Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-28
RURAL ROAD LEAGUE
MANUAL is CIRCULATED
New Edition Gives Valuable Infor.
nation Relative to Road Inn
provement Organization.
OFFICERS ALL BUSINESS MEN
Bulletin just Issued Shows Road.
Work Activities In Many Counties,
Especially Along Sea-to-the-Nlomn-
tains Highway.

The 1915 edition OF the manual of the
Rural Road Improvement League Of
Virginia is being distributed through
out the State The manual is full of
interesting facts rela to the Rural
Road Improvement League. gives a
orief history of the organization. the
( constitution and bylaws and the pol
Icy adopted by the league. The officers
OF the league are:
President, J. Sheppard Potts. of Rich
mond: vice-presidents. J. J. owen.
Green Bay; T.. T. worraI Hillsville:
w r. Harris. Sabot; l.. A. Stumpf
Richm ond: II. NJ. Mcclure, Richmond;
5 Winston. Midlothian; vice prcsi-
dent and treasurer. Roosevelt Page
Beaver Dam: vice president and sec
5Sena 'eS' ''' VI i''eh
hecaus, vice presidents have charge of
your recdistricts in the road-improve-
own inltis X H., 90
Senators-o League are:
follow your tte sentiment in favor Of
Blakslee sar,ent and to assist in the
from a convic, where public funds are
mittee had unavailable
The cor,mittoi 18th every meritorious
charge, ~, nj, pad Improvement and
by. Blaks!ee fra,,, 40 eliminate the
tee he considered as HiuSh as
bad, took up the,
20 r,;,Sa, provement of through
s.ie dads radiatinE from prin-
~. o,,a,a centers and important
referred conc "''ioo"' iaho-
senators 1.-THE Importance of this work
given the eed for their co-operation in
and wouldling these objects
cry routes more road Improvement at
citizens. expense possible
acted wfuch Good Accomplished.
master -ent bulletin issued by the organ
BLiKS gives the following regarding
tirities in road work in numerous
tiles:
for is especially appropriate ut this
state,to mention the Counties OF Ham
go. Louisa. Albemarle. New tEnnt
ms ,sbeth City, James CITY Warwin.
"a York. on account of their recent
hctiEities in road Improvement through
the cooperation of citizens and road
authorities In some parts OF Louisa,
CountF' on this through highway. the
citi2ens arc taking charge OF the nor
lions Of tho road most convenient for.
them to manage. and are ASSISTING.
their SUPERVISORS to make their limited
pubiic FUNDS cover the necessary mile
age on their principal roads In the
summer OF 1918 these citizens practi-
cailE rebuilt the Hollins store to cue.
koo Road at an incredibly small en-
PenSe, Four prizes were awarded then,
by this organization for yheir efficiency
In Hanover County the supervisors
are doing what they can to pleasa
citizens Of their respective districts.
and are accomplishing some good re-
suits. In Albemarle County the .cIti-
gems nave organized for the purnos q
OF securing greater mileage of i'm :
proved roads at the least POSSIBLE ey
PenSe, IN order to make their present
ROAD income cover as many miles OF
road as possible, and they arc rcported
10 be making very good progress. Tho
fehinsuia counties are working more
cooperating with one another in their
work. AS these counties are some
what dependent upon a sort OF general
cooperation for complete success In
this work, il may be we'll to deal with
them more in detail
The roads in New Kent County have
long been the subject of comment. and
usually favorably. But now they have
Erected very progressive men to their
board OF supervisors and through n
Special act recently enacted BY the
General Assembly. these Supervisors
are given the authority necessary TO
conduct their work properly and at
minimum expense, which relieves some
OF the handicaps heretofore encoun-
tered. The citizens are working, too,
for immediate Improvement of their
highways. and work is being started
now TO make this Nortion. OF the Sea-
to-the -Mountains .IIi shy way as good as
any road in Virginia
Little Bethel Citizens Active.
Elizabeth City County needs more
roads than its income for roads will
al!ow. and me citizens in the neigh