The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-18
WOODRUFF AND GOOD ROADS.
He Says He Will work In Albany for Thet
Next winter.

He says He VIII work in Albany for Thetn
Next winter.
Lieut.-Gov. Timothy L. Woodruff. 90 every
body knows, is an enthusiastic bicyclist and
an earnest worker in the cause OF good roads. 1t
was Mr.. Woodruff who forced the city OF Brook
Ign, when he was Its Park Commissioner. to build
the now famous cycle pathway to Coney Island,
and when he was nominated as Gov. Blacks
running mate on tho Republican ticket, and all
the wheelmen Of Brooklyn turned out to do him
honor, he told them In q brief speech that he
would do all in his power while in Albany to get
good roads for wheelmen throughout the entire
State. Mr.. Woodruff ran ahead OF Gov. Black
on the Republican ticket, and he has said that
he owed this to his friends among the wheelmen.
Since he has been In Albany. however. Mr..
Woodruff has not had much to say about his
plans for good roads. A week ago, however,
while in Binghnmton. n. Y. he was called upon
to open the annual bicycle meet at tho track Of
tho B~inghamton Athletic Association. There
were several thousand persons at the track. and
as soon as they saw Mr.. Woodruff they called
the association. introduced Mr.. Woodrun TO the
crowd. and. standing in the middle Of the bicycle
waiting for the cali to the frst race, the Lieuten.
ant-Governor addressed the people on the
II was invited here to aid in the laying Of 2
to a lot of people interested in bicycles
NOT treated me- nc SO W we'll not as did the citizens
otto speech there, and after 1t was over the boys
rang me In to play sh9!sstop on the local team
bali OF ride q bicycle than make a speech any
day. 1 can count on all you ladies and gentle
men here to-day being bicycle cranks. though; SO
other friends Of the wheel and l are doing in the
mighty cause Of good roads;
in athleticism and physical culture. 4 healthy
mind Is almost an impossibiiity without o
Healthy Without exercise. Exercise needs an
inspiration.
popular means Of exercise. It Hef Sas taken ken more
the reading Of novels and other Indoor amuse-
could be derived, than any other pastime In the
history of the human race. This being
po. Sc ans seemed s4eeati sS P powers ses a or e ieei 81 mse
innuense to exercise them for tho promo
men. During RIM my my incumbency Of the the of mss Of
Commissioner OF Parks Of the city, OF Brooklyn
II was my privilege to do much in this direc-
ton. Now that / have, through my participa-
tion during one session OF the Legislature. ac-
quired experiences concerning the management
10 20 dssss si a large i share "a my 81 P %y slm. n saa e Msn1sT
to ,s sss d Sissafilne failed IF SS0SSG ari Eosds III, i issisIatiSo
session Of 1857 BECAUSE Of the opposition Of the
farm owners Of the State. who naturally
their farms themselves rather than pay
the tax required for some department Of the
State to do it We all know that tho
making Of good roads requires a careful study
Of the subject and practical experience such as
most OF the farmers do not possess. I sincerely
hope that the rural communities OF our State
may be brought to q realization of the real
situation. and another winter acquiesce in Q
systematic plan for road Improvement. not for
getting that over 90 per cent. Of the cost Of such
Improvement win be betrayed BY tho taxpayers
OF the cities. I believe that almost every farmer
will save in the cost of getting his produce to
market a sum greater than his Individual tax
by the substitution of good roads for the very
poor ones now 30 prevalent throughout the Em.
pire State"