New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-04
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UNITED FOR GOOD ROADS.
WHEEL MEN AND AUTOMOBILES ASK
FOR BETTER HIGHWAYS.
GENERAL ROY STONE SPEAKS AT A MEET
ING AT THE wALDoRF-ASToRIA-To
ASK FOR 100000.

GENERAL, ROY STONE SPEAKS AT A MEET
ING AT THE wALDoRF-AsToRIA-To
ASK FOR a.cooooO.
one OF the most important good roads meetinss
held In q long time took place at the Naloorh-
Astoria last night under the auspices of the Auto
mobile CIub OF America Many wheeimeh proit'-
nently connected with the League or Ame'ieai
Wheelmen were present, as well as such s'erhne
good roads workers General Roy stone T. "
Harrison, Henry ! Budd and Edward a. Bond. the
meeting. coming just before the convention OF 'he
Supervisors OF the State which VIII De helo on
Wednesday nj Albany. was step In the oFeou0h
of improved highways. When the wheelnaeh- OWL
rs ~ automobiles and the Supervisors OF tho state
united semand Of tho Legislature financial aid TO
be Esed for better highways. IT begins TO look as
II the Legislature would decide TO do something for
the cause.
A. Il Snattuck the chairman OF the Committee
on Good Roads OF the club. was expected TO act as
chairman Of the meeting. but few minutes before
the speakers took their places on the platform MT
ShaffucS informed that his house was on hre,
and lie hurriedly left the hotel. His place was
taken by George r Chamberlin, the vce-president
OF the club. Mr.. Chamberln introduced each
speaker in turn. General Stone was the first
speaker OF the evening. He delivered an eloquent
address on Good Roads" He spoke in part as
follows;
I1esi,ated to accept the kind invitation OF your
committee 20 address this meeting on good roads
though am not ON with The old love- am very
grest crisis Vim IN Puerto Rcsn anu aars to give my
mind again fully TO the subject which alled IT for
kindly consented for me TO say something on Puerto
should like TO say TO you on the subject Of good
The accession of your organization. and all the
powerful business behind IT, to the forces
era in the history OF the cause it is growing and
widening effort all over the United states out II
ganizssi0ns and to some extent the direSr0n OF
il together with great command of capital which
has always been wanting for Its development II Is
means. and it is therefore incalcuahle how much
can be done with the great means which trust
/ would he glad If could trust myself 10 advise
thenrh Teu might Wisely lake up some of the larger
problems which have considered, but which
were beyond the means at our control In this
shsR small ones You Aays oniy to Catch Ire
limited means are placed ut your disposal.
THREE GREAT ENTERPRISES
There are three great enterprises in connection
with the good roads work any OF which is
When the price OF steel rails was below a cent q
pound we were on the POINT of success in introduce
OF S.o0 or &.ooo 20 pay for new rolls to make
np our specimen tracks from shapes already in
the market. and TINS failed 10 make them success
fnl and attractive When steel comes down again
10 normal Tnd VALUE u hesPss The 9gSsi and neses
traction. cheap maintenance and even of mod
crate rst cost are in its favor II viii be especially
sires Your vehicles are '9S. paT.S me Tnoper
prOvers but on stone roads they do ii with much
s COS 10 themselves Il is not necessary TO wait
tests necessary and l. therefore, earnestly recon-
road inquiry al WASHINGTON in this direction
A second great departure which many OF us
money at very low rates Of Interest re tS6 or sums fhs
se e. oo ~ OF highwags throughput the
savings banks and the loan OF their funds on county
guaranteed by the state the rate of Interest 70 he
70 more tlan mat paid by the Government de-
us compensation in the Improvement OF the hish
OF the malls. transportation
GREAT NATIONAL HIGHWAY.
bSt ne tnird OF the gTand undertakings which
OF great National oSia 10 you is the construction
men, ss ana N The advance Of values due to good
across the continent ard along Sofb ~, hishway
s 81 hishway extending. for instance througf
Washington TO San Francisco throuSh ihe | 9Tng
south along the Paeiae & &@d 6SranShng
need no ~ SI S o. ne States Of the Union 1t
where the Government Itself von lg PUBLIC lands
IN the advance OF values Eseh s{ reap me profit
os pSFsn s as Part OF its system and its own
n 1slGa would insure the proper location and con-
Lorm continuous and well located fb-ongb e IT,, 20
SeS 50 highway would be the great thorongbFaTs
sinds I would soon be lined with vilIases T an
fhe aSSance IN ,soGshout It's entire length and
that he who runs may read" Tts bis,;rsos,p iat
M slS,1e WOULD be valuable. Along the Fast
inSrch or the Continental armies II yv6riS sr,so
the Potomac on the great Memo-el yrtSN iVSs
would traverse the battlefel6s Of VirSfys.
the mississippi Il would follow T-.s1- SI4u
mont and Carson or Lewis and Clark and % N re
taclsc 4 would strike perhaps tho 0ISes, - 's1e
We continent. the Canine Road which sr,,s
ancient Spanish missions on that coast a rr,,att
SO vast may seem Ike vision OF 7res r,lsr,s ~.
"a al It's vastness IL is only fraction ~ W.. "a
ready has been done in the construction - -,
cNAthentai railways. and 70 Is more -har a.,
0ng ADJUNCT or sequence Of the great transforms
ZION al travel which the successful advent ~ ~.
automobile has wrought for the future Surh s,is
Tor Ncur vehicles would muitiply their cse
oft.otolo Road and vehicle would III each oiher
and scgether they would worthv SiCnalize ne q !
vent % the twentieth century. while they v~oTis
&c Tar 70 redeem our country from the rcproach ~
falling behind the Old World I'm Of the chief
evidences 81 civilization.
Having thus r high mark for the ain, ~ ~,
great guns which have Joined hattie for
Eoou roads msll take YOU with across the seas
10 that new possession 81 ours where summer
relenS forever and where the grandeur Of the Aims
Is clothed il the glorious beauty OF the tropics
General Stone then went on 10 sI-sak OF Puerto
sstco where he has spent much time recently. AZ
General Stone followed ay r c. Harrison
OF the Road Inquiry Department Of the nepartn,sD,
OF AErtcui'ure AT Washington who spoke at length
OF the need OF better roads making one % ,hs
mesi lucid and convincing arguments In the,-
Favor ever heard at such meeting Re sss6 ,hs, r.
farmers were slowly but surely beginning - ats
because they that Eood reads were 81 a. ,,,,,s
Importance 10 them they were 10 rhae,r,s-, os
owners OF automobiles. He showed thar IN c.-ta,,
parts OF the country where good roads has 49,
secure1 the farmers were enabled 20 han w. 49,