The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-01-19
FOR GOOD ROADS.
The State Road Convention in BaltI-
more Last Week.

The State Road Convention in BaIti-
more Last Week.
About sixty persons from the
counties of the State and from Bal
timore city met in the Y. NJ. G. A.
Building, Charles and Saratoga
streets, Baltimore, on Wednesday
morning and formed the Maryland
Road Leage, which has for its OBJ
ject the betterment of roads.
The meeting was called to order
by Mr. d. G. Wharton Smith, presi-
dent of the Deer Greek Farmers
Club. Mr.. Smi h delivered a short
address. in which he spoke of the
strength of concentrated action.
and said the object of the conven-
ton was not to discuss various
phases of the question, but to per-
feet, if possible, some popular plans
that would appeal to the lntelli-
gence and active sympathy of the
public. lie called attention to the
interest that had been manifested
in the subject of recent years, and
said that bill bad passed the I'M
tied States Senate for a national
highway commission. Addresses
were made bv Gen. Roy Smith, of
New York: Prof. d. g. Gilman, OF
Johus Hopkins, and others.
A permanent organization was
effected by the election of Mr..
Henry o. Devrles, of Howard
county. president; John Miller, of
Prince George county, vice presi-
dent; Eugene Blackboard, secretary
and treasurer, and the following
were selected members of the exc
cutlve committee, the personnel of
which is not yet completed:| IL. o.
Devries, Gustav W. Lurman, B.
Howard Hannah, d. G. Wharton
Smith. Eugene blackboard and C.
F. Nickel.
The following are the features
embodied IN the plans adopted for
the organization: The object is to
awaken u general interest in the
improvement of public roads, de-
termime the best methods Of build
ing and maintaining them; secure
legislation, state and national, that
may be necessary for their estab-
liShment and support, and to con-
duct and foster such publications
us may servU their purposes. Mem,
bershIp is open to all citizens, init
iation fee 81.
The discussions disclosed a great
diversity of OPINION. After much
wrangling a resolution was passed
giving the executive committee
power to formulate a measure for
governing road construction, to be
considered by the league at a future
meeting. If the measure is adopted
by the league an effort will be made
to have it passed by the Legislature.
The executive committee, which
will formulate a plan of road i'm
provement for presentation to the
Legislature, will include Henry o.
Devrles, Howard county, president
of the. Maryland Road League;
Gustav W. Lurman, vlce-prrsident
for Maryland; B. Howard Hannah
and ID. G. Whorton Smith, direc-
tors for Maryland; Eugene BLACK
ford, secretary for Maryland of the
National League for Good Roads,
and the following county and CITY
representatives: Allegany, G. f.
Nickels; Anne Arundel, p. II.
Israel; Baltimore county, l.. NJ.
Bacon; Baltimore city, Conway W.
Sans, Henry W. Williams and 7.
Burling Hull; Calvert county, DR.,
j. W. Jones; Caroline, TiIgham
Kelly; Carroll, Granville Haines;
Cecil, Alfred Kirk; Charles, Samuel
Cox, Jr.; Garrett, Jacob Fresh;
Hartford, W. L. Amoss; Howard,
Hopper Carroll; Montgomery, +.
Z. Gilpin; Prince Georges, Z. c,
Berry; Queen Anne's, W. Irving
Walker; st. Mary's, Washington
Wilkinson; Wicomlco, Thomas W.
Waller. President Devries has the
authority to fill vacancies IN Dor
chester, Frederick, Kent, Somerset,
Talbot. Washington and Worces-
ter counties. The committee was
organize at the Office of Mr.. B.
Howard Haman on Friday of last
week. 1t was decided Thursday
that the officers and executive com
mittee shall hold their positions
two years.