The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-13

Monday night the Richmond Au-
tomobils Club hslds meeting. Ac-
cording to President J. T. Palmatory.
r. b. Airport and Preston Belvin, not
10 mention and mentioning E. c. Pc
louze. IL u going to be some meet
ing.
First Of all, The winners Of the
memberahi pteams contest will be de-
ctded. announced and the prizes
awarded. This contest started about
three months ago. President Palma
tory appointed five team leaders, who
chose their own aides. to compete
for three cash prizes in 3 race to
obtain new members. At the last
account Mosby Dest and Lewis Shu-
man were far in the lead. but the
others may have been doing noble
work under cover. Anyway, the win
ner will be named Monday night.
also those who have attained second
and third honors.
At the same meeting the road to
Washington will come up for discus
sion, and 1t behooves the Richmond
Automobils Club To get busy on this
project right away. or 1t will be good
bye TO the highway.
Matter Of Long Standing.
For u matter OF Ave years, 1t In
said. the road to Washington has
been talked and advocated, but most
ly talked. Spaxnodic efforts have
been made to build q road by the
way Of Louisa. and once q, highway
association was formed with this Oh
jsct In Wow.
Much to the surprise Of the Rich
mond folk. however. they found that
when tourists came southwark they
avoided Richmond in most marked
manner. They ran down the Valley
pike and went on 70 Atlanta Via Roa-
noke.
Thus did the Glidden tour.
Richmond WAS told that unless the
road to Washington was built it
would be cut Off when the Quebec
and Miami highway was put through.
port Of Leonard Tufts and his capt.
tALto-cap1tai highway at the ma
tional convention held In Richmond
and got another chance.
A. A. A. Takes Hand.
Through the energy OF Preston Bel
win. X. +. Airport, Z. e. Peiouze.
Secretary III. Grim Peck and Presi-
dent Palmatory. of the FAchmond
Automobile Club. scouting party
made a trip through Fredericksburg
to Washington. accompanied by A. l..
WestgArd. the field representative of
the A. A. A A route was laid out
which. with few changes, can be
built easily and with the speed that
characterized the building OF the
Peninsula highway
The touring bureau OF the A. A.
A.. OF which Robert Bruce Ia man
aGar. has issued q map of this road.
fac-simile Of which appeared in
The virgtnian
AT the meeting of the Richmond
Automobile Club Monday night the
map will be presented to the club
with the compliments OF the A. A. A.
touring bureau and with a few re-
marks that are likely to open the
eyes Of the members
The A. A. A. wishes II understood
that 1t is more than willing to do
all in its power to aid the people of
Richmond to obtain a direct road
to Washington. but IL quick action
is not taken d new route is likely to
be selected.
Road Via Accomac.
General T. TofenraIf 'er i,upont t'"~ Is
building q highway across the state
Of Delaware from the New Jersey
line to q point In Aecomao county.
to effect a junction with u thorough
fare leading to Cape Charles City
ana thus on Is Old Point Cofurort
and Norfolk. cutting OF Richmond
again.
For Ave years. according to MEN,
bers OF the Richmond Automobile
Club, the road to Fredericksburg has
been advocated but nothing has been
done Now unless action Is taken the
| Accomac and Cape Charles City road
will receive the support of the powers
that be in the automobile world and
Richmond will be cut off AZ COM
pletefy as II the Valley pike was
chosen,
At meeting of the good roads
| committee of the club, held Thurs
| day night. this news was debated and
II was resolved to place the situation
before the club.
I: Is .::keiy that committee will
be appointed to take up the mat
| ter with the Chamber Of Commerce
Delegates to Convention.
The club will appoint delegates,
| prohahly--f they have not been APP
| pointed already--to attend the Federal
Coed Roads Convention IN Washing
| ton, Tuesday and Wednesday OF this
next week. President Preston Belvin,
| OF the Virginia State Automobile A.
ISOLATION. has been appointed by Gov
u