The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-06-04

! 50 that the system will reach from one
end Of the state to the other. With
/ improved roads, values will increase
which also will increase the taxable
basis. You can't sell YOUR land by taking
would-be purchaser to it over a road
that would jolt his brains out. With
good roads you could reach the markets
twelve months in the year instead of
two-thirds Of the time as is now the
| case. We want to benefit the farmers
and to do this we must support the pro-
/ Ject Of good roads in public spirited
manner. We must be satisfied with
the location of the road that will be of
the greatest benefit to the greatest
number. We must work together; give
the Commission your undivided support
and ultimately Maryland will have the
finest system of roads to be found in
the world. She is grand old Common
wealth; we all love her and she will yet
occupy first place in respect to her sys-
] YIN VI punt IOdNS- lIlG
( Governor outlined two possible ways of
raising the necessary money with which
/ to carry on the work one by taxing
automobiles and the other by cutting
down to the lowest possible amount eX-
! penses incident to the state government.
AT the close Of the Governsr's remarks
he was very generously applauded
! Following the Governor Mr.. G. s.
Hamiii said I'VE believe that to serve
the greatest portion of our people and
at the same time subserve the interests
of the county at large the proposed road
should be built through the center of
the county, beginning at the Red House
on the south, passing through Oakland
and reaching McHenry, Hoyes, Acct
dent and thence by the Cove to the Ma
tional Road, or by Bittinger to Grants
vile" Ny. Hamill then presented the
following resolution which was adopted
unanimously at meeting of the resi-
dents held at the opere house in Oak
land on Monday evening
/ cat a meeting of the citizens of Gar
rett county (all the districts being rep
resented) held at the opera house in the
town of Oakland for the purpose of dis
cussing the most practicable route for
the building of the state road as provi-
ded for by the last General Assembly
of Maryland. and the one that would be
of the most benefit to the people of the
county as a whole; and after a thorough
discussion of the subject, the following
resolution was adopted
Resolved, by the people of Garrett
county, in mass meeting assembled this
LIST day of June, 1908, that it is the sense
of the people of Garrett county that
the road to be built under the direction
of the State Highway Commission in
Garrett county should begin at the
Northwestern Turnpike and run from
thence through the town of Oakland,
the county seat of said county, by the
most practicable route to the National
/ Road. and that this conclusion of the
people be submitted to said Highway
Commission upon the occasion of its
visit to Oakland on the Bird day of June,
| 1908"
The resolution having been;presented
and its adoption moved. the question
was discussed very freely, thoseltaking
part including Mr.. U. M. Stanton, of
Grantsville, who championed the cause
of the National Road; by Senator
Brown, who endorsed the resolution as
read; by Mr.. F. A. Thayer, E. H. Sim
cell, DR.. w. W. Davis, Charles Z.
Hilleary, Major j. M. Burns, DR.. E. H.
Bartlett and Mr.. jerome b. Emory,
all of whom made telling speeches of
five minutes each or less.
The resolution was adopted unani-
m usly and a motion was made for ad.
Journment.
At the conclusion of the convention
Associate Judge Robert h. Henderson,
who had been an interested spectator,
was presented to the Governor, the
fact having been learned that they had
never before met As an attestation
of Judge Henderson popularity among
the Garrett county people he was hear
tily cheered when the introduction was
made by Chairman Jones.
Immediately after the meeting closed
Governor Crothers and the Commission
were driven to the station where an in