The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-04-20
WILL But Id A
SPLENDID ROAD
Work on Fairfax Courthouse Pike
Is to Begin at
Once.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Special
Authorizing the Juniata Paving Com
pany. OF Philadelphia, to begin con-
struction on May LIST Of a highway
from Fairfax Courthouse. Va. to the
District line, the board of supervis-
Ors OF Fairfax county yesterday took
steps toward establishing a macadam-
lied thOroughfare, which probably will
be one OF the best known in the east
ern section of the United States Off
Gals of the good roads division of the
Department Of Agriculture and the
Virginia State superintendent of high
ways were present at Fairfax Court
house when the bids were let. and
pledged their support to the move
AneRt.
Mere than $4,000 will be expended
Il t-Ansforming the almost impessa-
Die roadway into a scientifically graded
ami surfaced pike. of sufficient width
20 permit its use by Automobiles and
.he pike will be completed early next
fall
Have $2z 900 on Hand.
The county authorities yesterday an
.punced that $4,000 is available inn
,:ediately. \ large part OF the remain
Ter has been pledged. and four rep
'r-:,entatiNeS OF the good roads COM
nittee of the Chamber OF Commerce
r. now at work among Washington
5usiness men 10 raise the balance.
These men have reported that the en-
Dire amount will be subscribed in IA
Jew days.
Logan Waller Page. director Of the
good roads division of the DEPART
ment Of Agriculture. who was present
at Fairfax yesterday. told the Virginia
supervisors that his department is
willing to assist them in every posi-
BILE way. He agreed To station men
along the thoroughfare. from the
a Nlr-fH loo to
at five-mile intervals who will look
after the care Of the road, and will see
that IL IS maintained in the best pos
sible manner. This will be at no cost
TO the Virginia authorities. other than
the purchase of stone. which would
be very small.
Route an Ideal One.
Mr.. Page. Paul d. Sargent. assistant
director of the department, and V. NJ.
PIERCE. chief engineer of the depart
ment. went over the route decided
upon yesterday morning, and made
careful inspection of the grades. the
territory through which the road
ton material available along the line
for use. They pronounced the route
an ideal one.
IF the policies OF the good roads
division regarding construction work
are carried out" Mr.. Page told the
fax thoroughfare can be made into
one OF the most attractive in the East.
This is no eXaggeration.
1T can be done at practically little
cost. The 500 which is to be eX-
pended will be sufficient to bring the
road to the District line. where it will
join a macadamized roadway leading
into the city
The route selected leads from the
Chain Bridge 10 Fairfax Courthouse,
by way OF Vienna, Townsville and Ty-
available at this time is sufficient to
construct the pike from Fairfax to
Tyson's Corner. The money to be
raised among Washington business
men will be used in extending the
roadway from the Chain Bridge, end
of the route toward Fairfax.
LOudoun County In Line.
Residents of Loudoun county also
are raising money to construct a pike
from Leesburg toward Washington,
which will meet the Fairfax road at
Tyson's Corner.
The new roadway will lessen the
distance between Washington and
those sections of Virginia which draw
their supplies from local wholesale
establishments, which are hauled over
the roadways, by several miles. 1t
also will provide an ideal course for
motorists.
Mr.. Page and his associates were
taken to Fairfax Courthouse by E. A
Garlock, proprietor of the Imperial
Motor Company, of this city, in a
White automobile. Despite the rough
condition of the road, the machine
made II IL miles in record breaking
time, both going to Fairfax and on