The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-12
CAROLINE COUNTY
FOR 5000 ROADS

In Richmond and IN . few. minutes
Mayor Coghili returned. saying that
he had received \ reply. IT was. in
effect, that there was nothing In the
report
BY this time the congregation was
ready to hear about good ro&dA They
had come from Richmond and Fred
ericksburg: from 6humansyiile.
Sparta, Newtown. Dawn and Bowers
Store.
From Richmond came Captain p.
St. Julien Wilson. state highway
commissioner: w. r, pAbney, busi-
ness manager Of the Chamber OF
iCommerce: Preston Belvtn. father Of
The. road to Washington movement.
Secretary Robert b. Airport. Of tho
Richmond Washington division Of this
Quebec Miami International highway:
r. L Conquest. John Z. Butler; Ben
{. Cary. w. A. Moucure and l. b.
Manvtlie, OF Newport News
Many From ErcdertcksousI.
From Fredericksburg camo W. 8.
Embrey, Ice J. GraveA w. H Rich
ards, Jr, Fl. G.. Biscoe, Mason W'tlliA.
NJ. G. Willis, Jr.. e. G. ,Ninde. Stew
art A. Jones, W. A. He'll. w. p. Lang.
Frank X. Tyler, Ashby L. Payne. w.
f.. Fairbanks, Horace Crissncad.
Gimon Hirsh. 4. Il. Dempsey and
q. W. Garrett
The people OF the county were there
| In scores, among thcm the nsstor OF
Caroline, c. A. shuman, Of shumans-
vile. past his three score and ten.
| hut as youthful In spirits a. his
grandson, Secretary Airport.
| The visitors were received by .
committee at the Lawn Hotel. right
opposite tho courthouse. OF this
committee J. T. Richards was chair
man. and no was assisted by T. G..
Valentine. J. w. Elliott and George
n. Lyon. Those who had arrived
early had dinner at the hotel. good
old fashioned dinner. which caused
banquets, to remark that he was going
| to stay over IL only to try tho dcsert
ON the morrow.
| Adjourn 70 Courthouse.
| Then came the adjournment to the
courthouse, the holding Of the mass
meeting on the rolling stock bill and
the calling OF the good roads meet
ing. r, l. Beale presided at the
rally. He opened the meeting with
a telling speech. He told Of roads--
and taxes
I'VE pay q tax every year. not for
xeod roads but for bad roads, said
Mr.. Beais.
Then, ha, tald. Of starting ~ dftyN
from Bowling Green 20 Guinea Two
miles out. he said. he came upon .
team with four mules attached.
mtred. He told Of the loss Of time
! to the owner Of the team. the wear
and tear on mules. harness and
wagon, all OF which. he said. would
BE- unknown with = good road. He
told OF coming to . trea leaning
across the road that ripped the cover
OF the busy and HOY he had :pot-
thought in Ktchmoiad. n getting rid
OF the tree.
Taxed By Puur Ruads.
1T cost me ~ 10 repair the busy
and $50 for another pair Of gloves, :
said Mr.. Bsale. and that y = tar
1 OF $3.50 I had to pay for bad roads.
/ Ana hold no receipt from any coun.
" of1icial to show that have paid
IT," he concluded.
i Mr.. Beaie then introduced Preston
Belviu. who recounted the history OF
the 0uebsc-Mtami Highway Assos
Eciatlon.
lvaguely OF good roads snddenly be-
came interested. They found that
n Bowling Green waa Z town situated
On = highway that 9eretcheo from
Il CAnada 70 tho most Southern pssnt
In Tiorida. The highway would pess
lrghti through Caroline county. One
link united Richmond And WaShane-
lton. II united BOWLING Green with
Richmond. With Masningson. VII
lNcw York city ana oueoae, Canada.
III VA some Highway. thay a9reed,
ana scextainly Il would make 4oWttnG
fSrAnn N imnOftnnt placn "a YSr4tnla.