The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-18
INTERFERING RALLY -gLo LAST
EVENING.
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After listening 20 The eloquent Al
dresses delivered By senator HoSald
SathsriAnd. % Eixins. and other GOOD
road advocates a. the rally held % the
board of trade rooms last evening a
motion vas made b. Harry d. SANDS
10 agyoiEf = COMMITTEES 70 consider
the ~advisabiity OF submitting a bond
issus OF something ike tfO0.0y1 70
ths voters % Ohio county FOR th. m
mediate improvement % all unfinished
WORK ca the hiEhssyA and - carried
b a unanimous vote Throughout
d meeting much euthuEiaEm pre-
vailed. Ia fact NOR. VAS accomplished
~ tbs rally than a. ell other previous
meeiinss that have been held in this
city. ana ~ present Indications are
that the bond .sGus vii BE- submitted
10 the voters ~ OHIO county
espite the chilly. rainy weather a
good attendance Nas present shen
Chairman Harry Mcclure called The
meeting 20 order and IN a fee brief
words outlined tho purpose Of The
rally. lie introduced senator Howard
Sutherland. OF Elkins. az the fret
speaker. and This eloquent orator Who
has made the good roo movement a
study. was given an ovation. His ad-
dress Was % deep interest TO those
VINO were present. Following his ad.
dress. talks were given by George
Hook. r.. 3. Sands. George q. SsEle.
a \ Bell and others Before the
close OF the meeting n : Sands and
Roy Benton NaylOr were appointed a
committee OF two 90 appoint two dele.
aaW.a - -
~ 10 arrange plans for the bond issue.
This committee will be appointed az
once q will hold their FIRST meeting
next week.
The address % senator Sutherland
vas lengthy. and IN part follows
outherisnc's Address on Good Roads
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen
feel perfectly A. home here IN these
Board OF Trade rooms looking into
the faces % you business and profes
sional men assembled TO discuss the
subject OF good roads FOR West Var.
gina. In fact. Ne from up the state
feel a sort OF proprietary interest lu
these headquarters For are thoy not
out heaaquarters, Tho headquarters OF
the State Board % Trade. a. we'll al
yours?
50 1fHHANNNN " hANA AkAAAA ma
gone too far. and the practical results
from them are too apparent 20 require
an extended argument 10 prove theiI
utility.
Prices Decline.
The United states long ago sur
passed all other countries in the de
velopment OF railways. But railroads
important rs they are and necessary
as they are in the development OF state
and nation. do not by Themselves
our present day requirements
Their functions are distinct and separ
ate. The country roads must slWays
supplement them. Consider for a
moment hat there are about 2DJ.Out
miles of railroads in tho United States
while tie mileage of public roads 90
the United States Is pu; at about ..
100000 miles. OF an average OF about
n mile OF highway 20 each square
mile OF area.
Roads Here BAD.
IL West Virginia paying less or more
than her pro rata OF that loss? Ar
her roads better or worse han IN,
average for all the states7 shall they
remain In their present ~deplOrable con
dillon or shall We face the problem
OF Improving them and solve II win
whatever wisdom we can command
Why. on only eight Of West Virginia.
farm products a direct annual loss OF
$500. 00O IL sustained by our farmers
But IL hat ALL Only partial stalls
tics for the state show that Wa, pur
chase about 80 million dollars of'faru
products from other state. These Il
no question whatever bat that the I'm
provement OF our public roads will en-
able our farmers TO produce the large
portion ~ what IL now purchased on
OF tho state and there f. no reason
for not having then a surplus 20 dis
pose % elsewhere
II IL idle 20 ask whether We nees
good roads In West Virginia Rut d,
We want good roads, ~ We vHu
them. lets proceed 90 get them. No
In onc or two counties. but general,
throughout the state Neither m,
magnitude ~ the work 10 DO done no.
the difficulty ~ financing that worl
need deter us n NJ want them. Shal
we sit tight while single counties 4,
every adjoining state spend NOR,
money 20 get good roads than our on
tire state puts on all ifs 32.I0s milel
Of public highways We would fee
ashamed Co compare our expenditure.
for this purpose with those % the al
Joining states themselves n woul,
seem ns though We have really no
wanted them and 10 was to stimuiaf,
this desire among our citizens that m,
State Board of Trade suggested 20 Gov
eruor GlasscOck that the present wecl
BE- set apart as Good Roads week
The percentage Of improved road.
throughout The nifed States lie b.