The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-05-30

ANN'AN - 81 CIdC IL may ne uNCerSIOOu
just where we stand.
"ln the meantime we shall make a
physical examination of the roads, the
local conditions will be carefully studied,
and after determining just how much
money will be available in the State in
the next two years broad and business
like plan of operations will be adopted
and carried out.
Il am satisfied that in going into this
matter thoroughly before taking on new
construction l am acting for the best
interests of the people and that results
will show it.
There is policy for which | stand,
and it is my purpose to its execution,
viz:
"F'irst-That more miles of road shall
be built throughout the State.
"Second-That they shall be built at
less cost per mile than in the past.
'Third-That they shall be more
quickly built.
Il have asked to serve on the COM
mission, as successors to .Messrs. Shoe
maker, Lloyd and Hutton, Messrs.
Andrew Ramsay, of Allegany county;
Walter B. Miller, of Wicomico county,
and Edward E. GosEn, of Caroline
couDty-all men of tried business ca
pacity.
"Mr. Ramsay is Republican and
man of large business affairs having
built up and now conducting an extern
sive brick and tile manufacturing bust
ness at Mount Savage, Nd He lis
accustomed to handling large business
interests and most successfully, as evil
denced by what he has accomplished in
the conduct of the affairs of the Andrew
Ramsay Company, of which corporation
he is president and principal stock
holder.
MIR. Ramsay is an enthusiast on the
subject of road constructions and has
consented to accept this trust, not be-
cause of the salary the office carries,
but because of the intense personal in
terest in this splendid internal improve
ment which the people of Maryland
want builded within her borders.
Mr.. Walter B. Miller, of Salisbury,
Nd, is well known as one of the most
enterprising and prosperous business
men of Eastern MARYLAND. a man of
high business attalnments and keen
commercial insight, who has built up
an extensive business-the manufacture
Of kindling wood-having mills at Sails
bury, Snow Hill and at other points in
MARYLAND and Virginia, and from which
he supplies the New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Eastern markets.
He, like Mr.. Ramsay, is a man Of
independent means, and the salary of
the office to which he has been appoint
ed was in no sense a reason which in
duced hlm to accept it. On the contrary,
he takes up the duties of this RESPONSE
BILE Office with an eye single to the de-
termination to give to the people Of the
State the benefit Of his business train
ing, experience and excellent judgment,
which those of US who know him well
admit he possesses in high degree.
He has given much thought and study
to the subject Of road building, quickly
recognizing that modern roads not only
greatly enhance real estate values but
add to the comfort and happiness, as
well as tighten the labors, Of those liv-
ing in rural communities. Mr.. Miller is
a Republican.
Senator Goslin, of Caroline county,
has been in public life for a number of
years and, as is known, is a Democrat,
and now the secretary of the Good
Roads Commission. In his public career
he has always stood for progressive
measures, steadfastly striving to serve
the people whose servant he is.
Il offered him position on this com
mission for two reasons:
First Because he is a Democrat,
and | desired that there should be min
ority representation thereon, believing
that the people wanted and would ap-
prove such action. And again. it has
been urged against me that | desired to
play politics with the building of the
roads. Thus it was that | determined
that the Democratic party should be
represented on the commission, for with
Senator Goshn thereon the people of
Maryland may be assured that if the
commission should so far forget the
obligations of the trust given into its
hands and start out to play politics with
the tax payers money, very quickly
would the people know it.
"Second-Because Senator Goslin has
had long experience in and possesses
valuable knowledge of practical road
building, and | am convinced his ser
vices will be of inestimabe value to the
people of MARYLAND and his colleagues
upon the commission. 1t cannot be
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