The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-31

.a0ll0kE Men TO
FIGHT FOR ROAD

ttOvyv W. OOSsO
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and the Roanoke men are eager TO
bring about his defeat
However. ~ the members Of the
Fredcricksburg Motor Club and the
Manassas Automobile Association are
working with tho RICHMOND Club It
ID not likely that there will be y
change in the policy Ut the Virginia
behooyes all the members OF the local
organization to attend the meeting II
they do not wish the Roanoke mem
beers to dominate the situation"
Word received from Roanoke last
night was to the effect that the Roam
oke Automobile Club might Withdraw
from the State association II that or
ganization Endorsed the Richmond to
Washington highway.
At Chamber Of commsros.
The Good Roads Committee OF the
Chamber Of Commerce yesterday in
dorsed the Richmond to Washington
highway at a meeting held In the Mu-
tual Building. Chairman John G..
Easley, O. Herbert Funston and Allen
Poots, OF the committee, and Secretary
Dunlap, OF the Chamber Of Commerce,
were present at well as a delegation
from the Richmond Automobile Club.
including President J. T. Faimatory. Of
the club, Chairman Lewis Kaufman.
Of the Good Roads COMMITTEES, Pres
ton Beivin, r. b. Airport, and Lewis
Schuman.
Mr. Belvin gave a talk on the high
way which will be built from Rich
mond to Washington by the way OF
fredericksburg and Manassas. He
told of the pathtinding trip OF the
members Of the Richmond Automo-
bile Club, and Field Representative
westward, Of the American Automo-
bile Association, who mapped out the
route.
Gives Map to Chamber.
One of the maps used by Mr.. Bel
vim in his talk, made by the Tour
ing Bureau OF the A. A. A, was
presented to the Chamber of Com
merce. This map shows the route
Of all the highways In Virginia, and
Mr.. Belvin made. II clear to the COM
mittee that unless the road to Wash
ington. via Fredericksburg and Ma
nassas. was built, Richmond would
be cut off the, Quebec to Miami in
ternational highway.
Mr. Belvin showed on the map the
route of the highway being built by
General DUPONT, of Delaware. which
crosses Maryland into Accomac coun-
t. to Cape Charles city. where A
ferry links 1t with Norfolk. On the
other hand, he pointed out. the Get
tysbnrg route, which Is favored by
many of the Northern good roads
men, and from Gettysburg down the
Valley pike to Roanoke. which route
, is sought by the citizens of Atlanta.
Atlanta Bids High.
Atlanta is willing to pay $4,000
| to have the international highway
routed down the Valley pike" said
| way to Washington for $500, 900. of
which Richmond is asked to contrib
ute $4,000. Now it Is up to Rich
| mond whether we shall be on that
great international highway. reach
| ing from Quebec in Canada to Mi
| ami. Fla, or whether we shall al
| low ourselves to be cut Oft and the
highway pass down the Valley pike
to Roanoke or through Accomac
county. II Atlanta can pay $3.50. 600
surely Richmond can raise $75,000."
On the motion of Mr.. Funston. the
committee voted To endorse the
Fredericksburg route for the inter-
national highway and to place the
matter before the Chamber Of Com
merce board OF directors. 1t is pro-
posed to hold smoker at an early
date under the auspices OF the Cham
Der Of Commerce, when the matter
will be presented fully to the bust
ness men OF the city. Representa-
tives from Fredericksburg, Manassas
/ and Washington will be invited to
attend,
! Matter for Legislation.
1
Richmond Automobile Club. called
the attention of the members of the
Chamber of Commerce committee to
set OF resolutions recently adopted
| by the Fredericksburg Motor Club
on automobile bills now before the
Legislature, The resolutions were
read by Mr.. Airport:
| Fredericksburg, Va, Jan. "a, 1912.
! Whereas it has been reported
| in the newspapers of the State
| that one or more bills have been
| introduced In the General As
sembiy having for their object
| the empowering OF supervisors
| OF each and every county In the
| State the right to levy a license
tax on automobiles. operated, or
! operating In said counties, and,
| Whereas the imposition OF
such license tax would result
| in great damage and loss tn the
State. driving from the State
capital now here invested, and,
Whereas. such tax would act
as barrier In pressntang tha5..
touring OF the State by automo-
| biles. owned both in this ana
other States. thus preventing the
expenditures within our borders
OF large sums OF money, and,
Whereas. the passage OF such
bill would stamp the State as
being n-progressive, and would
retard its development along ev-
cry line: therefore, be II
Resolved by the Fredericks-
burg Motor Club. That the msts,- 4,
hers ct the General q, bly,. W.
r. ana especially our representa-.
tives. the Hon. r. C. l. Moncurr
and Hon. Richlieu C. Coleman.
be requested to vote against said
bill or bills.
The committee, upon the. suwre,.
ton Of Chairman Easley. voted n
turn the resolutions over TO tha
Chamber of Commerce lertslatIve
committee with the suggestion mat
the Richmond representatives IN fha
Legislature be called upon TO opnosn