Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-11-08
GOV. Mann SUGGESTS
GOOD ROADS week"
Movement Receiving Attention
In All Parts of State
FIRST PROCLAMATION ISSUED
Governors of Other States Asked To
Do Likewise


tory has the good road movement in
the United States received such an
impetus from an official source as in
the proclamation which has just |
been issued by Governor William |
Hodges Mann of Virginia. The
State paper issued by Governor |
Mann calls upon all the citizens of
Virginia TO set aside the week be-
ginning November ID, 1911, as
Good Roads Week" aud asks them
to devote their united efforts ito
the accomplishment of some practi-
cal result within the zone of their
Influence"
The proclamation Of Governor
Mann carries to it's zenith the road
movement in Virginia. As a result
of the work of Charles 2. Light,
chief field representative and the
ablest organizer on the executive
staff of the American Association
for Highway Improvement, tweaty-
six County Good Road Associations
have been formed in the State, each
containing in it's membership some
of:the leading business men, farm
ers and professional men in each
county.
With the people OF the State
aroused TO q realization OF the great
commercial advantages of a system
of improved roads, the prOclama-
ton OF Governor Mann, unique
among all State papers, will strike
a popular cord.
Governors of all the other States
in the Union will be requested to
issue similar proclamstions so that
the entire country may be alive
with the activity of farmers actually
engaged in the Improvement OF the
public highways during that week.
1t is intended TO maze the week the
most notable in the history OF the
road movement in America. At the
, present time over 81. 0OO, 900 per day
, is being spent on the Improvement
aud maintenance of roads in the
, United States. In the week begin
ming November 13. it is expected
that $40, 600, 900 will be invested in
=. the Improvement OF roads from al
. the various States, counties
boroughs and road organizations
o In addition, thousands OF faru.e:s ir
various sections of the country will
donate their service TO the actua
work of improving the nearby road.
o in order to demonstrate Just VIVA
g can be done by concentrated work.
O After calling attention, to she fac
>, that the American Association 70
:. Highway Improvement is to hold it
a first annual road congress in Rich
- mond, NoY. 20 to %, for the purpos
a of bringing to the solution of tn
, many difficult problems connec te
70 with the improvement of the publ
roads the combined no~ledge an
~ experience Of the men VINO have de
voted themselves to a study of thi
q important question, with Presiden
II Taft as an honored guest, Governo
% Msnn's proclamation says, in part:
=, Il Furthermore urge upon all civil
~ organizations, pablo schools
IL churches, the press and all othe
~ agencies within the Common wealt
m that serve to promote human wei
fare, to set apart the week begir
10 ming Nov. ID. 1911. which immediate
ar ly precedes the congress, as Goo
NJ Roads Week, and during that pei
7 iod to devote their united efforts I
q furtherance of the movement fC
p, better roads and particularly to tn
Az accomplishment OF some practici
10 result within the zone of their il
no. fluence."
70 The proclamation issued by Gov
or emo. Mann is the first ever issue
by the chief executive officer of
State in the good roads or any 9th,
,te similar movement.