Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-11

"a HtE EhNhN NoF> """ '"P'"'N
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\. e''at P"'Su'" 'O'"' .
- re- thoroughly "f'uS'u '"' '''''''N
Tho agricultural people Of TIE state
,.. 80 tr,n-ovin,, the public high
.,.. ..,,.i,,, has long boc, aritated
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i.r.. lni has mp 10 '"e present s'"'''''
-.-eibc form.
r.l.u th. Good-Roads Convention met
,..,,,,h.r ~ Commerce Yesterday
~ ,,olo,t tber. we're in at
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t.I.D. c'I'sal'S from d" S'''''''' Va
.l Commonwealth. ana the assem-
y... one Of the most important and
,, ,,..r e.., here rho convcn-
s..,,at -
t..l TWO StSH'olS' anu "'''''"
nt to the Legislature some practicai
r r'the bcttcrment OF the roads
t e,s,o
= ,,. ,o-.,.h pr,.on
'.' ".''ii~ VI M ="
t'pt OF the Good-h'ads NSS"'''''o"'
. .Hiy was called 10 order by Hon. B.
.,.~f.~j p-qyer WAS offered by Rev.
-44 .,a c.,orror o.rorrau wei.
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the NiSii"tS IN d "ii~i SP''N"' j."
rr.h he assured the convention OF uhc
. interest n. took in the movement
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1,o,,
mmtttts on NI'''hlidis anu ''''''
...t Drctniza. were appointed. The
LITTER soon reported in favor of the fol-
.e.rr gentlemen for officers Of the
..,.ption: President. Orris 4. Browne,
.t [.rthalnuton. Vice Presidents James
81 Uuorcv. Henrico: y. H. Wiugate Roa-
.l.. j. T. Booker. Nansemon1; Judge
galloway f-own. Bedford. and Samuel
r.r,,r Augu,ta: Secretary. -. Raymond
r-.Wn. Richmond. The rcp0r, was unani-
r.u-ly adopted.
zion. l.. H Muniorh th'n ioad n'oS,
'h'i ithHiHE paper OF t'' au"J''.' 49,
Improvement IN virginia, me H,d'e ~. ~
"t'n. HI''I "'''"S '"'mS
i.' formation ana W'tA oi '"e '''S ~
ci-'oh MI' h"ilI"'" S"'N' ..,
'Teat u"ll'u'.S mas I've" ii,.,i..
I'D dsctI'a4I.'nS 'i. ""I'"'' ".''''''''! ,!
I'nled IN virginia i'i .i',''e ~ ~,
il"ii' ilb""'9 i"''' 1'', S.. ~,
81 the 4W couhu'S O'n!i "i'IIai u"'d va
inns l''n' ~ S''N' .u' ne s,n,
TAX oi from ~ '' INC ~" VI. CIV
collected anu expended loI inns P"i'oSS'
By estimating inc re'elP'S III 'lV Gun ,IeS
not feporuns' the sum 0I $f|o'Vp pei
annum mas been "sc,i ,aIIeu a. '.,e P'oDu-
DE- amount eNp'"n0' uui 'I'N '"V P"9' '"''
Tor TINS purpose
.'"I ~ 1870 'n''' 'Ni9''- +" '% -,
"H'DH d"'' "'.''" ''''" -
pr"'1 10 ""Ih '"V u"S J." u.D '."' ~ ~
ihe pnpH' I""'S, anu tS''i'it '."s Wy ',,
n'r Oh sue" i'iS.tS I''m.J .o' WI %, DPo. ,s
''a'a' TT" 49, .''',,'1i,,,,., ''',u1 ,r'!,o,,s
" - -. 80 1aI,Cr r., h.,,,
''a' "'''' 80 '''o''' c., -.o',o ''''' '
- s,,.r,to os facts
.r.,-,,n irst q la. sum ~ money
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S,tr,,i,i, for tha ,I,r,oso of
t,,... ~ In, ,iab,,a,-s
f'AP-MA' HIND Al "oI'N'
Prior 90 eight years ago there was
i'' JOB use IN a single county oil the COM
wealth an improved Iodu-hd'hlne'
-if} reports rom twenty TOUR 'ouh-
t. -h'" that In the counties so re-
rtr- there are In use sixty of such
machines. ~ which number thrty were
lDrt-el during the year lN0. The I'M
&c OF procuring the latest ana
H.,i improved alpIdlces Ior Iodu-puild-
- "'' ID, CoIiNlu'IV ga III P'pt'a "
.. rnt tbc valme Of such ma
..- -, ,,eo botb 90 labor
... l.',..c.s ard for road construction.
. M ,,, oftcn or foo strenuousIV
....,......, mon the peoole
-.,,r I,,,rttas arc canning forward
...tt ,..,,.. f,r tho {ccuapca of lonw-
- .... IN o,htch IN create funds
- . ,,,,,.,,,,,,, i,,,nro,,r,ent of thet
I.t...r. ,, tb.ir midst and the willing
. .ba neo,le ainost everywhere
..........I ., t,,sr tf necessary an in
..,,ttnn for tho nurpose of
...,.,...,,.,,, acrnonstrates a state
... s.rtir,er, which must event
..r1 ont satisfactory methods and
r.. tr tts attainment. II is ONLY
f... .,.nion that the necessary laws
.. t ,4ssed and their execution Sc
.....
.r.. ,,a C;ood-R Roads Association OF
l.,... h.s teep instrunental I'm
. -, "a 10 to-da,. worthy
-, IN o,r neCnln has
a. id.e ,,orsnn than
,,....r l,..,. S,one SneciaI engineer of
... .tI,.',irv i,nraan ~ INC United
-.. Aari.u1,,,re to !
.,..., ,,'..,'. ~ irdeh,cd for valuable
........ -, hnr T., connection with
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4 PRACTICAL SuGEESlloN
STR N.rt0rd. in presenting a practical |
suggestion as 10 how 10 get at the matter /
road .mrfovement. said there should !
g.. uniform system. 70 provide the |
.-sap funds there must be county /
.' 'te minimum Of which. TO De levied /
.t ur Uuard of Supervisors. should be /
l'.' ty the legislature. There should |
State tax-Say OF cents on the /
tf. which. under our present assessment. |
N.. ..cli 81 90 Sll1 go of which would !