Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-13
BOOM NEW HIGHWAY
Mass Meeting of Washington
and Alexandria Citizens.
ASSOCIATION is FORMED
Officers Elected and Executive Com
mittees Appointed.
REPORTS ON COST OF BUILDING
Engineer Hoyt Presents Figures.
Opening Link for Road to Mt.
Vernon and Richmond.
REPORTS ON COST OF BUILDING
Special Correspondence or The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. August Is. 1909.
At mass meeting of citizens of Alex
andria and Washington cities and Alex
andria and Fairfax counties held last
night in the young peoples building Of
the NJ. E. Church South an association to
be known as the Alexandria Washing
ton Greater Highway Association was
formed. the prime object of which is the
construction of permanent highway
between this city and Washington.
The meeting was attended by about
800 persons. including number of
women. and during the evening speeches
on the good roads question were made
by the following: Leonard Tufts, presi-
dent of the Capital Good Roads Asso-
citation; State Senator Lassiter. Peters
burg. Va, president of the Good Roads
Association; H. B. F. Macfarland. Com
missioner of the District: J. E. Penny
hacker. chief of road management, Of
flee of public roads. Department of
Agriculture: Henry L. West Commits
sioner of the District. and H. A. Colman,
a Washington newspaper man.
The meeting was presided over by
Mayor F. J. Paff. who introduced the
! speakers 1t lasted nearly two hours.
after which officers were nominated and
elected for a period of one year During
the evening several selections were given
by the Soldiers Home Band of Washing
ton, under the leadership of Mr.. thinner
man. In addition to the speakers those
| occupying seats on the stage included H.
l.. HARDWOOD. president of the state good
roads association.
A resolution offered by j. Clinton Smoot,
favoring the organization of an associa-
tion having for its object the construction
of the road. and giving 1t the name men
ton of O1scers, was. passed. Afterward
w. F. Downey of Washington announced
that he would subscribe 800 for the
road.
officers and Committees Named.
Officers elected were as follows: j. Y
Williams. president; Representative c. c.
Garin, Walter Roberts. Crandal Mackey
Ira f. Bennett. j. I. Johnson. John H
Smoot. F. L. Dainger1ed. Commissioner
Mayor f. J. Paff. c. Jones Rixey. Julian
r. Burke. Hubert Snowden. w. H. Walk
er. vice presidents; J. T. Preston secre-
tary and treasurer; Carroll Pierce. A. D
Brocket,. E. s. Leadbeater. Thomas /.
Rishell, George II. Rucker. George w
Zachary, Frank Hume, ]. M. Willis. Cur
| tbs Graham. Gardner l.. Boothe. William
Corby. S. kann, William West. G. w
| Carter and w. r. Galliher, finance com
mittee: G. E. Garrett. Edward Duncan
Crandal Mackey. Robert Elliott and +
S. Corbett, engineering committee Ira E
| Bennett A. D. Marks. H. A. Colman. G
o. Mason and ]. Y. Williams road build
ing material committee.
! The speech of President Tufts was about
the good work for roads done in North
and South Carolina. The battle waged
| by him in the state legislature to secure
state aid for good roads was related by
tribute to the work done in that line by
State Delegate Robert Withers. He ais,
| illustrated with figures what had been
done in the interest of good roads in Din
| widdie county. Virginia.
| Commissioner Mcfarland declared that
good roads would bring tenfold results
from the money expended He also added
that taxation and bond issues are justified
| in the interest of good roads, and said the
road between Alexandria and Washington
| in its present condition is a disgrace. TN
CONCLUSION he said he would do everything
| in his power to promote the movement.
Cost of Construction.
| Engineer Hoyt gave some figures made
following a preliminary inspection of the
road between the two cities. He was OF
the opinion that twenty-foot road OF
macadam twelve inches in thickness could
be constructed at a cost of $4,000, while
a SiXteen-foOt road would cost about S34,-
600. The speaker also said that it was a
mistake to build roads without first grad
/ ing the same.
/ Commissioner West favored a highwa,
between Washington and Washington.
/ tomb at Mount Vernon. He urged the
necessity of the construction of goot
roads, declaring it would return a hun
bred fold. In conclusion he said the PEG
pie of Washington would celebrate the
opening of the new highway with a grea
outpouring in point of numbers.
| According to H. A. Colman this move
ment is but the beginning of one for q
modern highway between Washington ant
Richmond. Mr. COlman announced to thu
audience that ten companies engaged II
/ the manufacture of bodybuilding mate
rial have already volunteered to lay 1,OO'
| feet each, some of whom will pay for thu
cost of construction on the proposed
highway as sample of their work. HI
also added that prizes would be awarded
those deemed to have the best piece Of
work.
! Mr. Pennbacker in a brief speech sale
that more than twenty states have start
ed the good-roads campaign, and he con
cluded by saying that the highway be
tween here and Washington is now ar
| assured success.