The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-13
Will Give Good Roads to
More Than 100000
People.
RICHMOND PART
OF GREAT HIGHWAY
Howard D. Hadley, President OF
the Association, Tells Inter
teresting Facts Concerning
the 2,5O0 Miles of Road.
Will Be in Use by
November.

Most gratifying progress has been
made during the season Just c-cseu
ia the work Of constructing Inc que
bee Miami international faiS wsS >
OF which the Richmond w ashingtoh
Route is q part. according 10 reports
s-Ccived by Howard d. FauleF' Pie74
dent Of the association
New York state. having already
sDent $50 600 900 for good roads, Noleh
las NoVen Der another SoO.uoovO-
,S significant that the majority DS
which the voters approved this second
- M, 30 bond issue was nearly 51. -
nsa-fhe largest majority ever gwen a
-rorositiou IN the history OF the
Empire state 49,.
GOOD deal more than half OF the
,r-ira so miles Of the quebec Miami
40 j. now finished. according 10
ar. HadIey reports apout 4ve in .,!t,1
more are under construction ana WI
30 completed next sum mer, Whhe
rtsns a-e now being made 10 get 70
uo-s on the remaining 100 miles SO
.nat the entire road may DE com
,foted by the fall OF 1914 Inc stteich
from Washington, D. C.. 20 -'loii1l 90
. 64e miles long Will be practl-
nv All done. according 20 present
indications. by the middle OF June;
isis and from Richmond TO Montreal
lv November OF this year
NJ IIadlev figures that the Quebec
Miami Highway VIII carry nc IL.
--afAc than any other trunk highway
in North America for al ieSS' 'n' 'e
reasons. 80 ...,..-
n leads through a region OF very
.--ea+ historic interest. 1t leads through
:, section OF matches scenic pea'I'Z,
Finally. and most important OF AL, Il
riil form the main north ana soutH
artery through the most dehseiy pop
uiated section Of Norm amer Og r,;.,.i ne
ten States. together with the distinct
81 Col,Irn hia and the Province OF Que
bee. through which the road leads nay e
= total population OF 81 9Se'esz, nearIF
,.nc-thlrd the population ci cohtlheh-
raj United States and CANADA.
Nearly Is CO., 600 people. OF one-slXtn
Of INC total population OF me 1nL,o, tu
states and Canada, live within twenty
,oiies Of this road There are no less
han twenfy-one cities OF more IMAM
70 oo0 population hlohg m HSe,SW6yc-
bo., Canada. schenectady, Troy and
S-orbers y y. HobOkcn. Camden
Elizabeth City and Trenton, \. y
Wilmington. Del. Savannah. Ga, and
rarLsonville. Fla. have more 'thah
,e M SUI less than 10000 Eight 9th
Montreal Albany. Jersey GnjtY'
-iro-e and Richmond have more
nan 100 90 each. but less than 10000
while Philadelphia has i''Oe'uvo ana
%ow YORK City has 5,cD .VN
Inas7uch a. there are 80 600 COO PEG pie
= largo portion of them wealthy or
1~ell-to %. living on OF wlth h;. easy
a
= - interesting 10 speculate on the
-roctIn. of traffic this great artery or
do viii bear IN This connection the
Ars,res showing the growth or the du
-cr0ofife industry are interesting IN lsiz
nor les- than 80 600 automobiles, eAolu %
sive OF motor rtuCkS, were produced.
rr IN increase of 81 600 over the Prev
olls year II Is startling to know that
20 universal has the automobile become
that one machine - now IN use 1or
every 10 persons in the United States
We are planning a systematic cam
,,aipn " said Mr.. Hadley to-day, to
HING about the completion OF the III
1ernational II ghway before The close
If 1919 in time for the JOINT celebration
of 100 wears Of peace between tnSllsh o.
sneakinQ peoples and Of a half century
~ raace between the North and the
south since the close Of the CIVIL war
for This Quebec Miami road VIII for m
The outward and visible bond of an
inward. invisible feeling Of peace and
GOOD viii, not only between Canada
~ best reighbOr any country ever
had and the United states. out also
between the North and the South.
We wish TO emphasize. h. the com
pletlon IN 1914 OF this quebec NJ larni
creat peace celebrations the strik
rrx and pleasing contrast between
heinz - peace. a. we now are. build
ing GOOD roads and being al war.
buildinE forts. a. We We're lu lsl5-
.We.a~e very hopeful that these
great = lebra<fous 81 long years 80
resct- afd prosperity and the com
pietlon OF this great Internal ional
highway IN 1914 viii mark he beginning
- Tho actual reduction 81 war eE
penditures b. ali the nations OF the