Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-02-18
VIRGINIA ASSOCIATIONS SEARrS
MOVEMENT FOR GREATER
ORGANIZATION.
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO FUNDS
Great Rivalry Between Cities and
Counties In Donating Money Tor
Road Educational Campaign. -
List Of Viee-Presidents aud
Committees.


association unanimously adopted
resolution which was offered by Ma
ior logan W Tare. Director of Public
Roads in the United States for the
az committee % dralt
"A constitution and bylaws for ma
ti0ual good roads association. 10 ne
COMPOSED of representatives OF every
state iu the Union. The project was
heartil. endorsed by the convention.
and the delegates apparently are CON
WINGED that such AN organization "hl f
nrove ana important factor ia sccurirS .
Federal aid to the movement for o''t'l +
highways in each state
Major Page. Major w W tosbN .
chief engineer az the Maryland Geo .
logical survey. state Highway Com .
missioner p ST Julien Wilson. and
Professor W N Thornton OF the UNI
. vcrsitN az Virginia were named
committee los Chairman Iassiter to
devise WAYS and means for orgarhins
The national body 90 draw up the con
stitutiou and bylaws.
subscriptions to Funds
Increased enthusiasm WAS evnceo
h, the DELEGATES throughout the SEES
sion and the call of President Noh'ii
~ Wnnars for funds with which to
conduct "a good roads educational cam
uaigu in Virginia met with "a h'aft
~esnouse Counties and cities Wed
with each other iu subscribing to the
FUND and the business session was
. unusually lively.
Major Gaines. az Charlotte demand
ed that the roll Doe called. SO that the
representatives from the counties and
= cities could have am opportunity 90
nledge their communities for funds TOT
fhe campaign Polk Miller immedi-
atelv guaranteed 800 for Chesterfield
county. amid the cheers of the con
ventiou MIR wilkins. of Matthews
county. subscribed 5000 FOR his county
Mr.. Woods. of Aibemarle. pledged slO'
tor that county
- Richmond Gives $500.
:, High Constable wyatt arose an'
amid prolonged cheers announced ina
a i'm the absence of Nice-President Loui
N g. Williams. Of Richmond. he woul
pledce $500 for this city. Few min
n utes later. however. Mr. william
ed reached the hall and FASTENED to rais
ms the pledge 20 S400. Petersburg pledge
or 5000 and Senator I.assiter said D
ire would raise that amount 10 S5au O
his personal check. Mr.. william
came back los raising Richmond's SUI
ar scription Go 5000
Alexandria and AppomattoN we
NOT represented. Augusta subscro'
500. bedford and Botetourt tolloW'
with similar amounts BuckinshA
Cannh.u Caroline Chesterte
. Clarke. Culpeper. Dinwiddie. Elizabe
~ CITY. ESSEX Fairfax. FauQuier. fl
wanna. Gloucester Halifax. hanoF
Henrico. Henry Isle of Wight Jam
4 City King William. Southampt'
Montgomery and many other count
Ten iu lime with pledges OF from
4 90 $loo
When the cities were called. ID,
q willie Noriolk. fredericksburg a
\ many others subscribed literally. TT
Dr Rarriuger. of the Virginia Po
technic Institute. subscribed $50 p
s0nauv. and Commonwealth g Att
nev otto Evans. of Amherst. put
S5 i'm cash. Announcements W
made that many people In Richm
bad promised from SO 10 500 each
Total OF $500.
The Subscription totaled $4,000
4 elusive of the pledges 10 be given
Richmond people and OF the mo
that Will be- raised m the cities
A counties that were not represen
\ When the announcement OF the am6
was made cheer went up from
convention.
When the meeting was Calltu
order about 10. 80 o'clock Thur
morning. the committee on perum
organization announced the vice-I
idents and members OF the legisi,
and executive committees which
been chosen by the delegates from
ten congressional districts. The
mort was unanimously adopted Wit
discussion.
Following are the vice reslden
the association and the member
: the TWO committees.
First District.
Il Vice-Presidents- Wikins
j. rbaws Accomac. Southey VII
B. Northampton. j. 4. lee. Ellis
, CITY. Frank W Darling. Ham
John Daniels. Cape Charles. }. }.
z lam. Warwick. ID. ). Jones Ne'
r News. r. r. Gonigan, York.
r Sears Matthews; l.. G. Cottreh,
4 cester. ". H. Ryland. Midi
Thomas Blakey. Essex; George /
'r King and Queen, T. n. Harris,
BY A ericksburg; DR.. q. L. GraVatt,
D. line. r. l.. BiscOe. SpOtSyiVanla,
way Baker WestmOreland,
4 Motley. Richmond. Frank Ne
n Lancaster, and T. A. Jett. Northu
IS land.
"A Legislative CommIttee-M. c.
strong Hampton; II. Warden, +
icksburg. and C. X. Coleman.
& AT largel
80 Executive COmmittee-N. W.
Onancock
Second District
Vice-Presidents--J l. Ba