The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-05
SENATOR HANNA
ON Good ROADS
Admits He Does Not Know a.
Thing About the Subject.
MAKES HUMOROUS SPEECH Fec.
His Grandfather Bornin Fifty Miles Of
ottesville-Admiral Schley
Was Unable to come-CoId
Snow and Rain.
MAKES HUMOROUS SPEECH.
Snow and Rain.
(specia1 Di.patch to The riraes.)

ing rain falling, which about s O'Clock
turned to snow and shortly aftcrward
TO q drilling, sloppy rain, which contn-
ued all during the day. In the face OF
hardly expected that any large number
OF county people could get over the
present roads to the city.
A good sized crowd was assem- bled,
however, when the meeting was called
to order by Secretary r. w. Richardson,
who introduced the speaker of the morn
ing, Hon. w. L. Dickinson, OF Spring
field, Mass, president of the Connecticut
Valley Highway Association and treas
urer Of the Massachusetts, Highway As
socia ton and OF the American Road
makers, a man who has had fourteen
years practical experience in roads and
roadnlaklng.
The gentleman's subject was 1.-THE
Improvement of Our HIGHWAYS and
was handled skillfully and practically.
BTTUMINOUS MACADAAL
The speaker dwelt particularly on the
value of bituminous macadam when
carefully and scientifically prepared.
The people assembled were thoroughly
Interested il the views set forth, and
asked many questions concerning points
that were not entirely clear.
Mr.. Dickinson was followed by Colonel
Charles T. Harrison, of New Jersey, the
Government expert, who spoke briefly on
Practical Construction Of Good Roads.
The next speaker, Mr.. p. II. Hanes, pres
ident of the North Carolina Good Roads
Association. in a. very few remarks told
of the work being done now in the Tar
Heel State, and urged Old Virginia resi-
dents to improve likewise. The meeting
then adjourned to meet the special over
the Southern for Washington.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
The special of seven coaches reached
the Union Station at 1910 and the occu-
pants Immediately drove to the various
entertainers residences. The train was in
charge of NJ. Y. Richards, land and in
dustrial agent of the Southern. Adnlral
". S. Schley was detained in WashlnS-
ton, and the large crowd assembled to
welcome him was 1nanifestly disappoint-
ed Senator Marcus a. Hanna was among
the distinguished men to arrive, however
and was met by General Fitzhugh Lee
who took him to his residence on Ridge
Street for lunch. After his address be-
fore the convention Senator Hanna re-
tired from the hall for a visit to Mon
tcello as the guest Of the Hon. JefTerson
M. Levy.
Others on the train were cx-Secretary
Of the Interior Bliss Assistant Secretary
of Agriculture Bingham. Congressman
C. e. Littleticld. of Maine; J. T. Nc
Cleary, of Minnesota; ]. D. Bowersock.
of Kansas; r. II. Tongue. of oregon;
Robert w. Davis, OF Florida. and George
". Prince, of Illinois, and the Hon. Bin
ger Herman.
The afternoon session of the convention
opened at o'clock with an address by
the Hon. Bnger Herman of the United
States Land Office. who urged quick
ening of the road conscience OF the peo-
pie of the State.
MARK HANNA
Before Mr.. Herman had concluded the
robust figures of Senator Hanna and Cen
cral Fitzhugh Lee were seen to enter
through the big sliding doors of the ar
mory. The large audience broke out in
enthusiastic applause which continued rs
the pair marched down the center aisle
to the platform, followed by the visiting
Congressman and the Hon. jefferson III.
Levy.
. The distinguished Ohioan was intro
duced by General Lee, and as he stepped
to the front OF the, stand the applause
was renewed and continued for several
seconds The Senator said:
MIR. EANN4tS SPEECH.
Il came here at the very earnest So
licitation from a fellow named Dodge, who
is one of my constituents. I told Bodge
1 cid not know a thing about roads. He
said that don't make any difference.
have got {: lot Of hayseed fellows .hat
don't know a thing about anything else
All we want Of you is to come and show
yourself and convince the good people
of Virginia that YOU have not got any
horns. I was going to be prepared with
the antdote II l did not meet with n
warm welcome. I was going to tell YOU
what your chairman has tald You. My
grandfather was born in Virginia within
fifty miles of this city. so if l have any
horns they were sprouted in Virginia.
1 must confess I don't know anything
about roads, particularly good roads.
Il never had to so counting on horse
In cl- lo1lt oil, q, CT
III the Improvement OF roads when We
could drive over them. and I may say
my only objection TO this movement for
good roads is that ] am afraid that it is
going TO encourage d class OF politics
that always walk in the middle of the
road. The road question is a practical
one. The question of transportation in
this great country Of ours is serious.
SURPLUS PRODUCTS
"Tlc surplus products must find a mar
llet and it is no wonder th;s. tur Whole
attention has been brought 10 solving
the question c1 the transportation OF
products.
IN common With our whole develop
ment, it is q good sign to see our people
coming back to pick up missing links to
better our condition. Nowhere else in this
country has there been more rapid de-
velopment than in the South. and came
hero more to-day to express myself OH
that question than on tho road question,
about which I know nothing. The devcl-
opment and enterprises Of the South dur
ing my connection With public life has
been to mo a very interesting subject.
because every business man interested in
transportation has known for years tho
great natural resources of the Soutl: aD-
llicable to our present development. It
is a vel! known fact that the creates. de-
posts Of mineral wealth east OF the
Rocky Mountains lie south of Mason
and Dixon's lire. AID il is Il pleasant
thought to you, my fcllow-citzens.
know that the attention OF capitalists as
well as effort is now being turned in that,
direction. wish l had the figures to de-
monstrate the superiority Of your great
South, the cotton industries, the mineral
products of Tennessee and Alabama, de-
signed some time to be the great steel
center Of the United States, in my judg-
ment.
..And although this subject of roads
must by comparison, Seem small. the
interest manifested in it demonstrates the
fact that the people OF the South are
awake to the Importance of their own
;,t crest and the thing to do is TO be-