The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-10-26
FIFTY MILLIONS
FOR GOOD ROADS
National and State Aid ToBe De.
mandedty Ohio Federation,
ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP

The Constitutional Convention TO Be
Requested TO Amend the constltu-
ton SO That the State May Issue
Bonds to One Per Cent Of the Grand
Duplieate-An Educational Cam
paign 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 II 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 we're 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 proposition to
secure a constitutional amendment,
permitting the state to issue bonds
Tor state aid to road construction, and
that the officers of the Federation be
authorized to inaugurate a campaign
nh
adoption of such amendment TO the
constitution Of Ohio; and, further, be
1t
Resolved, That the Federation be
instructed to act in conjunction with |
the American Association for Highway |
Improvement and other organizations |
to secure federal legislation and ap-
propriations to the several states for |
aid in the building and maintenance
Of roads.
Officers.
The following officers we're chosen
Tor the ensuing year:
President, Arch H. Huston, Colum.
bus; LIST V. p, ID. f. Humphrey, Cleve-
land; I'd V. p, Walter Braun, Colum.
bus; Sd " p, A. H. Noah, Akron; 4th
" p, A. p. Sandles, Ottawa; 5th V. p,
Geo. II. Smith, Chillicothe; 9Th V. p.
5. E. Strobe, Gallon; Secretary, Jesse
Taylor, jamestown; Treasurer, Julius
+. Stone, Columbus; State Supt., W.
A. Alsdorf, Johnstown; Counsel, Smith
W. Bennett, Columbus.
90" Board Of Trustees.
w. A. Alsdorf, Johnstown; L. 8.
Bixler, Kenton; VIII p. Blair, Cleve-
land; o. j. Demuth New Philadel-
phia; Thos. Henderson, Cleveland; ID.
S. Humphreys, Cleveland; Arch II.
Huston, Columbus; o. S. Kelly, Spring
field; Geo w. Lattlmer, Columbus;
James r. Marker, Greenville; Lawson
F. Moores, Cincinnati; Allen Patter. ,
son, Lima; Richard Sinclair, Colum.
bus; Julius F. Stone, Columbus; Jesse
Taylor, jamestown; +. VI, FnlinRton.
columbus; Norman f. Aeby, Cohm.
bus; Dr. C. l.. Bonlfeld Cincinnati:
Fred. c, Wood, Cleveland, VIM. Strock.
Dayton.
All present seemed to realize that J.
n the coming constitutional conven-
ion great opportunity is afforded i
he people of Ohio to advance their 2
commerce, industry and social condi- Y
ions, by providing for system of
improved roads throughout the state.
The Federation takes the ground
hat the investment of fifty millions
n good roads throughout the state v
Mil bring larger and quicker returns 4
n Increase OF business, greater deveI.
'pment OF natural resources, increased
'alue or farm lands, better health and
improved moral conditions for the peo-
lie OF the state, than any other sim
lar investment that can be made by
he state or national government. The
federation will endeavor to keep clear S
u entanglements with other questions
'efore the constitutional convention,
that the people are a unit in "
heir request for change In methods
elative to the treatment OF the road
problem of the state.
The educational feature OF the work
II the Federation will receive consid. n
'rable attention this coming winter O
they will endeavor to have a repre- 81
at all county meetings call =
d by the state highway department, =
n which the method and type of con- =
truction of the various county roads u
will be discussed Effort will be made q
o improve all roads of different type Q
the state. and to stop the
waste resultant from antiquated meth.
IDS OF construction, and wlllful neg
ect OF the maintenance of roads
the state. The legislative
'roblems will not be brought into the
this year for the reason that
here will not be session OF the gen. :
raj assembly until 1913, and the dis
ussion OF legislative enactments
would only complicate the greater
'roblem of the constitutional amend
nent.
The propaganda certainly is one
hat interests every citizen of the
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