The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-09

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Chamberiayns avenue. turning into
Brook turnpike. and taking right
hand road ut Yellow Tavern. leav-
Ing Ashland about one mile to right
making right angle turn going to
Hanover Courthouse. Leave Han
over Courthouse to the right. making
sharp left-hand turn. crossing Pages
Bridge. pass Dawn r. O.. then Con-
cord church and White Chimneys,
on over Burke's Bridge and on to
Bowling Green. Between Bowling
Green and Fredericksburg cross Mas
saponax creek. After crossing tho
RabpahAnnock river at Fredericks-
burg into Falmouth, take left-hand
road known as Warrenton pike as
far a. Calverton. Leave Warrenton
pike at Calvsrton, on to Manassas
through Fairfax. into Alexandria and
Washington.
almost invariably made the mistake
in taking the right-hand road in
leaving Falmouth and have come to
grief"
!, This correspondence simplified mat
ters and when Mr.. Belvin suggested
: that the A. A. A. send a representa-
tive with q party from Richmond and
over the proposed route. the sugges-
, ton was accepted. Mr.. Belvin held
} a conference with Mr.. Airport on his
return from New York. and it was
r decided, In view OF the good weather,
1 | to go over the route at once.
The plan of the party. having
: been outlined in The Richmond Vir-
, Rinian, came to the attention OF the
|, good roads people In Manassas. They
= were not quite certain that the pro-
posed highway to Washington would
pass through Manassas. SO K. s. Hyn-
, son and c. =. Nash came to Rich
. mond Thursday and called upon nat.
: Belyin. The Manassas men declared
I that II the highway should be routed
a 20 include that town they would DO
0 all in their power to aid in the build
t ing Of the road. They went back as
d sured that their wishes would re-
d ceive proper consideration
( Captain St. Julien Wilson. state
: Highway Commissioner. was consult
}. yitation to be one OF the party.
= Good Roads Party.
= L. B. Manville. OF Newport News
who superintended the building O.
the new Peninsula highway. was IN
vtted and in accepting Mr.. Manvtll'
n declared that he would give his tim'
l. free and lend all the road-buildinl
u machinery he had to construct tn
e road.
/ Mr.. c. A. shuman. OF Caroline
. county. expressed desire to Joil
the party. so two automobiles wer
4. obtained. Mr.. Airport loaned his CO
q and Mr.. E. e. Hazelsrove. Of tn
g Eastern Sales Motor Company. places
another Stevens DuryeA machine q
~ the disposal Of the pathhnders.
:. It was not known definitely VIII
id would represent the A. A. A. unit
D. yesterday. when this telegram was re
Is ceived by the automobile editor o
The Richmond Virginian:
II New York. Dec. s. 1911.
IN Editor virginiAn. Richmond, Va:
n Thanks for good notice in yester
DAYS virginian. Our ofhcial pathfindel
m A. l.. Westgard. back from Californis
oi less than one day. Arrived Richmon
-, this morning to cooperate with Pres
W ton Belvin and others in laying on
A. new Richmond Washington route.
=. "A. A.. A. TOURING INFORMATIO!
BUREAU"
The party that left Richr> ond earl
he to-day consists Of r. B. Airport. A. I
ng westgard. Preston Kelvin. Lew
n: Shuman and Jay Lewis in one ca
and E. e. Hazelgrove, Captain WI
OF son and l.. b. Manville in the othe
At Bowling Green Mr.. c. A. shuma
will Join the party and at Manaass
Mr.. Hynson will 60 on to Washinkto
with the party.
ii 1t may be that the pathinders vi
return from the national capital /
another route. as. Captain Wilson hs
expressed a desire to note the cond
tions that obtain elsewhere. but III
road to Washington has practical
been decided upon.
1t Is the purpose Of the good road
advocates to hold meeting in Ricf
mond on returning from Washington
when measures will be taken to {
nance the building of the highway.
All the road supervisors In II
districts along the route will he II
vited to attend. AZ Well az either
Of the counties through which til
highway will pass
sand-Ciay Highway.
The plan is to build a sand ELLA
highway, similar to the one built b,
tween Richmond and Newport New
and, later to build a better one
macadam. The Virginian advocates
good roads realize that they mu
work hard II they wish the great Ii
ternational highway to pass throuf
tho State. thus making Richmond q
important stopping point. They a
not waiting for Federal aid In tn
work. They nurpose 10 build a higI
way to Washington and then II DO
sible get Federal aid. State aid, coun
aid, city. township and individual .
to make the highway a national bout
ward. But hrst Of oil suitable rot
must be constructed and II a mAcada
thoroughfaro Ia beyond the means
the builders. they will build . higl
way OF sand and clay. One thing
certain they will build the road.
The route over which the party y
pass today 10 about 1870 miles. q
Mr.. Airport says that the trip can
made in nine hours. easy touril
speed. even in December Il 70 t
most direct route to the national q
itai. and II far superior to the Louis
Gordonsville highway. which has her
tofore occupied the chief attention
tie good roads men.
! In order to have Richmond on /
0uebec- Miami lnternatiopal NlGAM
Dn1s ~ aAsredk road between RichusonA (