The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-03
NEW AUTOROUTE
0M|TS RICHMOND
Historical Virginia Not Touched
by All-Southern Pacific
Highway.
MAYOR ISSUES APPEAL
Calls Upon Southern Road
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R ISSUES APPEAL
MAYOR
Calls Upon Southern Road
Leaders to Oppose Route
Planned by A. A. A.

Unless Richmond. Washington. Pc
tersburS and other cities on the South
ern National Highway secure a change
OF plan. the American Automobile As
ISOLATION. the largest and most influ-
entail organization Of it's kind In the
United States. will log an all-southern
highway to the Pacific Coast along a
route which will not touch the cities
on the Southern National Highway be-
tween Baltimore and Knoxville.
Notice OF the American Automobile
Associations intention reached Mayor
Aipslie several days ago. and he has
taken up actively the work OF inter
estlng the various Southern highway
associations in united effort to oppose
the protected route. Letters directing
attention to the matter have been ad-
dressed by him to President Henry w.
Anderson, Of the Richmond-W Washing
ton Highway Association: TO President
e. C. Peiouze. of the Richmond Auto
mobile Club: to Preston Belvin and
others.
Letter to President Enos.
The Mayor yesterday addressed the
following letter to President Laurence
Enos. of the American Automobile AS
ISOLATION. 437 Fifth Avenue, New York:
II have heard with much regret
that the American Automobile Associ-
highway to the Pacific Coast. which
omits the touring route designated by
the Southern National Highway AS
ISOLATION. and which forms a part OF
the Quebec 10 Miami Highway. The
route. which I understand 10 be pro-
posed, leaves out much OF the most
beautiful country on the Atlantic Sea-
board. and many places of the great
est historical interest
mond 1 respectfully request that the
Southern National Highway via this
city. Petersburg. Durham. Asheville,
Knoxville. etc. be adopted as the east
ern end OF your proposed route"
President y. NJ Patten. of the South
ern National Highway Association
teiegra phed the Chamber OF Commerce
Friday from New York suggesting that
II ask the City Council to adopt reso-
lutions requesting the American Auto
mobile Association to include in the
first log of its allsouthern route to
the Pacific Coast. the route designated
by the Southern National Highway
Association.
Need Immediate Action.
From the standpoint of Southern
automobile and good roads men the
attention. The route officially selected
by the American Autom obile Associa
tion will he the main artery Of auto
mobile tourist travel from the East
position. The route will be printed
and published broadcast in the maya
zines and newspapers OF the country
bringing strongly into prominence the
cities which 1t Will touch,
! Mayor Rankin. OF Ashcville. y. c., ha,
written Mayor Ainsile asking for the CO.
( operation OF Virginia cities IN securing a
| modification OF the proposed plan TO Sc
cure the Incorporation OF the southern route
y gp,. ari IN Sev
I erai Nor,h Carolina counties along the
route he writes. have recently voted more
than $ic5o,eoo in bonds for road Improve
mentS.
| The route being considered BY the Amer
lean Automobile Association is through the
Valley OF Virginia by way OF stanton
( and Roanoke. and does not touch any point
IN North CarolIa nov included on the
Southern National Highway. II leaves out
the whole section OF historical Virginia
that stretches from Washington through
Petersburg and Richmond