The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-12
ON TO WASHINGTON
THEME FOR RALLY
FORMER GOVERNOR MONTAGUE
AND JOSEPH r.. WILLARD
TO SPEAK FOR HIGHWAY.
SMOKER ON THURSDAY
RICHMOND CHAMBER OF CON-
MERGE UNDERTAKES TO
BUILD LINK IN GREAT
INTERNATIONAL THOR
OIGHFARE

nile the committee known as the
smoker committee, In charge Of
the arrangements for the good roads
meeting in the Jefferson Hotel Audi
torinm Thursday night, has not com
pleted Its plans, 1t In understood that
former Governor A. j. Montague and
former Lieutenant Governor Joseph
r.. Willard have been invited to make
the chief addresses. 1t In said that
they Will probably accept.
The object OF the meeting Is TO
form a Virginia association. which
shall undertake TO build that part of
the Quebec MIami- Int erns tional high
way which lies between Richmond
and Washington.
The route selected IL by way OF
fredericksburg and Manassas It Is
the one taken by the Richmond
psthfinding party last November. AL
though there may he one or two
minor changes. Between Fredericks-
burg and Manassas nine or ten miles
Will probably be cut off the route
taken by the pathfnding party when
the road is built. but these details
Will be arranged later.
The route. at present. Is by the
way OF Ashland and Bowling Green.
over the Old post road, to Fredericks-
burg. From Fredericksburg and Fall
IHVuAu tHS Foa0 p68BcS tnbOu4h
ford county to Swego. then to Bris-
tow's Station. Manassas and over the
Winchester and Warrenton pixies to
Fairfax county Courthouse. Falls
Church and Washington.
According to Captain p. ST. Julien
Wilson, State highway commissi oner.
l.. b. Manv!lle. who superintended the
construction of the Peninsula high
way. and A, l.. Westgard. Geld rep
-srsensaster Of the-Aaser.ean =AHteHae-
bile Association. this road can be built
easily.
The road lies along the ridges and
avoids the estuaries in Stafford coun-
~. The material. sand and clay. is
right at hand. All that need be done
is to mix IT thoroughly grade II. ditch
il and roll 1t. In some places II
Will he necessary to widen the road.
hut this is the least part OF the
work.
What confronts the committee is
lack Of money to start the work. II
Ia estimated that 100000 will he
necessary to huild the highway. and
OF thn amount Richmond In expect
ed TO contribute $4,000 How the
committee expects to raise the money
will be told at the smoker Thursday
night.
The Richmond Chamber OF Conn
reree has been led to see the i'm
porTance OF the work The highway is
a link in the great international thor
oughfare from Quebec. Canada. TO
Miami Fla, The greater portion OF
this highway. North OF Washington
and South OF Richmond. has been
built II remains for Richmond tn
supply the missing link or have the
international highway pass down the
valley pike by the way OK Roanoke to
Atlanta. or from the DUPONT highw ay.
IN Delaware. through Maryland and
Accomsc county. where a ferry will
connect It with Norfolk. In either
event Richmond will be cut on the
highway and the Chamber OF Com
,nerce does not propose to allow this
TO happen.
AT the smoker Thursday night the
Virginia Association OF the Interna-
sional Highway Association will be
formed. Delegates are coming from
Washington. Falls Church. Manassas.
fredericksburg. Bowling Green and
Ashland The supervisors from the
counties through which the roads VIII
pass will be present. Representatives
from the Petersburg Chamber Of COM
merce. the South Richmond Business
Mems Association, members Of both
branches OF the Legislature. and the
CITY ApuHCu nave UeEU lnNIteu.
President T. NJ. Darlington. of the
Chamber Of Commerce will preside. and
Mr.. Montague. Mr.. Willard. Captain
Wilson and other public men win make
addresses.
From Manassas comes word that the
citizens there already have raised S5.-
600 and are raising moro by personal
subscriptions. The Fairfax county
authorities have declared that they
win build their portion Of the' thor
oughfare to the King william county
line. fredericksburg 10 joining heart
lily in the movement. and on February
~. they will hold a good roads rally
in that city at which Representatives
from Richmond. Manassas and WASH
1ngton viii unite with the Fredericks-
burg people to boom the movement
Captain r. c. Vance and Count
OAhefnar are among the Fredericks-
burg enthusiasts.
The meeting Thursday ffsht viii
launch the movement to unite Rich
mond with the chief cities North and
South by . main travelled road. aud
the committee not only expects to