The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-03
AID IS PLEDGED
TO BUILD GREAT
HIGH W AY LINK
Continued From First page.)

IT until 1t has been proved 10 me be.
yond the pcradventurc OF doubt Ana
after 1t Is proved / will come Back
with the argument that Nirginia's
mud Is better than the macadam roads
Of other States.
Il understand that tn. automobile
people. are responsible for this meet
ing. l can believe 1t because an auto
mobile cannot travel on anything but
good roads. You and l WHO drive our
horses can get help TO pull us out OF
rut, but an automobile must stay
there.
'.rhc good roads movement. has NOV
ed forward with wonderful rupidity
want the automobile people 10 have
good roads. but first and foremost /
want good roads for the people who
live along the roads SO that they can
get their products to market. Then let
the automobile people benefit.
i am not here TO argue good roads
Everybody is satisfied that good roads
are needed"
Convict N0nd Force.
Governor Mann then told OF his expert
enccs with the convict road force; how
it was impossible to continue the force
because of lack Of appropriations, and
how it was necessary for the counties
to pay the cost In order TO keep the
men at work. He then defended the
financial condition OF the State, point
ing out that the revenue Of the State
had increased 100000 during the past
two years The keynote or the Cover
nurs talk was that the resources Of
the State should be husbanded, the ag-
ricultural pursuits furthercd and the
material opportunities developed IN
order to bring prosperity.
With prosperity" he concluded,
will come good roads. You can't
build roads without money, and you
can't get money until you get pros
perity. The last Legislature was wise.
1t created tax commission This
tax commission is now at work trying
10 get an equal division OF taxes. You
may be surprised when 1 tell YOU that
In sections of the State where blue
grass grows horses arc valued at SIS
cows at 80. and hogs al 81. There ia
fair way TO get around these things
Where valuation is high. have low
taxes; where valuation is low. have
high taxes Our assessable values
have grown s50o.oo0 in one year ana
have increased from s1.50O,O00 in 1886
TO s6.5ooooo in 1910.
While 1t is true that the city is de-
pendent largely on the country. It is
also true that the country needs the
city. The city furnishes the market
for the farmer. They are interde-
reached the grand total of $4,000, 90
in 1910. Keep on increa sing the pro-
ducts OF the State, and YOUR have
good roads"
Much of the Chief Executives talk
was OF the lighter SORT. which produced
many q laugh from his audience.
Reports ON Cost.
Pres ident Hawes took issue with the
Governor ana declared that in his opin-
ION the first and best way to get sue
cess Was TO get good roads. He then
introduced Captain ST. Julien Wilson
State Highway COMMISSIONER, who re-
ported on the cost of the proposed
highway.
He was OF the opinion that a good.
serviceablc sand and clay road. prop
erly ditched and graded could be built
for from $500 TO $500 a mile He
thought hat all the work needed from
here TO Louisa would cost approx
imately $1,000 TO $4,000. He told OF
farmer who had hauled $500 pounds
OF corn over such road as he pro-
posed. but VINO couldn't haul half OF
the load over the road as 1t existed
1t was at the conclusion Of Captain
Wilson'S talk that Mr.. Potts introduced
his motion for the formation OF a per-
mancnt organization. with the result
as already told
People Favor Highway.
Judge Simms was the next speaker.
- large majority of the people in
my section are in favor OF the high
way. The people are in earnest about
Improving the roadway My country is
short-grass country. We raise mighty
good. people. but unfortunately we
haven't got great deal of money w.
have adopted the State aid policy in
my county, and one year we apply the
fund In one district and the next year
to another, and so on We haven't got
much money for the highway this
year, but in 1912 practically all of the
good road fund will be applied to the
proposed highway ] have letter from
w. W. Turner. neighbor OF mine, who
intended to be at this meeting, but
was prevented through illness He says
that majority OF the land owners
favor the proposed Richmond to Cor.
louisville route. and that they will
contribute to It's construction, and he
expresses just what l believe. sug-
gest that when we get down to details
We appoint committee 10 solicit
funds for the construction and main
tenance Of the road, and 1 believe 1t
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