Evening star., 1909-02-27
ROADS IN maryland ROOT PEACE ORATOR
"Pkes" Not to Be Torn Up He Denolmces Jngosm That
Says Crothers. Forces Nations Into War.
GOVERNOR DEFINES POLICY INTOLERANCE OF PEOPLE
Last Meeting of Support for Diplomats Efforts
mission. to Prevent Hostities
MANY EXPRESS OPINIONS PRAISE FOR SENATOR ELECT
British
Laud His Accomplishments
Secretary of
GOVERNOR DEFINES POLICY
Last Meeting of State Road Com
mission.
MANY EXPRESS
Argument For and Against Tenta-
tive Routes and Improvement in
Various Counties,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, February c7.-Old turn
pixies which may eb acquired by the state
road commission and incorporated in the
good road system OF the state will not
be dug up and replaced with modern
highways Of the Shoemaker type.
This policy was announced yesterday
by Gov. Crothers who, with other MEM
bers OF the road commission, from 8
o'clock In the morning until 4 O'clock In
the afternoon. listened to argument for
and against tentative routes for improve
ment in Baltimore county. Howard, Car
roll, Frederick, Montgomery and Wash
ington.
These arguments were literally inter-
spersed with objections to the plan said
to have been announced by Mr.. Shoe
maker at a meeting at Sandy Spring,
that the old turnpikes, II acquired, would
built Loud protests against this PROPOSE
ton came from all the counties repre-
sented at the meeting yesterday.
Settled by the Governor.
The question was settled by the an
made while Senator Blair Lee of Mont
sion that his county proposed to raise
$4,000 by a bond issue, the fund to be
expended in the purchase of thirty-seven
and a half miles of turnpikes in the
county, the turnpikes to be turned over
to the state. He added that his county
would hesitate to buy the turnpikes If
they are to be. torn up.
MIR. Shoemaker said that he had been
misquoted in his speech at Sandy Spring.
DIR. Clark and other members Of the
commission said that there was no inten-
ton to dig up the old turnpikes only in
cases in which such a step Is absolutely
necessary. Some of the turnpikeS, whose
acquisition Is under consideration, it was
said. are in bad condition. and the sur
face must be removed to provide foun-
dation. Some of the turnpikes must be re-
graded.
Last Chance for Protests.
1t was the last meeting Of the state
commission at which objections to the
tentative routes selected two weeks ago
could be urged. The objections were not
as numerous or as-violent as some of the
members had anticipated. in view Of re-
ports of disaffection and disappointment
whclh had reached them. There was nc
break in the long session of the COM
mission. Lunch was taken without in
terrupting the meeting.
handed to the commission, which, with
arguments presented by the speakers, will
be considered and In. a few days the per-
manent routes in the several counties
will be selected. Then will come the sur
yeys.
The meeting was held in the 4th Regi-
ment armory and attracted leading resi-.
dents of the central and western coun'
ties. An hour was allotted to each county
and in most cases each speaker was linn
tied to Ave minutes. Each county occu'
pied all of its time. Baltimore city. fol
which an hour was set aside, occupied
only q few minutes Several villages an6
sections in the counties were represented
by delegations.
In all 1000 people were present during
the morning to urge their claims. The
largest delegation came from Baltimore
county, where the battle over the route
to Belair has been waged the hottest
From 900 to 500 Of these crowded before
the commission at the 4th Regiment ar