The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-16
ROAD SCOUT WILL
join PATHF|kDERS
A. l.. wEsTGARD ACCEPTS INVITA-
TIoN TO MAP ROUTE TO
WASHINGTON
MAY 81, DATE SET
STREET RAILWAY COMPANY STU
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PUBLIC HIGHWAY COR
PORATfuN.

A h. Westgard. field representative
of the American Automobile asso-
citation has accepted The invitation OF
Secretary Ksbert--E- !lpart- OF tlin-
Richmond Washington Highway as
ISOLATION To travel with the pathfnd-
Ing party on its journey North. next
4,ar-ttts|-tt-r-1tss originality ptJUEcu
Ia start on Monday and la the In
vitation To Mr.. WeStgard he was adj
vised that the party would leave
Richmond for Washington. May 2lsr.
Mr. Westgard. who is regarded as
the premier road inapmaker of the
automobile world, was Al member of
the original pahhnding party that
made trip TO Washington. via Ma
masses, last December in two Stevens
Dnryea cars furnised by Mr.. Airport.
He refers to This trip in his letter
accepting the invitation to join the
second parry
MIR. Westgarfs Reply.
MIR r. b. Airport. secretary Rich
nond Washington Highway cor
poration.
Richmond, Va.
Dear Mr.. Airport.
We have your letter requesting my
presence In Richmond on Monday.
goth, and Will be on hand arriving in
Richmond on sunday / sincerely
trust that the travelling conditions
over the old corduroy pike Will not be
quite rs rad aE tffFr N1.slz- last e.
cember. not for my sake. but Tor the
sake OF the poor car mat wifi have 70
buck UP against these logs.
4 "a la
a band ia the finai pathfinding of this
route and ~ pleased that this Ia pos
sible 30 dc this month. because next
month | expect TO start on a tour
three times across the United States
the FIRST objective point being Seat
lie. viii bring with me large A.
A. a official pennant and couple
of radiator emblels.S.
Sincerely yours.
y, A. y. TOURING BUREAU
A. T.. WESTGAKn.
Fried Representative.
Back h, oscoquan.
The new pathnnfnS party will
take The same route North as the
first party except that I; VIII sndeaN-
ar To find "A shorter roure through
stafford county than that taken in
r1et,ena Der ii n possible that Fau-
aaier county viii be avoided alto
1ether. the parts taking rhe most df-
rect route possible from HARDWOOD
church 20 Manassas.
In the return trip from Washing
ton the tourists Will travel oNer the
old Telegraph pike by way of te-
coquan and numfries aud not by
way of Warrenton and Culpspsr as
previously stated. II the occoauan-
pumfries route Is found, In the opn-
ion of the experts in the party. as
easy Of construction as the Manassas
route. II In likely To be chosen as tn"
official route OF the highway. ~ Is
the most direct route and this fact
weights heavily with the executive
committee, which Is taking all re-
sponsibillty in The building OF the
hgawas
Captain +. ST. Julien Wilson. State
highway commissioner. under whose
immediate supervision the highway
will be constructed, VIII he In the
party. as we'll as the other members
Of the executive committee. inclnd-
rnE President VI A anderson, lee
President John stewaft Bryan. Treas
urer John e. Easley. Secretary Rob-
ert n. Airport, and possibly Samuel
Cahen. Preston Belvin and pr. Ladel-s
berg.
Matter Of Getting Cars.
IL is Very likely that the executive
committee will have To buy or hire
couple OF cars to make the trip, Tor
few persons care IL risk their ma"
chimes over the roads that lie be
tween Richmond and Falls Church or
Alexandria The stevens Duryea cars
furnished by Mr. Airport for the first
petsssnSsihs 1parsy~ wsfe< sff>is' " ,xrs
through all right, but even these
staunch. machines needed expert at
tention at the finish of the trip. As
MIR. Airport has already done his part
la this regard the executive commit
tee naturally is little backward in
suggesting that he might furnish the
cars il will simply be necessary for
of the committee are OF the opinion
that II couple OF, pubiic-sptrfted citf-
zens cannot be found 10 furnish the
cars IL will simply be necessary for
the committee TO hire a couple fer
the trip.
In connection with the reply of
Mr. westgard. u letter from Robert
Bruce. manager OF the touring bureau
OF the American Automobile AsSocia-
ton shows the interest that this or
gan,zation is taking In the good roads
movement in Virginia.
Letter Of Mr.. Bruce.
The Peninsula highway has been
the subject for more than one letter
on thu part Of Mr.. Bruce tn friends
in Richmond. In his letter ~ Mr.
Airport he refers TO this highway
again:
Mr. II. r. Airport. Secretary Rich
mqnrf- w asnfngtor tsfrwsr corp,
Richmond. Va:
Dear Mr. Airport ~- Your letter of
yesterday f1as, uf cohrsr. been am
swered principally by Mr.. Westgard
hut I wanted to add something about
making a map from Richmond TO
Newport News at the same time
While little apart from the Rich
mond- Washington highway plan, it Is
quite an important matter. and sooner
or later We would give ii the publicity
OF use in the Motorist. az well ms hav-
ing the notes to revise the new edition
OF the Virginia map.
When l was In Richmond in De-
cember. 1910, MIR. Foster. of the Fos-
ter Motor Car company. said that he
would take me over thu route. but. OF
course, ! never had an opportunity to
take advantage of his offer.
Am writing You In adEanec. with