The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-02
CONVENTION OF BUILDERS
OF ROADS IN VIRGINIA TO
BE IN LYNCHBURG MAY Is
Southern Progress Official Organ of Rural Roads Improve
ment League, Carries Appeal-Record of Highways
Work in South During the Week.

DIN III oOukH
I'VE wish to call the attention of our
Virginia people to the Importance of
the work being accomplished by the
Rural Road Improvement League and
TO urge upon them the necessity of
having their communities represented
at it's state Convention in LynchburG.
MAY rs 10 2s. 1915, inclusive: and TO
invite our people OF every county, city
and town in Virginia to attend. In
person or through delegates. and par
iticipate in its meetings. declares the
leading editorial in the current number
Iof Southern Progress. official organ OF
the league. This organization Is for
better roads and belongs to our people.
who should avail themselves Of this
opportunity to take part in the dieting
Its policies to bring maximum results
Ito cities towns and rural communi-
ties.
II ,s important that the people of
Virginia take some measures for road
Improvement. and this convention
Eaffords them the opportunity desired.
Now In the time TO begin organizing
In your communities for better roads
than you are getting, and without any
addition expense - because II has
been proven repeatedly that large
part of our expenditures for roads Is
being wasted. through unbusinesslike
methods and lack of cooperation
from citizens
prrxucritx Here.
proanerity II here and those who
ara yatfinr tha biggest share are i!y-
sn0 On GOOD roads Good roads and
Enrnsneritv come hand In hand--and
will not come unlimited. This Is q
call Ia leadership everywhere. TO
furnish the desired opportunity to
luregressiye people to stir enth asiasm
/ in their various localities and to or
raniza them for road Improvement
and rural hetter,nent This is the first
lrreat sten reward prosperity. which
follows az a natural consequence.
Counties traversed by good high
WAYS are blessed with prosperity:
/ cities. towns and railroad stations with
| improved roads radiating from them
/ are nopn,ar market places and Ship
ming stations: farms situated an such
Highways are always in demand, which
Ensures a permanent population--and
a progressive and prosperous rural
pouiatton insures rosperity to neigh
boring cities and towns: all OF which
Ishows that prosperity, like electricity,
foIlows the line of least resistance.
To aror.. rn.husaasm
IT,. nn.ac. ~ tht, rcrvert,or In
In rrIs,,n,,rw a. ~ ararsa erthussasn In
80 s,...,,,.ss,..,,ar,t go ,,,afrtnrarce
a. ~ .Ss.,i.Ss ,.s.st y, At1tt,da faf
-. ~ ~ n,r va rto,,. To-
s.,,ssa -. LII ~ .,tsn,,o, ~ our
ci,is. - tpa naas for their assistance
h., mi. work and the great profit to
ga - st,r,,,,ats fhem 10 greater ac-
,i,,,,v. RI encourare inter-county and
iANstSt ~
my h,shn..,,s r. show What San be
,s,s.,, ;,t,,a ax1,enae ana proper
|co'nn.ra,ian ana taeref every county
y. vi~,.,,,;. T., i,ra for Some ~ the benz
a. - - aartyna ram adopting the
ass.s aa,,srrss nv this organixa-
t Ro..s =, IT, sfsortx n nromote rural
..-,..s
~ as,,, ~ reinforcement Of road
- a..saa s.raral nroyisiou will
~ nnsaa from main thoroughfares
smch !. the James River Highway
hatmsn p,chmnnd and Fortress
ana hstween Rirhmond and Fortress
Monroe. the richmond washington
Highway, Mountain Road, a Lyncn-
burg washington route, and many
other features Of greatest Importance
to Virginia and Eirg1nians. II ls. there-
fore very important that Delegates
from every county city ana Town c ,,,nts
tiers for the welfare OF their own
suggestions ready to cfYer for encour-
aging this movement for the better
|mert of conditions in our common
While the promoters of better high.
ways in Virginia are pianning 70 &c.