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THE NATIONAL ROADS, City. The Great
Western or National Turnpike road, known as
the National Highway. also as the Cumberland
road, connected the District of Columbia and
the Ohio River, and it was the first internal i'm
provement of any magnitude undertaken at
public expense. 1t twas commenced in 1906
and built at a cost OF S1,S00,000. Before the
close of the year 1881 over 100000 had been
expended upon it In repairs. The original
proposition in the Senate led TO acri-
monioUs debate between the Senators.
and it created considerable feeling in the
House. Subsequently the numerous appropria-
tions asked for to keep The road 10 condition
GRATED a great deal OF feeling among
members, ana even 10 the Cabinet. On the 18th
OF December, 1905, Senator Tracy, chairman OF
special committee, presented the report OF
his committee favoring the building OF the
road from Baltimore and the western boundary
of the District of Columbia, through Freder-
ickstown to Willlamsport The report urged
that the road be built from Cumberland. on
the northerly boundary OF the Potomac, and
Within the Stale of Maryland. to the river
Ohio at the most convenient place between A
point on Ihr eaSterly bank OF said river op-
pOsite to Steubenville and the mouth OF Grave
Greek, which empties into said river Ohio a
little below Wheeling. in Virginia. This route
will meet and accommodate the roads leading
from Baltimore and the District of GolumbI
II will cross the Monongahela River near
Brownville sometimes called RedstOne) where
the advantage of boating can be taken, and
from the point where il will probably
intersect the river Ohio, or il can easily be
made over feasible and proper ground TO and
through the principal populations OF the STATE
of Ohio Cumberland is situated at the eastern
foot of the Allegheny Mountains, about eighty
miles from Williamsburg by the usual route
which is cIrcuitous, owing to large bend in
the Potomac, on the bank OF which the road
now runs The distance on straight line l.
not morr than fifty or nfty,1ve miles over toler-
able ground for road which Will probably be
opened by the State OF Maryland should the
route be established over the mountains as con
tempated by this report. From Cumberland
to tile western extremity OF Laurel Hill oy the
route now Travelled the distance Is slxty-sn
miles. on a straight line about nity-nVe
On this part OF the route tile mrs.
and very considerable expenditures are espe
eially necessary. From Laurel Hill to the rlyel
Ohio by The new route is about seventy miles
ana on a straight line ffly-four or lfty.fys
miles. To carry into effect the foregoing fact.
he committee present herewith bill Tor The
consideration Of the Senate" The bill went K
the House, was returned with some amend
nents that were accepted, and on the Z4th ol
March, 1906, 1t was finally passed. The road
as finally established ran from between point
nearly opposite Steubenvllle, Ohio. and Wheel
Ing In West Virginia, ran through Ohio County,
thence through Allegheny County (Maryland
TO Cumberland; thence through that county
through Washington County and into Fred
erick County TO Fredericktown, all in Mary.
land Connecting there was road that led tC
Baltimore and one that led TO Washington
ID. q. the national road had uniform width
OF eighty feet
JAMES LICK-M. L., City. James Lick, the
phianthrOpist, was born in Fredericksburg.
ia, August %, 1896. and died 10 San Fran.
CISCO, on the 1st Of October. 1876. He re
sslHed a common. school education. learned the