The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-02-15
NEWS OF 7HE WHEEL MEN.
National Assembly OF the l.. A. W. on the
Good Roads Question.


PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1.-THE opening Of the
L. A. W. National Assembly is always tame
and to-day was no exec ption to the rule. The
first hearing is by custom devoted to good
roads. Forty members out OF the entire dele
cation congregated in room C Of the Contin-
entail Hotel where the Good Roads convention
was called to order at 2 80 o'clock by Chairman
Otto Dornan. The first speaker was Chief
Consul c. W. Small OF Ma ne. who advocated
the education OF the farmer in the
matter Of good roads BY quoting his
own experience. State aid had been
defeated in Malne by tho opposition
Of the farmers who had signed bllndly
and without knowing what they we're signing.
the protests sent to them by the State Grange.
Prof. Hamilton. Secretary Of the Pennsylvania
Department OF Agriculture. felt sorry 10 have
to confess that In spite OF the wherewithal 10
build good roads-rock bottom for a founda-
ton. abundance Of stone. a suficiency Of money
to pay for the construction and plenty o! m en- to
know how to do the work-the highways OF
Pennsylvania are poor as a whole. and to make
their case still worse the 100000 miles Of
country roads in this State cost no less than
$4.O00.O 900 per year. The drift OF his highly in
teresting rks was that the great need is
com petent supervision. and that this was now
within reasonable distance OF realization.
Delegate Fuller from Long Island. In a
speech Of witty sallies. told OF his good roads
campaign in New York State. and OF the many
object lessons he had taught by means OF
lantern slides. incidentally ridiculine the sug.
gestion made that II 1.-THE l.. A. W. were to give
up racing II would loss the benefit .oi the
newspaper notices II now rece ives. He. for
"a had tain oil ALL h la. h.
wanted for good roads from every newspaper
in New York and BROOKLYN except one. and the
mar, in power in that case was "A m OF
the l.. A. W. Racing Board"
Nr. Harrison Of the. Rond Inquiry ONCE. too.
had a long tale to tell about the $4,000 miles
he had travelled and the 265 addresses. h. had
chiefly In the West. He paid a high compli-
ment to the New Jersey division, thanks to
whose pioneering lahors New York state hal
been enabled TO present last year Q state AID
bill which was. IN his mind. the best Of any
''"Good Roads" Choate OF Minnesota appealed
moved a resolution. subsequently adop'ed. in
structing the chairman to report to tho
Assent ly, that In the opinion, Of this meeting
tho /. A. W. should give special attention and
assistance 10 the building OF cycle paths. local
VCIhiiei Consul II. S. Earle Of Michigan. had a
scheme OF his own to tell about. He has organ
lied the Is. r.. b.. or bicycle path builders. May
/ has been selected M b. T. day; and on that
auspicious Tuesday in the present year he ex-
poets a cycle path one foot wide and 800 miles
long to be created by his srmy OF b. p b,
shovel in hand. The %consul's knowledge of
human nature ia shown in the fact that the
Pontiac Wheelmen are To banquet the Detroit
men on Fab. 20. that the latter are to similarly
treat their Pontiac brethren on March q. and 50
on.
Chief Consul Cook. OF Rhode Island. related
how Little Rhode has got there without any
State aid. but by constant agitation. Secretary
Wells. Of Conncticut. reported what a success
state aid had proved In tho Nutmeg state,
The delegate from Dover. y. J.. suggested the
newspaper in favor Of good roads. Conway
Sans expressed the hope that the MARYLAND
Road Commission bin would soon bring out a
The Good Roads Con ventlon then adjourned.
A comparative table Of l.. A. W. membership
WINS presented as follows:
10, a34: February, 1900. 81. l4B.