The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-07-22

fnpie In value and millions a acres OF
land now Idle would then be utilized.
MIR. POTTS.
Mr.. Allen Posts, managing editor OF
Ine Ilmes-Dispatch, made an interesting
buuress, giving an account OF bis trius
through the country.
Ihe movement said Mr.. Potts els
10 behalf OF tn farmers, FOR il they are
| prosperous, the whole State " M be mos
porous / have noticed one thing particu-
larly, that " here good roads are found
there Will you also dnd prosperous peo-
pie. They have good crops. TAT kline aud
horses, well cultivated farms; they are
well dressed. and they have good
churches and good schools. There are
three objects OF rOadiDp -ovement which
should be especially mentioned. The first
Is religion, for II you have not good
roads the people cannot 20 TO church
The second l. education, Tor good roads
mean good schools and large daily at
tendance. The third IL prosperity aud
money values, forn you have good roads
you VIII have wealthy aud proc Porous
people.
a bank president OF Winchester told
me the other day. " hen the good road.
cars passed through that city, that n "A
farmer asked him for loan be first In
quired " that mans farm was on the
valley Pike. II il was situated on she pix.
ne would readily lend the money: IL IL
was not situated ON the pike. he always
said that be would consider the matter
alter he had sent attorneys To examine
the farm"
he spoke Of the expetriation problem
which conironts Virginia, saying that
young men were leaving their mother
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largely on account OF the condition ~
the roads. They say" he said thai
hell is paved with good Intentions but
the roads OF Virginia are not even paved
with that material"
LOCAL SPEAKERS
Mayor Wallace called for brief address
es from some of the local people and ex-
Mayor N q. Willis, Col f. ID Cole.
Meesrs. I. h. HRrTi, and W. L. Braanan
responded, each one heartily endorsing
the proposed plan TO build a national
highway from Washington to Richmond
via. fredericksburg, and expressing a
Willingness to cooperate In any D ssible
plan Tor Improving the condition of
roads IN this section.
MR. WELDON
kr. Frank Weldon, OF Atlanta. repre-
senting the Highway Commission of
that city, which Is establishing good
roeo rom Atlanta via Columbia, ). C.,
Raleigh, n. C.. Richmond. Va To Wash
ington, made an extended speech. His
plan Is that every county through which
the road passes should care Tor it's own
ink. Mr. Weldon said The Times Dis
patch and Washipgtun Post were doing
great work and taking a broa1 scope
In their plans instead OF contning them
selves 20 the districts in " hich they were
located. de said that the Georgia and
carolina people were interested 10 the
highway. and that many count ties were
now at work on their roads. They
want the great highway, because OF the
benefits which will accrue TO them from
II IL this route Is established. be said
IL Will be the longest one 10 the United
States, and will carry every winter
thousands OF tourists from the North.
leaving thousands Of dollars In their
wake.
GOVERNMENT WILL MAKE SURVEYS.
Mr.. Penny hacker, before the meeting
closed, stated that the government would
gladly make all necessary surveys free OF
charge and render any other assistance
IL possibly can.
ASSOCIATION FORMED.
At this stage Mr.. Bryan suggested that
II would be well to form an orQaniza-
ton TO be known as the FredericksburR
Good Roads Association Mr.. +. W.
Garter nominated Mr. W. l.. Brannan as
temporary chairman, and Mr.. :. E.
Eastburn nominated Mr.. +. W. Carter
as temporary secretary. Sir. W. d. Car
ter moved that the temporary organiza-
ton be made permanent.
Mr.. F1tHhugo suggested that commit
tee be appointed TO recommend officers
Tor the permanent organization, but no
action was tAken ana after some parley-
ing Mr.. Carter motion was adopted.
Mr.. Harris moved that the fee be fixed
at 81, but this question was left unset
tied
Those who became members Of the a.
ISOLATION are ~ follOws: Capt NJ. b
Rowe, Lee j. Graves. II. Warden. w. ID.
Carter. A p. Rowe, Col f d. Cole, n. b
Lane, J. Fred Brown. J. 3 Spicer. Judge
j. T. GOolrick. g. 5 Bradford. John Al
Griffin, f W. Carter. ID 5 Quinton. Geo
Hohmann, W. J Jacobs, Il Blscoe. ]
Wilmore Cox, Frank f Kishpaugh, c
Armstrong, II Lewis " allsce and W. L.
BraDnsn.
A committee to recommend at the next
NEE Il z a plan and scope OF operation
was appointed composed Of Mr.. Henry
Warden, Col. + ID. Cole. Cap, NJ b
Rowe, Asss's. 5. 5. Bradford. d scott
Quintrn
Mr. T. II Harris was elected treasurer
Of the association
Mr. Lee J Graves announced that he
would be One Of ten, - nine Others would
aaree TO the proposition, to subseriDe
klOOO 70 b. expended on the roads ol
st II ,rd and Spotsylvania
The meeting then aoi lurned.
SIMMER INSTITUTE