The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-01
MANN PRoCLl
5000 ROADS IT,
URGES CONCENTRATION OIL
ERGY AND EFFORT ON Hs(
WAY M.ATTEIss. Il
WEEK OF NOVEMBER D
ALL OTHER AMERICAN EAni
1TvEs WILL BE ASKED M
ISSUE SIMILAR
PROCLAsIATONs.
WEEK OF NOVEMBER
A PROCLAMATION.

citation for Highway ImptW0
ment and affiliated orkonlaaef Z
have elected TO hold tlaesP
annual Road Congress In tlse
OF Richmond, November -
70, 1911, for the puspo1e X
bringing to the solution Of q
many dfacult problems connect1S
ed with the Improvement u t.
pubic roads the combined knOQ1 It'll
edge and experience ~ the - !!
who have Devoted Themselves n
study Of this important 0no n
ti0n;
And, whereas. the PresidenA A
tho United States Will b a,Ii2 VI
1lonored guest and will adlE e
the congress upon that fInpud
ant OCCASION; ses ss
And whcrcas the President e
or the public roads throueaa6 &
virginia and their proper c.
ana maintenance Will rcsult r.
greatly incrcased prosperity ~
add UNNECESSARILY to the weafn4 u
OF our people: gs
Therefore, I. William Hoo
Mann. Governor Of vir9lnia. II
hereby earnestly requese t11e - L
Pie Of this Commonwealth, = &
especially those charged with
management Of our public r0o1 NJ
to attend and participate In o.
American Road Congress hcee1 IN
before mentioned. II
furthermore urge upon IL
civic organizations. puhn1oA
schools. churches. the press aNE3
all other agencies within t.
Commonwealth that servo 70 ueo6
mote human welfare. to set aunse a
the week beginning NoveanheI
IL. 1911. which immediately 49,
cedes the congress. - "G0o On
Roads Week" and during TIT
period to devote their united 4f-s
forts to . furthcrAnco OF f13n
movement for better roads & III
particularly to tho aCConaplfeI i. 4
ment OF some practical reDn1e Il
within the zone Of their in1ue
ence. II
Given under my hand and tn \
lesser seal Of the Commonwealth
At tho Capitol, In Richmond. slif0
LIST day Of November. 1911. ARA VI
in the one hundred md thirty.
f1fth year Of tho Commonwealth,
tScaD WIN. HODGES MANN.
BY the Goveshor:
b. o. James. Secretary Of tn
Commonwealth.
The above proclamation Ii the m
yer issued by the Governor OF "a,
.merican Commonwealth in the inter
st OF the Good Roads Movement.
That the Governor Of Virginia n
AIKEN such an aggressive and proafe
,kA - - L. - - k4aH7a1
loads and the work of the forthcoGE
ag National Good Roads ConGfe
rhich will convene here on NovesnN
0 has caused the officials and prcnl4
RS OF the congress to entertain ~
xpress most kindly feelings toNQk
rir1.nia and its chief executive.
The proclamation urges upon a.
eople Of the state that they comes
rate their efforts and attention NJ
he matter Of roads for tho week r.
inning November 10. he week ble1
ct apart by the proclamation a. c.
loads Week" d
Other Governors 10 Ac.s 81
Governors Of all the other states
he Union will be requested to tno
imilar proclamations so that the 011fo
ountry may be alive with the acttVlE
I farmers actually engaged In the III
Of the public highways 0
ne that week. 1t is intended to ta
he week the most notable in the NJ
Dry of the road movement In An11&
( the present time over $l,00ose1
ay Ia being spent on the improve11A
nd maintenance Of roads In the Dr.
tates. In the week beginning
ember II. IT. il expected that $1etN~1
90 will be invested in the impsx4
,ent Of roads from all the vAx16
tates. counties, boroughs and road
In addition. thousAnA
kfnfefs In Fafaeus sections 8f -
ountry will donate their service
he actual work Of improving the H.
v roads In order to demonstrate A
that can be done by concentrA
7ork.
Logan Waller Page. the presIdenx
he American Association for III
Tay Improvement. says that the 0l
lamation Of Governor Mann wtIa
ult In q crystaIlixation Of the 1&
1ent for good roads throughout
inia and. when followed by SIM
In other Statssl WIN
uce the same effect throuGhoUt
ountry. J. e. Pennybacker, Jr..
secretary ~ the assct1S1
nd Charles p. Light. the chief
and organizer. have
through the couutry ",
ort that everything II in readfn41
Good Roads Week throu9h0ut
ountry. Immediately following
cneral demonstration. tho cOne1V
no American Association for
ray Improvement ana IT. alifo1
will be held at Ricnn
he automobile tours. GOOD roads t6
nd other features OF the congress
lready been arranged and Nlcil1
riil entertain the greatest cra4
ood roads advocates ever as1emA1C