The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-15
BUSINESS MEN TO
HOLD A SMOKER
THEME OF SPEAKERS
TONIGHT.
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PLAN is OUTLINED
COMPLETION WILL MAKE RICH
MOND JUNCTION TO TWO
GREAT TRANs.CONTINEN-
tai HIGHWAYS.

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4 The building Of road less than
100 miles long. which will link two
great highways crossing the country
east anu west and north and south,
with Richmond the grand Union sta
ton, or Junction, will be the theme
Of smoker" In the Jefferson motel
auditorium. tonight.
The smoker Will be conducted I'M
der the auspices of the Richmond
Chamber of Commerce. which has un-
dertaken, with the help of the cities
and towns along the way, to build a
/ road between Richmond and WASH
! ington via fredericksburg and Ma
nassas.
i This highway viii pass through
Ashland and by the old most road to
Bowling Green. From the county seat
OF Caroline county 1t continues to
Fredericksburg, over the Rappahan-
mock. through Falmouth to HARDWOOD
/ church, in Stafford county. thence to
Swego Catiett's and Bristow Station.
to Manassas and over the Winchester
and Warrenton pixies to Fairfax eoun-
ty courthouse. Falls Church and
Washington.
/ The route has been mapped out by
a pathfnding party with A. l.. West
GARD. field representative of the Amer
lean Automobile Association as to-
fpographer. and the maps made by
Mr.. Westgard Will be on exhibition at
the smoker.
This road is about 1876 miles long.
May Be Sight Change.
| There may be slight change or two
in the route Indicated on the map
when the time for building the roads
arrives, for citizens of Manassas say
thar II g nnaefhIa "a r,ff To, v,,iIn
by taking straighter course through
Stafford county to the King William
county seat. But these details will
be taken up later.
i The smoker tonight is concerned
chiefly in determinine ways and
means to build the highway.
President T. NJ. Darlington, OF the
Chamber OF Commerce. will preside
and set forth the object of the meet
ing. Chairman John G. Easley, of the
Streets, Roads and Parks Committee
/ Of the Chamber OF Commerce. will
tell or the advantages or the highway.
Preston Belvtn. director of the Que
bee Miami International Highway AS
ISOLATION. will show that the road to
Washington is but a link In the chain
OF highways which stretch from Que
bee, Canada. to Mama. Florida, and
that this link alone needs to be built
~ ScIhPictS ttG AlkHWay.
The Quebec-Miami International
Highway Association was formed at
/ the first national convention of the
American Association for Highway
! Improvement, which was held in
: Richmond last November. H. D.
!, Hadiey, OF New York, was elected
/ president and President Parrot, OF
the Maryland State Automobile AS
ISOLATION. secretary. Mr.. Beivin was
elected director and chilly through
his effort and those Of j. r. Palma
! tory. E. c. Pelouze and Robert 3.
Airport 1t was voted that the highway
should pass through Richmond In
stead OF passing down the valley pike
j to Roanoke, as previously planned.
Fight For Valley Pike.
| This was only accomplished after a
hard fight for the many Of the North
| ern delegates were in favor of the
/ highway proceeding to Atlanta over
the route taken by the Glidden tour
lists In preference to passing through
| Richmond. New York memb ery claim-
ed that an almost ideal highway ex-
listed between New York and Gettys-
| burg, Pa. and from Gettysburg to the
! Shenandoah Valley pike. The entire
| highway. they declared. would be COM
| plete with just little bit OF repair
work on the road near Roanoke.s@ It
| was the shortest way. too. they claim
| ed.
Aided by the Baltimore and WASH
ington delegates the Richmond menu
| bers were able to change this opinion,
| pointing out the advantages to be
| obtained by taking In these cities and
the historical interest it would arouse.
| From Washington to Richmond. they
| declared. the road would pass through
| the great battlefelds in the war OF
| the States.
| Their opponents declared that there
| was no fit highway between Richmond
! and Washington.
Then We will build one" the Rich
mond men declared. and with this un.
derstanding vote was taken and
Richmond was placed on the route OF
| the international highway.
| Meanwhile those VINO are opposed
| to the highway passing through Rich
/. n,ond shayA nar peeH sinfess 1t ,tss sfatsa
that Atlanta has offered $2S0,000 to
| have the highway pass down the val
| ley pike, and thus take in Atlanta. The
| men OF Roanoke also are striving to
| have the valley pike selected. white
| General r. Coleman DUPONT. OF Della
| ware. has another route which he iav-
! ors.
| General Dupont is building a high
way at his own expense across the
! State OF Delaware from Wilmington to
| the Maryland line. This highway Will
! cost s.. 00s.e 600 and when II il finished
1t VIII be presented to the State OF
Delaware.
!, General oupont's Highway.
| General DUPONT, however,. wishes to
| have this great boulevard connect with
| Il highway across Maryland through
| Acconnac county to Cape Charles City
| where there Is a ferry connection with
| Norfolk. At Norfolk the highway will
| connect with the main thoroughfare
| South, and the distance from New
| York Is materially shortened.
II the road from Richmond to WASH
/ ington IL not built soon II ID quite
4 possible that the Quebec Miami Inter-
| national Highway Association may se-
| iect this route for the great thorough
| fare.
All this will be emphasized at the
| smoker tonight and more.
The greater portion OF trans- con-
stinental highway has been built from
| Los Angeles, California, to Memphis,
| Tennessee, and from Memphis to Bris~
| toll. where . road to Roanoke II being
| built.
From Roanoke this trans continent
| tai highway runs into the highway to
| Lynchburg, and thence through APP
| pomattox, Farmyllie. Cumberland,
| Powhatan and Midlothian 70 Rich
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