The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-28
Eounty Wide Conference
Called By c. of c. at
Clubs Request
I0MMITTEE NAME D
Hoped To Work Out a
Marion County Good
Roads Program

County Commissioner Conaway's
Stsal for aid in deciding
yhat policy Marion county
hou1d pursue with regard to state
Dad construction and maintenance
as answered by the Fatrmont
otary club today when, after the
Aeds OF the county us the members
the, County court sec them, were
let forth In a report by the chair
han Of the clubs ways and means
Qmmittee, the club went on record
believing that the Chamber OF
ommerce should call county
,ide conference on roads and
ithorized DR.. Hugh Carr, Rotary
Resident. to appoint a committee
h five Rotarians to represent the
HUB
Thomas D. connell, secretary.
manager OF the chamber, reported
iiat by arrangement with repre-
psatiyes OF the Rotary club CON
able preliminary work already
IS been done on this conference
fhieh will be held on August 10 ut
IA hour not yet determined upon
n the rooms OF the Chamber OF
Commerce. At that time the State
Road commission will be repre-
sented by the engineer OF the dis
|riet In which Marion county Is
located, and 1t is possible that d
member Of the state commission
Will also be present. Invitations
laaxe been or will be sent TO Man
lniti ksbn; Fairview, the other towns
|.a ta county, the County court. the
club, the Engineers club
fthe Automobile club and q number
| . other organizations and 1t Is
Hoped that It will be possible at
| |sbk meeting to thresh out every
|phkse of the permanent road pro-
gram of the county.
ahe Rotary repr esentation at TINS
conference will consist OF Shrews'
BURY Miller, ]. NJ. Jacobs, Blaine
Moore. John Scott and Tom Brett
il was indicated in the commit
tee report to the club today that
there are two aspects to the road
problem, both OF them important
|toi ithe taxpayers. The first is the
'corssFuction problem--which new
I5f1eSsI are to be built first under
SSstes s!auspices-and the second IS
tIie maintenance problem-which
roads are to be turned over TO the
state for maintenance out OF state
The County court feels that the
county. should turn over to the
state las puch highway as is posi-
Sle ibecause the more the county Is
Eelieyed Of maintenance charges
fhe more money there will be to
'spend on the secondary road sys
of the county.
on the construction side there
Mas been considerable promotion
goi,s done in favor of the project
foT a state road through this city
and Warrington to Cameron. Com
,niftees have visited the different
communities and sought to worH
M, sentiment for this scheme
However there Is strong popular
inc,thation in favor of linking uI
fhit troad system of this valley with
thil isehnsylvania system. 1t ls the
i,ops dt the members Of the county
court and Of the Rotary club tina,
ltiia conference which will be held
~ the Chamber of Commerce
august 10 will develop which pro
dects the people want taken VI
This afternoon the Fairmonl
K,rkItis club responded to the
d$nber OF Commerce invitation
fnr q Countrywide road conference
|bySsending to Secretary Council the
names OF the following Kiwaniant
who have been selected to repre-
esyt the club: T. L. Cordray, Rob
saHE. Morgan, Robert Henry
Frank Tray Amos and Franl
Medley.