The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-14
Ohio Valley Autoisfs
Hold Brilliant Affair

, other road user. The locality highways
greater arteries OF communication
which connect his community with
| other communities. but ne knows that
roads serving needs that are locally ana
nterlocelly. county and interoounty.
and nnaily state and interstate
These underlying principles would
effectively serve In comprehensive
Highways developments when approached
I from a national standpoint.
Z Construction. wholly or in part OF
the main roads OF a state. considered
and connecting with similar roads IN
Z adjoining states.
Cooperation from a state expressed
kst roads directly serving the farm
/ population proportionate amount TO
what 10 saved the state through national
assumption Of The most important high
! ways
! Inc underlying principle OF a definite
relationship OF civil subdivisions con-
cerned: Nation. state. county and town
ship. and an equitable apportionment or
the cost OF a correlated roads plan.
! There must emerge from every state
I system. roads OF pa ramount Importance.
D meeting the needs not only OF the center
OF population. but also available TO the
7 IL II natural sequence that the most
prosperous farms are on the main high
unity TO the most Important market
! centers.
! the. national government cannot more
| logically assume It's share OF the good
! roads burdens Of state than by pro-
viding the most used or the inter-county
highways connecting the various sec
o. tons OF the commonwealth.
Relieved to this extent. the state Is
then able 10 give It's essentially more In
I innate attention. FIRST TO the secondary
/ inter-county roads and finally to the
, township Tributaries
should exact from the lesser related
, unit financial cooperation. for there
Il no more reason Why there should be
road paupers than any other kind OF
mendicant
T, OF necessity the state highway de-
partment must have supervision over
. the entire road system OF n state even
7 10 the feeder road over which the man
on the farm way back finds his route TO
me more iraveled road that takes him
Referring To tho present agitation FOR
federal ala IN the construction OF roads.
] Mr. Batchelder explained the provisions
, OF the federal aid road bill which has
already passed the house of representa-
ives; IL provides for the appropriation
distributed among the states on the basis
or population and the rural delivery
! amount equal TO that receiver from the
federal government.
Il have reason to believe your repre-
sehtauves IN congress are right in this
matter" he said. as ! have met them
and they appear TO he heartily in favor
I Legislation was the subject OF 81,
I next address. delivered by Elmer Hougn,
Of Wellsburg MIR. Hough' outlined what
/ II is hoped TO have enacted In the way
4 the near future.
President Hough.
! President Elmer Hough. or wellsburR
/ OF the state Automobile Association
4 spoke IN part as follows:
Mr. Chairman. Bro. Automobilemen
I and good roadsmen:-
I Talking 90 your club president a few
days ago, ne rather EXPRESSED the Eenti-
ment. that the harvest was truly great.
! but lew were the laborers and that he
mas Just a little weary OF being made
the goat OF Wheeling Automohiledom.
replied that was easier than being n
goat FOR the whole OF the State OF West
| Virginia.
The general appearance Of this
, crowd Indicates Mr. Stifel realized II a
, lad could keep the West Virginia state
| like himself should have an nutomobile
! club Ia Wheeling OF at least 500 or more
members to be enrolled in the ". Va
i firmly believe the means Of trans
( poft9tion Tor man and goods from place
| 70 place H. the true. and the best index
/ OF the character. wealth and strength
= or any section. country or nation. and
/ Know the transportation Of any country
! must fass over what may be termed
I the 3 RS NAMED IN order Of their im-
: portlrce a. they appeal to me would
. he the road. ur public highway FIRST in
I importance. rivers second iu Import
, ance and railroads third. I place tn.
I road urSt In Importance because the
/ earth brings forth fruit. from the soil
. 80 We may be clothed. eat and live
and OF what use are these uccessities
30 Ire out on the farm. 81 We have no
road To- ana from the farm-none what
ever. We must simply perish. or 81 "A
WdGeshift or "a road TO and from tyr
farm, then We 20 skimped and pay high
cost OF living. and have disordered
7 farms. dwarf stock and a groucbv
shittless. dishearteued people usually
run OF night. poor schools. Few churches
or In other words YOU md a community
Of sin and waste. with little wealth and
happiness, but on the other hand II
Y you have good road 20 all the farms
7 productive farms. with the choIstpst
4 kind OF stock. rat and sleek. good
schools. hus churches. and happy in
4 telltgent healthy and wealthy people
,, ruiz Of sunshine and hospalitv. which
\ Us the very highest type OF character.
. sired or any people.
" IT is apparent to any one who has
made study Of road matters that the
advantages Of improved public roads
have been repeatedly proven beyond ali
argument. and there o. no case on record
where any community has regretted the
B.. improvement or its roads: and when I
see 80 many bad roads everywhere /
reel that if our public schools are 10
teach agriculture, they should FIRST teach
the rudiments 81 road construction and
maintenance, FOR so long as we have un-
ht roads 10 haul over. what is the use
or increasing the fertility OF the soil
ana creating NOR" waste. N looks reae-
enable TO me that n either is 20 he
taught in our public schools that road
construction and maintenance. with AK
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