The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-15
C|NDER path IS ASSURED
Scranton and Ur-COuntry Nheelmen
Are Enthusiastic.
SUBSCRIPTION CANVASS BEGUN
Path Will Be from Scranton TO Crystal
Lakc-PortiOus viii Cost rs High
US $3.50 Per Mile-Subscrip-
tion Solicitors Appointed.

The meeting of the Anthracite Cinder
Path association in Mahons hall, Oily
phant. last night, was the largest since
the organization of the movement.
The Carbondale Wheelmen conducted
club run TO the meeting as did the
Green Ridge Wheelmcn of this city. A
great MANY unattached wheelmen
from various points along the proposed
routes were present.
Vice President Charles Houser. of
Olyphant, called the meeting to order
In the absence of President DR.. John
Day, of Carbondale. After the routine
of business had been disposed Of the
resignation of Mr.. Day as president Of
the association, was read. MIR. Day
was elected to the office without his
consent and while he is i'm sympathy
with the motives of the organization.
yet his business interests would not al
low him to do justice to the office. The
resignation was accepted. c. w. Whit
ing, of Carbondale, was nominated to
ill the vacancy and was unanimously
| elected.
The finance committees report show
ed that although no systematic can
vas had been made, there have been re-
ceiVed voluntary pledges to the amount
| of seven hundred dollars. The right
of way has already been granted from
| Crystal lake to peckville on the public
highway by the township supervisors
and borough councils along the route.
AN EXPENSIVE PORTION.
| The most expensive part of the path
| will be from Carbonate to Crystal
lake, that section costing two hundred
and fifty dollars per mile. From Car
bondale to Green Ridge will cost four
teen hundred dollars, sloO per mile.
About $4,000 is the sum needed and it
| tC holt hi 1.
raised by subscriptions for member
snip and contributions of hotel men
and others having properties along the
path and who will he benefited by it.
The executive committee has ap-
| pointed subscription solicitors in all the
towns along the route and in Carbon
dale and Scranton.
Thirty new members We're added to
the mebership list at n dollar each
The meeting adjourned to meet at the
call of the president.
The following resolutions were pro-
posed and adopted on recommendation
Of the following committee: Daniel
Murray, South Side wheelmen. Scran-
ton; j. ID. Purtell, Carbondale wheel
men. Carbondale; Charles Carr, Green
Ridge wheelmen. Scranton:
THEY MEAN BUSINESS.
Whereas. We. the wheelmcn of I.acka-
wanna county, have found It necC Ssary IL
organize and subscribe fund for the pur-
pose of building cinder paths, owing to the
deplorable condition of our public high
ways in many places: therefore. be II
Resolved, That the Anthracite Valley
Cycle Path association favors any system
OF economical road improvement and will
approve any PRACTICAL law that will i'm
prove the highways of the state.
Resolved that a copy of these reso,u.
tions be forwarded to our public repre-
sentaiives. requesting them TO make spe-
cial efforts to accomplish the desired re-
suits.
Daniel i. Murray,
John u. Purtell.
! Charles NJ. Carr,
Committee p