The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-03
PRESIDENT WILL
VISIT RICHMOND
AGAIN IN FALL
Promises Delegation to Ate
tend National Highway
Convention
JOINS MOVEMENT
FOR GOOD ROADS
Senator Martin Assures Chief
Executive He Will Not
Need to Motor
Here

I
| WASHINGTON, D. c., August -
President Taft to-day told delega-
ton of Vtrginlans that he would visit
Richmond next fall and would take
part in the National Good Roads Cons
vention at that time.
| In the party which invited the PresA
/ ident were Senator Martin. Mayor
/ Richardson. of Richmond: Vice resi-
dent L. l.. Darlington, of the Rich
mond Chamber OF Commerce, Major
j. G. HemphilI, Lee McClung, treas-
urer of the United States, and J. Il.
Pennypacker, Jr.
| Senator Martin told the President
that a palace car would be placed at
his disposal for the trip, and that he
would not need to motor over Vir-
GINA roads. as was the case at the
Manassas reunion.
PRESIDENT Taft's acceptance of ths
invitation to attend the National
Highway Convention delighted the
delegation. There had been. some
doubt in regard to his ability to come
I to Richmond again, as he already has
fpaid the Virginia capital a visit with-
in a year and has also attended the
peace jubilee celebration at Manas-
sas on the anniversary of the BATHS
/ of Bull Run
AT meeting of the committee on
conventions of the Richmond Cham
Der of Commerce last Thursday 1t was
decided to appoint a committee to
unite with Mayor David G.. Richard
son In extending an invitation to the
chief executive and urge him to at.
tend the convention.
| Party In Washington.
! The matter was carried out uuiet-
~ under the direction of President
Henry Wood. and the committee came
70 washington to-day, met Senator
Martin and were introduced by him af
the White House
Lee McClung. the Treasurer of the
! United States Is also treasurer of the
american Association for Highway
| Improvement, under whose auspices
the convention will be held October
80 81 and November l.
J. t. Pennybacker. Jr., is the Sec
rotary OF the association. He was in
Richmond recently with the pathfind-
ing party from Nashfns4ea and New
York IN the interest of the conven-
| ton.
According to Mr.. Pennybacker not
only will President Taft attend the
convention, hut Vice President James
>. sherman may come as well. Ambas-
sador Jusserand. of France has been
| invited to tell of the Good Roads Movo-
/ ment in France. and of the great bene-
| nj model highways have conferred on
the French people.
| Senator Dupont, of Delaware, also
| will be present to tell OF the great high
way he had had constructed at his
| own expense across that state
Convention Delegations.
There will be delegations from the
twenty-five States represented In thu
Association. highway engineers and
commissioners from all over the coun-
| try as we'll as delegations from auto.
| mobile clubs.
| The Touring Clubs, of America, in
organizing parties North and South to
| meet Richmond convention week Mr..
Leonard TUFTS. of Pinehurst. who 10
engaged in promoting the Capital to
capital Highway. will head a largo
party from the South. Mr.. r. Fl. Ell.
iiott. secretary of the Touring Club,
Will lead the Northern party Ac-
cording to Secretary Elliott at least 500
| automobile owners will attend the con-
vention each bringing with him from
two to Ave friends In his car.
F., Canadian delegation Is expected.
for the Canadians are interested in the
| building OF the great International
highway from Miami. Fla, to Quebec.
Canada
| Delegations from all the automobile
clubs in Virginia, will be on hand. az
we'll AZ all the county supervisors who
are now engaged on the work or cons
! STRUGGLING good roads.
Meet in Auditorium,
| The convention will be held in the
city auditorium and an exhibition OF
road building machines and material
for road construction will he conducted
in the big exposition building OF tho
State Fair Associations.
| 1t Is the intention OF the manuals.
turers OF these machines and materials
to give practical demonstrations In
construction on roads adjoining the fair
| grounds. and 1t Is the intention OF the
convention to give the Good Roads
movement an impetus that will be felt
I all over the country. ~ N'''8Ss =
The convention WIN be the first evoe
held and Richmond was selected for
the scene or the meeting because OF the
city's reputation for hospitality and he-
| cause Virginia now In the central fig~
ure In the Good Roads movement.