The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-21

While the Giidden Tourists are
making their way South TO Iac kson-
vile the members of the Richmond (
Automobile Club are considering the .
question of entertaining the motor +
lists who viii come here for the big 4
National Highways Convention the /,
Week of November 20.
No doubt many % the Gliddcn /
Tourists wiil attend the congress I
which is 10 be held under the aus
piees of the American Association Tor
Highway improvement, and they win !
have lot To tell about Virginia roads
and Virginia hospitality Richmond
was chosen as the scene Gf tha FIRST
national convention Of the Highway
Association because OF It's reputation
for hospitality, and because. under
the able direction Of Captain st.
Julien Wilson, the State is accom-
pIishing SO much III the cause OF
good roads,
And just at the very moment that
all these nice things are being said
about Virginia The rains descend and
transform the Valley pike into d sea
of mud and a Harrisonhurg sheriff
holds up the Glidden Tourists, threat
ening to shoot holes in the tires Of
their machines II they do not keep
within the speed limit. Also accord
ing IL chroniclers with the party the
Manor of HarrisonhlIrg ordered ton
gatekeeper TO collect SO from every
car that passed
Authorities Justified
There is no doubt the sheriff and
the Mayor Were perfectly Justified IN
acting as they did. but the tourists
are not apt to have very high
opinion If Virginia hospitality as a
result of their meeting with the sher-
{ III and the ton gatckeeper just out
side Of Harrisonburg
fhe New york sun correspondent
: thus reported the incident:
The last part OF the tour didn't es
cape SO Well The woman keeuer of
the toll gate mile this side of nar-
ilsonburg put down the bar and told
: ehe iirst driver along that the MAYOR
/ had telephoned her to collect $40 from
eaeh conner Cars kept piIing ID in
( back OF the first machine ana a1l the
Z uflNers argued ana biekered untij
> at fehRth the woman said she'd mere
: ~ take the numbers and IL fbr cars
: 20 on liarrisonburg was the. FIRST to
ooJect Most OF the others pasted
g. new spapers over tie speed Limit sign
/ h"afds ana said the autoniobilistls
/ might go as far as they liked.
- rom those few remarks it Is csIit.
r pialh mat the tourists viii not con.
= thse the action oi d coHpi,. Of i'm
''7 - PIt a. OF the entire
4 state which is some consolation
g Convention Week Visitors.
- hut to get back 10 ths entertain
lhg 81 ihe visiting motorists conven.
ton week,
The executive committee of The
Richmond Automobile Clan has sag.
gested that floral parade h.. held ay
sort OF side show Tor the Visitors
rms suggestion has not been re-
cd 4,-,t
. the contrary many Vt the member. al
the club have regarded the PROPOSE.
!" tlon coldly An enthusiasts VINO does
not wish his name mentioned has an.
either suggestion however He de
> cIafes that the proper thing Noult
!. be TO have an historical parade. Say,
u he.
. Virginia Is rich in historical ira.
, ditions from the time of Captain John
> smith and Pocahontas down to thu
> opening of the new peninsula high
: way Why not get up a historical ia.
:, rade and give three or four prize.
!, for the best subjects or course cap.
: tain John Smith. Pocahontas. Ma,
q thaniai Bacon or even George Wash
lngton and Martha Curtis riding ia al
q automobile may seem Il tribe incon
gruous, but really il Is no more So
r tlan ii they were grouped on 81 float
and dragged through the streets hy
horses.
e Historical Characters.
& You could picture the men who
t settled jamestown, the red men WHO
3 watched them. the men of the time
& Of Bacon's Rebellion. Governor Berke.
ley, Patrick Henry and Lsht Horse
:. Harry Lee, John Randolph, Of Roa
= noke, and John Marshall | may no
have them in their proper order bu
j you can catch the idea all right.
a Put all these historical fellows int,
9 several automobiles, take them anC
G these visitors over the road to Peters
n burg, let them see the scene OF tn,
r battle OF the Crater and where Gen
raj Grant and his men had such {
warm time breaking through the dc
lenses; take EN- over part of thu
. route that Dalghren took i'll creeping
Q into the lines around Richmond an'
. show them places that are really WORT
while seeing. They wilt hc Interested
There are more places Of interest RICH
around Richmond and PETERSBURG
: than these visitors win have chance
to see in an entire week.
:, The remarks Of the eminent mem
: Der are given for what they are worth
Mr.. Belyin's speech.
Preston Beyin is receiving man,
com plimentary notices for the nea
speech he made at the Automobile
club meeting, Monday night, en th'
: Lincoln memorial highway hstweei
q Richmond and Washington. MIR. Bel
a vim RAYS that there may te suiar al,
4 lection 10 calling Il the Lincoln me
/ moral highwag, but he doesn't So
1 why. President Ilne"ln he as,yr, 81,
!. n40ye TO unite tho North aud souti
tAnn ANY other man, even II he dit
- IL through war,
MIR William r GordouI ~ III
Kline Company. Is the most sell