The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-07
GOOD ROADS WORKERS
HELD CONFERENCE
Executive Committees of Richmond Gordonsville
and Richmond-Old Point Highways Discuss
Plans for Raising Funds in Richmond
Campaign July 49, 10, TO-

Champaign q I
At conference between the execu-
tive committee of the Richmond Louisa
Gordonsyille Highway Association and
the Peninsula Good Roads Association
held in the club rooms Of the Rich
mond Automobile Club yesterday noon,
1t was decided TO continue the cam
| paign 10 raise 10000 in Richmond to
complete the highways between Rich
mond and Gordonsville and Richmond
and Newport News on July is. IS and
20 E. c. Pelouze. who headed the
committee from the local organization
which raised $4,000. was named chair
| man of the new committee, and he
will be assisted by w. L. Cottrell, OF
! Hampton; NJ. @. Armstrong. OF the
same city; W. w. Turner. of Louisa; ".
c. Saunders. of iIenrico. and ]. a Potts,
or Williamsburg. These men Will
gather In Richmond on the morning of
! July is. and in an automobile will tour
the city. visiting all business men who
have not already subscribed.
IN view OF the fact that no organ
! iza;ion existed for legally distributing
! and receiving such sums OF money as
might be subscribed. the Richmond
Highway Association was formed from
those in attendance at the conference,
! and Horace S Halves was named as
president. Allen Potts as vicepresident
and E. g. Pelouze as sccretary-treas-
urer.
CottrelI Enthuses Members.
w. E Cottrell talked TO those pres
cnt of the work which had been accom-
plished on the peninsula He pointed
out that the question OF raising funds
was not a begging campaign, but e
straight business proposition. The
business man" said Mr.. Cottrell. "!s
always willing and glad TO contribute
TO cause which will save him time
and dollars. II the advantage which
goes with the construction Of a mod
ern highway is. pointed out to the
business man in proper way he Will
come across. He simply can't help It
Suppose for instance. q man in
Richmond was doing business with E
man in Charles City. At present the
goods are handled three or four times.
Think OF the time consumed under
these conditions. But with good roads
| the merchant can load the purchase
on his wagon. and in four or five hours
| deliver II TO the purchaser. The ques-
tion OF breakage is also to be consid-
cred where a package is handled so
often. I am sure that with the facts
stated properly and forcefully to the
men who know that little trouble Will
be found in raising the money"
VIII Appear Before Council.
II is planned to have the visitors
appear before the meeting OF the FL
nance Committee OF the Council. which
! will meet Wednesday night, July ~,
TO consider the ordinance introduced
at the suggestion OF the Chamber of
Commerce. asking an appropriation OF
$4,000 from the city for the purpose
I of improving the roadways within ten
miles of the city which is now per-
| nitied under a bill introduced and
! passed al the last session of the Leg
! islature.
Captain St Julien Wilson was an
| other OF the speakers. His remarks
! covered In general the progress now
being made throughout the State in
the matter OF road Improvement He
was glad TO find that work was being
| pushed on the Richmond -Gordonsville
| road. and expected that within a few
days another organization would be
formed which would undertake to push
the work of construction from Gordons-
| VILE to Washington.
Road Converted.
! l. B. Manville, in charge of the
I
/ Newport News to Richmond, told OF
/ the progress he had made. I'VE have.
/ said Mr.. Manville, converted a road
which was almost impossible into a
/ good road at an average cost of about
! 5000 mile. and we Will ultimately
I have one of the hest roads in the State
I or in any state, Tor that matter" He
( invited the members of the organiza-
/ ton to take a trip over the road TO
! see Just what had been done. TT will
prove an object lesson and will give
! you something to talk about when you
; get back home" he concluded.
F; John Saunders, supervisor of that
portion of the road which lies between
| Chickahominy and Ground Squirrel a
| distance of about seven miles, said
that he had the road in passable con-
| dillon. at has been graded and ditched
and If you gentlemen want to add any
| frills and furbelows. you are at lib
erty to go IS far as you like. / have
no objection to your spending as much
money as you want"
| He further stated that work OF con
! struction on the new steel bridge which
will supersede the wooden structure
over the South Anna at Ground Squir-
rel would be begun about August /, and
! that the road would be closed from then
until the bridge was completed, about
! September l.
| Highway ON Eastern Shore.
| j. j. Turner, OF Louisa, reported pro-
gress in his section. and stated that
nearly all of the money needed had
] been subscribed. There is yet a little
more soliciting to be done but we will
have the money in hand in a short
| while"
| An interesting feature was brought
out by ]. A. Potts. of Williamsburg
E"Pretty soon there will be direct
road from New York City on the north
to Cape Charles. Mr.. Du POnt. the
powder man. has given s2.500.000 to
build that portion of the highway lying
in Delaware. There is short stretch