The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-12-02
/. NORTHWESTERN PIKE
MEETING HELD In GRAFTON
At Which Many Important Mat
tiers of Business We're Dis
cussed By Association.

completion OF the NORTHWESTERN
Turnpike in 1927 rests with the State
legislature.
In letter from C. E. Hiner, men,
Der of the state road commission,
read at the business session of the
Northwestern Turnpike, Inc, held
last week in Grafton, that fact was
brought out. Secretary Charles
Morgan, of Clarksburg, presented and
read the letter.
In this letter to Mr.. Morgan the
commission member stated, in part,
"The commission has under consid-
Grafton the further Improvement of
the Northwestern Turnpike mention
ed in your letter, but such improve
ment is contingent on providing fur
Their funds for road construction pur-
poses. The present state of finances
will not permit of the undertaking of
further Improvement on the turnpike
at this time.
provided funds are available, it is
believed that the entire road may be
completely hard surfaced during the
year of 1927"
A recommendation of the legisla-
tive committee, presented by Oscar
Wilt, Clarksburg, that the corpora
ton make an effort to get the next
legislature to authorize reissue of
about S7,000000 of bonds, soon to
mature, was approved. The drafting
of a resolution addressed to Cover
nor Gore and the safe road commits
sion, urging completion of the Turn
pike at the earliest possible date, was
ordered.
A letter from &C. S. Mullen, chief
engineer of the state highway COM
mission of Virginia, was also read by
he secretary, and the letter stated
that the commission had made tenta-
tive ALLEGATION of 100000 to the
Northwestern Grade" in that state
etween Winchester and the West
-. irginia line.
Plans to increase the membership
of the association also were discussed
at the meeting. Geo. W. Duddear,
chairman of the membership commit
tee, reported on plans to push the in
dividual one-dollar memberships, and
a Recommendation of this committee
that the group start Immediately
after sustaining memberships of from
$40 to S25 from business houses, was
approved.
The president of the corporation,
A. H. Pickering, of Rowlesburg, ad-
vised the three directors from each
county to form county Northwestern
Turnpike committees and awaken the
citizenry at large to the Importance
of getting the turnpike completed as
soon as possible.
The matter of cooperation with
the residents of the Shenandoah Val
ley in Virginia will be taken up by
Senator E. B. Reynolds, of Keyser,
who was requested at the meeting to
do this work.
The question of getting Maryland
to build its section of the turnpike
was discussed, but no definite action
was decided upon. 1t was the concen-
sus of opinion that it would be advis-
able to get the road paved through
out West Virginia and Virginia first.
j. A. Brown, of Parkersburg, and
H. H. Holt, Grafton, chairman and
secretary of the publicity committee,
respectively, told of a decision to
have another meeting in the near
future. Their request that the di-
rectors undertake to get photos, views
and scenes along the pike and send
them to Ross B. Johnson, of the state
department of agriculture, was ap-
proved.
Another suggestion by this COM
mittee that the organization try to ar
range for funds to advertise the var
ious counties in booklet, was also re-
ceived with enthusiasm.
Officers as chosen at the first and
organization meeting at Clarksburg
were ratified, while George W. Dud-
dear, Parkersburg; A. L. Helmick
Thomas, and C. w. Lantz, Pennsboro
were named on the executive COM
mittee.
Additional directors elected were;
M. Aronhalt, of Gormania; M. A
Bean, Morefeld; James G. Wright
Burlington; o. S. Cunningham, Upper
Tract; H. R. Hollis, Rowlesburg; and
Blair Pate, of Parkersburg.