The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-23
Stark County Citizens
Gather at Auditorium
And Active Work is
Planned-M. w. Ober-
lin Elected President.
officials are Asked to
Secure and Maintain
an Improved System.
Favor Convict Labor
on the Highways.


vention was held at the Auditorium
Thursday. Three sessions were held.
The first was called to order by Chair
man Oberlin of the executive commit
tee at 1890 with an attendance or
about 800 The invocation was pro-
nounced by Rev. T.. p. Herbruck, aft
er which the address OF welcome from
the city of Canton was made by May
or Turnbull. Judge Henry Harter, be-
ing unable Ito be present, sent his re-
grets in which he endorsed the move
ment. The address of welcome from
by A. ID. McCarty, the president of tho
board, Gordon Mather, being unable
to be present.
Colonel w. II. Moore, president OF
the National Good Roads association
gave an address. The subject of his
talk was "The National Good Roads
Movement" In his opening remarks
he paid high tribute to the people
of Canton and the magnificent Audi
torium. In part he said: This con-
vention will mean to the peopie or
Stark county more than any other
convention ever held. For century
all of the road troubles have been
put upon the farmer This is a mat
ter which concerns everybody direct
ly. AS soon as you make it known TO
the government that you want good
roads they will assist you, but as
long as you are content no change
for the betteEment of condition will
take place. 1t is our purpose today
to tell you by our lectures just how
you can better conditions, and then
you can go ahead and do the con-
structing."
The following committees were ap-
pointed by Chairman Oberlin and
reported at the conclusion of the aft
noon meeting:
Resolutions, Johnson Sherrick, H.
G. Mcdowell, of Plain; William
Carnes, of Pike; Clark Metzger, of
Perry; NJ. Kreybill, of Canton town
ship. Organization, l.. e. Chaplin, A.
r. Turnbull, Howard NJ Dine, Frank
Wise of Plain; ]. NJ. Howenstine and
John Lutz.
The afternoon session was opened
at 2 o'clock with an address on "Prac-
tical Road and Street Constructor"
by Capt. William Bradburn, consulting
engineer n. G. r. A, in which he gave
practical and scientific methods of
road building. He emphasized the
fact that it was not the amount of
macadam that was put on the road but
how it was placed.
Following was an address by Hon.
. Martin Dodge. on Educational and
Experimental Work of the Government
Division" In part he said: Under old
methods it is impossible to keep The
roads up to standard that will meet
the requirements of civilization. This
burden should be removed from the
shoulders of the farmer. IL the legisla-
ture passes an. act as proposed at a
state meeting of the N. G. r. A. held
at Columbus recently in a few years
we will have in Ohio a perfect net
this method and it has proven a great
success. and there is no reason why
Ohio cannot do the same"
The last address of the afternoon
was one by Col. t. p. RiXey, lecturer,
NJ G. r. A.. who spoke on 'Legisla-
ton" In part he said: THE farmer
needs just as good roads as does the
city people. You have here manufac-
turing concerns that compete with any
In the United States, and a bridge
company that can compete with the
builders of the world And now In or
der to have good roads you must or
ganize. You have in this county 225
road officials, and this is too many.
Let me say If you had less and would
put the money on the roads instead OF
into the pockets of so many officials
the results would be far better. II a
road commissioner has enough infiu-
ence to be elected to that Office with a
good salary that is not saying that he
Is a good road builder"
A few ive-minute talks were made
by a number of the delegates.
Senator II. A. Pollock, who was to
have been, ON the evenings program
sent a letter In which he stated that
owing to his legislative duties he
would not be able to be present. He
also said; Il wish to assure the people
of Stark county that will, during the
present session of legislature support
any measure that shall have tendency
TO improve the highways of our county
and state"
The prominent event Of the evening