Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
.RED, WHITE AND BLUE
TO MARK GOOD ROADS
Plan to Let the Tourists Know
Where They Are At and Where
They Are Going.
SUGGESTIONS WORTH WHILE
Color Scheme Adopted for Guidance
OF Travellers and Tourists-County
Folks Catching On In Virginia
Signboar1s That Mean Something.

j. E. Crofton, Jr., OF Alberta. one of
the wide awake towns of good old
Brunswick County, writes the Indus
trial Section some cheering good road
news from his bailawich He saws:
The plan that has been put on foot
by Captain n. II. Winslow. government
road engineer. for the division of the
National Highway, running from Rich
mond to Fayettesville, n G.. is being
carried out very SUCCESSFULLY and with
very little expense. The National High
way running from shington to Al
lanta by the way OF Richmond. Peters
burg. Alberta. South Hil. Boydton.
Gainesville and Raleigh is being
marked in n striking way and this route
will be cinched for all times to come
as the original and true National High
way.
Captain Winslow has adopted q color
scheme for the blazing of the National
Highway. Six feet from the ground on
each telephone or telegram mole along
the route, bands of red, white and blue
have been painted each band six inches
deep. These colors are the same ms our
national colors and indicate within
themselves the National Highway
Captain Winslow took the matter IN
with the Chamber OF Commerce of the
cities and towns along the route and
All the towns have co-operated with
MIN heartily and have given the paint
Tor the purpose. The highway will soon
DE IN active use by the tourists and
now is the time FOR all Of the cities
and towns along this line to get busy in
order TO get the tourists coming and
gong from the North TO the South
Captain WINSTON said that the color
scheme was better than signs, As the
latter get knocked down or mischievous
ooEs turn them upside down or plav
other pranks with them
Not only that. but new roads are con-
stantl! being built into this main high
way, and will he more and more so, and
tourists Will incline TO turn into these
new roads. especially IL they are we'll
constructed, for the inclination is n,
turally to think the best-looking road
is the one that has the governments
sanction. BY the blazing Of the high
way with these patriotic colors. the
tourist will stay on the track without
difficulty
The national highway is progressing
IN very encouraging manner, accord
ing 10 Captain Winslow's statement.
ano ne Is we'll pleased with the CO.
operation he is receiving all alonp the
nne from the Chambers of Commerce OF
the cities. the Business Mems Associa-
lions In the small towns, the business
spirited people. and especially the
hoard OF Supervisors throughout the
n
tain Winslow is having all of the
pushes and trees cut and removed from
the inside curves along the road Tins
giving plain view 80 that danger Of
drivers running into each other is ma
terialy reduced For each nine miles
he has under his charge patrolman
whose duty II is 10 drag the roads after
every rain, remove the bottles, tin cans
ana Whatever barrier there may be- and
10. Keep the road In good repair An
accurate report is kept daily OF each
patrolman. and also report OF the
progress and sanitation of the country.
The following will better illustrate tho
progress he Is accomplishing along this
road. The following improvements
nave been made in the counties named
during the past nine months: Din
wiudie. ten new buildings and fourteen
painted; Brunswick, twenty-seven new
buildings and thirty-one painted: Neck
lenhurg. twenty new buildings and
thirty painted
Some OF his patrolmen have removed
AS many as 200 tin cans and bottles in
single day; one patrolman has re-
mover over 500 tin cans and GOO bottles
along his division since Captain Win
slow has taken charge OF the road
Captain Winslow is giving lectures
all along the line and his idea is 10
create public spirit and impress upon
the people the Importance of this road
sc P''P'e hie becoming very muCh
Unused over his work and lectures, and
are giving considerable aid, In the
maintenance OF the National Highway
HIS idea is TO work up a spirit of pub
lie pride in the children as we'll as the
OLD people in cutting down the old
hedges along the roadside clearing IN
the front yards and beautifying their
homes in general
He further stated that garages ga.o-
line and water tanks were now CON
NenienNy situated on the National
Highway, and this alone was great
inducement for the tourists to travel
this route. This division of the Ma
tional Highway is the only road In the
United States that the government ha.
road engineer in charge and that il
WIS the grave Intention TO make this
sample road which would he guide
for the people to build and maintain
other thoroughfares
The work now being done by Captain
winston is very creditable work, and
the people are well pleased with the re.
suits OF his efforts and within a short
while he will have our roads in ex
cellent condition.