The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-06-20
MEMBERS OF STATE ROADS
BODY ARE ENTERTAINED
Were Guests of County Commits
siOners With Number of LO-
cal People at Dinner Y esterday

Members of the State Roads Com
mission and a number of officials of
Garrett county as we'll as business
men of Oakland, were guests of the
Board Of County Commissioners at a
dinner given yesterday noon at the
with an inspection trip being made by
the members of the Roads Commits
sion in Garrett county.
Those present at the dinner includ-
ed the guests of honor, Messrs. Gin
ton, Uhl, John Shaw and Howard
Bruce, members of the Roads Com
mission; Harry Hilliar, chief engi-
neer; Leo T. Downey, district engi-
neer; D; P. Lefevre, road engineer of
Allegany county; Judge Albert A.
Doub, Senator A. D. Naylor, Dele
gates Arthur Lawton, Albert Markley
and Arthur Green; John W. McCul-
Tough, ], o. Thayer and H. A. Lora-
ditch, members of the Board of Edu-
cation; F. E. Rathbun, County Super
intendent of Schools; Clay Stanton, H.
P. Miller, Charles O. Keller, Grants
ville R. L. Wilson, Kitzmiller; Mayor
L. M. Fraley, Delbert Davis, Berne
Teter, J. C. Renninger, w. R. Offutt,
W. o. Davis, Benz. H. Sincell, of
Oakland, and the County Commits
sioners, George D. Browning, Daniel
E. Orendorf and Harvey Gortner.
Following the dinner, Senator Nay
lor made few remarks relative to the
assistance he had received from the
members of the Roads Commission in
having an appropriation made for the
completion of the Northwestern Turn
pike and then introduced Mr.. w. R.
Ofutt, who expressed himself as be-
ing happy in welcoming the Roads
Commission to Garrett county.
Chairman Uhl, of the Commission
followed Mr.. Offutt and claimed kin
ship to Garrett county, he having been
born and reared in Allegany county
while Garrett was still a part of the
parent county. Mr.. Bruce, another
member of the State Commission,
spoke briefly on the SUBJECT of furth-
ering the good roads movement and
expressed his pleasure upon having
the opportunity of visiting Garrett
county and beholding its great natu-
raj beauties.
The program of reorganization to
be followed by the new State Roads
commission was outlined in an inter
view with Mr.. Bruce by the editor of
The Republican.
After complimenting the preceding
commissions for the road system they
had evolved Mr.. Bruce pointed out
the present board had decided to make
important changes in those branches
of the department concerned with ac-
counting and administration.
Among the changes are new pay
roll system a monthly public report
of the commissions activities, strict
cost accounting system and new way
Of handling the motor vehicle equip
ment belonging to the commission.
The last will be based on the results
of a survey undertaken for the State
free of charge by the Chesapeake and
Potomac telephone company.
Mentions Three Units
Mr. Bruce pointed out that any bus
mess enterprise may be divided into
a sales department, a manufacturing
department and accounting depart
ment.
He then pointed out that State
road building differed only in that it
did not require sales department.
Taking up the manufacturing depart
ment he asserted that 'delving into
activity of our predecessors, we came
to the same conclusion that every in
formed body in this whole country has
reached, namely, that the State roads
system of Maryland has been wisely
conceived, has been well designed
from an engineering standpoint and
has been splendidly and economically
constructed"
Praises Workers
He then praised the men in the en-
gineering and construction depart
ment selected and trained by John
N. Mackall."
Passing on to the accounting or ad
ministrative department, he said the
new commission had not been so fav-
orably impressed. Appointments to
this branch from outside the State
roads service were thought advisable
he said, and when they had been made
a reorganization of the system was
begun.
eve have adopted a new payroll
system which we believe to be as
near burglar-proof as possible" Mr.
Bruce asserted. eve consider the pub