The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-22
URGE RECIPROCITY
on 5000 ROAOs
CANADIANS JOIN IN FORMATION
or VIEW HIGHWAY Asso-
CITATION.
RICHMOND IN ROUTE
QUEBEC TO MIAMI PROJECT TAXES
DEFINITE SLOPE AT MEET
ING OF GOOD ROADS
DELEGATES.
RICHMOND IN ROUTE

II. II. Hndley's long cherished bro
Jcct OF an International highway from
Quebec. Canada. to Miami, Fla. took
ueAnite shape on the second day Of
tho nrst nauonal convention OF tho
american Association for Highway I'm
provement.
Qucbes- Miami Internat,opa,
nWhway Association was formed with
MT Hadiey, PRESIDENT; George A.
slmard. OF Montreal, Canada, vice.
presldent; n. NJ. Parrot, OF baltimore.
Me-. secretary and treasurer, and the
following directors:
Preston Beivin. Richmond. Va: z,
r.. Douglas, Miami. Fla: Joseph r.
gray, savannah. Ga; e. J. Watson,
Charleston. 8. C.; Col. Bennehan Cam
eroH. Raleigh. y. c.; Leslie r. Me-
Cleary. Washington, ID. c.: Charles
II. Dickey. baltimore. Nd: Gen. T.
Coleman DUPONT, Wilmington, Del;
Fred F. Smith, Newark, y. j.; j.,
Hadley. P!attsburg. N. Y.
The association was formed after a
prctracted meeting In the jefferson
auditorium while the majority OF tho
.. Carr, al Durham. -. c.. was elect
ed chairman and Mr.. Quarles, Of Bal
timore, served as secretary.
Reciprocity on Good Roads.
Tho Canadian delegates. Messrs.
Kahn. Simard and Caron. the latter
Minister OF Agriculture for the
province. took prominent part In
the meeting. The address Of Mn
Caron received a burst OF applause
when he declared that II the two
countries may not be able TO have po-
iitical reciprocity they at least might
have reciprocity In the matter Of
good roads
John A. Stewart. of New York. made
an address on the efforts to obtain
national recognition Of the project and
Col. Bennehan Camera outlined q bill
which will he INTRODUCED at the next
session Of Cong ass
This bill. which Ia fathered by Mr..
Stewart, is the only measure that has
received the approval of the presi-
dent. the secretary OF agriculture and
the secretary OF war. Col. Cameron
said. 1t provides for surveys by off,
GERS of the engineer cnrns for good
roads all over the United States. so
that when the work of constructing
hem shall be taken up 1t will be done
Systematically.
Work Done Ny system.
1T In by system" declared Colonel
Cameron. that already . great trans
onttnentl highway has bec1 almost
completed from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. North Carolina has construct
ed Z highway clear across the State
10 tho eastern boundary OF Tennessee.
Tennessee has taken up the work at
this point and continued II to the
borders of Arkansas. Then Arkansas
continued 1t to Kansas and Kansas
to the foot of the Rockies II only
remains for California to complete
the work to make n great highway
from the Atlantic to the Pacific"
f. 3. Douglas OF Miami, then told
Of the enterprise OF that thriving city
of ten thousand population. which has
grown 20 rapidly In the last fifteen
years that II viii mark the terminal
Of the new International highway. He
pointed out that It wac Ivy enterprise
on the part or It's citizens that Miami
has united itself with Jacksonville. a6b
miles farther North. and he urged
upon the delegates the necessity for
them to be up and doing.
Washington to Richmond.
Frew F. Smith. OF New Jersey. fol-
LEVIED Mr. Douglas in insisting upon
the necessity OF enterprise and de-
ciared that the highway was now al
most complete. save for q little Sec
ton between Maryland and between
Washington and Richmond.
John A. Stewart had emphasized
that the sole link In the chain that
remained was between Washington
and Richmond and intimated that II
ested with the virginians il the high
way was to be completed.
This brought out a discussion whe.
Their It would be possible to get the
government appropriation ct $l.ko0,-
coo for q memorial to President Lin
coin. A Lincoln memorial highway
between Richmond and Washington
Immediately jumped into favor ana
the Virginia delegates determined To
use every effort to see what could be
done toward obtaining the appropria-
ton.
Robrt A. Airport and Preston Bel
vim spoke briefly on the subject and
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Belvtn's re-
arks the delegates went into execu-
!. tive session and formed the new A.