The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-09-02
GOOD ROADS CONFERENCE
At MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK
Interesting Meetings Held and Perm
anent Organization Affected.


Friday night with a banquet at the
Mountain Lake Hotel About 80 people
We're present. Judge Thomas Ireland
Elliot, of the Supreme Bench of Balti-
more, was POSTMASTER.
Among the speakers were Charles p
Light, Highway Commissioner of West
Virginia; George B. Hubert, of Mari
eta, Ohio, representing the good roads
division of the Agricultural Department
DR.. c. w. Baldwin, of Baltimore, pres
ident of the Mountain Lake Park Asso-
citation; and Gilmor S. Hamill, Of the
Oakland Bar. DR.. w. w. Davis, super
intendent of Mountain Lake Park, was
chairman of the banquet committee and
introduced Judge Elliot.
The meetings Saturday were largely
attended. The delegates went on a
drive of 10 miles through Garrett county
Friday afternoon. They visited Oak
land.
The conference was presided over in
the morning by DR.. w. W. Davis,
superintendent of Mountain Lake Park.
Charles P. Light, Highway Commission
er of West Virginia, made the opening
address. He discussed the proposed
roadbuilding plans for West Virginia,
stating that preparations were being
made to begin work on large scale in
the near future. A road engineer is to
be appointed in each county by January
/. Mr.. Light was named Highway Com
missioner of West Virginia by Cover
nor Glasscock on the endorsement of
President Taft.
DR.. White, State Geologist of West
Virginia, discussed the different kinds
of roadbuilding in the State and refer
red especially to the brick road which
was built OUT from Cameron to a subur-
ban town, two miles. The road was
made of the ordinary vitrifed brick,
and it was lasting well. Following these
addresses, there was a general discus
sion, in which Gen. Alexander Clohan,
postmaster of Martinsburg, w. Va,
spoke.
Mr.. George Baker, an attorney of
Morgantown. w Va, presided at the
afternoon session. Mr.. A. w. Wilson,
Of Hartford county, Maryland, spoke on
the road work accomplished in that
county. He opposed the iShoemaker
system of road construction in Mary
land, saying the cost of maintenance
was too great.
Prof. George B. Hubert, of Marietta.
representing the good roads division OF
the Agricultural Department, spoke al
length on Road Economies. "
At night Charles H. Hoyt, of Wash.
ington, representing the Secretary OF
Agriculture, gave on Illustrated lecture
on The Alpha and Omega" of gooC
roads. He touched on different kinds
of roads constructed, and his talk was
u4de palmer by Illustration.
The conference adjourned Monday af
ter affecting permanent organization
The new organization will be known a.
the Inter State Good Roads Association
and its object to promote ''the con
struction and maintenance of gooC
roads" An executive committee wa,
formed and among its duties is the APP
pointment of county chairman in the
several counties of the states represen
ted and in cooperation with the county
chairman secure the appointment Of
one or more persons from each election
precinct in the various countiss or cite!
in the several states. These persons 81
appointed, together with the county
chairman. shall constitute a good roads
committee whose duty shall be the pro
motion of the construction and main
tainance of good roads. The following
officers were elected:
President, Dr. John F. Goucher, Bal
timore; first vice president, Dr. |. c.
White, state geologist, Morgantown
W. Va; second vice president, Hon
Thomas Ireland Elliott, Baltimore
third vice president, c. Lloyd Ritter
fourth vice president, DR.. William Bul
luck Clark. Maryland State geoogist,
Baltimore; fifth vice president, Prof
Archer Butler Hubert, Marietta Col
lege, Marietta, Ohio; recording secre
tary W. A. Wheeler, Belair, Nd; cor
responding secretary, DR.. w. w. Davis
Mountain Lake Park; treasurer, d. NJ
Dixon, Oakland. Executive committee
State Senator Howard Sutherland
Elkins, w. Va, chairman; George C.
Baker, Morgantown, w. Va; John NJ
Tucker of the Maryland Good Road,
Commission Baltimore; GiImor S
Hamill Oakland, and Charles p. Light
/ Charleston, highway COMM siorer fol
West Virginia. The honorary vice
presidents consists Of the governors ano
the congressman of the several patron.
lzmg states.
Among the speakers al the session
Monday morning were r. ID. Baker
road engineer Of West Virginia; Alex
ander CIohan, postmaster Of Martins