The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-07
ARE EAGER
FOR GREAT HIGHWAY
Meeting Held Under Auspices Of Richmond Au-
tomobile Club to Discuss Richmond is Caro-
lima Road Proves That t,ural Inhabi-
tants Are Fully Aroused

The Southeastern Virginia Good
Roads Association Was formed at
meeting held last night in the rooms
of the Richmond Automobile Club.
which was attended by citizens in
terested in the construction OF that
link of the Capital TO Capital Highway
lying between Richmond and the
Carolina line via Petersburg and En-
poria a distance Of about eighty
seven miles II. s. Hawes, president
OF ,he Richmond Automobile Club, was
in the chair.
Immediately upon the formation OF
the permanent organization the follow
Roland CARROTS president; w. NJ
Powell. llmporia, vice president; H.
Grim Peck, secretary trea surer: w. 4.
Cato. lImporia; a, J. Hawks, Carsons;
s. j. Parsons, Yale; r. B. Harley, stony
Creek; Isaac Rainey, Barley c. W.
Saunders. Disputsnta; c. y. Lee. Dis
putanta; r. Is. Ioiligan. Carsons, and
Of the executive committee.
Among those who paid 81 to the
treasurer emitting them to member
ship for one years were Lucsen Lotion.
Emporia; f. p. Hotchkiss. Jr. Rich
mond; L. T. Brown, Jr Richmond II
$ Hawcs. Richmond; J. B. Swartwou,,
Richmond; j. NJ Tynes, Loco a. j.
Hawkes.. Carsons; r. &. Alport, Rich
mond l.; l.. Perkins, Parsons T. y.
West, Waverly; Eugene Cloves, Rich
mond c. y. Lee. Petersburg: r. b.
Bate. Gee; c. W. Saunders, Dispu-
tanta; T. r. Bate. Petersburg; c. L.
Young, Norfolk; W. T. Gordon, Rich
mond Nixon Ball, Richmond. and 4.
\. Cocks, Disputanta.
To Carolina Line.
AS outlined last evening, the pro-
posed road Will pass through Peters
burg, Carsona, Reams, Emporia. and
thence TO the Carolina line. 1t will
prove great undertaking, but Will
also prove Il great blessing when once
completed, passing through the coun-
ties Of Prince george, Grccncsville,
inwiddie. Sussex and Chesterfield.
In striking contrast to several other
good roads conferences held here I'M
der the auspices of the Richmond Auto
mobile CLUB. the meeting last night
lost no time in discussing whether it
was good to have automobiles traverse
the road or not. 1t was agreed at the
outset that what was most needed was
good roads, and that any body or per-
son or thing which could help to
bring about that condition would be
acceptable.
Nor was i, the Intention Of those
| assembled 70 depend entirely upon
outside aid III constructing the road.
county is going 70 do it's share. c. N.
Lee, chairman Of the Board OF SUI
pervisors of Dinwiddie county, was the
| first speaker He told of the condition
| OF roads in his district and what It
| was expected would be done this sum
| mer toward bringing all Of the roads
| into good condition. Sussex county re-
| ported that the work would be-carrled
on in that section
! IL remained Tor Commonwealth AT
| torney Powell Of Imporia. to bring
! the real words OF good cheer. He told
what the people Of his county had &C.
! complished; what they expected to ac-
| complish, and invited all to come down
| and see what good roads really mean.
| C0unty's Best Asset. f
we have come to the conclusion
I that good roads are the best assets
! county can have" he said. II know
of cases in which 1t required four
| mules TO haul a load over the old
| roads. when that same load can now
be hauled with one horse. We are go
Ing to make the countless lying close
to us build roads. They will have to
| do 1t in self-defensc. We have roads
to the county lines now, and II they
| DO not improve their roadways we will
come pretty nearly having everything
| In those counties"
Business Manager ". Il. Dabney, OF
the Chamber Of Commerce. was the
next speaker He spoke Of the Great
interest he had personally in SO ID
soads and of the interest manifested
by the body which he represented
Farmers and city folks have both
como 70 rc.i re that good roads are
an economic necessity" he said. THE
country and the city arc interdepcnd-
ent, and il is in this light that we
must come 70 consider the question OF
good roads.
hrat Way liz TO Build.
! i be!icve that tho best way in