Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-07-21

Has not Been Surpassed in Number
and Personnel of its Delegates
Genuine Enthusiasm Created toy
eminent Cooperation lamp Fires
Have Been Lighted West Virginia
Second to None.
Hon. John B. Killebrew, Of Ten
nessee has written an account Of the
Good Roads Convention for the Manu-
features Record. Col Killebrew was
a great fayorite while here at the Con-
vention, and his talks were heard with
profound interest. He made friends
instantly of all with whom he came
in contact. His opinion of the con-
vention will be read with interest. He
says:
1.-THE meeting of the Good Roads
State Convention in Morgantown, w.
Va, on the 10 and 18th Of July was a
notable one in many respects. In the
number and personnel of its delegates
it has not been surpassed by any 9th
er convention that the writer has at
tended. United States Senator N.
B. Scott, Hon. Martin Dodge, Hon.
B. B. Doyenor, Hon. +. II Meats
speaker of the house of represen-
tatives), Prof. james H. Stewart, Prof.
w. p. Wiley, Hon, A. B. Duncan,
Hon. r, w Richardson's Hon. George
G. Sturgiss, Hon. Charles T. Harrison
and Others were ia attendance, many
of whom spoke strongly and well, and
even eloquently. The enthusiasm
created was genuine and pervasiye,
and, judging from all appearances, it
will be lasting. The resolutions adopt
ed were earnest and forceful, and did
meet with dissenting voice. One
thing was emphasized ia all the ad-
dresses, and that was the necessity of
the cooperation of the geseral, State
and local governments in the building
OF good roads for the country"
He gives at some length the pream-
BILE to the resolutions, and the resolu-
tions themselves, speaking Of them in
the highest terms. He continues:
1.-THE esprit de corps manifested by
this convention is worthy Of imitation
and commendations Every delegate
in the convention was thoroughly in
earnest. There is no doubt OF the
fact that the campaign fires for good
roads ia West Virginia have been
lighted from the Mountain tops TO the
valley plains. These fires will send
out cheerful, inspiring and illuminat-
ing rays te every corner of the State.
The battle is on, and will surely re-
suit in a triumphant victory for good
roads in West Virginia.
"No other State stands in more need
of improvements in its highway sys-
tenn than West Virginia, With its
wonderful natural resources and capa-
bilities, with its wide forests Of hard
woods and its coal and iron-ore de-
posits, and occupying as it does a CEN
trail position between the Atlantic
border States and those touching the
Mississippi river, West Virginia is
destined to shine with almost peer
less luster among the jewels forming
the coronet of the American Union"
q "The,writter cannot close this paper
without bestowing well-merited
compliment on the presiding officer,
Hon. George G. Sturgiss, His tactful
method drew out the very best thought
of the convention, His manner in
spired enthusiasm and thoughtful
ness. His words gave strength to the
convention and filed everyone with
hopefulness. Many delegate who
came to the convention more out of
curiosity than with the expectation Of
entering upon the work of road mis-
sionary returned to his home fully inn
bued with the necessity OF going to
work at once. The missionary spirit
is fully aroused, and it would not be
surprising if, within the next five
years West Virginia does not lead all
tue Southern states in the number and
Importance of its country roads.