Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-15
THE GOOD ROADS CONVENTION.
Some Of Those Who Acknowledgement
BENEFITS May he Expected.

city last week was one Of the largest and
most representative gatherings Of the
Kind ever held in this State, and The deep
and practical interest manifested by those
present would indicate that in few
years Virginia will stand abreast with the
foremost States Of the Union in the mat
ter Of good roads The convention was
composed Of the representatives OF all sec
lions, and nearly all commercial interests.
though by far the larger proportion OF
those present were prominent farmers
who have attained success in their bust
ness. and were able to discuss the various
questions presented with marked ability
ana intelligence.
Among those present were the follow
ing: j. NJ. Douglass. Bath; Hon. Thomas
Il. Wright Isle OF Wight; DR.. w. T..
Anderson. Prince Edward j. II. Jones,
Brunswick; 9. r. Hallyclaw. Elizabeth
City; T.. c. Holland, Goochland; r. Cox
Charlotte; c. A. Brady. Rockbridge; c..
u. Haw. Hanover: -. S. Jones. Warwick ;
r. X. Cartmell. Frederick; DR.. John w.
Bowdoin. Accomac; William +. Coleman,
Louisa; spencer i. Rogers, Accomac:
Walter Jordan, Nanscmond; j. II. Drake.
Southern Railway Company; y. j..
Ian NJ Rufn. Virginia Agricultural and
Mechanical Society; J. c. Lightncr Bath;
A. W. Brock. Pioneer Farmers club;
T.. B. IsaaCs. Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
way Company; T.. II. -. Myers, Richmond
Bcyclists' League; j. j. PercivaH. re
torSburg Chamber Of Commerce: Walter
Grant. Hcnrico: II. S. Hoge. Pulaski: j.
p. Wood. Charlotte; +. l.. Fultz. Bath;
W. q. billiard, Spotsylvania; W. E. cut
shaw Richmond Chamber Of Commerce,
George J. Brdgeforth, Lunenburg; Hon
". G. VIM, Lunenburg, a. f. Mooklar,
King william: Frank Wright. Nanse-
mond: julian T.. Peasants. Meckenburg;
Il. W L. Blanton. Cumberland; William
y. McClelland. Isle Of Wight; Richard
Lewis. Culpeper; General Stith Boiling
Petersburg Chamber Of Commerce; T. {.
Cummins King William: Haley Cole
Chcsterheld; Samuel Forrer. Augusta;
Oliver Eastman. Spotsylvania; a. T.
Beck. Association Of Engineers; w. f.
Waite. SpOtsylvania; WilOughby Newton,
Hanover; J. G. Rawn, Engineers Asso-
citation Of Virginia.; Il. G. Southal Anne
liza. John +. Rixey. Culpeper; j. II. VIM
gate. Roanoke city: Or c. Il. Cullen, Me-
chanicsville Society Hanover; D. G. Hum
phrevs, Washington and Lee University;
W : Bowers. Caroline; Captain {. "A.
Ballou, Danville city; 6. Il. Coyner, Au-
gusta: y y. holland. Hanover; Or. John
". Bowdoin. Accomac; Henry 5. HutzleT,
Richmond Chamber Of Commerce; COLO
mel \. : Buford. State Board Of Agrcul-
turo: j. l.. Hurt. PittsylVania: Judge +.
r. Farrar Amelia. r. Il. Hartley. sussex;
Frank P0rtloCk, Norfolk county; DR.. H.
&. Bradford, Business-Men's Association,
Norfolk; Henry Mckay, Caroline; {. H.
Wilson. Botetourt: Colonel y. VI. Henry,
vol l
H. Chaffln. Richmond Chamber Of COM
morce; G. ". Wright. Nansemond: II. c.
Alien. Pittsylvania +. L. Brdsong. SuS-
sex; Ollie Davis. Prince william; William
NJ Wheeler. Prince william; John :.
Tavlor. Chesterfield; u. p Harris, Gooch-
land: q. L. Smith, Caroline; DR.. George
". LeCato. AcComac; Il. II. Spencer, hlng
and Queen: J.. II. Wright. Warwick;
Richard Harris. Caroline; Pelham HACK
ford. Washington county: Henry ;. Al
word. Fairfax; w. =. Carney, Norfolk;
jackson Guy, Richmond Chamber OF Com
mercc; George T.. Murrell, state Agricul-
tural and Mechanical Society; William Il.
Atwood. Virginia State Agricultural ana
Mechanical COLLEGE; r. +. Bridgeforth.
Amelia; George l.. Christian, Richmond
Chamber Of Commerce; f.. y ID. Myers,
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company; l.. J. Carmalt south
ern Railway Company; j. l.. Booker. sur
folk. Charles f.. Ashburner Jr, Henrico;
+. W. West. Chesterfield; r. A. Dunlop
Richmond: Charles T. Lassiter, peters
burg: Orris A. Browne. Northampton
Or. +. r. Baker. Richmond; j. +. jack
son. Richmond; Julian VI. Morris, Louisa
r. b. Munford, Richmond; DIR. X. \.
Patterson. Henrco: l.. T. Christian. Ken
mond. J. \. Morehead, Richmond; a. ID.
Exan. Drewry's Bluff; II. Il. Wickham'
Senate OF Virginia; Isaac Dlggs. House
George w. Morris. city; DIR. Samuel W
Uohson. Newport News; w. O. winston
Hanover; Judge Galloway Brown, Bed-
ford: 4. W. Patterson. Henrico; Morton
+. Narve. Auditor Of State; Il. Taylor
McCue. Henrico; II. II. Green, Charleston,
W. Va; James T. Lawless, Secretary OF
Commonwealth, Thomas c. Phcher'
House; Major j. II. Dooley, Henrico'
Robert ". Perkins, House; }. u. mt
lock, Henric0; Il. ". Lynn, Superihtthu-
ent Of Penitentlary; y. Waylahd' Aldo
marie.
In every respect the convention was
success. General Roy Stone, Chief OF
tine Road Bureau Of the United States De
partment of Agriculture, in commenting
uuan the convention after it adjourned
stated that IL was the most largely at
tended and wide-aWake road convention
that he had ever attended. Hon. II. u. mar
rlson. OF New Jersey. was equaiy coIh-
pllm .ntary in his illusions to the cohNe"-
ton and its work. Both OF these eei''v-
men as well as other visitors present
seemed to be especially impressed WIN
the able and practical manner IN "iiCn
the various questions were discussed as
wall as the deep interest in all prahches Vi
,be subject on the part of those present
a
nortant and practical facts were prousht
nut in connection with the details oil rodu
construction and maintenance ana tne
Ia Information thus gained VIII hecessdiH!
result in great saving in road-Work'
porhans there was more interest IN inc
eIbiect Of legislation than any other ques
,,nn brought before the convention, ana
chic This subject was being dlscusssV
NOR WAS a very full ATTENDANCE nc
renort Of the special Committee Oh i"siH
laiion showed careful study, as wen as d
Knowledge of the conditions eAistlhb az
49,, s,,te The address Of Major DOGGY
in presenting this report was ma ~
exnIaration of its provisions ana the
,,rircinIes which should govern road iegis-
iaticn In Virginia. The report was as
r,,ssed by sections for more than thfee
hours. and was adopted by almost ul|iiI.
o,,e vote Altogether the convention
and its results should be source ol
gTeot encouragement to those VINO are IN
terested in having good ROADS III v"
ginia. IT, ,,,,o tho ye-
The State Association VIII nave tne
port Of the Committee on 10
printed and distributed throughout ."e
state In order that the people may pc
come familiar with its provision ana give
exoression TO their views thereon
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