The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-08
Committee Gives
Final Choice on
Washington Route
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A meeting of the executive Commit-
tee of the Richmond Washington
Highway association was held in the
office Of Preston Kelvin IN South Ninth
street. yesterday afternoon. At its con
cIusion this statement was given out
"0n account of the failure of Caro-
line county To consider favorably a
bond issue for constructing the high
way through the county. the State
highway commissioner has been re-
auested to locate a highway from
Richmond. through the counties of
Henrieo, Hanover aud Spotsylvania 70
fredericksburg lie has now under
consideration two routes. either OF
which he considers easy T. build and
to maintain The State highway com
missioner's report viii be made 3 All
early date to the executive commit
lee OF the Richmond w Washington
Highway association
Although Captain Wilson, VINO Is
the State highwat commissioner, and
the members ~ the executive commit
tee refuse to give out any information
regarding the tive routes that Captain
Wilson has under consideration, IL can
he stated without fear q contradiction
that one of the routes ts by Ground
Squirrel brdge nd ReaNer Dam. to
COURTEOUS to fredericksburg The
other Is n Solomon's store. Ashb0rn,
pamunkeg river 1solansVile. Castle
mans NfI} Sfs~sap9R@x. l4eFs ttfA
and Fredericksburg. The latter Is one
or the Blue Book routes, over this
route from Richmond to Washington,
BY way Of fredericksburg occoQuan
aud pumfries is only f2I.6 miles.
The Beaver Dam route Is nut little
longer
1t can be seen. therefore, hat Caro-
line county is not necessary ter the
sucge of the Richmond Washing on
highway
sad 81 member of the Richmond
Automobile club yesterd@y-
First thing we know oar excellent
city fathers Will be advocating uni
forms for all automobile owners They
aud their families viii he ordered ty
statute Ia wear a certain dress on all
occaslous--a peacock feather apd yell
low jacket for insta nee To show that
rhty belong to the hated partah claSs.
4 lin plate bearing a number Will
hang suspended from each neck and
before ordering his car tar m"gt ntm
down town the head Of the unfortu-
nate house shall he Obliged u notifA
police headquarters, which In turu
WIFI notify all men on pos through
The signal service.
III the members Of his family he
without he prescribed yellow tacSst.
peacoak feather and tin plat tt'}
shall Not attempt to hiring tte car
down town to meet the head 1T Ge
household He must proceed borne dan
his yellow Jacket, neaGork feather "n
IA plate before Senturine lea take nat
his car Otherwise he shall b., seH
fenced T. the roads for not less Than
TWO years
sonnet hing mus, h. aore to sop
speeding
ITO be sure but wh*a aIteH.qtiaa
Ia lesisiAfa against speed asab3@es 4!t*t /
forgeT that they represent lrsa rfan
one third az one hundredth pet cent a
automobile owners and that t'p rest
are worthy business men VINO 10 not
care TO risk their owu, or ate otbt r
persons neck. by reckless drrln-
The auruIUortf9 owner II TFT5 TO-
Nond all other citizens. Tie Is tt3'- H'St
, TO be approached for q donation when
the community wishes to imp 7Yr The
highways by popular suhseript Oh. he
is asked 10 loan his car ioy every
public function that Interests the
citizens In general. lie is rarely thank
of all sorts of petty graft
tie be an automobile nwuer ia 10
he q mark-~M A r k~put il ln capt
tai letters. | know what I'm talking
about.
/ \ motor boat was PM mp for sale
/ bv the freight department OF a railroad
with offices in Richmond. The boat
( had been consigned to a Richmond
! man who refused to receive the goods
when turned over 10 him. The COM
pany shipping the precious freight re-
/ fused to take 1t back The railroad
/ was stuck for the shipping charges
/ and to reimburse itself put up the ooH
AT auction. j. H. Semmes bid this
I dereliet in for himself and friend
1 who is said To answer tn the Mans
| of Lloyd Bullock They took Bob All
/ port 10 inspect their bargain.
Barring that a propeller is gone
i the propeller SHAFT broken, her rud'
der missing, her frames strained ane
that she needs caulkine and painting
! maybe a new exhaust pipe and steering
! gear. she's ali right" MIR. Airport re-
ported over tn telephone
"TheN say she'll go like the G. = y
and the =. o. s.. when she Is turned
| loose down the James. she's forty
| footer with nine feet beam. and coult
| proba bly, make the still NeXt Bermudas
1 IL only persuaded to go. No, ! don
know why they are called the still vexl
except. maybe, owing 10 the summer
! visitors Tourists are enough to keel
/ most anything vext. But anyway thar
be a fine boat whe,. she is fixed up
Her name. Oh well. they were COINS
| to call her the Raphael Semmes. bat
fthey have changed il to the Bull Moose
| Why Oh. that's easy Because sns
a few changes would make her don
key and a winner. Certainly. that's
| sensible Just as sensible as party to
TENS. Good night