The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-30
'H|GHWAY WORKERS
HOLD 4 MEETING
COMMITTEES RECEIVE LIST OF
NAMES FOR FIRST STOCK
SUBSCRIPTIONS
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WORK is QUILL NJ ID
J. q. CORLEY's COMMITTEES DRAWS
BROAD STREET SECTION
SECOND SPECIAL SESSION
on WEDNESDAY.
WORK is OUTLINE ID

The chalrmen OF the twelve commit
tees appointed by President Henry W.
Anderson. Of the Richmond Washing
ton Highway Association. met with the
members of the executive committee,
at luncheon in the Business Mems Club
yesterday at ! o'clock.
The principal business discussed was
the personnel of the committees which
will take up the work of soliciting sub
scriptions for stock in the association.
Not all the chairmen had named their
committees. and IL was decided to give
them until Wednesday to announce the
appointments.
When complete the workers will
number 100. OF ten to each commit
tee. The city will be devided into
twelve sections and committee will
be appointed To solicit subscriptions
in each section. John @. Corley drew
Broad street for his committee. and
Mr. Ccrley felt pleased.
II Is simply business proposition
for the Broad street merchants said
Mr.. Corley. THE highway between
Richmond and Washington will be OF
immense benefit to the city. 1t Is for
each one to determine how much he
will be benefited individually. Each
should subscribe according to his
means. the large merchants naturally
viii be expected to take a larger block
of stock than the smaller ones. but
see no reason. with concerted efforts.
why the entire sum needed should not
be raised in three or four days, II
win not do to hang back and delay
matters. let this business drag along
for &. couple of weeks. it should be
done and done quickly
Share His Opinion.
Mr.. Corley's opinion was shared By
A l.. McCleliand. 3. A. Blenner. Sam
uel w. Meek. and others who were in
terested in the progress of the meet
ing.
II trust" Mr. Meek said. that the
matter Of public utilities has been safe
guarded. What we want is a public
road. not one that may be turned into
privately controlled thoroughfsre.
The charter Of the corporation
covers that point" declared Secretary
Robert b. Airport Every thing has
been safeguarded so that no indi-
vidual or corporation will be able to
benefit by penny. This Is public
enterprise undertaken for the general
public good. The standing of the
men who are at the head OF the or
ganization Is a guarantee for its in
tC6Ales. GNGA wat may 10
rived from the granting of franchises
to public utilities companies will go
into road improvement and main
flamenco. The association has the
| right to condemn for right OF way
, OF 100 feet and due time. beyond
! doubt. instead Of an ordinary. paved
! highway a great memorial boulevard
! will connect Richmond and Washing
! tom
Names for Workers.
| Three hundred and forty-five names
were given out to the chafrmen of
/ the committees as a starter, but the
real work will not begin until after
| the meeting Wednesday, which will
/ ferson hotel. at I O'Clock.
Among those who looked In on the
session yesterday or took part in the
| proceedings were President Henry w.
| Anderson. Of the association; Secre-
| tary Robert 3. Aliport, Vice-presi-
| dent John Stewart Bryan. Treasurer
! John C. Easiey. r. NJ Darlington, John
r Miller. Jr., James T. Disney. Hen
| ry W. Wood. f. c. Laird. J. T. Pal
/ matary. James J. Pollard. Thomas
p. BRYAN, \. y. Stills. Warren P. Tay-
| Tor. Milton E. Marcuse, CAPTAIN p. ST.
| Julien Wilson, Preston Belyin. VIII
| liam H. White, Lewis Kaufman and
; Walter Adams.
I When the luncheon was over ev-
/ erybody left except President Ander-
son and Secretary Airport. They re-
! NAMED behind TO eat.