The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-04-13
BUILD ROAD TO
CAROLINA LINE

RICHMOND VA, Special
As result OF the meeting held last
/ night by those Interested ia the con-
J struction OF an eighty-seven mile link
or the Capital to Capital Highway be-
| tween Richmond and the Carolina
slne, Via Petersburg. the Southeastern
Virginia Good Roads Association was
! formed.
| A permanent organization was ef-
tected by the election of the follow
ing officers:
DR.. o. c. Roland. CARROTS, presi-
dent, w. M. Powell. Emporia, vice
president; III. Grim Peek. secretary
treasurer: w. K. Cato. Emporia; A.
~: Hawks. CarsOns; s. ]. Parsons,
Yale; r. b. Harley. Stony Creek;
isaac Rainey, Barley; G. w Saunders.
tDisputanta; c. N. Lee, Disputanta: p.
kB- Aolligan, Carsons. and DR.. Lucien
Lotion. Emporia. members of the Fx-
| ecutive Committee
Among those who paid 81 to the
treasurer eutitling them to, member
snip Tor one year were Lucien Loft
ton, Emporia; Il. d. Hotchkiss. Jr..
richmond; L. T.. Brown. Jr., Rich
mond; II. 5. Halves. Richmond: ]. Il.
Swartwout. Richmond; ]. Nj. Tynes.
| Loco; A. J. Hawkes., Carsons; r.. r.
Airport Richmond; l.. L. Perkins. Par
sons: 7. A. West, Waverly; Eugene
Cloves. Richmond: G. N. Lee, Peters
1 -. n
uers. DispUtanta; Z. Z. Bate, Peters
burg; G L. Young. Norfolk; w. f.
IGOruon. Richmond; Nixon Ball Rich
nond. and A. N. Cocks. Disputanta.
l. Inc meeting last night was held in
the rooms OF the Richmond Automo-
Horace S. Halves, president of that
organization. 1t was an unqualified
success and the gathering was mark
ed by perfect harmony.
Inc proposed highway will pass
through Petersburg, Carsons. Reams
Emporia. and thence to the CaroIins
ilne. 1t will prove great undertake
/ ing, but Will also prove a great bless
! ing when once completed. passing
through the counties of Prince
George; Greenesville, Dinwiddie, Sus-
sex and Chesterfield
Some Encouraging Speeches
ih0se at last nights meeting will
not depend entirely upon outside aid
IN the building of the highway. Work
VIII De begun at once. and each coun-
" Is going to do its share.
! I. N Lee, chairman Of the Roard
| of Supervisors of Dinwiddie countv
the hrst speaker. told of the condi-
uoh or roads in his district and what
| ~ was expected would be done this
summer towards bringing all of the
roads into good condition. Sussex
/ county reported that the work would
De carried on in that section.
Commonwealth's Attorney Powell.
~ Enporia. aroused the enthusiasm
OF his hearers by his encouraging
words the real words Of good cheer,
lie told what the people OF his county
! rad accomplished; what they exDect-
cd - accomplish. and invited ali to
cone down and see what good roads
really mean.
We have come to the conclusion
cat good roads are the best assets n
| county can have" said Mr.. Powell. 81
| NtnW OF cases in which it REQUIRED
/ i"ur mules To haul a load over the
ga roads, when. that same load can
nc" De hauled with one horse. We
- going to make the counties living
Sc TO us build roads. They will
;i'e To do II in self-defense We have
ads 20 the county lines now, and IL
'ney DO not improve their roadways
ne VIII come pretty nearly having
everything IN those counties"
business Manager w. T. Dabney. OF
the Chamber of Commerce, spoke OF
sne sreat interest he had personally
IN GOOD roads and OF the interest man
lfested Farmers and city folks have
Doth come to realize that good roads
are an economic necessity" he said
The country and the city are indie
pendent. and IL is in this light that
ton of good roads
believe that the best way I'm
which 20 arouse the interest OF the
peopl" in any county In good roads
Is 10 build road. When you have a
certain amount of money to expend on
road improvement. instead of scat
tering IL around over a vast area. ac-
com pushing little permanent good, ap-
ply II at one point. complete one
stretch OF good road, then bring your
people to look at IL. Let them ride
over IT. and when once they have come
n fl1Ea To- 4
value OF good roads they will be only
TOO glad To vote for bond issues or any
other method which may be devised
20 raise funds for continuing the work.
To my mind, however, 1t is vastly
essential that after you have your
sum OF money for its upkeep. A road
must be kept in shape after II Is
puilt. and unless this is provided for
you are largely destroying what you
nave previously accomplished.
The farmer is conservative. What
he has he usually holds on to. and
Wnen he sees anything that will save
him dollars he is quick to grasp It,
For this reason am firmly of the be-
lief that soon the automobile truck
VIII be used on the farm for the pur-
pose of hauling produce to market. 1t
Will mean saving money. The auto
mobile will always be on hand to be
used at the farmers convenience, iun-
like the freight train which must be
served st it's appointed time"
The State Highway Commissioner.
Captain st. Julien Wilson, gave a most
interesting account OF the road work
being done throughout Virginia
DR.. Lucien Lotion, of Emporia.
pointed out the benefits accruing from
good highways, especially in the way
of increased realty values
Last nights meeting will be follow
ed by another in Emporia about the
middle OF May. Many members of the
newly formed organization will attend
it.
Immediately after last nights ses-
sion the delegates, who were guests
of the local automobile club, partook
Of banquet at the Richmond Hotel.
SON OF JUSTICE DAY
TO BIC DISTRICT JUDGE
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Snscial-