Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-22
AMERICAN ROAD CONGRESS
FOR FEDERAL COOPERATION
conaressnan Horlnnd Discuyses the
Various Phrnses or Highway
Construction,

That exactly tho same reason does
not exist In the several States for tho
Improvement of their roads was SGT
forth In tho unanimously adopted re-
port OF the resolutions committee OF
the American Road Congress just held
~ Atlanta, Ca, with the largest at
tendance ever attracted to q high
ways meeting.
With delegates from all over The
country. II naturally followed that
Federal aid In good roads called for
inucli attention IN the deliberations of
me Congress, accentuated b. the fact
tiat the American Automobile Asso-
citation co-operated with the American
Highway Association In the conduc,
90 the notable gathering.
Chairman "a. Tom Winn, OF the reg
'intlonH committee, presented this
reference TO Federal co operation:
Resolved. That the American Road
Nong.esa en- phat.cally Endorses the
principle o! Federal co-operation to-
yard tho construction of main high
'vays, and, thus assist the several
~ the one-haif O. the country which
10 devoted 10 agriculture and to build
through ;nair roadp in the one -h;lf
u the counts. which Is not pTodomi-
.antly agricuitu4Gl. but whose pros
Derity depends upon ,nning, the rais-
ina OF live stocl: and tho presence of
the health seeker and tourist.
Congressman ". T.. Borland made
the principal address ~ tic Federal
aid' session. presided over by Chair
man q. C. Diehi. ot the a,nericaa Au-
tomobtle Association good roads,
board. and the ai!asouri representative.
thus spmncd W. tho situation: 1T IL
easy enough 20 shout .iood roaG-' and
70 convey the adroit impreHsio:s- OH
The minds OF every iii farmer that
H., "a;
but when we G-; down 70 practical
business. VIC s.ill sind HAT only Inn
i.c0 pereutagc can cvc: be improved
20 Il high condition and tiiat these roadn
must be the ones which VIII scrvc the
greatest numbe! OF people. It il very
easy to defeat the whole plan by APP
peals to the PTcjudicea OF tioee voters
WHO would DO led 10 believe that they
VIII get no direct benefit from tho
roads. 1t Ia possible even to inHame
them to high Indignation against the
peeple whom they think Will be be2e
lltsd.
;aent. to classify al existing high
guya into at least three ciass!;!cations.
H'ha t,rst IS the great cross-State or
sntcFstate h!shways, reaching INTO
t.@or:r county III the STATE and opening
Up every section to .hc benefits OF the
improved land values. f-eer social in
'orcoursa anu higher intellectual life.
Tie second ia the MAIN Feeders -
great count, !oads. ana, third. tue
b, .ronds loea! roads or lanes. vnosc
various class.s >! roads Hhould be
huilt, Improved ara maintained with q;
/. ,y,g TO the amount oS Traffic That they
si,. bear and mus, bear. THE iirst
iass allould 10; ~ .hc moss permanent
-ud scicutinc construction. The sec
SaG ciHSs could be % = lees cSpcm-
siy. nature a.d v-culd need isss main
tcuaucc. The iE.rd class could be i'm
,-avcd only 70 tho o~tcnt ;hat the
.onntny:' required. Tic expense Of
building and fd.irtain.ng these -oads
suonil he d!siributed upo, the Same
a4sis Tie ro.ids % the a.st class
.i,oult hc support".l by tho taxing
uu,,Gr tf n large Ir9.s % nountr., "a
',l,idiny ~ lsSsf tac entire STATE. be-
...;.sc the Ycaita gathered 10 thc cities
.,,imht "a contribute 20 rtc-i The see
rsA,l cl;l.s OF ro:,is aEc'iid also nave "a
side taxing po:!er. ~ l@ast cocHtcn-
ike v.!th the couu;y aild pesrih'r Win
=, ;-rNui OF counties "- With Eoiio state
tid This wolia leave .hs ANAL road
district or local community only the
burden OF TIC smaller or purely local
soads However rnUch politicians may
taiet bud turn and argue about the
4,Jes,Iou. VIC inust eventually come 70
toinc scientific solution OF the probel;n'
! realize that when W r',5in to"tnlk
.,D.,ut r.:a! road Improvement poiiti-
al ,!.yorDnces OF al i:ndh are encoun-
cred What the people VIII demand
Ia the i.rxt Few ye;i-s In this country
Il good roads and not politics..