The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-11
To Petition County Court and
to Make Survey as Result
of a Mass Meeting.
(Conhlbuted.)

A. D. Williams. state road engineer
was introduced to an Overwhelming
crowd in theFitEhuEh hall At Bridge.
port yesterday afternoon by the chair.
man, George Camp. at the good roads
meeting OF Simpson district. Mr.
Williams dwelt upon Importance o.
the construction OF public roads. He
said in part:
I'VE aS people have not glver
road building the proper consideration
In the past. and nothing haA beer
done by the engineering profession
to solve the problem"
He urged very strongly the import
ance OF building roads to take care Of
the mass Of trattic which was in the
country. He stated that the railroads
could not handle the bulk Of trRftiC
which was In the country and that
good roads were OIL ronly salvation.
In speaking Of the high cost OF liv'
ing Mr.. Williams said that mud holes
were playing a big part in that cost
Ho stated that II was costing eact
farm in West Virginia about $500 t
keep the mud holes. One Thousand
farms in the state paying the above
amount each year should awake oul
minds.
On an average the 1000 farms arr
only producing $3.50 each year. con
sequently coming out in debt $50 oil
each farm to keep the roads goinl
and keeping up the mud holes.
The state OF West Virginia through
the university at Morgantown was til,
tlrst state in the union to take UP thu
work OF making a study in their uni
versIty of this important question o
working out in their laboratories thu
secret OF construction OF good roads.
At this time and within the mex
year West Virginia will spend Owe
$40, 100000 for building good roads.
In spending this money Mr.. Willlami
said he wanted 1t understood he wa!
for building roads for the people ant
to accommodate the most OF the peopl
and keep UP our turnplkes and nation
al highways.
F. B. Davisson took the stand at
ter the report OF the standing com
mittee had been read and accepted.
Mr.. DAVIDSON gave a talk on hi
schooling experience in Charleston
and Washington and gave the people
to understand that he believed IN see
ling America first.
In spite of the Ave minute limi
put on all speeches for the afternoon
Mr.. DaYlssion was seen as bobbinI
Jumping jack popping UP and down
dashing fire into the meeting.
Philander K. Stout took the fiool
and in his usual oratorieal manner
he took the meeting in his hands anC
filed the clouds full Of blue smoke
John @. Johnson here appeared OF
the scene with motion in which hi
proposed to build the roads in Simp
son district for the people and no
for the sake Of accommodating an,
personal friends. Mr.. Johnson sait
our money must be spent for tn,
people and for the people he was
Give the people all a part OF ttes,
roads in proportion to their taxes. IT,
set forth in his motion that we builC
the road from Bridgeport to Grassell
thence to Clarksburg, thus making
the connecting link with the brick
road into our county seat, Clarksburg
10 build road on Brushy Fork and
the Philippi pike two miles. also ID
build two miles on DAVIDSON run. two
miles from Bridgeport to the Faril
school house, two and one-half mile;
OF good road from Meadowbrook, two
miles north to M. Lodges, and build
the main street or the Northwestern
turnpike from the Baltimore and Ohio
depot at Bridgeport to the forks OF
the Grafton and Fairmont pike, and
two and one-half miles from the forks
OF Grafton and Fairmont pike to ]. l.
Orchards at the forks Of the road
leading over to the Con- farm.
Lyle B. Horror took the floor here
and in Ave minute talk took the
house. Mr.. Hornor said that he was
not in favor Of letting the county
court build Simpson district roads
He pointed out where the county
court had been for the last century
building roads and had built nc
roads. Mr.. Hornor said:
~ believe we have enough brains
in Simpson district to build road.
and to build substantial roads without
calling on the assistance Of the coun.
~ court or any other outside dis.
trict." He urged the citizens and
said:
The most important thing we have
to do Is to get our good heads togeth,
er. make up our minds where the
roads are needed. Build them where
they will serve the most of the peo
pie and leave out all personal anG
self interest.
"There Is no reason why we cant
construct permanent roads-roadl
that will serve this and the next gen,
Grafton.
THE reason we have SO many rot,
ten roads and they are no good Is be
cause we have not had fair. deal.
would be ashamed to confess thai
1 engineers or sat as member oi
any county court and have facing me
the roads which we have in Harrison
county. considering the vast amount
of money Of the people they have
spent.
Gentlemen. spend plenty Of time
in preparing your. speci fications, see
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