The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-08
FREDERICKSBURG Va. TUESDAY, APRIL 8. 1902
THE GOOD ROADS CONVENTION AT CHAR
L0TTHSyILLE.

Gen. Fitzhugh Lee presided at the
opening session OF the Jefferson Memorial
and Interstate Good Roads Convention,
which assembled at Charlottesville We'd
nesday and made the opening address,
briefly referring to the general purposes
OF this organization for good roads and
especially to the value OF the Jefferson Me-
mortal road in the way OF convincing the
people OF the advantage OF proper build
ing Of public highways. That highway
when completed, he said, would traverse
for three or four miles beautiful and
picturesque country and remind those
who passed over 1t OF the life, character
,. =. I'd eminent services OF the statesman oi
sao..,sSio Mayor Charles W. Allen and
NJ panl r RmSinger, chairman OF the
faculty fac. Of the ! University Virginia also
spoke.
Col. W. II. Moore, ofChicago, presi'A--.
of the National Good Roads Association,
addressed the convention. He said the
good roads train left Chicago In April oil
last year and has visited six States held
II conventions, congregated over 90
900 people and constructed "a miles OF
road. At each place visited a good
roads organization was effected. As
a result OF good work done, all the States
are organizing road Offices and prepar-
ing to eIpend hundreds Of thousands oi
dollars on road Improvement.
Col. Patton, Of the chair OF civil engi-'
neering at the Virginia Pholytechnic In
stituts, st Blacksburg, took Congress
man Hays place on the program Thurs
day.
The special train from Washington
carried among others Gen. Miller and
Judge Fuller, In all, about 20. Attached
to the same train was the special car oil
President Samuel Spencer, OF the South
ern Railway. Later President George
W. Stevens arrived over the Chesapeake
and Ohio In his special car. Gov. Mon
tague was with him. The Monticello
Guard acted as guard OF honor TO Gen.
Miles. Later it conferred the came mark
OF respect on Gov. Montague. Addres-
sess were also made by Col. Brigham,
Gov. Montague, Gen. Miles, President
Spence and President Stevens. The con-
vention adjourned to visit the Jefferson
memorial road and Monticello, where
members were entertained by Hon. Jefier-
son NJ. Levy.
Friday Addresses were made by the
Hon. W. Dickinson Of Conn; Hon. Bin
ger Hermann, OF Oregon; Hon. r. W. Da'
Wis, Of Florida, Hon. C. 4. Littlefeld, of
Maine. A special train from Washington
brought75 persons, among them Senator
Hanna and ex.Secretary OF the Interior
Bliss. Senator Hanna addressed the con-
yention after humorous introduction Dy
Gen. Lee. who said that it was hard TO
present him, because no one knew him,
and his name had never beenin the news
paper. Nowhere else in this country "
said the Senator, has there been more
rapid development than In the south, aud
came here more to express myself on
that question than on the road question,
about which know nothing. The deyel-
opment and enterprise Of tie South dur
ing my connection with public life have
been TO me very interesting subject,
because every business man has known
for years the great natural resources OF
the South. The greatest deposits OF min
eral wealth east of the Rocky Noun
tains lie south Of Mason and Dixon's
Line. wish had with me figures to
demonstrate thessperiority ofyour great
South, the cotton industries, the mineral
products OF Tennessee and AiaDama,
designed some time to be the great- steei
center OF the United States."