The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-24

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IN the court house FRIDAY night with
forty Or fifty present, and much
earnestness and enthusiasm prevails
sd.
Senator Stuart +. Reed presided
over the conference and Harvey F.
Smith was secretary. Mr., Reed In
troduced the speaker OF the evening,
Hon. Wellington u. LouclSs, of st.
Louis, Mo-, national organizer for,
the National Good Roads Associa-
tlon, in a very clever little speech.
Mr.. Loucks addressed the confer
ence more than an hour in an en-
thnsiastic and practical manner, ex-
planning the objects of the National
Roads association and the great
!. work accomplished in many OF the
States. He talked intelligently and
Interestingly Of the benefits TO be de-
rived from good roads, the better
accessibility to the markets, the en-
nanced values of properties and var
ious other advantages and. directed
attention to the purposes of good
road convention in this city, explain
ing in detail what would be done,
such as the work of experts in
demonstrating the methods Of mod
ern road building, the sorts of ma
terials used and all general and par
ticular features Of the system of road
building rs advocated and supported
by the National Good Roads associa-
tion. Also he emphasized the fact
that the association uses its best eff
forts 10 get legislation in behalf of
good roads. He urged the necessity
Of organizing and moulding public
sentiment in favor of better system
Of road building and better laws on
the subject
Directing attention to the fact
that $4,000 a year is raised in the
county for road purposes, he sug-
gested that bonds amounting to
$500, 900 could be issued to pay for
100 miles of good roads. OF the
Io,000 yearly $4,000 could be used
for interest on the bonds and the
remaining $4,000 placed in a sink
ing fund to redeem the bonds.
Mr. Ioucks told Of the splendid
success he had had in Ohio organiz-
ing the counties and of the enthus-
iastic conventions that had been held
there. the people being atiame with
the desire to push the movement to
successfnl.issue.
Also Mr.. Loncks INDUCED himself
in the presentation of road fund
statistics in some of the other States,
especially in New York, where $780,
100000 have just been voted by the
people for good roads. He also in
formed his auditors briefly of the
road laws in States, which have been
bringing their roads up to modern
plans and ideas.
The speaker explained that he and
Col. W. H. Moore were engaged in
the work Of organizing the States
and that Col Moore would make an
address and. use the stcreopticon in
demonstrating the methods Of good
road building. Besides there would
be am address also by 7. C. Rixey Of
their party.
II was explained that it was the
plan to hold two day sessions Of the
conference and one at night. The
morning session would be devoted
to organization. hearing reports Of
sub-colnmittees, speeches Of welcome
and 50 On. In the afternoon dem
onstrations and explanations of road
building would be made BY Col.
Moore and other members of his
party and at night Col. Moore would
make an able address on the subject
Of good roads.
1Ir. Loueks then announced that
il would be necessary. il such con-
veniion was desired, to extend an
invitation to Col. Moore and his as
sociates to attend the convention and
guarantee $500 to defray the eN-
pcnses Of the convention. not as
salary for himself and Col. Moore,
however. as they are receiving none
for their work, but make their money
bv work for the government. They
made the streets at the Columbian
Exposition, the st. Louis Fair and
the Pan-American Exposition. and
expect to make them at the James
town Exposition next year.
The conference fixed March Z as
the time Tor holding the convention
and extended the invitation, contin-
I'd mon raising the $500 to defray
&5a :, Of which fhere.is every as
Nknce 1t was suggested that the
city conneilr I'd county court defray
the expense and they win be waited
upon- but at any rate It Is the in
tention 70 raise the amount. even il
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