The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-11


sugSsGtions- Interest in To-day's ses-
sion OF the l.. a. VITO Elect ofricers.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 1o,--Leneuo poll
tics absorbed the attention of the dele
gates OF the League OF American
Wheelmen to-day to the utter exclusion
OF everything else, AS q consequence
the experimental good roads" meeting
was very moderate success in point OF
attendance, although the mental pabu-
ium served to those who attended was Of
n high order.
President wllllson on calling the
meeting to order said:
"ThiS is the FIRST good roads day ever
given by the ieague and 1t will not be
the last. It is but the beginning and
for the beginning is a larger attendance
than was expected. but 1t is not as large
as 1t should he. 1t Is but an acorn
which we are planting and from It will
spring up a noble oak that will over
shadow the other trees In our already
large collection. As the highways I'M
provement committee and not the lea
gue proper Is In charge OF this aifair,
shall take great pleasure in rcsigning
my chair TO Its efficient chairman. Mr..
Isaac y. Potter. OF New York"
Mr.. Potter was greeted with applause
and after Il had subsidized he addressed
the meeting briefly. snying: New York
has twenty.seVen votes and numerous
proxies, and we intend to cast them for
the city which makes the best showing
ut these sessions. The secretary tells
me that both Louisville and Toledo are
evenly represented here and our vote OF
course Is still In allegiance. II Will be
decided by the afternoon session. how
ever The abundance is not as great as
II should be, The delegates here, how.
ever, represent 10000 wheelmen and
what transpires here will be more far
reaching in Its effects than was the ac-
ton OF the good roads congress referred
TO. Many delegates have not been able
TO attend for various reasons, and
many prominent people TO whom we
sent Invitations have also been unable
to get here"
Mr.. Potter then introduced Mayor
William NJ. Kennedy. of Allegheny, Pa,
one of the most prominent advocates
OF good roads in the country, and dur
ing whose administration Allegheny
City has changed from an lll-paVed. Ill
kept city 10 one OF the finest in the
country. Mayor Kennedy spoke OF
what had been done In the way Of i'm
proved streets and roads In and around
Allegheny City and OF the many direct
and Indirect BENEFITS.
Following Mayor Kennedy, Henry w.
Williams, chairman OF the legislative
committee OF the Maryland Good Roads
League, was introduced and said: IT
l told you OF the work we had done It
would take but o short time, but II /
tell you OF what we have TO do, am
afraid I would never get through" Mr..
Williams gave history OF the birth
OF the good roads lcague OF Maryland
and the appointment of n legislative
committee, of which he was made
chairman.
General Roy Stone, OF the United
States Board OF Road Inquiry. was the
next speaker He said:
"The wheelmen should help 20 en-
courage the farmers vino are IN hard
luck by Joining them In securing good
roads. Make the farmers see that good
roads will make the csty people want
10 live in the country and Will make
them live there. The government can
and will do much when we have n ma
t.onai government highway commits
sion. That commission can, by visits
to different parts Of the states. saln n
great Influence In the road building
line State aid to local effort Is doing
good work. No state Is 100 poor to
help localities shat will show an effort
10 aid themselves. The whcelmen can
cooperate with the government by
having cOnvfctS work in quarries 20
crush the stone"
The other speakers were: f. G. Har-
rison, secretary OF the New Jersey
Road Commission; Hon. George a. Per-
kins, chairman Of the MasAachusetts
state Highway Commission; Edward
a, Bacon, OF Louisville, KY; G. Rich
mond Parsons, OF Providence. II, l.,
chairman OF the Rhode Island Division
Committee on Highways: Percy II.
Richardson, OF Maine; a. Greasy Morri-
son. first vice president of tho l.. \. w,
and Chief Consul I. 3. Potter. who IL
Illustrated his lecture by stereoptlcnn
views OF good foreign and bad domes-
tic ro1dH,
The following are the subjects and
the speakers nt the banquet: F. c.
I,ntrobo, OF baltimore, MY Maryland"
Mayor Alcaeus Hooper. OF Baltimore,
"Ay Cycling Constituency" General
NeIson A, Miles, Cycling IN the Army"
Hon. John *. COwcn, "Wheels;" Gen.
Roy Stone. "PnternalIREn;" Candidates
Wilson and Elliott. "LenGue Politics."
! q. Richmond ParsGns. Of Rhode Island,
foid what he knew about roads In his
state. william NJ. Kennedy, OF Allie.
Eheny, and several congressman and
senators were also called upon to make
addresses.
The real work OF the meeting will be-
gin with to-morrnw's session, MT which
Il IL probable that the sevcnty-four
amendments 10 the constitution which
have been proposed will be taken UP.
rcportg from the various officials and
boards Will be considered and much
other important business transacted. II
Ia not probable that the election Of oill-
GERS win take place before Wednesday
morning, and In the Afternoon OF the
samc dny the convention viii vote upon
tho place MT which to hold the next aH-
niIni "mect"