The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-30
HALF MILLION F|l|
GOOD ROADS mon
70 HELP HuRAL DELIVER
rETts ~TARTERs FaoN EsI
OF AtTeHeHFHsEs. -
MORE MONEY! TO COM
rLtMoRs FRoM EVERY yEg'rIe
FOR BETTER ROADS. AM n
1ooD START Is m
ING MADE.

WASHINGTON, Sept.
United States government n maxi
plans for the expenditure OF d 8fN
sum Of money in the estabiiAhEA<
OF comprehensive system OF -
roads, with the aid Of State
county governments, And the pr01
@niiitieS are that a gigantic bond r.
sue VIII h@ made before the N61
al rebuilding the roads is well unN@G
say, bat II the arguments of the -
levers in good roads is correct. XXI
benefits that result from good hin1
ways viii more than repay the 0s11
lay S
From all sections of the counf1
there come clamors for better ro&1
and the cry is going up that in InAM
respects the United States IN way In
mind the Romans of old In respect r.
road building. But a start has beSN
made in the matter of federal aid 13G
good roads and as it Is the hiAtox
81 federal legislation and federal M
tivities that once they are staf4A
they grow instead of diminish, II MI
he expected that congress in the f(
future WI make big appropriatte
fer this project "
To the automobile is given nsS&
credit fer ite t1tftcropping of tifi1
mand for road Improvement. Nl
the automobile itself is destructfve
good roads, II has caused great na1S
bers of persona to become Interest,"
in the subject Of better highWM&
who under other circumstances pR&H
ably would not have given the fla
ter thought
The start of federal aid for M
building was made In the appr0D{
alton bill for tho postofTice deD6f&
ment. This measure sets aside IT,
a million dollars to be expended W
der, the direction of the posfnaeeS
general and the secretary Of agrie
ture in improving the roads 0a
which rural delivery of malls IL IN
or over which routes may he eat1
lished
The policy that VIII GOVERN the
penditure of this first approprtaf1
AS outlined at recent conferences r
tween Secretary Of Agricuiture Ell
son, Postmaster General Hifcf11
and Director Page will be an 3ff
table distribution of the money mnsd
the States. Under this ruling "
State will get about ten thousand AH
lars, OF this eight thousand Will
allotted 10 each State at once, whit
the remaining two thousand will
retained to be used as a maintHnauGl
fund. IT is the purpose OF the N
cials TO expend this eight Thousand L
each state in putting one or tive -
roads in the best of condition. III
course, will not be possible to buff
new roads with this small SUM. IN
the money Will be used in an exp4k&
ment to see how far ii win 70 r
putting existing roads in prime cor
ditions.
Adopting the left-hand drive, ceSI
ter control. selective transmission TT
many other improvements and refine
n1ents which commend themselves r.
the up-todate motorist the Maxs1&
division of the United States M1<G
company announces for the season
1913 five new models, consisting 4 z
three GLASSES built as II o-horsepou
touring car and roadster. d 3t-hOl
power touring car and roadster. Mnz
12-horsepower roadster. 84s#
BY comparison with the MaxN
cars of 1912, which gave univet1
satisfaction the new ones are hiaf,
powered, smarter in style. and na6i
comfortable in riding, while the cdS
troll Is simpler. the finish supeF42
and the equipment mere compfefX
Not only has the chassis design -
improved by emhodytng new tt
ures and practices. hut the bodies II
their equipment show marked c0ua8
GRAFTON of passengers convenience ~
comfort under varying eonditionS
riding. as indicated by deep Turk
upholstery more tonneau ro0
slightly lowered seats. larger W1fS
and the addition Of every acc21q
necessary to the perfect enjoy113i
Of car. including electric lights S
self starter E.