The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-08

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- entoyef EVery 90 conc~t>c % thsf
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een e.n.tlon - TIE n.uen.i rovernr.s.ts
might ~eii - devised ~ ~hich the ros-|
eminent could take the Initiative. the,
,,a sSS s 81 a..r,cs r.y,.s psr-'
quoted from - address mAs~ BY SON
FRESHMAN Underwood. In which thsS-
view r. suggested:
There - not a country IN Europe
Ne Esio. ~that has Established a system
% national Highways that has not done
m~nt There we're No good roads In EnE-.
land A. lcng a. they depended upon the
sntlauatsd system Of local taxation 20
build ant Keep up the roads. and thus.
not until the parliament lent aid IN the
building OF good roads was a great sys-
tenn OF 4 BOD roads created throughout
Government Cooperation
Mr. LauEhlin pointed out that the CO.
opeUatlon OF the government and the
state in promoting such internal inn
roads was no new thins. In the work Of
the geolocical survey. the government
was carrying on an enterprise Of a ma
ture akir to good road making. and
urged an appeal to our United states
senators and 60 our representatives in
congress: through the meeting OF tho
good roads associations. through the
newspapers. and other channels 10 de-
veiop = sentiment favorable TO national
cooperation In good road makins- MI
Laugni'n spoke AT some leneth descrfb- :
Ing the enormous expenditures being
made by some OF the larger and wealth.
49, IL nf hA ~ "a
time. New York. he said. had already
Apr pristod $4,000. 600 90 for this Work.
and proposed 20 spend $4,000. 0oe.o0
more. lie also spoke or the enterprises
OF various districts and counties In.
West Virginia in good road work In.
conclusion. Mr.. Laughlin made refer
enro 80 the streets IN the city OF Wheel
ing. which he said We're nearly as much
in need of Improvement as some OF the
roads In Marshall county. ont ne assn sr-.-
ed his hearers that Good Streets Tor
Wheeling club" was now formed 10 CO.
operate with the city officials IN hrins-
ing about "A condition Of street paving.
and that Wheeling expected soon To have
good streets 10 welcome every farmer
who travels 20 ~ over good roads Mr..
estnosS and effect. and was heartily ap-
Hon c. J.. Light former state road
commissioner made the concluding ADJ
dress OF the dov and kept his hearers
interested ana amused for nearly an
hour Mr.. Light Is an Interesting ana
versed in the good road problem Hos
punctuated his remarks with many
striking stories and anecdotes, all IL
Illustrating the need OF road improve
ment the value Of good roads To a.
farming community. and the actual
expense 81 road making and road
maintenance At the conclusion OF Mr..
Lights address. the meeting adjourned
following the announcement or a meet
ing OF the Marshall County Goor
Roads Association to be held IN
NoundsVilie on the second Saturday in
owing to the vast crowd that att
20 get anything like tho names Of all.
but among the prominent good roads
boosters present were the folioving:,
Moundsvilie-Iohn \. Gloyd. ". NJ
Smith. W. " Hunter. W. T. Griffith.
G. q. Newman. =. g. simpson =. W.
Meals. Il b MeMeehen' Robert OBJ, Rob
head. T 5. Riggs, James Sigafoosc..
capt - L. Hootcn \. =. Francis. chRs.i
Bloyd James Parriott. c. v; Roy.
Samuel Dorsey. Walter McGiumphy.
Hon r 7. Moore. ". c. Ferguson. W.
II. Johnson. George Dorsey. { r. Wood
: Winters. r. J. smith. J. +. Chase.
Victor Z My;ers. J. y Myers J. n.
Combs. F. . Roberts. { 4 showacre.
McMechen--I. r. Dovle. Samuel Hun
ter r. M HsS Te".9n' P and H. WsAdE.
Hutchinson r. - Watson, William.
ohio county"Ge i;g,' W steenrod.
Hon. George y. Laughlin J. " Dow
Ter. =. 4. Dowler. \. @ Ulrich. Or j.,
u Myers. Charles Myers. Hon. Abra-
ham McColloch. 2 NJ atkinson. J. T.
Moore. W " Fomar Henry BrInhaus..
John \. clark. Frnnk Hicks. T. A.
pr \. g %olte. T A Britt OF Big
Wheeling creek and DR.. VI +. Kearns OF
Hundred wore also present
The Dallas and Glen Easf0n bands
furnished the music for the gathering
throughout the day.