The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-09-27
FOR THE GOOD ROADS AMENDMENT

! after the rUns "uiuE "t III" I"E'"iht"Ir
drew un amendment 1" fniI Article ~.
| Section /. 81 ihr Cuurtiiui."u. Whereby
| 4 would allow Wet Virginia Z" bona
| hrrs"lr ten road pui t'""' .. ana Il'" h'''
1 4 t. Ia" HfIi" y"m"''. nud ~ NhH I'l''
| rcd I" thu iudi' larry commute" N'''
! .tnrn d,a,uusiun ur III" r"id SITUATION IN
th. iudI,.ury committee. III" chairman
| Of Ihr committee appointed senator
, Morton aud my arlt !" draii an altogether
new amendment About this limo ScF-
! rrnI rommumIrHt ions were received from
Idi~,Trui parts nf tho state, ASKING thht
I some means be provided whereby west
Virginia could Improve her road system.
\ | also received Il proposed amendments
, prepared by tn" narkcrsburE "hamnct
OF Commerce. which was similar l" tue
one | had presented just Il day or ;"
previous 10 tins time. After SrN"ral
; conferences Senator Morton and mNHeH
agreed 10 the above amendment ana pre-
scented the same 10 the Judiciary com,
mittec. which was recommended by II
, 10 the senate This amendment met
I with the approval of both houses ana
| passed same with prh"llrdlIy - imam
nous vote Sow the governor InaIhuh-
| lions are absolutely without foundation.
| dc not believe there has been The Iohal
lot at undue Influence ON" way "r me
,"Ih"r IN mis- movement other Than The
, Iml,rsauhlr condition II our roads
| West NugIuln's "I'"I Inmily l. now
lFtt II In a llhllTi 81 hIih ~ ~ ''''''
J nd,ruIaEc 81 ihln nm,t ndn"mI and r"II
"ur o., ., "ui "r ia" urud TOAD h"'Id
! luE has hnh ~" definite Tt"Fi"nI $50"
dee II th' E"N"in"i d""n not represent
! a"ino hIg lnI'I'at himself VIII I"."
: thnI ,Iu'rIi"u T." l"u AZ N"I'I II''"
! ,,hni d".n lac mean hY ""' t"g th"i IL" !"
T., rI"n,', good r"nI u,r" M"r Ih"
! 4 ""i I."rd i'nEI'" HIN { h' '"IlH Wont
! NlrrlnIu I"uhn T"''h II" may 10" "hl" !"
/ iii, from hIl rIu,o -" the hill T." h"r
| = Il t,lt Il a. II
1 ,.u u,,r,,. 81 ih" ruIuI I"ndn ho viii fl"l
u uuiI" hlff"r"ui W" "lI know ~"
| p"v"ru"r vnr "hl" I" build r'I'"'"
,"m,",' r",h T." hla rIn'" -" ~" hlll.
but | Il" not llro hI" ntiIiud". 'I,"Id "ar"
~" nud NV vito. NV son John "nd VI"
vic ia four nuh ~" m"r" i!"N"rn"r.
! why not lot IA an "nI"y som" "f TIA"
! IuxurirH "r liGc during our "tnY on THIS
onrih' Mr. voter. II We over Ecl good
| rnudv We will have I" HiarI nj IN" he
| ginning You may only judE" tn" IA
lurc by tho past IT mistakes w"r" mad"
! IN tho pngt. worry likely there will b"
! some in the future. We uny expect a
| few back sets but Will tho time eyer
| como when minor mistake" will not hap
non" for ono have mn abiding CONT
dcncc that the future legislators VIII do
! their best 10 solv" tn" road problem.
! Tn" county courts usually have doho
we'll. hut lot Ms put this road system in
! the hands Of road commission. under
! the laws Of the state of West Virginia
| with tn" cooperation of the United
! States road commission. and get some
/ system to our road work II We build
them the way Ex-Governor MaCCorkle
: suggests. he says he viii be for 1t.
suspect he IL afraid 10 trust tho lcgiSIa-
tors for fear they will put tax on
! some Of his interests which arc so dear
| To his heart. At the present rate OF in
! crease and on our present license sNS-
| TEN. tho AUTOMOBILES license Will pay the
/ interest and create Il sinking fund sur
! fiCicnt To carry out an elaborate ROAD
/ plan should the legislators sec fit to APP
ply the automobile liCcasc IN that way.
! There Is one other item | want TO call
! your specific attention 10 and that Is
: this, West Virginia VIII not always have
coal oil and ga$ Th"s" products are
+ being exhausted very / p!dly. These
and many other taxable holdings should
, h.. rroport iomaicly taxed and applied In
: furthcring improvements IN our state
| We have the greatest state IN tn" Union
! In many respects Let VS. make II RI
place to live We would attract touriatH
: from every state IN this Union II II
wcrc possible for them 10 get over our
roads People IN other states know
nothing Of tho beauty and possibilities
! Of our state. We go across tn" CONT
ncnt to Kct n Wow Of the R0Ck!"H but
dare say VIC have Views That Tar sur
/ pdsg any state In this linton.
! II will take some tim" to got this ROAD
plan built up. Ere that time hiEh prices
: will vanish and VIC should he rchdy 10
start when that time comes. IhlH BONA
Issue Is not political matter |, iS SIM
ply movement for """d roads