The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-05
HEAP BIG ROAD.

HEAP BIG ROAD.
Charlotte Wilmington Highway
Assured - An Enthusiastic
Meeting Held in Laurinburg-
Prominent Men Behind Move
ment.
An exceptionally intelligent
and business-like body of men
met in Laurinburg Friday and
organized the Charlotte Whining
ton Highway Association. A
crowd that comfortably filled the
court room Of Scotland county's
splendid court house attended |
the convention, each of the ten
counties through which the pro-
posed highway will pass-New
Hanover, Bladen, Columbus, Rob-
eson, Scotland. Richmond, Arson,
Union. Mecklenburg and Bruns-
wick - being represented by
prominent citizens whose deter
mination and enthusiasm leave
no room for doubt that the pro-
posed highway will be built.
1t was a business gathering
and every moment of the con-
vention was taken up in discuss
ing practical ways and means for
the construction of the highway.
The convention was called to Or
der by Editor E. H. Gibson, Of the
Laurinburg Exchange, who has
been an enthusiastic advocate of
the road from the start and at
whose suggestion the convention
was held in Laurinburg, which
is about half way between Char
lotte and Wilmington. Col. H.
C. Dockery, editor of the Rock
ingham Post, the father of the
movement for the highway, was
elected permanent chairman by
a rising vote, and in assuming
the chair he declared that the
Charlotte : to Wilmington high.
way had not only started but
would be difficult to stop. Dr.
Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Geolog.
ist, was called on and made {
brief practical talk on the con
struction Of a highway such a;
was proposed. He said that i
would be necessary to employ
competent road engineer at tht
outset and showed that ANY els
cussion of the route the ro4,
would take would be pre-
mature, as that would hav
to be determined by tn
engineer, At the conclusion
of DR.. Pratt's remarks the roll o
the ten counties was called an
a representative from each mad
a brief talk on the condition Q
the highway in his county. ]
appeared from these talks tina
little remains to be done, CON
paratively speaking, to put tn
road in fair condition for trave
Representative R. N. Page. c
the seventh district, was called o
and made a brief speech in whic
he pledged his support to tn
movement and endorsed a su&
gestion made by DR.. Pratt tn;
State convicts should be used t
work roads. A committee {
permanent organization, CON
posed of one member from eac
county, was appointed, and afte
the noon recess this committe
made it's report, which was adop
ed, in substance as follows: II
organization to be made perm;
nent under the name Of tt
Charlotte Wilmington Hig
way Association" the office
to be president, vice pres
dent. secretary and treasurer;tl
association to have an executi'
committee consisting of OF
member from each coun
through which the highway shs
pass, a finance committee CO
sisting of one member from ea'
county, and Legislative COMMIT
tee of six; each member Of Il
executive committee to form
local committee in his home Con
ty to work out the local r,u
and report to the executive Coz
mittee through their chai ira
the final selection of the route
be left to the executive comm
tee. The election of officers !
suited as follows: Col. H.
Dockery. of Rockingham, pre-
dent; H. w. Malloy, of Wilmir
ton, vice president; John L. F
erett, of Rockingham, secretal
treasurer. Executive comm
tee: Mecklenburg, C. B. Brya
Charlotte; Union, R. F. Beasl'