The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-19

fornia. Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas
Illinois. Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia
and New York have effective cnaif
men working under the direction o1
your Missouri chairman. This was
largely effected by asking each stats
regent to appoint a State chairman.
In April. at Washington. Mrs. scot9
appointed me national chairman.
Old Trails road committee, depart1
nent Of the national committee, pre-
servatien Of historic spots. ! requests
ed that every state chairman be APP
pointed on my national committee
and that wanted live women and nd
ornamental members, which waxX
agreed to by Mrs, Scott. Each STATE
Is to be organized after the Missouri
plan: in Missouri each Trail county,
has its chairman appointed BY tho
State regent: all directed by the stats
chairman
The Old Trails road OF Missouri haA
been golden thread that has draws
together the counties along It's route@
the men and women who have werkf|
ed for the Missouri Trail are as on&|
big family: TO take motor trip acrosS]
Missouri's trail by any one Of us. iA|
triumphai tour: we are met up the
road by half adozen cars, escorted ind
to town, receptions given and withj
flags flying accompanied down tho
road toward the next trail town. n
IL 10 in Missouri, so it Is in kaisaa
and 1t will develop In the other Trat
States; there will be forged thereby q
golden chain across the eontinent2
with links Of sentiment. history ans
patriotism and the peoples Of the sew
eral States will be drawn together u
closer bonds. az the people Of OH
: .Ax, taa ha a
road lis not merely a physical thing; |
will affect the welfare pf. women and
children, II will conserve nartona
ideals 1t will promote patriotism D.
showing America to Americans.
At our request MIR. Eoreland intro
duced bill January IL, 1911 call
! Ing for federal aid TO build the Oh
| Trails road While In Washington
| last April. ] was Joined by the com
mirtee members from ten States, Mr.
| Roriaad arranged a hearing be1pr4
| the house committee on sgriealtnrf
and We plead for the passage Of GU
/ bill H. II. 1919, which, however. va
/ not reported out
| The object Of the committec IL
| help create Il sentiment and TO tr~ &
/ awaken the public consei 9usnrss sBf
| ficientiy that our new bill will b
| passed at next session 81 congress
| The state chairman suggested tina
red, white and blue bands he PAINTED
en- telephone poles Ia mark the VA
/ tional highway with the national col
| ors This idea has been put int |
effect by the mems organizations. as
! sisted in several instances Nv the e
| A. r. and by the county courts
Missouri. In Kansas and IN part q
/ Illinois. ON a stretch Of the Boon |
{ LICK road. between Franklln ana
Roc heport. the poles were not maraed
and many tourists were aisma%ed
| crossroads. Mrs J. A. Maxwell tooJ
her paint pots and brushes and ash
sisted by her husband painted thl
poles herself in front Of her farul
II is this spirit of cooperation. d
women linking hands across the contii
nent to accomplish q great purposs
that spells success for this mcvemenf
Motorists say that Following tn
flag Of the p. A. r." is the most salts
factory and inspiring trevel; that Iii
! sei-sss pi. rs.ss-s have beet ssass+-,s skt|
fiaepoles. and that the the D. A. n
road sign liz practical and ideal,
The d A. RS stand heart an
soul for the National Old Trails read
the patriotic historic and scenic high
tway across the continent, for 3 memo.
rial road TO the pioneers. We do nd
dlverge or waver ia our purpose on
inch. Wherever this can conform
other projects we welcome mos
heartily the cooperation of other ora
tecfers. I recognize also that pub{
liciAy is even more necessary tina
finances In the movement, hut yng
wonderful ananciering has been .hX
point that has brought more publicitN
than anv one other thing In cora,eey
ton with national highways"