The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-17
5000 ROADS MEN
ARRANGE PROGRAM
Will Hold Two Important
Conferences During Big
Convention
UNIFORM HIGHWAY
LAWS ONE THEME
Touring Parties from South
and North Start Today
on Their Way to
Richmond

Secretary F. H. Elliott, Of the Tour
ing Cub Of America, and Mrs. Ell
| Lott Joined the Good Roads forces In
Richmond yesterday. They are the
advance guard OF the New York con-
tlngent, which Is expected here short
ly under the care and direction Of Col.
Henry McNair. the pioneer National
Good Reads man.
To be sure there are several wto
claim this title but never when Col.
McNair is around. Besides he has tue
Blue Book to back up his contention
il no should ever wish to contend.
Col. McNair IL the editor OF the Blue
Book and consequently can contend
with advantage.
anyway. the advance guard OF the
New York contingent to the first Ma
uonal Convention OF tho American As
ISOLATION for highway improvement is
here. even II Secretary Elliott forgot
to wait ter Lee Folger who scudded
North. Wednesday morning, 10 pilot
the Larty South. Secretary Elicit
CAME by rail, the journey that way
being quicker as well as warmer.
Hold Executive Ssssion.
On HIS aIri, al here Ar. E4i!tott went
into executive session with President
Logan Waiter Page and Mr.. Charles r.
Light Of the American Association tor
Highway Improvement and considered
the program that has been arranged
for the fr.r days convention, which
starts next Monday. They found that
the program needed q correction or
two before II would 10 ready for the
priEter. but ii will be printed to-day
and ready for distribution Monday. .
thing almost unheard OF where great
convention 10 concerned. To have the
ofnctsl program on hand ready for
distribution u. the opening day Ii re-
garded properly as u matter worthy
Of chroIiiCling.
President Page said he had received
word that the Hon. James $. Harlan.
son OF the late associate tustico Of
the Supreme Court OF the United
States, and q member of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. would De
unable to Preside on Road Users Day.
" hich 10 Wednesday. A telegram was
sent to Col. w. d. Sohier. Of MassA-
chusstts. q member of Governor Foss'
stan, who will be the official repre-
sentative Of that State at the conven-
ton. to preside. and 1t Is quite sure
that Col. Sohier Will accept the inyt-
tation.
Two Important Conferences.
Secretary Elliott brought word that
Mr.. Howard ID. Hadley, who Is one
Of the chief advocates OF the great
International highway from Miami,
Fla, to Quebec. Canada, wishes to
hold a conference on this subject
with all who are interested In the
project. AZ Richmond u the half
way house on this great highway.
will bo glad to attend this meeting.
which 10 set for . o'clock A. NJ Tues
day. just previous to the usual morn
Ing session
Another equally important confer
encs has been set for Immediately
after luncheon the same day-Tues-
day. Secretary OF State La1ansky.
Of New York. viii preside At . con-
ference to consider uniform laws and
regulations In regard to motor vshi-
cies. The laws OF the different States
are a. wonderful as hey are diver
stfied. and 1t = with the idea Of OBJ
tanning some unity in this regard that
this conference will be held.
Sessions o1 Convention.
All the sessions Of tho convention,
except the opening, when President
Taft viii make his address. win Do
held In the Jefferson Hotel audtto-
rum. The President viii make his
address in the City Auditorium. to
accommodate the great crowd that il
expected to be on hand to hear him.
Secretary Elliott says that the
Southern party. which will motor to
tho convention. will leave Cheraw and
Pfnehurst. N. c.. to-day. 1t will be
under the guidance .4of Mr.. Leonard
TUFTS. the promoter OF the ca pttA1-to-
capital highway. The New York
party. with Colonel AcNair as its
guide, viii also leave to-day. In
stead Of coming by tho way OF Phil
adelphia and Baltimore. the Northern
tourtsts will take . more direct route
through Pennsyivania to Gettyshure
and thence down tho Valley pike to
Stanton. Hero they wifi pick up
parties from Roanoke, stanton ana
adjacent points and come to Rich
mond via Keswick ana Louisa, tho
route pointed out BY President Pres
ton Belvin. Of tho Virginia State An
CONTINUED on Fifth PaEe.)