Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-26
Speeches for Good Roads.

! Following the ceremony the citizens and
| committees listened to addresses by
| Capt Mead. P. st. Julien Wilson, COM
missioner Of highways for Virginia;
Paul d. Sargent, assistant director of the
public roads office. United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture: +. H. Elliott, secre-
tary of the Tour ng Club of America; j..
Z. Pennybacker, secretary Of the Amer
lean Association for Highway improve
ment, who spoke in the interest Of the
good roads movement and urged support
from the citizens n behalf of better
highways. Capt. Mead extended wei
come 20 the motorists and said the people
N his section favored good roads. MI
Elliott offered the assistance of his or
ganization and was DESTROYS of seeing
the main commercial artery between the
north and south one of the best highways
of modern times. Mr.. Pennybacker
spoke in a S rnIar vein and was followed
by Commissioner Wilson. who announced
that $1,000 had just been subscribed in
Richmond for improving the roads be-
tween that city and Louisa. Assistant
Director Sargent offered to lend any as
sistance that the Department of Agricul-
ture could give in building up system
of good roads
At Orange the good roads promoters
were cordially received. Commissioners
supervisors who were awaiting the ar
rival of the party. About an hour was
spent in going over the plan, which has
already been Endorsed by the citizens
anxious to see good roacs in the Old DO
minion. One of the best roads on the
trip was found by the motorists on their
arrival at the Woodbury-Forrest School.
about four miles from Orange. 1t was
of the snacadam variety and was In eX-
cellent condition. The road extends sew
eral miles south in the direction of Lou
lisa, and the best time of the two days
was made over the roads in that section.
Inspect Convict Camp.
The motorists passed through Gordons-
Vile, no stop being made, although Com
missioner Wilson ard the passengers Ill
his car visited the convict camp and IN
vestigated the work being done on the
roads about two miles on the outskirts OF
the town. The officials in the party in
vestis ated the condition OF the old wood
structure known as Ground Squirrel
bridge, over the South Anna river. me
bridge was rotted and rickety and care
was necessary in crossing. A new steel
structure will shortly be erected to take
the place of the old one. On the farther
side of the bridge some of the worst ROAD
conditions were found to cyst, the ROAD
being almost completely hjZden by water
This was true several miles farther on,
when it became necessary for the occu-
pants OF the cars to alight and walk
, around the large holes in the road, winch
were filled with water sometimes TWO
feet deep.
About twenty miles out from Richmond
the tourists were met by delegat on OF
motorists, who escorted them INTO the
city and I'D to the Hotel Jefferson. That
the southerners are in .eretsed In the good
roads movement is shown by the fact that
one OF the largest automobile concerns IN
Richmond has donated over 5000 within
| the past year for this cause. The roads
leading out from the southern state cap
! tai are in excellent condition fer motor
| ing, and If supplied with top layer OF
| oil would equal any in this country. The
roads were quite heavy with dust the
! first which has bothered the party since
| leaving Washington.
! Good Roads Convention.
! .. u. Armstrong of Atlanta, Ga, was
on hand to greet the scouts and dined
with them last evening at the hotel He
| is DESTROYS OF securing for his town the
annual road congress for 1912. The first
! congress will be held in Richmond. Oc-
! tober 81, 81 and November Of this year.
| II will be under the auspices OF the
Touring Club of America and the Amer
lean Association for Highway Improve
ment. and will be the greatest convention
Of its kind ever held In this country
in the interest of improved highways.
The latest road machinery will be on ex-
hibition and lectures will be given and
addresses delivered by prominent road
builders and engineers.
Charles E. Miller. in his Velie 40" Is
plotting the party throughout the trip.
In his car are j. E. Pennybacker. secre-
ta7y of the American Association Tor
tie Improvement of Highways Harry T.:
Duckstein, Ralph Miller and Howard
Fisk The Studebaker 10" the second
car in line contains Joseph Donovan.
driver; Frederick H. Elliott. secretary OF
the Touring Club of America: S. s. Gro
San and Harry Ward. A Packard 80,
Miller Col Henry MacNair, editor OF
the automobile Blue Book; p. st. Julien
Wilson, commissioner of highwaysA OF
virginia, and Paul d. Sargent assistant
director OF the United States office OF