The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-05
ORGANIZER FOR MOVEMENT AT.
TENDS BOARD OF TRADE
MEETING
And viii Speak At Special Meeting
TO Be Held This Evening In
Market Auditorium.

Interest in the propaganda OF the
National Highways Association OF
ashlngtOn. ID. G.. TO secure federal
ald IN the construction and main
tenance OF national highways across
the continent, is being revived local
~. u. r. Minor. OF Kansas City, an
organizer for the association. is
spending a few days in this city In
It's behalf. and yesterday addressed
the Ways and Means committee OF
the Board OF TRADE A meeting has
been called for this evening. in the
board OF Trade assembly rooms. Mar
ket Auditorium. when the propOsit ION
will be fully outlined by Mr.. Minor.
Mr. Minor arrived in the city yes
terday morning. rather unexpected
ly. He was the guest. of the occa-
sion. al the semi monthly meeting or
the Ways and Means COMMITTEES at
noon yesterday. at the White Front
Cafe. The scheduled discussion OF
the guarantee fund for new industries
was. therefore, postponed. and follow
ing lunch the meeting was turned
over 10 the highways association rep
resentatlve for an explanation OF his
proposition.
The meeting was presided over by
Harry ;. Sands. West Virginia Vice
President of the National Old Trails
Road Association, which Is now af-
Association. Others present were. H.
y. NaylOr. J. o. McCluskey, Geo. J.
Mathison. III. G.. Bills. J. b. fancy. X
l.. Plummer. J. T.. Giffen, q. G.. Beans,
II. r. Dunlap. DR.. Chas. A. Wingerter,
). Harold Brennan. Thomas Meek. n
G. kalbitzer. Conrad Hirsch. David
kraus. John b. Garden and G.. T.
Minor, of Kansas City.
Proposition Outlined.
Inc proposition as outlined hV Mr.
Minor so far as IL is locally concerned
Is similar to that described by Mr.
dunlap, representing the National Old
lralls road, who was in this city last
spring. II hopes to have first con
structed an ocean-to-ocean highway
which includes the National pike II
diners from the other. however, in
mat II asks congress for an appropri-
alton OF SJOO.OO0.O00 al the rate OF
S9O.OoO.OOO annually Tor ten years. for
the construction and improvements OF
roads throughout the United States
IL Is proposed 10 use the machinery
now IN use at the Panama canal for
the construction of these roads.
The National Highways Association,
Mr.. Minor explained, was on June go
1919, affiliated with the National Old
Trails Road Association. At present
organization work is being carried out
from one end OF the country to the
other. to create sentiment faVoring
the propaganda, so that when the bill
Is presented to congress enough pres
sure will be brought to bear that its
immediate adoption Is assured
Al yesterdays meeting q local or
ganiZation was effected, with II. =.
Sands as president and Roy r. Nav
Tor as secretary. An effort will be
made to enlist at least 800 members.
1t was announced.
Suggested Route.
The route suggested for the first
road to be constructed. or rather re-
constructed, Is from Washington d.
C.. 10 san Francisco. Cal. following
the old National pike. the Grand Can
Won Won route and other famous old trails.
me route al pr sent is being marked
with red, white and blue bands on
posts so that tourists can follow II
from end 10 end
Leaving Washington. it is proposed
20 follow the Washington. or Brad
docks. road 10 Cumberland. where Il
follows the old National Road TO St
Louis. " there follows Boone's Lick
read 20 Old Franklin. thence over the
santa Fe trail To santa Fe. y VI. and
then 10 II proposed 10 follow the
Grand Canyon route TO Los Angeles
Cal, and from that point IL will fol
low the coast To- San Francisco.
The principal points along the pro-
posed route I'm the eastern part Of
- ''Hil'is are W dSullEtou, - 60
FredcriCks. HieerstOWn Cumberland
and Frostsbure. Nd. Petersburg. Far
mington, lniOutOwn. Brownsville. Cen
terviile. Washington and West Alex
andcr, Pa. Wheeling. w Va. Bridge
port GAINESVILLE. Columbus, Spring
Held and Dayton. Ohio. Richmond. In
dunapulis ana Tcrre Hautc. Ind Ef-
hngham and Nandalil. Ill
To-nieht's Meeting.
proposition tonight after which DO viii
be- generally discussed Tho meeting
VIII begin az s.35 o'clock 10 o. being
held under the auspices OF tho board
Of trade. but 90 general invitation has
been issued 10 the public.
no QUORUM IN COMMITTEE.