The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-13
ROAD CONVENTION
IN BRISTOL soon
SIXTH ANNUAL SESSION OF APPA-
LACHIAN ASSOCIATION IN
OCTOBER.
MANY ARE INTERESTED
MORE THAN s7,0OO.0O0 SPENT IN
LAST EIGHT YEARS IN BRISTOL
TERRIToRY-GooD ROADS
MEAN PROSPERITY.

Bristol, Va. Sept. I2.--The sixth
annual convention Of the Southern
Appalachian Good Roads association
Will be held In this city from October
6 10 3, inclusive. This promises 20
be one Of the most important con-
yentions in the history of the South.
1t Is of vital Importance to al the
people of the Appalachian region be-
cause II aims at the greater prosperity
and the greater comfort At the masses
through system of roads that will
bring the town and country folk closer
together and to 3 better understand
ing of the Important fact that each
one Is mutually dependent upon the
other in all things that aim at the
Accomplishment of better living.
This convention wilt be OF vital i'm
portance to all people, Interested In
such great through highways as the
Bristol-to- Memphis highway. the
Bristol to -WaShinRron highway, the
Crest Of the Blue-Ridge highway, the
Bristol uefieid-.o-PittsburE high
wayA the Rristol-to-Norfolk highway,
the Observation-Disclosures highway, the
Observation-Disclosures highway. and
numerous other highways OF special
importance to the MASSES of many
into easy connection with the through
highways mentioned in the foregoing.
Within the last eight years over
81. 600. 10000 has been appropriated
and partly spent in the construction
of pike roads in countries Of upper
East Tennessee and Southwest Vir-
ginia. In spite of this great showing,
there are gaps to be closed up In al
most every county before the APP
pa,achian highways will be all that
they should be to the people who
dwell within the bounds of this prom
ising empire of agriculture and in
dustry---tfis Switzerland Of America
Means Prosperity.
Every patriotic advocate OF good
roads is urged to talk and work for
the success of this great road con-
vention because Of the fact that IL
means new and more generally dis
tributed prosperity among the masses,
a wider comfort and new enjoyment
Of life. The best can only be accom-
pIished by the cooperation of all the
people, and with this thought kept
uppermost IN every community. the
States interested in this road asso-
citation should be represented in
Bristol by severa. thousand delegates.
Every citizen is expected to consider
himself a delegate to this convention.
Notable speakers are being ar
ranged for. and the, program Will be
announced later Boards Of trade
and other commercial organizations,
governors of States and mayors o.
towns and cities are being asked TO
name delegates wlso 1--WE a genuine
interest in good roads. and who will
come and lend their influence to the
success Of the coming convention, to
the end that great things may be ac-
eo4npiish~d nionR thu iffng of runn pro-
motion in every portion OF the APP
palachfan region.
1t II expected that cities and towns
as far South as Memphis will send
automobile scout parties to the con-
vention, while other parties are ex-
pected from towns and cities as far
East as Washington and Norfolk.
Road subjects. such as financing.
location and character of construc-
ton. are to be discussed by experts.