The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-21
DISCUSSED PLANS
FOR GOOD ROADS
Local Committee Held a Meeting
Yesterday Evening.
TRAIN BEGINS WORK MONDAY
NiII Be Here All During Next Week
Convention Vii! Be Hid In
the chamber OF Com
merce i.ail
TRAIN BEGINS WORK MONDAY

Enthusiasm marked every move of the
Good Roads Committees meeting, held
81 the Chamber of Commerce yesterday
afternoon. Tho meeting was quick to
settle down TO work. and decisive meas
ures were taken TO MAKE the Good Roads
!! Convention, to be held here next week,
success. the equal OF any ever held in
The South There were present, besides
u'Iesioent Henry l.. Cabeii, of the Cham
Der of Commerce, Messrs. o. 81. Funston,
r. e. Chanfn II e. Workman, a. b. VII
| lams. Iiiu Montague, a X. Hoiderby,
Jr., u. d. Eichelucrger, Robert Lecky,
Jr., W. NJ Habliston, Anderson and Boyd.
Mir. John e. Rose was present as the rep
lesentatiVe of the SUPERVISORS of Henrlco
county. President w. II. Moore and Sec
Rotary r w Richa. dson. of the National
Good Roads Association, addl esseo those
present on the benefit to be derived from
the convention.
President Cabell called the meeting TO
order, and after few Introductory re-
marks introduced Mr.. Moore Mr.. Moore
| told the gentlemen that the presence of
the Southern's Coco Roads train in this
| city next week was an event OF unusual
Importance. and shat every effort posi-
| BILE should be exerted to bring q crowd
TO the city TO see the making of q good
| road.
The train will arrive in this city next
! Sunday. and early Monday morning the
| work Of construction Will begin.
| TO SELECT THE SITE.
! The site of the exhibition has not been
| selected. but Messrs. Moore and Rich
| ardson, accompanied by City Engineer
| Cutshaw and Mr.. John Z. Rose will visit
| two sections of roads in the county this
morning. The site favored by Colonel
| Cutshaw is the northern extension or
| Floyd Avenue, running from Lombardy
Street west to 4 point near the Soldiers
Home. Mr.. Rose, however. is in favor
OF a portion of the Hermitage road at
| point near the city limits. He contends
| that the Hermitage road is more of a
| thoroushfaro with the county peopl.-
than Floyd Avenue, and as the road is
for their benefit the most favorable site
should be selected. The choice OF the
site. however, is left to Messrs. Moore
and Richardson.
Nr. Moore announced that he had Sc
cured as speakers TO- the Good Road
Convention TO be held on Thursday and
Friday next, Professor a. 7. Holmes.
government geologist for the Southern
states; NJ. Q. Eldridge, assistant director
Of Public Roads Bureau of the Agri-
cultural Department: A c. Maoher, d.
rector of the rural delivery office III the
Postoffice Department, and AIR. Dodge,
;,r expert upon good roads. These
tlemen Will assist the speakers secured
ly the Chamber of Commerce.
THE MEETING PLACE
1t was decided to hold the convention
fn the assembly-room of the Chamber of
Commerce. as the Academy OF Music
could not be secured and other large halls
were already engaged.
Mr. Richardson advised the meeting t.
complete every detail before Monday, so
that the programme Of the work could
be carried out without postponements
except for bad weather. in which event
tic managers of the train would arrange
for an exhibition of the machinery, show
ing the mechanism Of the various trucks.
The Committee on Arrangements an
,lcuced that the railroads had given
cheap rate to all sections Of the State
within a radius OF $50 miles. This, Mr.
Moore said, was one OF the greatest
i ahic arrangements made in any city the
that this would be the only exhibition
81 n II. !! would
,3Iobably never he here again. He though:
lie people of Eastern Virginia should ap
1rcciatc this fact and help make the con-
,ention as great a success as that at
AaleiEil last week.