The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-23
NEW Highway WILL
Be OPENED JULY 81
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can Automobile association was read
In which Secretary Aifriend was mott
fed that the Ttdewnher Automobile
club. ct Norfolk had been dropped
from the national association for nom
payment OF dues. Mr.. Alfrfend then
read a letter from Secretary Young
of the Tidewater Automobile club in
which the latter said that he would
endeavor to get the members OF the
club together and reorganize.
e. c. Peiouze., OF the Richmond Au-
tomobile club said that the people OF
H enrioo county had taken up the mat
ter OF the road around Bottoms
Bridge and he complimented District
Attorney Frank Sutton, Jr. for his
energy in the affair. To Mr.. Sutton
and Mr. Bottom ali the credit was due,
Mr. Pelouse said, for the work of re-
pairing the road. now going on. The
rad - being almost entirely rebuilt
to this point, corduroy Is being re-
moved and 1t Is being we'll graveled.
L. B. Manville stated that with the
improvements at Bottoms bufdge the
entire road from Richmond to New
port News and Old Point Comfort
year around. It had only to be MAIN
tanned properly, he seid, to reserve as
g. summer and winter road.
In hts address President Befvin said
that twenty seven counties had voted
s4,8SS, 900 in bond issues for good
roads. He stated that $4,000 was
raised in Richmond towards building
the Peninsula highway from Old Point
Comfort to Richmond. distance OF
a6.7 miles. The nearest point money
was spent 10 Richmond was four
teen miles.
Money in Richmond.
There WAS also $500 raised Tn
the city of Richmond and spent on q
highway from Richmond TO Louisa
courth ouse, to Gordonsville. the near
est point to Richmond being thirty
miles," said Mr.. Belvin.
There has been fifteen miles OF nigh
way built running from South Rlch.
mond beyond Midlothian, distance Of
fifteen miles.
Tho Richmond to Washington
division Of the Quebec TO Miami In
ternational highway Is being UNDER
taken. which. when completed will
be $500 miles long, and will cost
800. 100000. We have practically ar
ranged for the financial completion
Of this highway. in the following
manner: Mecklenburg county, bond
ed, 100000; Brunswick county.
bonds and State aid, $4,000: Din
widdie county, Highway completed:
Chesterfield county. highway COM
pieted: Richmond city, 100000: Hen
rico county. highway partially COM
pletad; Hanover county. highway par
tally completed; Caroline county, 70
vote bonds. s126. 900: Hpotsyivania
county. highway partially completed;
Stafford county. bonds for 100000;
Prince William county. partially COM
pleted; Fairfax county, partially COM
pletsd: Alexander county, partially
completed.
This is a very important highway.
running ~ 1t does- from Canada to
Miami. Fla. being $50 miles nearer
than any other route between the
North and South.
Four Highways in S6atc.
At present we have four Highways
running North to South, one through
the Valley of Virginia. via Etaunton
and Roanoke; another incompleted
highway running through Manassas.
to Culpeper to Charlottesville. and
the counties OF Nelson and Amherst, to
Lynchburg, to Danville; another run
ming from Washington. to FrederiokS-
burg, to Richmond. to Petersburg. to
Boydton. to GAINESVILLE; another
highway through the State Of Della
ware and the counties Of Acoomac
and Northampton In Virginia, and
by ferry 20 Norfolk.
But wo have not single highway,
either finished or in process of work.
laid out across the State from east
ito west.
"A sand clay road was built, last
year. running from Old Point Com
fort to Hampton TO Newport News.
to WilIianasburgr to Richmond. and
finished = portion of the way through
Chesterfield county. which ID expect
cd to continue on to FArnville, TO
Lynchhurx. to Rnaroker to Br1stoI.
there to connect with the Tennessee
highway leading to- Memphis, whore
there are two highways not yet COM
pleted that. win connect with the
"Gunset TRAIL one to the North
west, leading to st, Louis, and one
directly west through the state Of
ArkansaA
'There In some work being done on
both Of these highways at this time,
10 have been Informed. The sun
set Trail runs to Los Angeles, to
San Francisco. This will be the only
transcontinentaI highway across tbs
continent that will be opened and
can b. used every day In the year,
All highways north Of the Ohio
river. and east OF the Rocky moun-
tains m Qrs0tioaily iueaa1bas tn