Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-08
ROAD BUILDERS WILL
MEET HERE ON TUESDAY
Fourth Annual Convention of Rural
Workers to BE Held in MUIR
phys Hotel.
PRoGRlM is ATTRACTIVE
Lectures and Motion Pictures Will
Demonstrate Public Works-Meet-
ings VIII BE Open to All Inter-
csted in Road improvements.

The fourth annual convention OF the
Virginia Roadbuilders' Association will
be held on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The meetings Will b. held in the audi
torium OF Murphvs Hotel, and will be
be held and as special feature the
visitors viii be conducted over the
city on an inspection tour of the pubic
street work now under way.
1t Is expected that the attendance
Will be unusually large. as the program
has many interesting and Instructive
features which will be OF material as
sistaHce TO those engaged In the i'm
provement OF roads. Motion pictures,
as well as lectures. Will demonstrate
the work.
CONVENTION PROGRAM
LISTS MANY EVENTS
The program follows:
First sess!on-Tucsday. February 9.
10 \. VI. 10 1890 +. NJ.
Opening prayer, DR.. ]. Y. bowman.
q. d. pastor All Saints Church. Rich
mond
Address OF welcome. w T. Reed,
president Chamber of Commerce.
Road Improvement in Its Relation
10 the Public Schools" K. c. Stearnes.
Superintendent OF Public Instruction
state" Colonel I.uc!us Gregory. mem
Der OF Board o! Supervisors OF Mecklen-
burg County.
Second session--Tuesday afternoon,
February ?. 2;3O =, NJ. to P. NJ:
Road Laws and Necessary Legisia-
tion," G.. J.. Coleman, state Highway
Commits soner of Virginia
Source of Revenue for Road Con
structlon and Maintenance" Latham
Fletcher, state Senator Eighth District
Of Virginia
Discussion opened by John Crosby,
clerk OF Road Board OF Augusta County.
Road Maintenance" H. G. Shirley
Commission.
Discussion opened by a. II. Pettigrew.
assistant engineer of State Highway
Commit ssion.
Third session-Tuesday. February o,
p NJ. TO 1890 p. NJ:
Evening executive session. FOR mem
bers OF the association only. Discus
sion OF subjects intimately connected
with the association
Fourth session---W ednesday, Febru-
airy 10, 10 \. NJ. to 1890 p. NJ:
Needed Traffic Regulations on
Through Country Roads" c. n Scott.
Assistant state Highway Commissioner
OF Virginia.
Discussion opened by Eugene Allen
clerk of Centre District Road Board OF
Fauquier County.
"Bituminous Construction" c. S.
Reeve, assistant chemist. Office OF
Public Roads, Washington. d. c.
Discussion opened by G. l.. Scott
highway engineer. Augusta County. Va
"Sand-Clay Constructions" T. G. Dur
fey. superintendent State Highway
Commission.
Discussion opened by 6. l.. Won Gem
mingen. assistant engineer State High
way Commission.
Fifth Observation-Disclosures. February
10. 2:30 p NJ to $50 p NJ:
highway Bridges and Culverts," c.
d. Snead. bridge engineer Virginia
State Highway Commission.
"Roadbuilding From Contractors
Viewpoint II. Ct. Lassiter, Oxford
" c.
Motion pictures.
Virginia RoadbuiIders' Association
Reports OF committees, 1914; reports OF
officers. 1914; election Of officers, 1915
Inspection trip-Al members and
visitors who are interested In street
Improvement are invited to meet at
Murphy's Hotel on Thursday, February
II, at 10 y. NJ. and be conducted over
the work being carried on in the city.
y great many types of pavement are
being laid In the city, and an inspec-
ton OF same should prove very instruc-
tive