The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07
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their subdivisions. involving the ~
PRODUCTION of skilled supervision anu
h elimination of politics from the
management of the public roads.
q To seek continuous and systematic
W maintenance OF all roads, the classi-
! 11eation OF all roads according to traffic
requirements, payment OF o taxes
In cash, and adoption Of the principle
B OF Stale supervision.
u, To advocate the correlation of all
\ road construction SO that the import
& ant roads OF each county shall connect
I with those Of the adjoining counties
Z and the important roads of eacn state
shall connect with tose Of adjoining
States.
Not to SuppIant Others.
!. The Association is not designed to
supplant any existing meritorious or
ganizations or III any way to interfere
With their policies or activities.
It's purpose as to help eacn oeN~asza-
tioll and bring to the aid Of taCh fhe
full strength OF all organizations work
Ing toward the common end. To ia
cilitate this purpose, the constitution
/ and bylaws OF the association pro
vide for the participation OF other or
garizations i'll an associate capacity.
No annual dues arc required from
the associate members. and yet they
may have a voice in directing the az
fairs OF the association. through Il pro
vision in the bylaws, which states
that associate organizations shall pu
entitled 10 one vote for each fifty asso-
ciate members as show 10y rosters. 70
he filed With the secretary VI tfits as
soeiatiof1. Ia IL working sense this
means thai eng reputable o~rsaniaa-
ton striving TO bring about tile bet
tertnent OF the pubiiG roads may CO.
operate with this association, becpiils
II directing force il. its operation ana
\ yet assume no fin&acial Obligation or
a in any way lose It's Identity, Its aa-
stfiroity or lis liberty of action.
National Clearing House.
Ii is the hope of the founders Of
this association that II may oe laoh-
ei upon as the clearing house where
in every organization from the VII
lage improvement cig6 Ia aS@ot3st-
ataas national IN their scope may
gf.e each 10 tae others thc benefit
OF their experience, tnesf abllits ana
All the facilities st tasig command.
wfaer. each mag sat forth their d!i-
4 ~fleuities, their arms and purposes and
III there interchange Ideas ssnI ln!ertls-
MI ton and form helpful union @f att
forces To oytFcoIa. difficulties auG
! achieve results.
I II il essential Ia the welfare Of this
] great movement anu 80 tho strength
\ OF the aSsoeiatiau that ee~fy citizen
I take IA active part IN the work bS
becoming ii regular ar sustaining
: member. II Is not enough tflat their
influential and useful Organization
Il Join In the work In an associate ga
n paeity. The AHavtltau Association for
~ liighway Improvement Ia be effective
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nxpnGy. and. therefore. must ta9e &C
tire workers.
Purpose OF association.
1t In the purpose of the assocla~
ton to hold ANIMAL conventions at
which VIII be represented the fegu-
lar membership composed OF iadtNid-
uals and the assoeiate members. This
will insure the representation OF every
State association lar ruaa improve
ment, many of the influential basi-
ness organizations. such az chambers
VI commerce, organizations OF rural
d letter carriers aud all bodies inter
! ested in securing better reads,
The annual convention. which the
association Viii mold, VIII not h. me
creation OF Il day and its delibera-
lions Will not be OF temporary pass
Ing Interest. The problems which II
/ Will discuss. the policies which 1t viii
\ consider and the Information which
\ It viii impart VIII receive the atten-
tion of the convention because they
Will be the outcome Of the most
4 searching investigation ana cofsid-
1 Grafton during the preceding year,
HI questions which the national
I convention will consider vii lac those
in relation to specific county prob
i tenfs. specific State problems and CON
Y ditions relating TO administrative
1 measures and legislative euaetinents
] Of great moment. and such problems
uf maintenance ana administration as
\ the association may be qualified TO
] consider. II Is intended that the pro
eeadinEs OF this national convention
be published as an Official docu-
4 ment OF the association,
\ In addition to the annual congen-
y ton 1t is the purpose of the assoc
! citation TO aid each cooperating or
ganixation in the successful holding
Of conferences and conventions. lend
ing its name its prestige and the la
! ! hor and advice of its personnel, to
such orga mutations and such conven-
tuns as in the Judgment OF this as
uociation are deemed worthy. The as
asStance of the association in the
holding OF these conventions vii be
strictly limited to cooperation, and
to max this point clear the state
ment is emphasized that this associa-
ton will OF itself hold but one con-
vention each year.
Those in Movement.
Some of the leading citizens of this
United States have come forward 10
sustain and uphold the work of this
association by entering their names on
the roll of sustaining membership,
which pledges them to the paymen
OF annual dues to the amount Of one
hundred dollars. To be identified with
49, eminent body Of broad minded
- successful Americans in a move
ment which has for Its object the wei
fare Of every citizen in the United
States Is a privilege which should IN
sought by many rather than by few.
Applications for sustaining members
ahip may be made to the secretary Of
association I'm the same manner
ii applications for regular member
ship.
~lractically every local roa improve
ment campaign has the endorsement,
and support OF a chamber or
hoard OF trade or similar organization
within the contemplated zone of i'm
~kpfuyemcnt. Such organizations should
&966ate sustaining members Of the
&nfertcan Association for Highway
Improvement, thereby not only aiding
the general movement throughout the
country, but enlisting I'M return a pow
erful ally which will add strength Ia
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