Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-23
VlRGINIANS AT MEETING
Offer Cooperation and Support to
District Movement.
COMMITTEE NAMED
Speeches Made Warmly Advocating
Improved Highways in and
Around the District.

Through the permanent orsaniza ton of
the District of Columbia Good Roads
Association. effected yesterday evening at
the New Willard Hotel. the campaign for
the improvement of the highways in the
country surrounding Washington was ma
teriaily advanced. Many persons from
Virginia attended the meeting and prom
| ised cooperation with the new organ
| iZation in its efforts to better the condi-
ton OF the roads leading into the Dis
trict Of Columbia. The meeting was call
ed 10 order by Clarence Moore. president
of the association.
| The committee on permanent organiza-
| ton offered the following resolution,
which was adopted unanimously:
! I'VE. the committee on organization,
appointed at a meeting held October H.,
respectfully submit the following recon-
mendations:
That permanent organiza ton be eff
fected. to be known as the District Of
| Columbia Good Roads Association.
THAT the officers of said association
| shall consist of a president, three vice
presidents. a secretary and treasurer.
That an executive committee also shall
| be formed to have general direction of
the affairs of the association. this COM
secretary ex officio and five other men,
| bers of the association.
I'VE recommend that this executive
committee prepare and file articles of as
| ISOLATION as required by law.
| officers and Executive Committee.
| We recommend that the officers and
executive committee consist of the fol-
| lowing-named persons: President. Clar-
| ence Moore: vice presidents r. n. Har-
per, r. II. Lynn and J. G. Hopkins: sec
rotary, Ben HELEN: treasurer, w. B.
Hibbs; executive committee. Ashley NJ.
| Gould. Gist Blair, W. c. Eustis, w. b.
| Hibbs and Ira f. Bennett.
1--WE recommend that the executive
committee prepare a constitution and by
| laws to be submitted at future meet
| ing of the association.
eve recommend that the executive
committee Immediately consider and re-
port the road proposition. which, in it's
opinion. offers the best opportunity for
the concentration of the associations eff
| forts at this time
After the permanent organization was
effected, President Moore requested those
present to express their views on the
subject under discussion. William +.
GUIDE. president of the Chamber of Com
| merce, made an address. in which he said
| that he believed the chamber would in
| dorse any action looking toward the i'm
| provement of the roads in and around
| the District
Taxation System Favored.
| Mr.. Guide said in part:
when we come to think of it. it is
| surprising that in spite of the intelligence
| and enterprise Of our people we go on
putting up with the wear and tear of bad
roads on all sorts OF vehicles. when the
remedy is at hand with an investment
hat ,iol-l ffCn1
I'VE know that there is no better in
vestment for the farmer or the property
owner than to contribute to the construc-
ton of improved highways l believe
that a system of taxation should be de-
| veloped to carry forward road building
on a large scale. inside of five years in
telligent expenditure Of money in this up
building work is sure to be made good
to the taxpayer l hope your organiza-
ton will grow large and powerful. for
there is plenty of work for it to do in
| the environs of Washington"
Advocates From Virginia.
| Dr. Joseph Tabor Johnson made an adj
| dress on the movement in favor of good
| roads in Alexandria county, and said that
| he was pleased to see that the District
Of Columbia had organized an association
which would cooperate with the Virginia
people. He said that the building of good
roads was contagious, and that whenever
one good highway was constructed it
| created desire in the territory surround
| ing it to build good roads to connect
| with il.
He said that in Alexandria county it is
| planned to issue bonds to the extent of
| $4,000. which will be sufficient to con-
! struct first-class roads over the seventy
| two miles of highways in that county. Ac-
cording to the estimates given by the
| state engineer at recent mass meeting,
| good stone roads would cost from $1,000
to s. 600 mile. DR.. Johnson said that the
Alexandria County Good Roads ASSOCIATE
would delegate a committee to frame the
legislation needed. which would be pre-
scented at the next meeting of the law
| making body. At present the bond fund
would have to be placed in the hands of
the county supervisors who have refused
| to take the responsibility of handling it.
! while it is the general opinion that the
money, when raised, should be turned
over to the state hig iIway commission.
DIR. F.. l.. Detweiler of Fairfax county
described some Of the poor roads he was
compelled to travel in coming to Wash
ington. and said that the people of his
section of the country were most anxious
for an improvement of the condition
Let us keep together and we are bound
to be successful" was the keynote of the
address in favor of good roads made by
A. d. Brocket of Alexandria. who said
that the people of his city would gladly
| cooperate with the new association OF the
District.