The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-01-26

ways.
Renewed interest in the road i'm
provement reform has been awakened
by the big convention of the National
League for Good Roads, held at Wash
:ngton January 18th and 18th, which
was composed of such members of the
general board as could be assembled
together and other prominent friends
ot the good roads movement. The
convention devoted itself to the more
complete establishment of the league
throughout the United States.
To an lnqulrln1 reporter Gen. Roy
Stone, of New York, general vice presi
dent and acting secretary of the league,
thus outlined the history and object Of
the organization:
The National League for Good
Roads was formed at a convention
called by 100 of the road improvement
associations, boards of trade and her
organizations and persons Concerned
in the subject of good roads, and held
at Chicago during the dedication
week of the Columbian Exposition in
October, 1892.
The officers of the league are: Pres
ident, Charles F. Manderson, senator
from Nebraska and president Of the
United States senate; general vice
president and acting secretary, Roy
Stone, of New York; treasurer, William
H. Rhawn, of Philadelphia; executive
committee, E. H. Thayer, of Iowa,
Phillip D. Armour, of Chicago, Leland
Stanford, of California, Glenn Stude-
baker, of Indiana, Samuel w. Allerton,
of Illinois, Chauncey B. Ripley, of
New Jersey. Aug. T. Gillender and
w. Seward Webb, of New York, Chas.
l.. Burdette, Of Connecticut, and
George Peabody Wetmore, of Rhode
Island
The vice-presidents are Governor d.
Russell Brown, of Rhode Isl and; Gov
ernor A. J. Seay, Oklahoma; ;Governor
L. 3. Prince, New Mexico; Governor
]. E. Richards, Montana; Governor
R. K. Colcord, Nevada; Governor
George w. Peck, Wisconsin; Governor
Levi K. Fuller, Vermont; Governor
William Northen, Georgia; Governor
A. G.. Mellette, South Dakota; Gov
ernor Claude Matthews. Indiana; Gov
ernor John +. Rich, Michigan; Gov
ernor Tillman, South Carolina; N. H.
Gwlngs, Washington; E. Won Baum
bach, Minnesota; G. H. Latham, Cal
ifornia; Gerard c. Brown, Pennsylva
MIA; w. l.. Pinny, Arizona; Gustave
Lurman, Maryland; George Lewis,
Florida; A. Middleswart, Ohio; H. c.
Wheeler, Iowa; George A. Perkins,
Massachusetts; Richmond NJ. Pearson,
North Carolina; o. A. Brown, Vir-
ginia; David H. Goodell, New Hamp-
shire.
Treasurer William H. Rhawn, who
has done so much for better roads,
lives in Philadelphia, and is president
Of the National Bank of the Republic
of that city and of the American Bank
ers' Association, and chairman of the
Better Roads society Of Philadelphia.
So many inquiries have been re-
! ceived lately as to what the plans of
the National League are that the Off
GERS have issued pamphlet, in which
they state the following as the purposes
of the organization:
First-To combine as far as practi-
cable the efforts of all persons now en-
gagged in the work Of road reform.
Second-To waken interest in the
subject among the people at large.
Third-To receive, publish and dis
cuss any we'll considered plans for
local, state or national action or leg
| islation.
Fourth-To urge the passage by
the House of Representatives of the
senate's bill for national highway
commission of inquiry.
Fiflh-To aid in providing for a
proper road exhibit and for tree in
struction in road-making at the
Worlds Fair in Chicago.
Sixth-To establish the league upon
the broadest possible basis throughout
the country, so that its influence may
be of weight in any direction in which
it may ultimately be thrown.
The temporary management does
not feel authorized to adopt any line
Of policy nor commit the league to
any special scheme which night antag-
onizc the partisans Of other schemes,
and thus defeat its Immediate purpose
to unite and solidify the movement
The national officers recommend that
county leagues be formed as a step
toward the spread of the organization
into township and school districts.
Although this will be national asso-
citation, in local matters the state, the
count. and local leagues may act in
dependently and will receive the aid
and support of the national organiza
ton as far as is practicable and proper.
! State leagues have recently been
formed in Vermont, Rhode Island and
Maryland.
The attitude OF the press toward
this movement may be judged from
the remarks of the Atlanta Constitu-
ton:
"At Chicago, in October, a number of
public spirited citizens formed national
league for good roads. But in order that
public sentiment may be formed it is
necessary that there should be local
! leagues. To facilitate the movement and