The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-26
BUILD THAT ROAD
IS THEIR SLOGAN
Richmond Washington High
way Association Calls Mass
Meeting Tonight
SEVEN SPEAKERS TO
ADDRESS GATHERING
MAY be Few More for All
Business Concerns and
Trades Have Been
Asked to Attend

There will be at least seven
speakers at the mass meeting in
the Jefferson Hotel auditorium to-
night, when the committee on the
RichmondW ash sngton Highway AS
ISOLATION reports. These speakers
will be:
State Highway Commissioner
Capt. p. s., julien Wilson;. Samuel
Cohen. representing the Retail Mer-
chants Association: John c. Easley.
representing the Richmond Chamber
of Commerce: J. 7" Palmatory. rep
resenting the Richmond Automobile
Club. John Stewart Bryan, yHe-pres-
ident of the Quebec Miami Interna-
tional highway Association: Pres
ton Beisin. president OF the Virginia
State Automobile Association, and
Robert b. Airport. secretary of the
Richmond Washington Highway AS
ISOLATION.
Others. including A. l.. Mcclellan
and Robert Mhittett. Jr., James T.
Disney. Sam T. Atkinson. Oscar r.
Weisiger. and Thomas l.. Moore.
have been invited to address the
meeting and at least one representa-
tive from ever tluu VI Az
ISOLATION will be called upon.
MIR. McCiellan's Plan.
Mr.. clellan, who represented
the Business Mems Club at recent
conference with members of the
Washington Chamber OF Commerce,
has d plan OF his own which may be
utilized In the building OF the high
way. Mr. CIellan would build
great peace memorial boulevard be-
tween What Was once the capital OF
the Confederacy and the Federal
capital. On the trip to Washington,
MIR. cieI!an outlined his plan TO
the members OF the conference COM
mittee and they were greatly pleased
with his suggestion.
II is Mir. McCleIlan's plan to di-
vide the highway into sections and to
name each section after Confeaer-
ate or Federal general. The section
uearest Richmond. he suggests. shall
be named Stuart: that nearest Wash
ington, Grant, and between these.
Lee. Johnston, Hooker. Meade. Long
street, Sheridan, Stonewali Jackson.
and Mcclellan will have sections
named In their honor.
Patriotic Societies.
II Is the belief OF Mr.. Ciellan that
the patriotic societies viii indorse
this plan and join the movement OF
: building peace boulevard on this.
the semi-eentenial anniversary OF
the war. He is OF the opinion that
not only will the Southern societies
aid the building OF the highway. but
that the Northern patriotic bodies
will give ii substantial support.
IL ID generally recognized that not
only IL the highway needed from u
commercial point Of view, but there
il sentimental association in a
road connecting the two capitals.
Fifty years ago in the North. the cry
was, "On to Richmond" Today
the cry in Richmond is. 'On to
Washington" but where fifty years
ago the cry was war, today 1t Ii of
peaceful jubliation.
There Is little doubt In the minds
OF many that IL the patriotic socie-
have their interest aroused in the
matter. that they would contribute
IrterxlIy to the building Or this
peace memorial highway. but the
business men OF Richmond have no
idea OF placing the matter before
them at present.
business Idea for Road.
The idea OF President Henry w.
Anderson and his associates in FORM
ink a corporation. was to place the
plan OF building the highway ON a
business basis. BY forming q cor
pofation. they obtained legal stand
INF In the State. AS corporation.
the association Is enabled to enter
into agreements with the counties
Though which the highway will
paes, to keep 1t In repair. It can
mike contracts. 1t can conduct the
building operations In a systematic
business like manner. and 1t can
provide for the future.
Men al over the country, mis-
sionAries In the cause OF good roads.
have pronounced the plan Of Mr..
Anderson and his associates the best
that ever came to their attention. 1t
i practical. simple and husiness-like-
BY. this plan. Richmond alone. may
well undertake the entire work. re-,
gardlsss OF any outside assistance.
save what may be contributed BY
the counties that will beneit by the
great highway.
n. Anderson Pleased.
President Henry w. Anderson. Of
the association. Who has been out OF
the city for some time. was In
Richmond yesterday. He was much
ploaaed With the prospects for the
mass meeting tonight In the Je6er-
con Hotel auditorium.
The last time We held Z meeting
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