The evening times., 1897-02-04
WORKING FOR GOOD ROADS
An Interesting Session of the Con-
gress at Orlando, Florida.
A Permanent Organization Effected
and Gen. Roy Stone, of This City,
Elected President.

| Orlando, Fla, Feb. 4.-When the nationa
| good roads congress met at the oper,
house yesterday the following permanent
| organization was affected: Gen Roy stone
| OF Washington, ID. c., president; Col. F. w
| Merrin, Plant City, Fla, vice president
I. j. Appleyard, Sanford, Fla, secretary
w. A. White, Orlando, Fla, assistant
| secretary.
The first subject for today was
Road legislation" the discussion being
led by II. w. Anderson, OF Virginia. He
advocated local building and control of
roads, a special State tax for the construc-
| ton of good roads, and county tax, and
also a district tax, and wheel tax to be
remitted when wide tires were adopted.
Mr.. w. NJ. Anderson offered the follow
ing:
Resolved, That the subject of road
legislation be referred to the committee
on resolutions, to report as soon as pos
sible, and that that report be made
special order of the next session.
The president announced the appointment
Of the following committee on Resolutions;
w. D. Chipley, Of Pensacola; DR.. w. ID.
Anderson, Virginia; w. M. Bennett, Lake
county, Fla; j. b. Tupper, Washington,
ID. c., to which the president, Gen. Roy
Stone, was added.
At11:30 Gen. Roy Stone took up the sec
ond question, Cooperation in building
roads"
He recommended the organization of
State Good Road Associations, and OF
county associations, who are 10 agitate the
question and educate the people by IN cans
of publications and public meetings. He
advised the appointment or election OF a
State highway commission. The railroads
were greatly interested in the subject or
good roads. Their property would be
doubled in value If complete system OF
good roads could be secured. In Califor-
MIA the railroads were cooperating with
the people in this matter.
He said fight hardtimes with good roads
wherever good roads were built, pros
perity succeeds them.
He favored the local option good roads
law in operation in New Jersey.
Gen. Stone was listened To with marked
attent on and was applauded at the con-
ciusion.
Hon. william Bennett read a paper ON
THE best III cthods of arousing public
interest and educating the public mind
in getting good highways, including CO.
operation and needed legislation"
Prof b. c. Northrop, Of Connecticut, was
introduced and made short address
Col Chipley read the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted:
Whereas, the Nat onal Good Roads Con-
gress recognizes the importance of good
roads to the social, business, agricultural,
edInat, onal, and religious interests Of our
country: Therefore be it
''Refolved, That the necessity for the
a citation OF the important subject is earn
estlr urged upon our people; and. be 1t
further
Resolved, That the organization OF the
State Good Roads League, supplemented
by county leagues, is recommended as the
most important factor in arousing the
proper interest and action
Mr. s.V Pickens moved that committee
of five be appointed to arrange for meet
ing of the Congress next year, of which
the president OF this congress shall be chair
man. This motion was unanimously
adopted. and the following committee was
appointed:
S. v Pickens, North Carolina; W. NJ.
Anderson, Virginia; Dr. Henry Foster,
New York; W l.. Palmer, Florida; W d.
ChipIey, Florida; w A. White, secretary.