The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-03-16
coon ROADS
CLOSING
]. SESSION

Il, ,ls m O'clock Friday with between
$40 Or 500 present, and was called
Ia order bE Stuart F. Reed, CHAIR
ma, Z 81 the executive committee, IN.
Z { ,,,' neat little speech IN which ne re-
ioiced in gathering Of the Peo-
nle of the city and county togetne.e
< In movements for the benefit OF
iii as their interests, which are NUT
IA, IA ne then introduced Mayor I.
n Shields, who directed attention
L e, fhe progress of the city and coun.
T. m is commercial and Industrial
s 4 the past few years and the
urrent demand for good roads, ana
closed BY extending a hearty wei
come to the city. 49,,
Prosecuting Attorney VIII Z.
Morris then extended a welcome on
behalf of the county. BE directed
attention to the lack of progress and
i advancement Of good road building.
He said it was as necessary to the
perpetuation Of the government tor
cood roads to exist as for any other
nnatriotic sentiment to prevail he
gave the history of the roads OF the
county Z from the time the Virglnlains
becan to cross the mountains and the
utilization following and accomP-
i awning good roads. Mr.. Morris
closed by extending hearty vel
dome to the convention.
Hon wellington E. Loucks was
introduced. He is the national or
.ganizer Of the National Good Roads
ASSOCIATION. He advanced the idea
that city and county line Of denmark.
alton should be eliminated and thai
an i the people build roads for all the
n ,s When in Michigan Mt.
/ oncls consulted the census OF Wes5
V u rom q 1900 and concluded
on i ia counties were big enough to ?
be ORGANIZED in the movement, op.
since he came into the State ne nao
found such progress that there are
AZ counties ready for organization.
ne urged the members OF the con-
v 1e to see that the road money
of t II county be used this year for
oood roads and that pressure De
brought for good roads legislation;
Ne urged the restoration and revival
az agriculture in this State to equal
or exceed the coal. oil and gas IN
.d,,efries.
Col ". H. Moore, president OF the
National Good Roads ASSOCIATION
was the next speaker. His topic was
saThe National Good Roads Move
ment,' Mr. Moore told Of his visit
: "wednesday and expressed regret
That eStonewall1 Jackson's birth,
mace had not been preserved, and
stated that because Of him all the
limited States knew Of clarksburg.
He also mentioned his call upon
Col. Luther Raymond, Clarksburg :
oldest citizen, and referred to, him
81 a highly complimentary manner
Speaking Of the good roads organlza-
ton he stated that it took eleven
wears of hard thought and had been
in existence seventeen years. The
movement was paramount, the labor
organization not excepted The
National Good Roads Association
has 5000 members and governors OF
46 States are serving as vice presl-
dents. At the national convention
in 1900 West Virginia had p dele
oates and many States were repre-
ssensed. Tie National Good Roads
Nss0ciation ives authorized to be or
aarized. TWAS shown that between
S70u 900 and $S00,000 was spent
every year in West Virginia for
roads. and S60, 100000 in the Ma
ton, and the speaker urged that
these immense amounts ought to be
spent SO that there would be a bene-
fetal result. He deplored the alb
sence of department at the State
university for the teaching of good
road building and advanced the idea
that $25, 900 ought to be appropriat-
ca by the legislature for such de-
partment. The association has built
good roads in 80 States and knows
how to dot. The Southern States
are far ahead of the Northern States.
he said Of the streets Of Clarks-
burg that the curbing should not
have been vertical, referring to it as
one of the things they would explain.
he stated that they proposed to show
khow to build three kind of roads,
lhdw to raise the money and what
'sleeislation to secure. BE paid high
tribute to the farmers as patriotic
4 citizens and that they should be fair
4 treated in taxation and road build
) ing. Col. Moore told his hearers
that the National Good Roads As
sociaticn was born in Chicago, Nov.
20. 1900, without funds. The of
scers visited President Mckinley,
who encouraged and advanced the
movement BY incorporating in his
sInesssge q good roads clause. Next |
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