New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
GOOD ROADS WILL SOON BE SEEN.
MANY PROMINENT MEN ENLISTED IN HASTEN
ING THE DAY.

MANY PROMINENT MEN ENLISTED IN HASTEN
ING THE DAY.
meeting Of tho Executive Committee OF the
National League for Good Roads was held yesterday
in the Office OF General Roy Stone general vceprcsi'
dent and actirg secretary Of the league, AT NO %
Broadway General Stone presided. The 0IhS
members OF the committee were Chauncey b. Ripley
NJ NewJersey: Ex-Governor George Peabody Wet
more. OF Rhode Island August Belmont ana Augu~
., rho Disbursement Auditing Committee. Inc ioi.
lowing appointments Of the New-iorH sta'e po1',
:, ,h, National League confirmed: "eher"A
pari.m,u F. Tracy president; Wanstein "ads"or,n'
~ t;en.seo: S. = Rowland Mt. MOTIFS i"o"aS -.
proctor I-,ica: warham Whitney, Koches'er' '"
- roosevelt. Dutchess Comfy: John {. Churcmi''
Oswego: William Cary sanger 'a"ec''
T. Wright secretary. Rochester. ,
Tho sum Of al 900 appropriated io' "'o''""s
49,, ,c-,cuIturol Department in the construction Va
,h ro,d cxliit at the Worlds Fair. lhis app'op'a
,iop will be increased to SLOW necessary "
resolution was adopted appropridhe s'o Iva
fraying the preliminary expenses Vi o- 80
- S,a,. Ieacue II was decled that some steps
bou,a he taken for insuring large a''."i"i.e y.
,rners and all Others interested in good ROADS az
49,, .,or. Good road conventions. The suresi WY
:, ,,.,ri,, n GOOD attendance at these conventions
you'd h, 10 secure rates of transportation IL was
therefore decided TO appoint committee W '"'''..
with the Trunk Line Association WIKI me oo'e,. ~
soo,riny special rates to road conventions i''
committee will also cnieavor TO secure spcai r",es
o., tho Transformation of road construction ma'eris'
Tho committee is composed OF Ex-Governor "e'"so'
Governor Fuller Of Vermont, General Tracy, uio
president OF the Maryland Road League r. b. olco'.
y H. Hartman and Governor Bro"n' Oh hno.'
Island The following circular from ii"hty r.. AZ
vccn, chairman of the Executive committee oi ois
Association of American Agricultural Colleges ana
Experiment stations. wa, read
The Act Of the Lid Congress making appropri"'
uons for the Department OF Agriculture 'or 'ie
fiscal year ending June so, 1894, contains the para
| graph following:
:. .ro enabl. the Secretary OF Agriculture 10 make
,poulrI.s in regard to the systems OF road manage
| mani throughout the United states to make inves'
,,tions I'm regard 10 the best method OF roadmaMhs'
70 prepare publications on this subject sutape 10Y
,ribution and to enable him to assist the asricul'
tur, colleges and experiment stations In disseminate
| ing Information on this subject, ten thousand
| dollars (S10,OC0h'
| .r Is ,>pected that in this work the Department
c,u seek the co cooperation of the National League ior
Good Roads Temporary headquarters, NO. 10 broaa,
| way Nsw.York City, General Roy stone. manager
| Wy, os that Of ihe colleges and stations
| The latest contributions to the National League TOT
| Cod Roads we're announced as follows: Fairnlln
p"ycrs $50: Eugene Kelly and J. r. Roosevelt. SloD;
| Eii,ahcth W AidIich. William X. Grace. liamlin q
| Iowlauds Charles A. Iloyt and Seth Low, $50