The Washington times., 1916-02-26
WILLFINISH ROAD TO
SHENANDOAH VALE
New Company Assumes, Building
Of Link to Complete High
way From Capital.

Due to the fact that there are no
State funds available In the construe-
ton Of Virginia's good roads, the new
ly formed Warrenton and Fairfax Turn
pike Company 10 assuming the building
Of a necessary turnpike to complete a
through highway from Washington 20
the Shenandoah valley. This company.
as has already been set forth IN another
article, has procured a charter from the
legislature which will enable II TO take
over the old Alexandria! warrenton pike,
grade and resurface tho road and oper.
ate II until such time as the States
wishes to take II back. Tho charter
provides that when the States takes
II back II must pay the stockholders
the cost OF the road. plus interest and
The prop s now route to warrsp-
Bull Run Battlefield Is approximately
nifty miles In length, or twenty-siS
Ieesbu sY' and Middleburs. over this
new route. about which the operations
OF the new company VIII center, 2
party OF newspapernen and prominent
husinsss mon Of this city travelled on
last Tuesday,
Five Hours For Fifty Miles.
Starting ut S:45 In the morning the
party, In two White touring cars. be-
gan their pilgrimage OF nifty miles.
twenty Of which are at present in a.
bad condition as 10 possible. even for
q Virginia road. 30 bad 10 this most
logical of routes toward the valley.
that It required five and one-half
hours to complete tho run of nifty
nniles-this despite the thirty miles
OF good road this side Of Fairfax and
the other side of Bucklands.
A luncheon was given at the Warren
Green Hotel in Warrenton by the
Turnpike Company. at which were
present Mitchell Harrison. J. d. Rich
Ards. G: =; Tiffany. and George La
tive stan. Mr.. Harrison who is presi-
dent. spoke at length on the ambi-
ton of the company and set forth
briefly the plans laid out for the
building Ti;, Of the new road; No.. h..,
necessary 10 raise money from pri-
vate individuals in order to develop
the project. but this has been unsat-
isfactory IN that Il AFFORDED nothing
which has necessarily bean slow.
Motorists Should Be Interested.
By the now plan. az soon as stock has
been subscribed the holder pays per
cent Of the par value OF the stock. the
balance to be called for at the discre-
ton Of the company In accordance with
the development Of It's work.
Motorists have constant need FOR this
short cut. The Shenandoah valley and
the route in between present so much OF
ycehsry that they must necessarily be
interested in the work. But mere In
tereet In not enough. Interest does not
build roads. It requires money. and the
only way the money may be procured
The warrenton ana Fairfax Turnpike
Company 10 the result. But Il offers a
dinerent sort OF proposition to the mo-
torist or the man with commercial in
the loss OF his interest or his money.
the investor must reap benefit.
Exempt From Toll Charges.
The stockholder will naturally be ex-
empt from toll charges. ana he will
have the satisfaction Of knowing he has
invested In an enterprise that viii bring
him great satisfaction and Infinite psne-
hts,
The construction and maintenance
Of this magnificent route rests, how
ever. not only with Virginians, but
with Washingtonians as we'll. A
Large port portion Of, Of the good that viii
~ W ShJOS W w COu-
mercial Washington as well as local
motorists. and certainly, in view OF
this fact. some OF the responsibility
OF its construction Is also up to them.
Mud and fords-some Of which are
more than two feet deep-abound in
those twenty miles. The rough,
stone-studded road Is the bane OF
tires. These may very easily be elm
mated. But II requires money, and II
remains for Washington, proud Of
her independence and her enterprise,
to do her share as Is Virginia.
White Cars Perform Well.
The White cars, blowing through the
mud sea and clambering the rock
ribbed Hin performed as few cars are
capable. Never once in the long ana
weary journey did they faiter. Theirs
was . difficult transportation problem,
but they acquitted themselves remarKa-
bly, well. Their use was a courtesy
OF w. Pearce Raynor, local manager
Tor the White Company, and although
the cars on their return to washington
bore the signs OF a tranBcontinentaI
trip, Mr.. Rayhor who drove the pilot
car. was still smiling his satisfaction
at their performances.
The inspection party included w.
Pearce Raynor and g. @. white (the
White Company, NJ. w. Sohn, Howard
Fisk. 8. 8. Crogan, Il. & Easton, James
A. Hendley, ana II. Z. Duckstein.