The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-06

irnnrovement was discussed by Judge
George l.. Christian. Hon. :. Wexford
Corbin. Professor G. c. Wentworth, Pro-
fessor ID. G. Humphreys, captain orrls
\. Browne. Messrs. Clarence Coleman
j. +. Jackson. c. +. Ashbnfner, John
Graham. Jr, and others, and 'esultcd IN
the organization of the Virginia state
Good Roads Association.
THF oFFIcEEs- CHOSEN.
TIL. following officers Of The assccli-
tom were elected: President Hon. J.
Hoge TYLER. OF Montgomery county;
First Vice-Prcsident n. W. Anierion. o.
Roanoke: Second Vice-Presiteat.-First
Congressional district, Capt. @. y.
browne. Northampton county; second
Congressional district. Ricntrd b. Tun-
stall, Norfolk, Third Congressional dis
trict G. +. Ashburnsr, Hearico county;
Fourth Congressional district. Col. Tho
mas Il. Goodc. MecklenbIrg county;
Firth Congressional district, X. J. Andef-
son. PitfsyIvania county; Sixth Congress
sioual district. II. A. ellis, Roanoke
Seventh Congressional district, II. l.. Ly-
man, Albemarle county. Eighth Congress
slonal district. Frank Hume, Alexandra
county; Ninth Congressional district
Henry c. Stuart. Russell county, Tenth
Congressional district, Judge Lyman
Chalkiey. Augusta county, secretary ana
treasurer. Charles +. Ashburner, Jr.
In a few weeks Major Tyler resigned
and Mr. Anderson. acted as president
until Mr.. Joseph Bryan was elected on
February y D. 1895. Mr.. Anderson re-
NAMED First Nice-Presdent until April
9th 1895. when lac accepted the position
of secretary and treasurer and Mr.. Ash
burner was made First Nicc-President.
I4Fr M ~ n
in the positions OF recJnd Nice-Presidents
These Offices are now filled as follows:
Orris "A. Browne. Nice-Presldent 1st
District. Cape Charles.
J. l.. Booker, Nice-President 2nd Dis
trict, Suffolk
b. y. Munford. Vice-President 30 Dis
trict. Richmond.
Chas. r. Lassiter, Nice-Presldent ith
District. Petersburg.
Geo. Young. Vice-Presldent 9th Dis
trict, Sutherlin.
II. A. ellis. Vice-President 9th Dis
trict. Roanoke.
II. L. Lyman. Vice-President 9TH Dis
tri,t, Charlottesville
Geo ". Barbour. Nice-Presdent Sth
District. Somerset.
II. c. Stuart. Nice-President 9th Dis
trict, Elk Garden.
Lyman Chalkley. Vice-President 10th
District, Stanton.
Even since the association was formed
Messrs. Ashburncr and Anderson, have
worked faithfully for its success, and
have stimulated a great deal Of interest
in the movement throughout the State.
SECRETARY AsDFHsoNs IMPORT.
Following is a brief resume OF secre-
tary AndcrsOns report which viii be
submitted to the Good Roads Convention.
The theory upon which the assoc alton
began It's work was that the bad condi-
ton OF the roads in Virginia was due
to lack Of thought and waste Of money.
hence the first work must be that Of
edu cation with this object I'm view. ar
rangenents were made with the Road
Inquiry office az Washington by which
literature would be distributed direct
from Chat ofilce. Vnde. eovernu eut frank,
| upon mailing lists furnished by the sec
| rotary of the State association. Mailing
| lists have now been sent in for all the
| counties in the State and many special
! lists IT, addition the~et). -nder this ar
| arrangement there have already been dis
| trlbuted in Virginia within the past four
| months about fOrty-nve thousand bull
| Ietins giving detailed information as 10
| the r,ost approved methods of road con-
struCtion and repair. explaining he i'm
portdnce of road Improvement and tht
| losses on acc,9nt OF bad roads. and the
| importapce OF the use OF broad ure'
| on vehicles.
The association has also with great
| difficulty collected large amount OF val
! liable data in regard 10 taxation for poa(
purposes. past and present road laws
cost and use Of road machinery, cost %
road making in different counties, cos
Of maintenance, road mileage. cost OF
| bridges and road methods general,
| which will permit valuable comparisons
| and will be of great assistance in fran
| ing intelligent road legislation As wei
as In the practical work OF road making
The association has sent out from ID
office I'm Richmond within the past fou
months over three thousand letters am
am equal number Of circulars, cailinl
attention to the important points in con
nection with road building and econom,
OF good roads
| A GnrAr INTEREST IL Tue Work.
A number of county associations hay
been formed as branches of the stat
association. and they are doing eXcellen
work in their respective counties.
This campaign OF education mas alread
nroduced wonderful results. The inter
est I'm the question Of good roads in Vii
ginia is perhaps greater than In an
other subject now before the people, an
there has been great Improvement in III
condition of the roals during the pas
summer due TO more intelligent an
systematic methods OF work. The wor
of the association cannot be better sun
med ~ than in the following quotatio
from a speech by Gen. Roy Stone, Chic
of the Read Bureau United States d
pdrtment of Agriculture, at Blu ,hana
4a.as
/ considered any organized movement
for road Improvement in Virgin ia in
nosribie. and had grave doubts AS to th
success Of your state association. 10
dav there is ucre real interest in roa
improvement in Virginia than in ar
other State IN the Union. and | woui
not lie surprised to see Virginia tax