The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
ORGANIZATION FORMED.
Meeting Of Citizens at the Court House
Last Thursday Evening. Enthusias.
tic on the Subject Of the New
State Highway.
SHOULD INTEREST EVERYBODY.


zens was held IN the Prothono-
tary's office in this place last
Thursday with the purpose OF ef-
fecting an organization that would
make = strong pull to secure the
construction of the proposed
State Highway through Fulton
county. AS was stated IN the
NEWS last week, there is rea.
sonable probability, that State
Highway connecting the cities of
Philadelphia and Plttsburg will
be built, and that definite action
will be taken by the present leg
islature. The natural route, the
shortest route, the route that can
be used with the least expendl-
ture OF money, the route that
passes through the part of the
State that most needs the benefit
of such highway, the route that
first suggested itself to Governor
Stuart when he first expressed
his approval of the enterprise
is The route through the lower
tier of counties-through Cham
bersburg, McConnellsburg, Bed
ford, etc.
1t has become plain, however,
if we are to have the advantage
of the road, we must fight for it,
and hence the organization.
The name of the local organiza-
ton is ''The Fulton County Good
Roads Association" and the
officers are; President, Jno. p.
Sipes; Secretary, E. D. Sinner,
and Treasurer, Merrill w. Mace.
These officers were empowered
to elect one vice president from
each election district IN the coun-
ty, whose duty 1t shall be to soil.
cit persons to become mem mbers
of the organization, and to DO all
possible to awaken and further
the interests of good roads.
In order that persons becom-
ing members of the Association
should have something to i'm
press the fact upon their minds,
and make them feel that it meant
something to belong, and al the
same time provide the funds
necessary to carry on the work,
a nominal fee of fifty cents was
decided upon. This small sum
includes initiation and all the
other degrees. Twenty-four
persons present whacked up
their coin and signed their names
to the constitution, IN less time
than 1t takes us to tell it. Of
course, the constitution has not
been framed yet, but when it is,
it can be written In before the
names.
A committee of five mem bers, |
composed of Hon. S. W. Kirk, NJ. |
r. Shaffner, Esq, Hon. D. H.
Patterson, L. FL. While, ESQ.,, and |
Hon. Jno. p. Slpes was appointed |
to correspond and confer with like
com mittees, of organizations of
our neighboring counties along
the proposed route.
M. r. Shaffner Esq, j. Nelson
-Sipes, Esq, and M. W. Mace, |
committee appointed to daft re-
solutions, presented the follow
ing, which were UNANIMOUSLY |
adopted:
At meeting OF representative citi-
zens Of McConnellsburg and vicinity, |
at the Court House on Thursday, No
vember 10, 1903, the undersigned COM
mittee appointed to draft suitable reso
lutions expressive of the opinion on
the plan of Governor Stuart to recon-
mend to the next Legislature measures
for the building of a State Highway
from Philadelphia to Pittsburg, begs
to submit the following resolutions.
RESOLVED, That the people of Full
ton county approve and commend what
the Governor has heretofore said on
the subject, and what he has indicated
to the people of the Commonwealth as
his purpose TO submit the subject to
the next LEGISLATURE, and that we
pledge him the earnest support OF the
people OF our County in this direction.
RESOLVED, That we REQUEST our
Senator and Representative from this
district, to Dupport Governor Stuart
in the movement for State Highway,
and to support q measure that may be
submitted to the Legislature at the
coming session, having this end in
view.
M. II. SHAFFNER,
J. NELSON sIPEs,
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