaA.
From the Asheyilie Gitiz-n.I
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