The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-19
A ONE-ROAD STATE
ARE We TO HAVE AN ENLARGEMENT
OF The ONE.STREET TOWN?
Shall We Build for the Tourist or the
Steady Traveller?

/ Il6re was uO ldCh VI IuCOl CoI - eHS
good roads meeting called for Satur-
day afternoon at the court house. Rep
resentative citizens from every section
OF the county were present. The gooo
/ roads commission was scheduled to ar
: rive here at 3 o'clock, and at that hour
. several hundred persons had gathered
in and about the court house. All
o'clock the court room had filled up
and Congressman J. A. Goulden, OF
New York, who was present with the
; Taneytown representatives, was called
upon for a speech. Mr.. Goulden is
Carroll countain, who went years age
to New York city, where he has made
good both financially and politically
He spends his summers in TaneytoWn
= where he owns couple of fine farms
He is a very entertaining talker, and
spoke strongly of the good effects that
always follow in the wake of good
, roads. After talking some time about
roads, he began telling humorous
stories, and thus entertained the audi
ence until the arrival of the Governor
and his party at o'clock.
The meeting was called to order by
DR.. Herring, chairman of the commit
tee appointed to acquaint the Governor
meeting on Thursday. After an intro
duction by DR.. Herring, the Governor
said:
1T is certainly great pleasure to
me. and | am sure it is to my col
leagues upon this Good Roads Com
mission to meet the good people of
Carroll county, and 20 talk with them
upon this important matter, which Oc-
casions our assembling here today.
"I want to say right here at the
outset that from what l have known
of the local affairs Of your county, In
the wisdom and economy which you
have practiced in the administration
of your local affairs, that l expected
Just what | now see in this manifesto
tion of interest in this splendid repre-
sentation of the people Of your coun-
ty. (Applause). l might say that II
some or the other counties OF the
State-in fact,if the State itself should
follow the example of the economical
way in which you run your local af-
fairs they could do so with very much
profit.
Your county is exceptionally we'll
managed. Its schools are supplied
with the money necessary to keep
them running and has more schools
than any county in the State. Your
| county is out of debt, with all public
needs Supplied. You also have the
lowest tax rate of any county in the
State.
Il ask you to give the commission
your moral support. They have taken
you into their confidence. They ask
you to tell them wnat you want. |
have no doubt that when this loan of
S., 100000 is exhausted another will
be authorized.
We have enlisted not for 80 days, but
for the whole war. There has been
no direct increase in the taxes. We
can find new sources of revenue. l
believe that in five years Maryland
will have the best roads of any state
in the Union. We need good roads to
develop our varied Industries in which
the state eXcels.'
DR.. Herring in few words gave the
route decided upon at the citizens
meeting, as follows:
The road to begin at the North
Branch end of the Liberty turnpike.
through to Eldersburg, Gambler and
Smallwood to the end of the Washing
ton turnpike, three miles from West
minister; to run from the end OF the
Meadow Branch turnpike to Taney-
town from Westminster to Manchester
and from Westminster to New Wind
Sor.
This was opposed by Calvin Fitze,
who wants the road from Westminster
to Mt Airy improved along its whole
length.
John E. Masonheimer advocated the
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Frank I. Lewis urged the road from
Mount Airy to Westminster by way of
Taylorsville, Z miles in the former
district and miles in the latter, runs
along high ridge, and can be built at
minimum of expense. Several good
| limestone Quarries along the road
Frank G. Merceron read resolution
of the Carroll county grange favoring
the road from Westminster to the
Howard county line, known as the
Washington road. Personally he fav-
ored the Liberty road and its cOntinu-
ance to Westminster.
Charles c. Gorsuch favored the Mt.
Airy Westminster road. He said
more grain comes into Westminster
over this route than over any other.
j. NJ. Barnes spoke for the road
self was partial to the old Washing
ton road.
Simon Salisbury did not much like
the commissions plan of building one
main throroughfare through the State.
He had frequently heard towns spoken
of in terms of derision as "one-street"
towns, and he doubted the wisdom of
making a one-road state. Land along
the improved road would reap all the
benefit, and the far-away sections
would be in little demand.
Rev. S. A. Parker favored a road
from Rockville to Westminster by way
of Mt. Airy.
E. o. Garner advocated a road from
Westminster to Taneytown, the latter
being the second largest taxpaying
district in Carroll county. This road,
he said, would never be stopped by
snow drifts.
Congressman Goulden also favored
the road to Taneytown and from there
to Emmitsburg, where it would con-
meet with road to be constructed by
the Pennsylvania Railroad to Gettys-
burg.
Jacob Ikenstein said we ought to
think well before spending millions of
dollars for improved highways. In a
few years he thought every farmer
would have his own airship, and
would have no use for roads.
Lester S. Patterson, who suggested
the route adopted by the committee,
spoke in favor of his recommendation.
Guy w. Steele argued for the Liberty
and Washington roads. He said the
n "a