The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-06

ing 'hovs of '6l.' When We use the
term boys We do not use II rs tern OF
Familiarity or di$reSnect but OF atlec-
ton. Not only affection but OF histoTl-
cal accuracy.
"Of the army OF 100000 men that
fought to keep the Union itact, only
1000 were ~ years OF age or over.
Between Is and 22 years that magnIhi7
cant army had ".!ar.0 900 soldiers; l5l.uu0
We're under Is. 23lDO0 were not lG.
go not yet - years oil age ana 20 not
~ years OF age.
AS my friend. Mr.. Cox. said. this
day should be redolent of historic mem
Org. He called attention To the fact
planned by Washington and carried out
by succeeding administrations. From
1916 10 lS24 tho Issue was one OF para
mount political Importance:
ut WIS over the old National road
from Columbus that my father and
ware. o.. to the frontier city OF Council
iiluT. Iowa They returned by the same
route but with one. baby more. myself
Tile Northwest was constructed by
mcan> OF the National road. They built
we'll the best In Ohio or anywhere.
and es rode over IT today, thought
Of tho efficient men who laid ii out 60
years ago. The snme bridges and the
same route. even now In service. are
still in use
Ohio at the Front.
ohio came up we'll in the crisis OF
'6I. From Ohio alone 100000 Union
soldiers held the old flag on high under
Grant. Sheridan Sherman. Mcpherson
and the lighting McConk. Even Custer
that valiant hero. lived almost in sight
Of this place.
Il tolo them NJ the Panama-Pacifc
Exposition that the first battle Of the
Revolutionary war WAS fought on Ohio
soft AMI that the Buckeyes. finishing
what they had started. fought the last
battle "f the war on Ohio soil
"Spraklns to 4 Confederate soldier
asked him what songs they sang In
he war. Dixie" was the immedia G
response. Do You know that an Ohio
! man. Dan t;inmcrt OF Mount Vernon, o.,
wrote that soug"
Another one told me. Darling Nelly
, Gray Why that was written by Ben
K. Handy "f Watcrrillr. q. In the air
overhead Il flying machine was looping
til" loop. cutting figure Fights and at
tracing ett"nlion. ] told that crowd
Salhcrcrcd 10 cummf nnrata ohio Day.
that Ohio Hmrn. the Wright Brothers. had
conquered ;'Ir air after centuries of eff
tort. An an Ohio man was In The ma
chine At the .Im"
I'm the abyss II INC Grand Canyon [
round man swearing and GUESSING at
The mules and Tossing things in general.
He proved IT, TIC n man from Akron, O.
Hn learned us authority in ohio, but
cont Is,ClcG Rae r:l"S words in the west.
Il went ~ l'ikc's prUk on n iunny
wheeZy engine. la IL car with slanting
Seat Up. up and ~ We went until
finally eleven or twelve thousand feet
above the Set the engine. stopped. \
man selling taily papers fo- Il quarter
each. printed by himself. appeared. and
he proved TO Dc i man from New Phila-
delphia.'
Highways solve Problems.
Willis then -gaVr statistics to prov Z
the RAPIDLY Increasing DCrCnltaur of
people now living in elites. In the pres
cnt year approximately 50 per cent Of
he country. population IS living in
cities. he said.
These highways solve the problem
You have I'll The advantages Of the
larger rural and smaller urban pnpula-
lion. Five hundred miles of new high
way ere being constructed this year
and Gee miles more are being repaired.
II hope that these arteries of COM
mcrcr may be kept in repair and that
We Will have legislation 10 compel the