Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-06
ARE FOR GOOD ROADS
Tie People Of Virginia Becoming Greatly
interested In This. Subject.
STATE CONVENTION THIS WEEK.
The Body 10 he In Session Thursday
md Friday and Nearly 400 Dele
gates Expectcd-Gen. Roy stone
and other Prominent Men 10 speak

held in the Assembly Han OF the
Chamber OF Commerce next Thurs
day ana Friday. under the auspices Of
the State assoc alton. viii be one OF The
most successful and important meetings
held IN this state for several years. UT
TO date about three hundred and
seventy-nve delegates to the conven Tor
have been appointed. representing nearly
oil OF the counties In the State, cham
bers Of commerce boards Of trade. city
governments. railroad companies. couh'
ty road associations. farmers clubs
etc. and a large number OF these dele
gates have already wri ten the ere
tary OF the state association that they
will be present.
In arranging the programme OF the
convention those having 1t IN chafB'
cave tried TO avoid long speeches. ana the
object viii be o have every one present
Ell what he knows from experience
n order that the convention may re-
suit in reducing the cost OF road-"orh
And the Introduction Of more Improved
and more practical methods
THE OFENING SESSION
The convention will be called together
Thursday morning at II O'CLOCK WI d"
Vice-Presl6cnt Il. Il. Muniord as tenn
porary chairman; Rev. DR. X. ~ sieuu
will offer prayer; Governor OFerTai WI"
deliver an address Of welcome. ana MT
Munford will speak on read improvement
in Virginia and the work OF the state
association After the work OF organi-
cation the regular programme VIII De
taken ND. This. so far as arranged. Is 10
be as follows:
General Progress in Road Improve.
nent." by General Roy Stone Especial
Agent and Engineer. Road-lnquiry bu'
reau United ates Department or Agri-
culture): Road Machinery" by Hon
Ashton Starke, of Richmond.
Afternoon Session-"Earth-Ro Con
struction and Maintenance. SupJect
Dpened by Captain Orris a Browne OF
Northampton Vice-president or virginia
state Good Roads Association; Judge
galloway Brown. ESQ. of Bedford; judge
LYMAN Chalkley, Of Augusta tvice-presi'
dent OF he association: followed by
general discussion under tye-mnute rule
In this general discussion every dele
gate VIII be expected to give his views
and tell what he knows about making
earth-roads. ,-,-,..
Night Session. 8 F. M.-"The Principles
and Operatlon OF the New Jersey Road
Law" by Hon. z G. Harrison OF New
Jersey. secretary of New Jersey ROAD
Improvement Association; Road Mate
rails in virginia" by Major Jed. Hotch
kiss, OF Stanton.
THE SECOND DAY.
The second days session will begin al
10 O'Clock. and The programme embraces
the following features:
Road Legislation" report OF committee
on Legislation. general discussion uhoei
fve-minute rule. stone, Gravel ana
Shell Roads" subject opened by J. {
Rlwn. ESQ., Of Roanoke. president OF Inc
Engineers Association of Virginia; John
Graham. Esq. Of Norfolk. superntend
ent OF the Norfolk Company; Charles h
Ashburner. Esq. OF Henrico. first vice
president of Virginia State Good Roacs
Association followed by general discus
sion under five-m.nute rue.
REVIEW TIE YEARS WORK.
There will be a meeting of the Managing
Board OF the State association at
o'clock. and the annual meeting OF the
association Will be held at 10 O'Clock on
the morning of the 10th, both In the
hall Of the Chamber Of Commerce.
The secretary Of the association has
about completed his annual report whlch
will be divided into three parts. Part mrs.
will contain a detailed review Of the work
Of the association since its organization.
and summary OF the Information which
has been collected. Part second will be
brief but complete discussion OF the ROAD
question. divided into five chapters. under
the following subjects: "The Economy
OF Road Improvement" Road Legisia-
ton" Road Materials In Virginia
"Road Construction and Maintenance.
and Highway Bridges" Part third VIII
b. the appendix. containing a brief report
of each county. giving "a summary OF the
road conditions. road methods. taxation.
expenditures, comparison of past ana
present system. and other Information
that has been collected from special re
ports OF county officers and various ON
cial reports. The app ndix Will also con
tain very interesting and valuable
paper on the wal ey Turnpike" by Pro
fessor Samuel NJ Barton. OF the Univer-
sity OF the South. Sewanee Tenn. This
PAPER will set forth clearly the laws road
methods. and cost of road-makine at the
time that this turnpike was constructed
about 1S.0-as well as much information
OF value In the roadwork of to-day.