The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-26
LOUISA CITIZENS
FAVOR HIGHWAY
Executive Committee to Secure
Subscriptions for Pro-
posed Road.
PRESTON BELvln ELECTED
Succeeds z. G, Leigh as presi-
dent-Bond Issue Is
Predicted.
PRESTON BELvIN ELECTED

Une OF the best attended and most
i, niinHSinctor good roads meetings ev.r
r "o,u ~ took place at Louisa
courthouse yesterday, when 1870 citI-
HshS or Louisa county and n handful or
men from Itichmon met at tho county
eo"rthousc and discussed plans for
OF Louisa. ""'
,,aae meeting. over which Judge
frederick Wilmer Sims presided. was
held under tho auspices of The Rich
mono -liouisa-Gordonsvillc Highway As
Sociation, primarily to determine
nS NE ! or not such a road should be
me work could be raised. After
speeches by Mayor Johnson. DR.. Eu-
t tf ! re1 Gaptain NJ Mea W, T5p a r G. r.
y; ~ Q~uisenberry, Allen Potts, Eugene
Cloves and r. c. Pelouze. the scheme
~ raising s9pscriptions was placed in
me hands of the executive committee.
Speakers from Louisa praised Tho
Times-Dispatch for Its efforts to I'm
press the people of the State with the
value of good Dad
upon the adjournment of tho business
meeting. every one present lunched at
The Dickinson Hotel rs the guests Of
the ISichmond Automobile Club.
I'l"n for Better Highways.
\ business meeting was called to
order ut ] o'clock. with the handsome.
spacious courtroom entirely filled.
Judge Sims presented Mayor Johnson.
- rs boNis " III NelCOIIleu 4 ING f EOOt
road workers. and who made an
earnest plea for good roads in tho
county. He said that although it
nounceInent. yet he believed tina with
in five years Louisa count would Issue
bonds so that every road in the county
pointed out in detail what good roads
had dor" for Other counties.
pr Eugene pendleton, OF Cuckoo.
hpHVinSt taS the i,ppnlc ~ T 0Ijso 1Io1
to pay. He said that the present roads
We're n %disGrnce to the county. and
did not want good roads on account
Of the automobiles was as foolish rs
TOR the citizens OF Richmond to de-
clare that they did not want electric
horses.
" w. Turner Of Louisa county,, read
followed hy G. ri Oliver. one Of the
enr"rvisors OF Henovcr county. who.
ta,kinS straight from the shoulder.
county had done md what it intended
TO do in the future. Mr.. oliver. who
is, a practical road builder. and In
whose district arc Some Of the best
roads In the state. declared tina tho
only way 10 build roads was to raise
money. This was the keynote OF his
address.
Sn""rv'snr Spcnks.
CAPTAIN Meade. president Of tho
Roard Of crne-visnrs Of Louisa county.
smoke rather against the proposed
iroad. He suggested TINT the neople
most interested In the good rpnd were
automobile owners. and hn limited 1hat
tthov should nav FOR road mprovement.
C'ntaio Mnndos remarks were an
su'ered by Judrn Sims Nrcsers Clowes
Pelonzn and Allcn Potts after which
tapt"in Meade declared that 10 had
IN 2 measure hacn mtsnndnrstood that
he heartily favored rona improvements.
ard fhnt n" supcrvisOrs Of louisa
county, would lenr their share ~ me-
eNnensn AIR. O~nisenborrv a farmo,
nf Louisa made the shortest and best
sneoch nf tho dar. He snid. ~ he.
love the.t everv farmer should desire
and good roads"
Mr.. Do,or2" spenkinr for tho Rjoh.
uoni Automobile Club aeclnrcn that
TIC members Of the club would sui.
scribe 10 per cont. of the amount
+ """"searv 10 build tn" road. He him
Gordon Motor COMPANY, 500. II.
dickinson, nf rouiSn. $50. md n Wy
Winston who lirne about seven milcq
: from I.onisa. $50. In addition to ihoco
tuhscriDtions 2 1ar@e nmmher Of those
nr"s"nt inincd tho association and paid
their dues.
New President Chosen.
After luncheon the executive COM
mittee held "A meeting and elected
Preston Belrin, of Richmond. president
Iof the association. in the place Of Egg
pert q, Leigh. who, on account of eE-
pectcd absence from America. declined
to serve" rho executive committee an
pointed " W. Turner to solicit sub
scriptinns in Louisa county, and the
town OF Gordonsville; f. c, P~clouze.