The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-25
Motoring Notes.
Good Road News
and Trade Matters

Caroline county bears the name
or a areen and II is a womans priv
ilege 10 be perverse. Still a county
that votes against improving its high
Nays cannot be called darfngty pro-
gressive. and progress is the watch
word of the Old Dominion. these days.
what should bs d0nH. said
member of the executive committee of
the Richmond Washington Highway
association. lis tins Build a road
through the county, as the associa-
ton has a right 10 do under its char
ter, and clap a toll gate on II for
Caroline county citizens. Perhaps that
might open the eyes of the amlaole
standpatters.
II was born In Caroline county,
said another Richmond man, i own
real estate there and some or my
people are buried there. I have al
ways been greatly alta to the old
place. but hereafter don't say Caro-
line county 10 me. | have had enough
OF IT."
Caroline county simply closed the
door on the opportunity given 1t 10
derive all the benefits that will accrue
through the building Of the Rich
rnond- Washington highway. part OF
the great international highway that
will reach from Quebec, Canada to
Miami, Fla The highway would have
run through the heart OF Caroline
county and developed it. Markets in
Richmond and Fredericksburg would
have been opened TO the farmers and
land values been increased. in many
instances three hundredfoid Caro-
line county took thought for chicken
and lost main trunk road
There appears to he little chance
of an election by districts being called.
Port ROYAL. the home Of Senator
GrsNatt was the only district 10 de-
clare In favor Of a bond issue for
the Improvement of the county high
WAYS. Bowling Green district went
gainst II. in spite OF the majority
i'm favor given by the county seat
This seems to settle any question about
an election by districts
What can be done. and what prob
q bly, wAl be done. is to cut out caro-
i line county entirely The highway
/ can be built through Hanover county
TO Spotsyvania Courthouse and Fred
/ erioksbure. and ii liz likely that this
/ course will be taken.
| President Henry W. Anderson. OF
! the Richnsond Washington Highway
/ association, ~ now Tn Europe, and he
I will not return for thirty DAYS. any
/ way 1t is likely that no action Will
/ he taken by the executive committee
! until he returns. But u appears tc
The quite certain that The route through
| Hanover counv by way of Beaver Dam
will he selected.
MIR, Batkins Likes His Car.
Claude Batkins was 81 the police
picnic yesterday. SO was II, Grim
Peck, secretary OF the Richmond Au-
tomobile club, John g. Aisop, Shan
non q. Lees and other famous mo-
I florists, but Mr. Batkins had the most
interesting tale to tell
Il took my family on a l.3oomile
holiday trip. said Mr.. Batkins. and
had one of the finest outings ever
enjoyed We went from Richmond TO
Atlantic City and coming back we
took in Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington. There were six In the
party and we carried. besides, bag
gage for six We made 1t a point &c
get to our controls early in the even
ing so that we had plenty OF time te
get a bath before dinner and Their
have time enough to take in a par
Of the city before retiring In the
morning We were up early enough
to make the rounds of the principal
places and make the next control in
seasonahle time. Our longest jumr
was loo tHiicS, IL TSltlcInDti Nuf
rectiy.
We iourneyed in six states. travel
ed over all sorts of roads and never
had an accident, The highways In
Virginia were In first class shape, the
lonly bad spot We eneountred being
between here and Louisa. Delaware
has the worst roads OF all the place,
that | have seen and Pennsylvania
has the best We encountered on the
trip We did not have puncture. a
breakdown of any kind, never ever
had 10 look at the engine once, The
spark plug was as free from dir
at the finish as when we started
Sounds good observed bystan,
der. by the way what car did you
use?''
why. my car is Maxwell, OF
lcourse. replied Mr.. Batkins.
Notice that ''of course?
or course.
/ Stafford County Contract
4 The board of advertisers OF stat
ford county. Messrs Henry. Rollins
Harding and Payne, met In Freder-
i.eksburg Monday to examine bids fol
he building Of good roads In thai