Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-03-16
CONTEST WILL
Be SPIRITED ONE
6OOd Roads Problem in TazeWeI One That
Has Stirred Leaders as Well as Rank
And File 10 Enthusiastic Action,

HS DCNNcN highways IN 1aZeWeI
county held well attended meetings al
this place on Tuesday A call had beer
issued by those favoring the pay plar
for meeting of ''citizens of the county
who desire to get good roads on the
most economical plan," and the bono
men came also, as they claim their DO
sltlon to be the most economical. Ats
conference of the leaders of the two
plans, however, on Tuesday morning il
was decided not to hold joint meeting
so the pay men held their meeting and
organized the PAY Plan Good Roads
League at the court house. while the
original Good Roads Club held their
meeting at the tent theatre, on Main
street. In numbers and enthusiasm the
bond men were in large majority; but
they must not think the pay plan men
not In deadly earnest and that it will
not be fight to finish. The accounts
OF the two meetings will be given sep
arately.
PAY PLAN GOOD ROADS LEAGUE.
The crowd at the courthose was slow
to gather, and when called to order by
A. S. Higginbotham only about fifty
people were in the room. Later. how
ever, quite number came in and about
one hundred and twenty were in attend
ance at the close of the meeting. Geo.
+. Hall was elected chairman and A. S.
Higglnbotham secretary. The secre-
tary, on request, stated the object of
the meeting and what work had been
done towards organizing the pay plan
men, and also gave a brief history of
road building from 1900 to the present
time and an account of various lexisla-
tive acts covering the situation.
A 2. Gillespie followed in an irnpas-
stoned appeal not to pledge our own and
our children's property for this pur-
pose.
W. p. Payne then spoke briefly and
was followed by NJ. L. Peery, who told
of the work now being done under local
supervision as compared with that done
under the State aid plan.
Robert Witten, of Pisgah, elected
much laughter and applause by his
speech, saying: II am seventy wears
of age, and want to know if we cannot
carry our chickens and eggs to market
In baskets, as our fathers did? WHY
should we spend money for our children
to sail by on in automobiles" and also
inquired where the money had gone that
had been raised for improvement of the
roads and wished to know if there was
any graft" in road-building.
Commonwealth Attorney Robert O.
Crockett was called on for a quotation
from Dillon on Municipal Corpora
tions," but he begged to be excused on
account of his official relations, and the
fact that he might have to pass on some
of the questions; but in answer to a d.
rect question from the secretary, said:
Il am opposed to bond issue"
Charles Harman and G. M. Graybeal
also made briefs remarks.
w. P. Payne suggested an adjourn
ment for dinner; but Secretary Higpin-
botham said that permanent organiza-
ton should be made before adjourn
ment, and on motion of j. S. Gillespie
the temporary organization was made
permanent.
Mr.. Higginbotham then read the fol-
lowing platform:
The object and purpose of this
league is to advocate the building of
good roads in Tazewell county by
means of the Pay Plan, as stated
and outlined in the recently pub-
lished pamphlet on the road ques-
tion in Tazewell county, which has
been generally distributed among
the voters; and in case the bond is
sue plan is defeated, in the county.
or in either district, we further
pledge our united and individual eff
forts and support to carrying out
the Pay Plan faithfully, consistent
ly and continuously, the full extent
and in the manner and form, as de-
scribed and set out in the said Pay
Plan Pamphlet, without any stop or
interruption, until at least every
mile of macadam road, which is
promised by the bond plans is COM
pleted I"
On motion of A. p Gillespie the fore
going resolution was adopted.
An executive committee of three to
make effective the organization. was
then appointed, consisting of one men,
ber from each magisterial district. as
follows: Clear Fork, Robert Meek:
Jeffersonville, Nj. L. Peery; Maiden
Spring, j. Sanders Gillespie.
J. S. Gillespie then proposed that
President Hall and Secretary Hi0ein-
botham be added to the committee and
that William A. Thompson be added for
Jeffersonville district. Carried.
The following were then also added to
the committee: w. P. Payne, John A.
McKenry for Maiden Spring district.
and Charles Harman for Clear Fork.
after which the secretary called atten-