The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-02-15

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also consented to take part in our cam
paign.
In order that you may have some
flea OF what interest has been created
in other parts Of the state in connec-
ton with good roads generally and
securing good roads train to be op.
Grated by the B. & o. railroad, 1 beg
to quote below extracts from letters
received from the secretaries of the
various commercial organizations at
points named:
R. B. Naylor. Wheeling. w. va.
Your letter of the Goth regarding
good roads plan has been received and
we heartily approve OF your plan to
take up with Mr.. w. W. Wood the
matter OF running good roads train
through the territory traversed by the
B. & o. lines within this state. / had
this matter up with the American AS
ISOLATION for Highway Improvement
some time ago and they advised me,
as they have probably advised you,
that they would take the matter up
with the B. & o. and would lend their
aid and cooperation. There is no
doubt at all in my mind that trip
Of this character Showing road ma
terials and road building methods
would prove of tremendous value and
lead TO an awakening of the great
need of road Improvement III this
state. You are at liberty to use our
name in any way you like in securing
this trip"
Glen Hunter, Morgantown, ". Va.
I'VE have had in our county a great
deal of publicity on the subject of
roads, both good and bad. Every one
knows the terrible condition of our
public highways. and most people seem
to appreciate the desirablllty OF i'm
proving them and 1 believe also that
large majority of the citizens OF our
county would be willing TO bear the
expense necessary to build these roads,
so with US It is simply question Of
working out the details of a financial
plan"
Charles W. Evans. Fairnont. W. Va.
Referring to yours Of the goth inst,
on the question Of improved highways,
beg to assure you of the hearty CO.
operation of the Fairmont Chamber
of Commerce IN this movement. Our
good roads committee, as. you were
recently advised, has been very active
in this particular line, and we will
work with you and will carry out the
suggestions in your letter.
H. E. Matthews. Huntington, W. Va.
"ReplyinG to both. of your favors Of
the goth inst., we thank you very
mach for the suggestion to take up,
the question Of. running good roads
train by the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road through the territory traversed
by their lines within the state, and we
will be pleased to let you know what
they have to say. In connection with
this i would like to say that CabellI
county has. recently voted three hun
bred thousand dollars with which TO-
start building permanent highways I'M
the county"
H. j. Cross, salem. w. Va. Your,
letter under yesterdays date at hand
and III reply will say that feel no
hesitancy in stating that our board
will gladly cooperate in any move,
ment that has for its end the better
ment OF the public highways of Har-
rison county, conditioned OF course,
that the plans are such as we can alb
solutely indorse. 1 make this state
ment confidently because the matter
has already been before the board and
under discussion several times"
The above must convince you that
considerable publicity has been given
this matter and, as the organizations
noted are made up of representative
citizens, the sentiment expressed isl
certainly that Of the leading men of
the respective committees referred to.
Referring to that portion of your
letter wherein you state, 1T would
seem to be a considerable expense on
the part Of the railroad for doubtfulI
returns" and further, Our manage
ment has not yet entered into the
good roads movement to the extent, OF
furnishing trains" wish to state that
neither expression does you nor your
management credit. In the first place,
Mr.. Wood, lot me state that any reas-
enable amount of money expended byI
a railroad inauguraung or co-operat-
ing in movements for improved high
ways Is returned many fold. 1t is not
a philanthropic movement by any
means, and, when such executive
heads of railroad corporations as Mr.,
w. C. Brown, of the New York Gem
trail, Mr., w. w. Finley of the South
ern Railway. and Mr.. B. +. Yoakum,
of the Frisco Lines. give their person.
al time and attention to this great
question, it certainly must mean some |
thing. They do not only give their at
tention to the territory in which they
are directly interested, but have taken
an active part in the general propo-
sition as organized under the Ameri-
can Association for Improved High
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