The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-19
new JERSEY man
TALKS ON ROADS
AUTOMOBILE CLUB MEMBERS HEAR
GOOD NEWS ON QUEBEC-MIAMI
HIGHWAY
RICHMOND ON ROUTE
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PRESTON BELvIN, HOWEVER, DE-
-CLAREs PROMPT WORK IS
NECESSARY TO BUILD
ROAD TO WASHINGTON.
RICHMOND ON ROUTE

OF the American Automobile Associa-
ton. president Of the New Jersey Au-
tomobiIe and Good Roads Associa-
ton and . special offlcer Of the Amer
lean Association for Highway I'm
provement. attended n special meet
ing Of the Richmond Automobile
Club last evening and gave a good
roads talk.
Only members Of the Good Roads
Committee and the Executive Com
nittee were present. however, the
regular meeting Of the club having
been held Aondsy night.
Mr.. Smith was introduced by
President Preston Beiyfs,,- 4sf- the Viz
gina state Automobile Association,
VINO. vita Dir. smith. served on the
resolutions committee OF the National
God koads Convention OF the Amer
lean Automobile ASSOCIATE IN, held in
" ashington this week.
Mr.. belsin gave a brief review Of
the report OF the resolutions cop-
mittee. which, in effect, caiied upon
Congress to provide for a national
commission on good roads on the
lines Of the Interstate Commerce
Comm mission. This commission snail
conslst OF five members TO be named
by the president OF the United states,
nve 10y the senate and five by the
House.
Then he introduced Mr.. Smith as
an authority on good roaas, VINO had
Travelled not only all over this coun-
try. tat all oveN EUROPE as well.
inter-, atienal highway.
Mr.. Smith gave "a long and inter-
esting talk on the gooa roaas moves
fnent. and finally got Gown 10 the In
ternational highway which is being
built between Miami, Fla. and Que
bee, Canada. 1t had been said that
MIR. Smith in promoting this enter
prise had advised the members OF the
quebec Miami International Highway
Association to avoid Hicnmond. and
have the highway routed through Get
tysburg and down the shenandoah
alley pike over the Giidden tour route
to Atlanta.
MIR. Smith set all doubts at rest on
that subject.
The highway" he said. has been
routed through Richmond. From
Quebec II will travel to Montreal and
then over the Canadian line into New
j ork. down the valley of the Hudson
w tbc +NcN SCiScs hhS' ~ poSSeS
through. or skirts---for this section of
the highway has been built-Tuxedo
and Montclair and crosses into Penn
sylvania at Trenton.
Richmond via fredericksburg.
rSkirting Philadelphia the highway
runs to " ilnington. Del. then to Elk
ton and Baltimore. Md. From Baltimore
the highway goes TO Washington and
then by Fredericksburg to Richmond.
South of Richmond the way 10 the
North Carolina line has not been de-
termined definitely.
At this point Mr.. Belvin arose and
announced that the highway would
go from Richmond to Petersburg.
through brunswick county. over the
old Virginia trail. through Mecklen-
burg county to Ptnehurt. y. &. and
then over the Capital-to-C Capital high
way to Jacksonville and Miami
But wish to say added Mr., Bel
win. that II Richmond expects to
have the highway pass through this
portion OF the state prompt action
must be taken. General T. Coleman
DUPONT Is having a road constructed
across the State OF Delaware, which
he VIII present to the state, from the
New Jersey line to Accomac county.
Virginia, ana thence on 70 cape
Charles. Here ferry connects with
Norfolk. and from Norfolk. accord
ing to the plan OF Genera! DuPont, q
road south Will pc round oy tue way
OF Roanoke Rapids.
Sut On ON isotn siot~.
II this project should NOT De ac
cepfabie there Is the Nahey PIKE SO
Richmond II IN u posirsoh 20 oe~ cut
on on botn sides.
The Richmond Cnamoer OF Som-
merce. however. ~ ABOUT 10 take tne
matter UP ana VIII announce shorty
its plans 70 pronnoee ."c W
tts plans to promote the nighWay
held IN which AL tne local business
organisations VIII take part az wen
A. the washington Ghamper OF com
merce. ana l nave no aount .hat the
matter viii be settled dennitely
MT, smith TOOK UP tha talk a&a'n
and sras nao5t eni sas'ns.ss over sssis !.
road to hfenmond os the way Q.
FREDERICKSBURG.
1T should be the greatest road IN
the country. Y not In the world. ne
declared. The scenery Is not only
beautiful. but the country 10 90 run
Of historic interest. FROM wnas i!
hear OF the-nAtare- scif@is
sAau!d-he- cary 10 nuIi1 q sana- Ana
clay road through TINS sec'ion ana
sand and clay can De made INTO an
almost ideal road. II Keut IN repair.
Outlines Plan OF campaign.
MT. smith then outhneo hhe OF
campaign 10 ne pnrshs0 IN kestink