Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27

You are not approaching
grade crossing. and it will
therefore not be necessary to
look around. But here is q bit Of well
come information, however, which you
should listen to: 1.-The Frederick pike
| tollgates are to CO." The Baltimore and
Frederickstown Turnpike Company, ac-
cording to reports. has accepted the oher
Of the state roads commission Of Mary
land for 100000 for the road which ex-
tends from Baltimore to Boonsboro, Nd.
a distance of sixty-three miles. The COM
mission has also accepted the turnpike
from Boonsboro. westward to Hagers-
town and from Hagerstown to a point
just beyond Conococheague creek. The
| total distance is twenty-one miles. The
total sum involved in the transaction Is
$134, COO Included in the acquisition are
all of the bridges, culverts, rights OF way
and other appurtenances. The legal fea-
lures of the matter are now being COM
pleted. According to John NJ. tucker,
| chairman Of the commission, VINO Is p ov-
| ing a most valuable man from the stand
distant when there will not be toll
gate between Baltimore and the far west
| ern boundary of the state at Oakton. Car
rett county, on the line between Mary
land and Pennsylvania. From Conoco-
| cheaeue creek to OaktOn extends the old
National road, which was long ago aban-
doned by the government and which is
included in the plan Of road improvements
| by the state commission. The distances
| of the several links of this highway are:
From Baltimore to Boonsboro, 63 miles:
BOonsboro to Hagerstown, II miles; Ha-
gerstown to ConocOcheague creek, Z
miles, and from this point to Oakton, ~
miles, making a total distance Of liz
| miles.
This roadway Of 172 miles Is to be
graded and smooth-surfaced, and by the
time this work shall have been completed
the smooth roads eastward from Balti-
more to the Pennsylvania line via Havre
de Grace and Conowingo will be open to
trahic Maryland will then be given
credit for having taken the first steps IN
making possible the great national prof.
ect of a smooth and free public n1gnway
from ocean to ocean. From the Pennsyl-
varfa line there is q smooth road to At
lantic City, while down the Maryland
Delaware peninsula will extend similar
roads to Lewes and Rehoboth, Del. ana
| to Ocean CITY, Md. Beyond the Maryland
boundary extends the old National road.
which will be an important link IN the
projected highway from the Atlantic 70
the Pacific ocean. Beyond the borders OF
| Maryland there are hundreds OF miles OF
stretches of hard roads which can reaoniy
be connected into one system. This ma
tioral highway Is looked upon as q GER
tainty and will come in response to the
demands Of automobile owners, farmers
and railroad companies, which are begin
ming to realize that good roads are great
aids to their business. Motorists or
Washington use the roads Of Maryland to
great extent, especially the FREDERICK
pike as far as Hagerstown' NOT 70 Ie1er 10
the same pike from Baltimore, which Is
reached by the new misunderstanding
ton boulevard. A days run over the
Frederick pike exacts heavy payment
for tolls, the road being lined with toll
gates at frequent intervals between Bal
timore and Hagerstown. The tollgate
problem has always been a hard one for
the average motorist to solve. and their
among owners of motor cars. Maryland
is to be congratulated on the good work,
which Is similar to that being carried on
in Pennsylvania
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Washington was the scene of q notable
gathering during the past week, when
| delegates from every section Of the
| United States attended meeting which
| resulted in the formation of the Amer
lean Association for Highway Improve
moOl, q uaJlOuAl ISd1llZ<ttjOu lOI d SOu.
centration of effort in the Improvement
| Of the roads of the country. Logan Wall
! Ter Page, director of the United States
bureau Of public roads Of the Depart
| ment Of Agriculture. was elected presi-
dent of the Organization. Permanent
headquarters will be established in this
| city. and the work of organization will
be rapidly pushed forward. The primary
object of this association Is to aid and
promote every practical movement looK-
| ing toward the IMPROVEMENT of DiIbliC
| roads. There are already number OF
state, county and general organizations
| which are doing good work along various
lines The new organization will endeavor
| to harmonic and cOrrelate the work of
| the existing organizations.
The officers and members of commit
| tees chosen are: President, Logan Wall
| Ter Page; vice president, w. c. Brown;
Pennybacker. jr.; organizer, W. D.
Brown.
Board of directors-Louis Hill, chair
man; James McCrea, H. w. Finley, B..
F. Yoakum. L. W. Page. DR.. E; J. James.
| ell. Melville E. Stone, Walter Page, AL
| fred Noble, Leonard Tufts, Lafayette
Young, N. c. Brown. Joseph W. Jones,
John A. Stewart, Lee McClung, Jamts s..
Harlan. Robert P. Hooper, George c..
| ence Wilson and ]. E. Pennybacker, jr.
| All clubs of the American Automobile
Association. which has now established
| itself in thirty-nine states as well as in
| the District of Columbia and the
Hawaiian Islands, will, when an amend
ment to the constitution, suggested by
President L. r. Speare, is adopted at the
| forthcoming annual meeting in New
York CITY, have representation on all