The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-03
Supervisors to Help.


The suggestion was made that the
/ SUPERVISORS do what they could TO
| get the roads in good condition b. this
! summer SO that those Interested could
! DC shown what the possibilities were.
/, ~ was pointed out that people Of The.
Hofth regarded the Richmond G. or
| donsyille road as the link between tho
! north and the South, as the one ba d
I SPOT In the capital TO capital highway.
cach or the supervisors promised his
ald IN having the road In good condi-
| lion before the warm weather comes.
| =. "a. oliver supervisor OF Hanover
county was the next speaker He
saiu maj he had been engaged In
road building for forty years. and that
| he felt that the State Of Virginia owed
/ MIN something.
came 10 Il good roads convention
here In 1901. AT least, thought It
was good roads convention he said,
| put when ! got here l found It was
nothing but an advertising scheme for
(! road machines II We could pet some
OF mis- wind we are wasting at these
! meetings applied TO the roads believe
wc could do something.
4 Bad Roads IN Richmond
/ GU folks In Richmond talk about
/ good roads Why only last week a
! farmer came TO town and got stuck in
the r,ud on West Broad Street. and
| when he fired his pistol for helm he
was arrested and had TO pay fin. IN
! Police Court -
Now II you hayo those kind or
roads in Richmond how do Won ex
! poet US countrymen to have any roads
/ az al expected that when came
uo"n mere YOU gentlemen would give
US ABOUT $4,000 10 build some roads
| We have pretty good roads in our
county. and we are building right
aions' l am in sympathy with any-
| tnihS which viii better DAD conditions
iou see we are going to have an cleo
| '1on pretty soon and there may be a
entirely new lot OF supervisors.
I ne cnair suggested that the hes,
| way to get votes WAS to build IN
! good road
Yes" replied Mr.. Ol'ver, ..everybody
along that road will vote for me hIt
| everybody else on every other road viii
1 vote against me for spending N.
money in one place"
Z. B. Meredith. OF Willow Brook
| was next called on for n few remarks
re SAID that his people were heartily
IN favor OF good roads. but that there
| were no available funds this wear Nv,
! year he vii be able to use his cn,ira
appropriation to further the road Ia
| would DO all that lie could TO gel III.
! part OF the road In condition bcfor.
/ summer.
+ +. Estes. OF Mineral, stated ina,
| judge Simms had reported for his sec-
ton, and ne had nothing to add I.o
lesson. OF Trevilian. felt sorry that
.it.i1 cousd be done this year, but
/ Would do the best he could IIe h.1
new road machine on hand and fcI,
I that MS section of the road would soar
| DC in good condition
| Speaks for his Peopic.
! va y. Johnson, OF Louisa was in
| favor OF good roads, and was glad that
! ne mad had the opportunity to be pres
eht- am representing Louisa" he
| said and the people OF nv to,vn q -
more than favorably disposed towarlI
| the proposed road
I'VE shall endcavor to give you =
eood road through out town and We
! VIII contribute toward the rem.inin :,
! portion or the highway some az Dir.
I people have already subscribed 7 IN.
I Vite All OF YOU to come to our town
| ana assure YOU OF the hospitality AL
ways accorded by Virginia gentlemen.
| hope that the road will be a rreai
| success"
Rosewell Rage, OF Hanover, was the
next speaker. Il don't know OF any
! 1hlhS better than to build roads" he
rcnarked I'VE will do all that We can
70 help. But want TO tell YOU gen
tlemen OF the automobile cl,ih that
| some OF the farmers look upon Won
| Win suspicion. In fact. a certain vo-
man told my brother that she was very
FOND Of automobiles because II vas
such good way TO Kill off THE fool
fich. IT is not you members who are
responsible for this suspicion, and |
am glad that you have taken up the
| question Of good roads You are here
| TO stay and you have helped us in
our work We Of Hanover will be
with you all Of the time and will do
our part toward making your under
| taking success"
| Came to Learn.
James Bibb. of Louisa. told of his