Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-05-02

Governor Crothers. Dr. Ira Remsen.
of the Johns Hopkins University, DR..
William Bullock Clark. of the Maryland
Geological Survey, Mr.. John NJ. Tucker.
of Cecil county, Chairman. Mr.. Samuel
Shoemaker, of Baltimore county. Mr..
Frank Hutton, Of Montgomery county.
The three salaried members of the
commission are Mr. Tucker. Mr. Shoe
maker and Mr.. Hutton Mr.. Tucker
as chairman will received 81. 500 a year
and the two others 81, 900 a year. DR..
Remsen. Dr. Clark and the Governor
represent the Geological Survey ON the
commission and serve without pay As
constituted it is generally believed that
the Governor has selected a body of
men about whose honesty and capacity
for the work they are to do. There
is no question. il is commission. il is
declared. that means business and one
which will keep both politics and graft
out Of State roadbuilding.
DR.. Remsen and DR.. Clark are both
we'll known for their interest in good
roads and have since its inception been
members Of the Geological Survey. IN
der which the roadbuilding throughout
the State under the Shoemaker law has
been done Mr.. Shoemaker is the
author of the Shoemaker law and given
more time and work for the cause Of
good roads without hope or desire Of
reward than any other man in Maryland
Mr. Tucker, the chairman Of the COM
mission. is from Cecil county. He has
the reputation of being a strong capa-
bic. practical, business man and farmer
For 20 years he has been secretary and
treasurer Of the Cecil Mutual Fire In
surance Company and is now director
in the National Bank of Elkton
Mr. Hutton is likewise highly spoken
.of by those who know him He is a
farmer OF wide experience and has
many friends in Montgomery county
He has always taken AN interest in the
good road movement.
In speaking Of the new commission,
the Governor said:
II took one man from Baltimore
county and one man from Montgomery
county, az these were the two PIONEER
counties in the road movementin Mary
land. From Cecil county | took Mr.
Tucker whose qualifications are such
AS to make II certain that there will be
economy and thrift in the work These
three men, with the two have named
from the Geological Survey, Dr. Rem
sen and DR. Clark. ought, | think, to
constitute a commission that would not
only prove satisfactory to the people Of
the State but insure the building of the
roads without waste and without graft.
This is the peoples work and the
people have right to have it done by
active. energetic, vigorous men. who
will guard their interest as they would
their own The people pay the money
and the men that spend it should be
responsible to the people Therefore, a
separate and independent commission
has been the thing that have advo-
Gated from the start.
What the Commission will DO will
be TO use its best efforts to secure the
most efficient possible engineers. These
engineers will be responsible to the
commission and the commission to me
and |, in turn. to the people. There it
is, in a nut she'll What is wanted is to
fix the responsibility and not to have the
work in the hands of any single indivual
no matter who he may be-
hope the members Of the Road Com
mission will be able to swear in either
tomorrow or on Wednesday. | expect
to notify the members tomorrow Of the
desirablity Of effecting their organiza-
ton as speedily as possible. What /
want to see is the picks and shoveIs on
the roads as soon as possible