The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-01
HIGHWAY HEARING
SET FOR APRIL 70
CHAIRMAN HENRY AND RULE
COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER
FEEDER ~ AID.

WASHINGTON, March 31.--April
10th 10 the date given by Chairman
Henry of the Rules Committee of the
House Of Representatives. for the
hearing on the Underwood resolution.
providing for the naming Of joint
committee Of Congress- to consider
Federal participation In roads build
ing. The committee thus brought
into existence would be authorized
and directed to report to the Congress
all Information obtained from such
investigation, together with recon-
mendatlons as 10 the ACCESSIBILITY of
he Congress granting national aid to
tho maintenance and building OF post
roads and national highways In the
tinted States. and 10 make rccom-
mendations az to tho proper iegiSia-
don TO be enacted by the Congress-
Since measures efnanating from the
Rules Committee OF the House in
Ii believed that the good roads reso-
,ution will be favored with report
soon after the hearing.
OF the eleven members OF the House
committee. several are asoGediy N
iavor OF Federal particination In roads
building. Mr.. Campbell, Of Kansas
g the author Of Federal aid bill: Mr..
Lenroot. OF Wisconsin, expresses him
ielf as heartily In favor OF Federal
participation contingent upon Fed
,raI supervision" Mr.. Pou. Of North
s'raolinz, believes In reasonable Fed
erai cooperation with the states. Nil.
stanley, OF Kentucky, Is greatly In
crested, but Is mot prepared TO say
definitely just what part the govern
nent should play" Mr. Denser. OF
Ohio. says, Il agree most heartily that
he government should actively CO.
operate with the states in construc-
ION and maintenance OF public high
ways" Illinois has been negligent In
Dads matters and this may account
Tor the lack of interest manifested by
Representatives FosterandWilson
Representatives Foster and wilson.
Mr.. Uaizeii. Of Pennsylvania. Is not
n favor Of road building by the Fed
arai government. The attitude oil
hair ..lan Henry Ii ~ unknown guam
lily. though II Is a~sired that the
..earin6 will be q thorough one, Tor
II In generally recognized that the Eooo
roads subject 10 one now eniisunx
countrywide interest.
Among the cooperating good roads
odies tlom which Their. will prob
.bly be representation ON April loth
are the Nationi Grange. Farmers
Union. American Road Buffers As
ociation, Amer can Automobile AsSo-
cation, American shrdiu
ciaton. Onio Good Roads Federation.
.Nlabama Good Roads Association.
Florida 6ooa Roads Association. ILL.,
,ois Association for Highway Inn
proyement, Indiana Good Roads Asso-
iation. Michigan State Good Roads
association, NJ -ssouri Old Trails As
ISOLATION New santa Fee Trail Assoc
.lation. North Carolina Good Roads
Association. Southern Appalachian
xls,od Roads Association. Virginia
Peninsula Good Roads Association.
Aemp hsi to Bristol HIGHWAY Associa'
ian, ocean To Ocean Highway Assoc
citation. Texas Good Roads Association
ana Inter Mountain Good Roads As
lociation. OF course. the forty-twc
tate associations and 32o ciAbs OF
the A. A. A. will be represented
through its national good roads board.
he chair Of which. ieor"e 4. Diehi.
recently IN giving the logic OF Fed
aral aid, said:
Interstate travel by road In nat
aral sequence of the general adoption
Iral sequence OF the general ADOPTION
Of tbs motor driven vehicle. A num-
,.lpa,ity should have UP 10 date pave
mems; prosperous county requires
a comprehensive system OF county
ROADS, In like manner the state must
roy. de continuous routes and aoe-
at.ately maintain them. Then there
would remain the need of Interstate
,ighways to provide for lnsersta
by road. something
which benefits the country as whole,
md aids materially In effect.ng soil
iified nation. Therein lies the losiv
OF Federal participation In national
highways construction ana mamie
nance"