Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17
WILLIAM PENN ROAD
PROJECTORS CALLED
TO DISCUSS PLANS
Cross-State Highway Will Be
Subject of Conference at
Harrisburg in Response
to Governors Invitation
ROUTE TO BE CONSIDERED

HARRISBURG, March 17.-Virtually
every community of size between Phila-
delphia and Harrisburg. by way of Read
ing, and between Harrisburg and Pitts
burgh, by way of the Juniata Valley,
will be represented at the conference
called by Governor Brumbaugh. to be
held in this city March 81, for the pur-
pose of taking definite action looking
toward the establishment of the new
cross State road, to be known as the Will
liam Penn highway.
Il. L. McColgin. secretary of the Har-
risburE Chamber of Commerce. will go
to Huntingdon Saturday to confer with
f. NJ. c, Africa, president of the Cham
ber of Commerce in that town, and ar
range final details for the meeting here
At the conference Il program for the ses-
sion will be drawn up II is the inten-
tion of those at the head of the move
mcnt to have the conference not only
decide on a permanent route. but also ef-
feet permanent organization.
Mr. McColgin today mailed letters to
the various towns along the tentative
route of the proposed highway and asked
that the names of those who will attend
the session be forwarded as soon as pos
sible. Represented at the meeting will be
commercial organizations. automobile as
sociations, City and Borough Councils,
County Commissioners, and in attendance
also will be members of the Legislature
in the districts through which the high
way passes.
Among those present will be NJ. H.
James and Senator TomplIns, of Ebens-
burg, and the County Commissioners of
Cambria County; w, II. Sponsler. of New
Bloomfield; Sherrard Ewing, of Reading
John Drass, secretary of the Holidays
burg Chamber of Commerce, and 10 dele
gates, including Senator Snyder; George
S. Mosser and oliver Rothert, of the AL
toona Chamber of Commerce; the presi-
dent and secretary of the Johnstown
Chamber of Commerce and 10 members of
the Good Roads Committee ; committee of
10 of the Bellwood Chamber of Com
merce; Richard Beaston and Jack John
son, of Tyrone; John S Eby and COM
mittee of 10, Of Newport; NJ. S. Hershey
and Ezra s. Hershey, of Hershey
Assisting the Harrisburg Chamber of
Commerce in the highway movement are
the Chambers of Commerce of Altoona,
Bellwood, Hollidaysburg. Huntingdon,
Johnstown and Reading. The Harrisburg
chamber will be host to the various dele
cations and the rooms of the local or
ganization in the Kunkel Building will be
placed at the disposal of the visitors. The
sessions one at 10 a. m, the other at 2 80
p. m, will be held in Fahnestock Hall in
the Y. NJ C. A. Building.
Governor Brumbaugh, +. NJ. C, Africa
of Huntingdon; II, J, Stackpole, of Har-
risburg, and others prominent in the move
ment, will make addresses.
There is much rivalry for representation
on the route throughout the Juniata val
ley. where Newport, Tyrone, Bellwood.
Hollidaysburg and some other towns are
Interested in having the line as originally
intended changed so as to take in their
communities. This William Penn High
way viii be one Of the two main routes
across Pennsylvania, and already has the
Endorsement of those interested in the
movement for good road from New
York TO Pixies Peak. 1t is believed that
II win draw thousands of tourists from
Western States. The State already has
rebuilt long stretches of the road, which
are in first-class condition, so that the
big work TO be done will be the connect
ing up of these links