Evening journal., 1912-04-05
Highway From Quebec TO
Miami Now Being Urged

BALTIMORE, April 5.--The Inter
national highway extending from
Quebec, Canada, TO Maimi Florida,
which for so many years has been de-
sired bv the thousands of tourists who
annually mako their pilgrimages TO
and fro. is TO become a fact Already
assurances have been received from
the several states which this highway
will traverse. that the work of build
Ing will begin this spring and before
the close of the year the great road
which will wind It's way along the
Atlantic Seaboard will be complete.
That this work of connecting all
of .rhe principal cities of the Atlantic
Coast with splendid boulevard TO be
carried through, is due largely to the
united efforts Of the Queboc-Miami IN
ternational Highway Association
which was formed in Richmond, Va
last October This association had It's
conception in Baltimore when How
ard ID. Hadloy visited this city and
held a conference with the officers OF
the Greater Baltimore Committee, and
tho Automobile Club of Maryland. be-
fore going 10 Richmond 10 attend the
nieetina of the National Good Roads
Conference. Mr. Hadley at the con-
ference smoke of what a splendid
thing il would be TO connect up the
| Atlantic Coast States and form an
International Highway. Tie told of the
MANY advantages of such road and
said that ne was sure that II tho poo-
nle of the United States would do
their share. tho Canadians could be
counted upon.
Baltimorcans are enthusiastic over
good roads and at once there was
formed a delegation TO accompany MIR
Hadlcv to Richmond TO give him
what aid was possible before the Ma
tional Association. This delegation
was composed of Edwin l.. Quarlel
and Norman NJ. PARROT, Director an'
Secretary of the Greater Baltimor'
, Committee. respectively, and Dr. II. c
Rowe and IL. NJ Luzius, President ant
Secretary of the Automobile Clu
of Maryland, respectively.
Just as the Richmond Convention
/ was gathering hoadway, Mr.. Parrot
D. sprung tho idea Of having an Associa
Z ;ion for the promotion of the Quebec
! Miami Highway. The idea caught an
I tho Association was formed with MI
, Hadlcy as president. Mr. PARROT a
3 secretary and with a Board of Coy
A ernors made up of state officials VIII
are either members of Good Road
a Commissions Automobile Commission
ors. or those who arc in some wa
identified with Good Roads movemen
I, Although every state has Of la
! years been agitating the building
GOOD roads. and many have built son
splendid highways, there were, ncvo
- thcless. links that were missing
= make up "A solid thoroughfare fro
one end of the Atlantic Seaboard
the other II therefore became the pu
nose OF the Quebec Miami Associate
TO exert every effort TO have the
links connected and they have nc
i accomplished their purpose. All th
,s remains is the actual constructio
is and this will be undertaken duriI
IN this spring and summer.
n, The Province of Quebec has vot'
ar $4,000, 900 for roads and a portion
a this sum mas been set aside to bui
H. a boulevard from Quebec to Rouse
L. Point The State of New York W
r. build the highway from Rouse's poi
n Ia Albany. Between Albany and Phi
adenhia there are splendid road
s. while the stretch from Philadelph
be to the Pennsylvania line viii be TAX
NJ care of by the state. The stretch fro
of Elkton TO Baltimore will be built
el Maryland out of special fund; VIII
tn another stretch between Baltimo
ss and Washington will be built out
Ie- the funds available TO the Maryla
lst State Roads Commission,
lut One of the most important links
nd between Washington and Richmo
and this has been provided for by
rim subscription of $4,000. raised
nj Washington and a similar subscr
RS tion raised in Richmond, the count
Ids between, having agreed to raise
M remainder The route selected fr
lt- Washington is via Alexandria. n
20 nassas. fredericksburg, Bowl
Green, Hanover and Ashland.
at AT a meeting of the Virginia S
zee. ton of the Quebec-Miami Associat
re- held ON March 18th. It developed q
Nix rthe Nirginians stood united for
ter building Of the Washington, RichmS
.wo Highway. but that il was question
fin, 10 routes inasmuch as four were
fered The selection Of the offl