The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16

With rare exceptions the new
congressman who viii begin their du-
ties at Washington with the incoming
administration are pronouncedly in
| favor of federal aid In improving the
highways of the country. In connec-
| ton with the preparations for the
| forthcoming second federal aid con-
| capital. March 6th and Tth, these
expressions from various members
elect have been. received:
| Hon. c. F. Curry, Third California
| -'I believe in national participation
| and federal aid in highway construc-
| ton, in interstate highways reaching
| into every section of the country, pro-
vision for the payment OF which shall
| be equitabiy apportioned among the
! several States and the federal gov
eminent. when a proper basis of CO.
| operation for the construction of such
roads shall have been arrived at
| Hon. Frank T. O'Hair, Eighteenth
I MISUNDERSTANDING to the point,
will say that l am in favor of good
roads, and that the government shall
/ formulate a system by which govern
ment aid may be beautifully expend-
ed in assisting in the upbnilding Of
our roads all over the country"
/ Hon. Allen w. BarkIey, First Ken
! tucky---"Nothing would conduce more
| to the prosperity and happiness of
! our people than general system Of
! Ii provedq highways, and ] am con-
| vinced If this result is to be brought
| about the national government should
cooperate with the States In the per-
manent Improvement OF their roads. :"
/ Hon. Allan B. Walsh. Fourth New
| Jersey---"A network Of good roads
we'll made and properly maintained
| would, believe. be a large factor in
the fuller development and more
/ thorough unification of the whole
country. Proper maintenance OF
roads when made tends toward econ
I omy. Both the making and mainte-
1 nance OF good roads would SEEM
/ therefore, to be important objects OF
\ State and national legislation"
Il Hon. Howard Sutherland, NJ. c. at
4 large, West Virginia--'I have advo-
Gated federal aid in the building OF
/ good roads for many years, and VIII
L do all that lies within my power to
advance the federal aid plan ana a.; as y
4 sist in every other way In agitating
the subject of good roads and In
building them"
\ II. is worthy OF note that many
H boards OF trade and automobile eiubs
/ have called upon their representa-
\ tives in congress to serve as delegates
to the federal aid convention. In
II SGY9Tal IfSIdflCSS EA-kUfCfAQAo ~
\ States who have interested them
/ selves greatly in the good roads move
/ ment have been named and will posi-
| lively be present. Prominent in the
| list is Ex-Governor James Brady, or
Idaho. WHO has also just been elected
as senator from that State to succeed
| the late Senator Hepburn.
The list of delegates named py
| governors to officially represent their
1 tat has In fhe I.-~f rvRak bRen ln~
| creased by large numbers. In this
| list is the Hon. c.. s. Stetson, chair
man of the national grange execu-
| tive committee, as official delegate
| from the State of Maine. Mr.. Stet-
son had already agreed to address, the
| terest- to have -frem the official rep-
resentative of the farmers their view
| point on the good roads question.
very interesting item Of news to
| the farmers of America Is the fact
| that several influential railroad man
| ayers are enthusiastically in favor OF
| improved trunk line highways, and
| will do what they can to encourage
| congress in putting through the right
| sort of federal aid law. Railroad men
] with clear vision see that the de-
\ velopment OF good roads and the In
/ creased use of the motor vehicle Is
! bound to swell the volume of their
| own business, particularly through
| those vast areas of the country not
| yet fully developed. The greater part
of the American continent still be-
longs to this partly developed classi-
| fication.
/ Main Trunk Lines.
! Coptending that the national gov
ernment's first concern should relate
| TO the main roads of the country, and
again placing itself squareiy on rec
ard m opposed to any piecemea1 and