The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-30

linauish his work In behalf of tn
highway because OF III health. For this
reason the Tidewater representative
wanted. TO enlist the interest and SER
vices OF some one else.
Held Several Conferences.
Conferences were held With L. c.
Pclouze, president of the Richmond
Automobile Club. and with preston
Kelvin president Of the Richmond-
.Gordonsville-L Louisa Highway Associa-
tion. The result Of these conferences
was that the matter Will be taken up
by the local Automobiles in very
Few days, and an atteIypt made to
raise the entire sum at one time
Interest in the Gordonsville end or
the highway Is increasing daily The
meetings held In Richmond and a;
Louisa have done much toward bring
Ing about friendly feeling between
the rural residents and the city folk
They also had the effect, according
to those who were in attendance OF
opening the eyes of tne farmer to the
benefits to be derived from good roads.
and informed him OF the face that the
road was not being built so much for
the comfort OF the automobiles as for
the financial and physical benefit OF
himself.
VIII Hold Another Meeting.
third meeting Is TO be held here
shortiE IN the club rooms OF the Rich
mond Automobile Club. 1t is believed
una at THIS meeting the committee APP
pointed for the purpose of soliciting
monetary aid will be ready to report,
ana VIII have raised the amount need
ca. me members OF the club desire 1t
20 be understood that their interest In
these several highways is BY no means
selfish, but is manifested because the
members feel and know that eou.
Foads arc the best investment State,
City or county can make.
During the conference between
Messrs. Belvin. Pelouze and Armstrong
IL was tacitly agreed that the cam
paign for the money needed shoula be
made In the interest of both the Cor.
louisville and the Newport News road
II was held that 1t would be easier
to secure all OF the money by such
method than 10 make separate earn.
paigns.
y number Of persons have ALREADY
slgnihed their intention Of coming TO
me aid Of the roadbuilders. and l...,e
rear, Is felt over any trouble in Sc
curing tho necessary subscriptions.
iinh to Make 1t Lincoln Memorial.
a plan suggested by Mr.. Pelouze.
ana which met with favor, was that
the people OF the cities and counties
along the line OF tho proposed
way do as much as they could to1raro
per1ectns the roadway as speedily as
possible. g
Els idea In making this suggestion
was That the commissioners who han
been sent abroad for the purpose of
suggesting fitting memorial to abra-
nam Lincoln, had reported and had
agreed that great national highway
eFaoiy from Washington to Gettys-
oure, would be the most fitting trihut q
20 the memory of the murdered pres,
dent esi-
II was further pointed out BY Mr..
fetouze mat there was now in exist
eHce highway between the two points
mentioned. and he thought that 1r
virginia could show Congress that she
aireaoy had road built from Cor
louisville to Richmond and thence -
the sea. chat the Legislative hoes -, 80
the country would be willing tn con
meet the capital Of the nation wi
the capital Of the Confederacy bv J,
great highway to be- known as tho
Lincoln National Highway.
Money Appropriated.
mere Is an appropriation from Con.
sress OF $4,000 for the Lincoln mo.
nioriai, and this amount expended on
sEe road from Richmond 10 Washtnr-
ton would make it one OF the eraat
est and finest highways in the lInI,sd
States. 'i'eu
IN addition this highway wou,a con.
meet the North and the south ner,,,.
nently, and would attract 20 Virc,iri,
hundreds Of persons who are nor 70
lni!iar with 1t Or who have never seen
Inc hundreds OF places OF vast histor,r
interest contained within the ho,,nda
rles OF the Old Dominion.
AT Armstrong, from the Peninau,a
end OF the road. will keen In Io,,ch
with Mr. Belvin, and as SOON 20 go
executive committee OF the nlchmond
Automobile Club has acted unon 49,
suggestion made he Will again VS.,
richmond TO confer with these mon
Hope for Enrly Complexion
me optimistic ones tnterastaa
u the opinion that the hirhwaU al .
oe t'oihpietec by the latter part ~ 1niI,
~ least that is what thev ore ~ ,,. . NY,
ing for. and that Is why thew r moiR .
that something must be done ~, = e e
hurry. Certain 1t is that there - Z,
more interest In the project than ercr
De1ore IN the history Of good rnada
one man expressed It as an a,vale 20 y O. >.
or the frugal spirit OF the farmer $50
me farmers frugality,' he eyplain
ed: was formerly exercised alonr the
principle PR n y! that money expended on roads
IN taxes He now realizes that every
penny expended on the roads passin ;.
his farm means an increase in INC
value OF his land: .lessening of the
expenses Of hauling his produce 70
market: bringing closer to him htu
market besides the great personal
s