The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-09

BY way Of throwing a sop TO the
federal aid advocates the government
inally consented TO give fortY-elG M
States $40. GEO each for post roads, the
poStof7ce department. to designate the
roads and the United States office of
public roads, OF which Logan Waller
Pake Is director. to build them
state Highway Commissioner WI
son OF Virginia, was among the hrst
10 ask for that $4,000. lie got 1t,
Curious to learn whether other states
were getting this money from the gov
eminent, Captain Wilson asked Sena-
tor Swanson to keep an eye on the
matter Senator swanson soon nou-
fled him that one State had haughtily
declined the ten thousand.
we can use thaI appropriation
Captain Wilson sent word, try to get
It for us"
Virginia laid claim to this first
$4,000 refused by another. State and
the claim was allowed. a second State
refused the money state Highway
Commissioner Wilson again laid claim
for IL and again his claim was allowed.
third and fourth State refused the
money. A third and fourth time
state Highway Commissioned Wilson
made a bid for the despised $4,000,
and a third and fourth time his claim
was allowed.
In all he got $40, 600 for post roads
In his State and, as Captain Wilson
saws. BELIEVE us, we need the money.
Is Just Beginning.
The good roads movement In Viz
einta is Just beginning. Before long
motorists viii he looking 10 the South
to afford them trips worth touring
The North. especially New England,
has been done over and over again
until II Is an old story. Motorists are
looking for a new field and the South
n the most attractive. The old bat
tfcHclds OF the great war are yet to be
visited Bull Run or Manassas,
Sharpsburg or Antietam may now be
+ reached, but there stiil remains Fred
! ericksburg and Charlottesville, not
to mention the terrific conflicts be-
tween the forces Of Grant and Lee
when the Union army swung from the
York to the James in the closing year
Of tho war.
Historic old Williamsburg, York
town. where CORVALLIS surrendered
Jamestown the first settlement by the
English in America, all are IN Virginia
and tourists from the North VIII find
Il difficult to see all the points of In
;crest in cid RICHMOND itself. from
tie old church Of st. John, where
Patrick Henry made his notable
speech To the White House OF the
ConfedoraCy.
Richmond too. Is on the Capital.
: to-Capital route, over the Quebec Il
! Miami highway. and this is the natura
road South to Jacksonville and otheI
! points in Florida when the winter be
/ gins To set in Also, the natural roat
} North in summer time.
So thc 1913 convention of the y. a
! \. VIII mean much to Richmond ant
the entire State Of Virginia, while 1t
: tnaueuce In the federal aid fnovemen
w!ll be national
The first day Of the convention VII
. he devoted to business. after Governo
Mann, of tho state, and Mayor Ainslie
] Of Richmond, will have welcomed tn
} delegates The evening will be de
voted to papers and addresses. tn
Ae-ess%t,t se+.tf4-
& Richmond and at night the visitor
+ VIII be given a regular fashtone
4 Virginia entertainment and banquet
I The third day will bring about tn
annual election Of officers and tn
q selection of the place for the next cor
= vention, and Southern hospitality wi
= be supreme from the ffrst to last
n Richmonds fame as "a conventio