The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-10-19
FIFTY MILLIONS
FOR GOOD ROADS
National and Stale Aid To Be De-
manded BY Ohio Federation.
ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP

The Constitutional Convention TO Be
Requested to Amend the constltu-
tlon SO That the state May Issue
Bonds 10 One Per Cent Of the Grand
Duplicate-An Educational Cam
paien by the Federation.
Not for many years have the sup
porters Of bigger and better things
In the matter Of roads had such
bright prospects as at the present
time. At the annual meeting Of the
Ohio Good Roads Federation, held
october ~ at Parlor B, Chittenden
hotel, Columbus o., there were pres
ent representatives Of the various al
lied county organizations, together
with officers OF farmers oranges, au-
tomobile clubs, business mems clubs,
boards of trade and manufacturers
organizations throughout the state.
Addresses were made by the officers
of the Federation, together with re-
ports from the treasurer and secre-
tary.
The following resolution was offer
ed and unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the Ohio Good
Roads Federation endorse the propo-
Bition to secure constitutional
amendment, permitting the state to
issue bonds for state aid to road con-
Btruction, and that the officers OF the
Federation be authorized to inaugu-
rate a campaign to secure both the
submission and adoption of such
amendment to the constitution OF
Ohio; and,
Further, be It resolved, That the
Federation be instructed to act in
conjunction with the American AS
eociation for Highway Improvement
and other organizations to secure fed.
eral legislation and appropriations to
the several states for aid in the
building and maintenance Of roads.
Officers.
The following officers were chosen
for the ensuing year:
President. arch II. Huston, Columbus
list " P.....D. S. Humphrey Cleveland
Rnd v. P....... Walter Braun, Columbus
Srd V. P............A. H. Noah Akron
9TH " P..........A p. SanGles, Ottawa
9Th V. f.......Geo. II. Smith, Chlrlcothe
eth v. P.........S +. Strobe, Gallon
Secretary. Jesse Taylor. jamestown
Treasurer. Julius F. Stone. Columbus
State Supt. wv A. Alsdorf, Johnstown
Counsel. Smith w. Bennett Columbus
Board Of Trustees.
w. A. Alsdorf, Johnstown; L. s.
Bixler, Kenton Will p. Blair, Cleve-
land; o. ]. Demuth, New Philadel-
phia; Thos. Henderson, Cleveland;
ID. s. Humphreys, Cleveland Arch
H. Huston, Columbus; o. S. Kelly,
Springfield; Geo. w. Lattimer, Co
lumbus; James X. Marker, Green
Vile; Lawson F. Moores, Cincinnati;
Allen Patterson, Lima; Richard Sin.
clair. Columbus; julius r. Stone, Co
lumbus; Jesse Taylor, Jamestown;
z. NJ. Fullington, Columbus; Norman
u. Aeby. Columbus; DR.. c. c. Boni-
neld, Cincinnati; Fred c. Wood.
Cleveland.
All present seemed to realize that
In the coming constitutional conven-
tion a great opportunity is afforded
the people Of Ohio to advance their
commerce. industry and social condi-
tions, by providing for a system OF
improved roads throughout the state.
The Federation takes the ground
that the investment OF fifty millions
In good roads throughout the state
will bring larger AMI quicker re-
turns In increase Of business, greater
development Of natural resources, in |
creased value OF farm lands, better
health and improved moral condi-
tions for the people Of the state, than
any other similar investment that can
be made by the state or national gov
ernmsnt The Federation will en-
deaVor to keep clear OF entangle-
ments with other questions before the
constitutional convention, believing
that the people are a unit in their
request for a change In methods rela-
tive to the treatment OF the road
problem Of the state.
The educational feature Of the work
OF the Federation will receive consid-
cradle attention this coming winter.
They will endeavor to have a repre-
sentative at all county meetings call
ed by the state highway department,
In which the method and type OF con-
struction OF the various county roads
will be discussed. Effort will be
made to improve all roads OF differ.
ent type throughout the state, and
TO stop the waste resultant from an
tiquated methods OF construction, and
willful neglect OF the maintenance of
roads throughout the state. The leg
tslative problems will not be brought
into the campaign this year for the
reason that there will not be a ses-
sion OF the general assembly until
1913, AMI the discussion OF legisla-
tive enactments would only compli-
cate the greater problem OF the con.
stitutional amendment.
The propaganda certainly Is one
that interests every citizen Of the
state. whether country man or city