The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-26
COMMITTEE MEETS TO OoN4
PLAN OFFERED ny FREoGs
DENT ANDERSON.
HE FAvoRs COMPAN.
NATTER OF PUBLIC UT1LITIEa
ROAD TO WASHINGTON MAEk
APPEAL TO wEALTHK sSss u
BUSINESS MEx. . sss

ing the road, as outlined IN the Htc4
mend firgjnan of last "Wednesday M1
President henry w. Anderson, VIII NN
discussed in detail. @sasssaa3
Tic committee consists Of John G22
Easley chairman OF the Chamber l.
Commerce Committee on Stfoo II
Roads and Parks: John SteW0&#
Bryan, Virginia vice-prcsidcnt Of II
Quebec Miami International HjGpN4#az
Association: Samuel Cohen. PreS3d94@S
J. +. Palmatory. OF the Richmond AW&%
tomobilo Club President Preston H934sa
win. of the Virginia state AntomOh0G#
Association. mem1er of tho cxecueayM5
eolnmittee of the american AutOnlODy4N#
Association, and member Of the n0944%S
If directors of the Quebec Miami H.
ternational Highway Association, An4
Secretary Robert u. Airport, OF H.
Washington Highway Association.
President Anderson faTOrs the 10fsSN
NATION of IL million dollar corporAtt9gs5
ITO build the road which assures A54
permanent organization on ny1n u
base. -----s' 's- TT
It is understood that President An II
derson advocates issuing stock ~ &
par xalue Of $40. each share to kApsaa
resent II vote in the corporation. 10
believes that enough men of money
can he interested in the corpoFAtto31sl
to insure the building OF q highway
that will stand the toughest weasnNfsss
and which can DO kept in repair mucn
more easily than the average road ~ II
Virginia.
The corporation idea appeals to this
business men of Richmond. but it may
not appeal to the country folk In tne
various counties through which the
highway will pass. Consequently, AZ
ter the plan of President AndAracn y
discussed at the meeting today II VIII
be presented first TO the business men
- trtv ~ nnf
in room $50 of the Jefferson hotoL
Thursday night, and later It VIII ~
| laid before the entire board OF dirc0~
tors OF the present Washington Hleh.
way Association.
At the various meetings held by the
members OF the present assoctaflom
speakers have declared from time ~
time that 1t would be- easy to tntAr-
est men OF wealth In the building 81
the highway for one man alone No
/ offered a contribution OF 100000 Is no
would be allowed to build . trolley
| line along the side OF the highway.
| This statement has led many g p.
! liere that some OF the pubiic-spirted
men would be more than Glad - Goa
! tribute to the support OF tia foAd y
granted public utility franchises.
| II has been pointed out. incidenfAllys
that a corporation might obtain tn
/ right Of way to build road ana. After
! building 1t, promptly close y g -
traffic except u trolley line down The
/ side of the highway, except under cos1-
ditions established by the corporation.
/ 1t is probable that these points Win
I receive due consideration at tho moe<~
! ing today In the of,1ce OF President
| Anderson, and also at the m4Gtin6
Thursday night. The line Of arkumsnx
outlined. no doubt. will be deveiope6
fully until all phases OF the quesft00
I are considered.
Mr.. Gordon For Secretary.
The appointment of william r. Cor
don to the position OF secretary A. I
the Richmond Automobile DealA1G
Association will be in keeping viii
/ the Importance of that organiSAtiosl.g
j Mr.. C;ordon's experience In autonob9IosA
| affairs make him an ideal man TO-
the place. S
! Agents For Disco Starter.
| President Joseph +. Leonard. OF To-
Eastern Motor Sales Company, a11ss
appointed agents in the Virginia nes0@
| for the Disco self-starter.
/ The American Autcnaehiie.
/ Every new lot OF statistics on autNMs
mobiles makes clearer the supreMAcM
OF the United states in that 0S11a
4 saws the New York Press. In tho rUM&s#
ter not only II numbers but OF Qunllexs
in relation to price the Yankee uloMe8S
tacturer is ahead of his conttne1Sm4ss
competitors by an ample mArtlu. !sa
what a-2ond engine alone would AnNa
j cost q few years ago the Amee
automobile consumer can now ~ &l8
complete car Of fair. .speAd .RnA. q
and remarkably long life unesr IA
4 er handling. 80 asa
/ Our exports OF motor cars for J41
AIRY show large growth stneo
year, and are also OF interest 04e1
OF the comparison Of average 49,
t.,us madc possible between - (
nestle and foreign cars In th1e
In January, 1911. We imported
nine cars, valued at $l37. 727. AA4 I0
10 the sum Of 333.67l. total ~ e
a0l. During the firxt month q ;
9 tbs Corresponding figures sw1f0s - r
four cars. slss,ls7. 32s.l46 and
342. The exports for the cottoe
ing periods were. In 1911, ga c4xl
ued Ut $s6s.eSo. with parts ~ 81
amount OF s165.36s, a total ~ I'M
2s9. and for 1919, 2.047 cars, Nm
at 1885, ESQ. with parts to tn 90
or s47c,60l. 4 total OF t2.4c7se1|
exports for last january 1900
considerably more than dounta
for the corresponding period N
Certainly this il fine sh0wtaG u &
comparatively new industry, NM4
in which the United States 49,
pioneer. sss.
In comparing the import aIl
port figures an interesting
ancy in the ayeraEe price 0f 4sa
groups OF cars appears. HyAtq
tistics for January. 1912. thu ~
! value OF the foreign car 49,
! whereas the figures for the Aa
ears give an individual cNf Ng
4 1855. Evidently this r. u deeSo
consumers price TINS @
ference IN average price hetW9
foreign and domestic car.
transntiantic trade IN due
tho fact that the AnArlcaH
facturery have gone IA 9F
| production, and are AbtAs ~
expensive naakhinery Ax4
output and despite
wages, to beat Tho fotalM
the cheap. car neads An4
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