The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-02-13
GOOD ROADS
CONVENTION
Officers and Committees Ap-
pointed.
FUND RaISsp-aDoReSses. ETC

The newly organized Virginia Good
Roads ASS citation in Richmond ,ledged
a., 500 TO carry on an educational good
roads campaign in this state
Polls Miller guaranteed t1'0 for Ches
terrified county, Albemarie pledged SlUO.
Richmond city gave 5000 Petersburg
pledged $500. ) nator Lassiter 1850
Augusta -uoscrib q 900: BEDFORD AMI
BoUtetourt followed with similar
emouot-; buckingham. Csmposil. Ca-o-
me. Ch-st- beid. clarke ''ulp4psr. d. =
widd e. + 'rsbeth City E-ssx. Fairfax
Fsuqui~r. Fiuvsnns. Gloucester halifax
Hanover. Henr'co. Henry. Isle ri Wight
James City, King William. Southamp-
fnn. Montgomery and many o'hs,
,untle- Tell In line with pt dyes ~ ON
$25 so 500
When th- cities were called. Darviile
Norfolk. Fredericksburg and others sub
scrihed literally. Then D.. Rsrringer. 81
'h- Virginia Polytechnic Institute. sub
scribsd $50 personally Msnv people In
Richmond promised from $25 e. 900
each.
The subscriptions totaled 81. 500.
The committee on permanent orgaDi-
cation announced she vic.-presidents
and members OF the / gislasive and ex-
scutive committees which had been chos
a.
The report was adopted.
Following are the ce-presidents q,
the association and the members OF the
two committees
FIRST DISTRICT
Vice Presiient-S. Wilkins Matthews.
Aecomae; Southey wilkins. Northamp-
ton; J. L. Lee Elizabeth City: Frank VI.
Darling, Hampton; John Daniels. Cape
Il Il all - II =
Jones. Newport Nswr; Z. F Gotigan.
York; BoJ d Sears Msthews: l. c. Cot
trell, Gloucester; W. Il Rylsnd, MIDDLE
sex; Thomas Blakey. Essex; George
Bland. kiug and Queen; T. II Harris.
Fredericksburg; DIR. C. L Gravstt. Caro-
line; r l.. Biscoe. Spotsylvauia; Conway
Baker. Westmoreland; Frank Motley
Richmond; Frank Newbill. Lancaster.
snc t. A Jett, NOrthumb ,rland.
Legislative Committs-N. c. Arm.
strong, Hampton; II. Warden. Freder-
icksburg. and c R'chelieu Coleman, Spot
sylvauis. tat large
Executive Committee-N ". Mock.
Onancock
EIGHTH DISTRICT
Vice Presidenis-r 7. Williams. Alex.
sniris; A d. Tory son. Alexandria coun-
"; T. Peed. King George; X h l..
Chiches ter. stafford; Il b Smith, Cuipeper;
K. : Cochran. Fsuquisr: c. C. Taliaierro.
Orange; Judge F W Sims. Louisa; Robt.
h. Gray, Loudoun; James F Quick.
Prince William; T. W. Huddleston. Fair
Tax.
legislative Committee-Henry Fairfax
and A Slaughter lat large
Executive Committee-R k Walker.
Loudoun
President Withers reported that the
executive committee had formulated a
plan whereby the vice presidents of the
state association should organize good
roads bodies in their various counties
and towns, and start campaign of
education.
X II buckley, OF Fairfax. introduced
resolution urging the Virginia rep
rtsentatives in Congress to support the
bill now pending before the senate to
build ational highway from Wash
ington TO the battlefield at Manassas;
adopted. Major Cosby, OF Maryland, de.
livered an INTEREST," z aidress
r W Hudson moved that the conven
ton recommend to the Legislature an
appropriation of 5000, 900 for good
roads. Mr. Hubbard offered as an
amendment, that the Legislature. at it's
next session. be asked to set aside from
to 1Oc on the 800 of the real and per-
soma tax OF the State as a sinsing fund
Tor the interest on bonds TO be ssued bv
the counties for road building. The
amendment was adopted and the mat
ter was referred t, the legislative com
mittee
Major L. W. Page, director OF roads
Tor L. > Government, spoke