The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-15
D-WASIINGTON
ROUTE TO BE BY WAY
OF FREDERICKSBURG
Directors Turn Down Petition of Citiz ms Of
Warrenton Culpeper, Orange, GordonsviIle
and Louisa fol-. Highway fl. w Ander-
son Elected President in Place
OF Milara, Who Resigned

'. ~ ASNoisY tiN-o'
. official route of the great highway
ms ms mueh was EXPRESSED by the men
VINO came here as dcIcgatcs from the
less favored sections. I3urly in the
public hearing il was noticed that the
i!nct hLd bc,n clearly drawn samuel
Cohen mad been named as chairman
OF the meeting, ana Robert II, Airport
WIS VIZ. actins as secretary, when a. ~.
csHtion asked The rather pertinent
question as TO how long would be
siNen each Side in whicn to preScn,
its arSunicuts 1t was mnaliy uccidcd
that cnrh speaker be allowed ten min
utcs.
~ times the argument became heat
60; here were moments when botn
sides INDUCED somcwnat in verbal
pyrotechnics. Cnder calming inlIu-
ences the talk became less iiuwcry aud
sitner. Natural, historical and financial
advantages were hurled ut the ears
oil Tue directors. First t,is side t'id
then that held the attention y, tn"
! Iuent though it originated and ended
among the adhcrcnts oil the speaker
occupying the iloor
/ EniSrnmrnutiHt Developed.
! one Of The speakers Murra !.
h"orock, Of Cnarlostcsviic. proved an
episraniinntisl ui 10 snan notc w.tn
nc pararirased that famous cXprcs-
Ei9m OF ienry Clays, which runs: Il
west, TO which owe allegiance; | am
an Amelican.m Nj. IoocockS para
south, The East, the West am a Vir-
slnian. And he told mis- story III
order to prove that as ylrs;nian anu
s ns Nlr ,ilI,,, 1t was the nuty Or the
+! know each other brttc. By iurni sning
| means oi INSTRUMENTATION. lie knew
OIL nothing which could so easily and
/ So readily bring his about as building
! good roads.
Mr. Boocock who is a breeder o.
| ei9oded stock, being the owner OF Cas-
/ 1, ,.l.ttt ..
vile the hub OF Virginia lie wanted
THIS great highway to pass through
see the University OF yirginiu, and inc
many other places of historic interest
In the county of Albemarle.n But his
was, not the only impass!oncd address
Oh the DAY! I'herc We're mon who pre-
! coded him and who followed. cacn OF
! whom told of the great allurcmcnts OF
INC piedmont section OF Virginia.
Nothing, however, availcd IN tho
race OF the men who We're determined
| TO see the road go by way oil !frcder-
lex burg. Like the old woman in tn"
story. they were .'kinder sot in Their
WAYS and wouldn't be budecd Thee
was Just one point on which all agreed
and that was that the road must be
built and built Quickly. An attempt to
| nave additional members appointed On
the board OF directors, so that Orange.
| louisa. Warrcn'on and Culpcpcr and
county seats might have representa-
ton, thereby making the organization
representative or the biggest part of
I Virginia, met with defeat. both on
! the ioor and after the directors went
| into executive session.
| Substitute Defeated
compromise that each OF the three
/ routes be named as AN official whit.
/ also lost out. advantages OF Ia ..,r al.
! tcrhatc routes were brought OF. H..
many speakers, but the directors y. At
least jnaJority of them could not sc,,
| INC force OF these arguments. fr@dcr.
I iekshurg was the central station .,nd
occoluan had TO step aside for Monas-
sus.
As stated before, tile suuail :cEan
lnSt as soon us the chnlrman's giIrl
I fell. The wind was set and the ti,nc
ply wasted. With signs and SINNERS
/ the Invaders from Piedmont Virginia
| descended upon the directors. FIRST ii
/ was settled that no route had lrcn
| positl.clH adopted. This gave The en-
| tcrine' wedge for the mass OF arg'l-
m , which followed. Many OF The
/ sion that definite route via Fretlc--
i icksburS had been determined uoc l.
/ delegate Janney. from Occoquan, so
/ stated. but he was quickly informed
! That he was wrong. Preston BclTiu,
| who issued the call for the meeting.
was the man charged with having
| quickly disproved all of this by pro
| ducing letters and kilograms which
! showed that lie had never made such
1t wns decided that the Valley men
| me argument. He was very sure that
arguments that they. would at once
realize the greater advantages of tile
! route by way of the mountains.
| through the garden spot of Virginia;
| filed with places of historic interest
/ and abounding in scenes which would
delight the heart and mind of the
I. traveller on pleasure bent. DELEGATE
/ rlcak, from Culpepcr. followed viii
! facts and figures. He showed what
| ms county was ready to do I'VE
S he sa ana nave 9s y Sse is IS
I for You gentlemen to help US we will
build this road and build it quickly"
New Definition of Wisdom.
r. Holiday; Ir.. spoke for Orange
tel Murray Boocock, of whom some.
thlng has already been said. next took
,he centre of the stage. He started
with Amba ssador Brice's definition Of
wisdom Said the British ambassado or:
/ wisdom is the power 10 apply intell:.
sent criticism to facts and conditions
mat VA; Was what Albemarlc wanted and
gent criticism OF facts and figures. Both
me county and city. announced thu
speaker were ready and willing to
come across with the money needed.
anu offered country and places o.
interest which could hardly be eoualled
in the United States.
captain Barbour. who had been desie
mated 10 speak for Louisa by MIR Iyne.
as that county was unable to send n
! representative. stated briefly that he
was sure Louisa WAS ready 70 do its
share and then launched out along
lines which had as their most forccfui
argument tho duty Nirsinians owed 10
NtrSinians. We have road built from
Alexandria 10 Gordonsvilie," lie stated.
rus leaves Just sixty four miles to
be bull, TO get into Richmond. Maybe
some of the counties are not rich.
Maybe some of them will need help.
Wren think of the hundreds OF thou
sands OF dollars spent each year in
Europe. when realize how much each
one OF US docs for some other country,
then say II is our duty to help V!r-
GINA Give the people a chance Had
TINS been done years ago the history
OF Virginia would have been differently
written Without saying anything