The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-02
OBTECT-LESSON ROAD.

United States Department of Agriculture, Ofce OF Public
Road Inquiries Washington D. CDurng the last year the
efforts Of this Office have been directed the production OF
an obeeesson road from Charlottesville Va to the home
and tomb Of Thomas Jefferson Monticello distance OF
about two and half miles The old road bride path
crossing Moores creek at ford The development Of
hundred has served widen this bride path so as to
make narrow roadway, with primitive wooden bridge at
the ford but the original location was SO poorly selected
that the road rises at the Of sixteen feet in the 100 IN
many places and is exceedingly dangerous to travel with
wheeled vehicles especially when the ground slippery NO
amount OF Improvement over such course could make
desirable road It therefore necessary relocate
almost the entire length of the old road course
which has already been done with the result of obtaining an
easy grade with maximum Of only four feet IN the hundred
The enterprisng people Of Charlottesville whose re-
quest this work has been undertaken have formed Me
moral Road association of which General Ftzhugh Lee IS
president 1t is their desire that this obectesson road
when completed shall only benefit the people in
the locality where is built but all visitors distant
PAGES VINO make pgrmages to the tomb OF the immortal
JEFFERSON have been pleased this idea and
nave sought TO bring into cooperation forces as
possible to the desired result The National Good
Roads association OF which Colonel w H. Moore OF Chicago
IS the president and r. W. Richardson ESQ., of Omaha Ne
braska IS secretary has been induced to lend its aid to the
enterprise and, IN connection with the Southern Railway
company will bring the good train Charlottesville
with It's fifteen carloads Of modern machinery expert
aors engineers and road builders for the purpose OF aiding
OF which the macadam will constructed has been tested
in the road laboratory Of the department OF agrcu
ture and found to be suitable for the purpose that with
the scientific relocation of the road scientific test of the
materials to be used in its construction and the application
VI INC most improved machinery 10 work there
reason to believe that the object lesson itself will be OF
great value all who especially when VIC consider that
the variations in the different sections OF the road such
that VIII serve example OF good road construction for
every district of the Middle Atlantic and Southern
the Piedmont slope the Aegheues the Western incline
The elimination Of this work will be April p and
at which time Jefferson Memorial and Interstate Good
Roads convention has been called Charlottesville
to view the road the progress OF the work deliberate
upon the question Of improvement OF highways
OF the country and discuss the road question all
rouS phases On TINS occasion 1t IS expected that multi
tude of people will be assembled large number Of dis
tIngushed men will address them General Ftzhugh
WI preside and Hon A. j. Montague the governor OF Vr
gnia will welcome the people n attendance Hon James
Wilson, secretary Of agriculture viii speak behalf OF the
department Of agriculture and other members Of the pre
dents cabinet are expected participate In addition to
these there will be many congress and other em
nent statesmen present who viii address the convention
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