The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-03
Richmond- Gordonsville
Line Gets Big Boost
at Meeting.
EGBERT LEIGH is
MADE PRESIDENT
Supervisors, Legislators, Citizens
and Automobile Club Members
Map Out Plans to Construct
Road-Great Enthusiasm
as Benefit to Public Is
Revealed.

Supervisors OF roads between Rich
mond and Gordonsyiilc. members OF
the Legislature in the several coun-
ties through which the line runs to-
Iether With the Mayors OF Louisa ard
Gordonsviile and members OF the Kicll-
mond Automobile Club, with few
specially invited guests, united last
night a the good roads conference held
In the Richmond Hotel. to form the
liichmond- Louisa G ordonsville High
way Association.
II was the cnlnnation OF meet
ing fraught with many interesting
Fl events. Mayor Richard son after being
introduced by II. S HAYES. president
OF the Richmond Automobile CLUB. had
offered his words of welcome and had
told the assembled guests OF his fervid
desire TO see good roads in every coun-
~ in the state.
Get Right Down to Work.
Governor William Hodges Mann had
added his thoughts 10 those OF the
Mayer Captain ST. Julien Wilson,
state Highway Commissioner. had told
IN business-l like manner Just what II
would cost TO build a road which would
he credit to the counties through
which It passed. and would be of in
estimabc value 10 the farmers WHO
the delegates was regarded as the
father OF the Richmond to Gordons-
vile road had told OF what his county
and town hoped 70 accomplish toward
inaking the highway Il reality.
THEN Allen Potts arose and moved
that committee be appointed TO form
permanent organization OF the dele
ya;es present and that tic committees
bo empowered 70 nominate officers ana
moke other suggestions wtsc., tie
tnsmbers might IN their discretion
deem advisable.
TIE motion prevailed unanimously.
and Alien Potts. VIC. and i'll. Saund
ers, Harvey Wilson, lI,J. Harris. Judges
T Ashby Wickham and r. w sims and
pr II ". Bassett were named on the
committee
ESbcrt Leigh President A
The result OF the deliberations OF
thcse men was that they nominated
Eghert 6. Leigh Jr.. Of Richmond. as
President; Judge =. ". Sims, OF Louisa
as first vice president: John l. saund-
crs, Of Hanover, second vice president
W G. Saunders, OF Henr'co third vice
President, and II. Grimm Peck Of
Riehmond. as secretary treasurer. The
oticers. together with pr ]. NJ Scott.
OF Gordonsville W. w. Turner. OF
Louisa G. II. Oliver. OF Hanover. IT r
IienTico. and G. Il. Meredith. Of Louisa
70 form board Of directors. The re
port Of the committee was unanimous
~ ADOPTED 1t was further decide ed
mat the president could. In his discrc-
ton, appoint such other committees E
might be necessary
The objects of the organization viii
pc 70 further the cause Of good roads
IN general. but more particularly Tia
irt
and TO act In conjunction with The su
pervisors Of roads IN every possible
manner which tends to further file NJ
innate construction OF the highway
and to secure funds by such means as
may be later suggested for the pur
pose OF defrayinS the cost Of building
he dues OF the association are 81 a
year. and every man in attendance mn III
In advance.
Mayor Richardson Speaks.
Promptly at o'clock prcsident
Hawes called the lnceiini, ia ord.,s
and introduced Mayor Richardson wiz,
Welcomed the delegates 10 Richmond
and told of his Astounding interest IN
the cause OF good roads. lie deplored
the fact that the roads IN this State
We're not up 70 the standard Is hich the
prestlge and age OF the grand old
Commonwealth demanded.
Good roads," he said ARE Tho ,inks
between city and country. The coun-
try can get along very we'll without
the city You could razc every house
IN every city, and tic country could
still get along. But where would tho
city be without the country? read
lew days ago in Green's History Of
England where the author said that
the road connecting London ard Edin.
burgh had done more to soliljfy the
Scotch and English than ali Of the
monarchs put together Good roads
are the great wcldcrs Of nations and
Of peoples.
II have always been Interested in
France the average cost or .lauling one
America the average cost is 26 cents
realize that the time for action had
more of your time, but If 1t is legal.
want TO say that will sign any bill
adopted by the CITY Council, lppro-
priatlng funs for good roads" The
Governor here interposcd. saying that
If the Mayor would sign the bills he
would see that nothing WAS done to
him.
Governor Defends Ron.is.
Governor Mann. who was on the pro-
gram for tho second speech OF the
evening. was next introduced IIo
spoke in part as follows:
81 ain sorry To say that L disagree
with Mayor Richardson don't be-
licvc that Virginia has the worst roads
IN the world and ] will lever believe