The Washington times., 1916-06-24
S222 MORE RAISED
FOR AUTO HIGHWAY
LINKING RICHMOND
Merchants Asked to Send S.
Each, and Car Owners for
81 to A. A. A. Club.

FQstered by the American Automobile
Association District of Columbia Club,
the fund being raised in this city to be
contributed as Washington's share Of
a general fund for construction Of q
roadway through the Chopawamsic
Swamp and other vicious breaks in the
Richmond Washington highway. Is rap
idly assuming large proportions.
Letters are te.ng sent out daily from
club headquarters seeking contributions
TO the fund from those destined to
ioenefit Ivy the roads completion, and
each day mail brings a generous guam
tity OF favorable replies.
= Washington merchants are asked to
contribute IS each and motorists are So
1'cited for q each. The former are sup
piled with statistics compiled by the
touring bureau of the American Auto
mobile Association showing wherein
commercial Washington would be an
nually enriched $500 900 through the con-
strmction CT a tourable highway between
the two capitals.
Motorists arc asked IL they would be
Interested Ia spending 81 for a new tour
ing ground. covering approximately 500
miles, and the large number of 81 checks
received indicate that this class Of citi-
Gems are keenly Interested.
otHcE SltlcS ulNc OHdTc.
practically all CT the other cities along
he route have already raised their share
of the general fund needed to put the
highway III nrst.c class condition.
Richmond. which gave $4,000 to the
original project for highway between
the two capitals, has raised an addi-
tional $oo'O to BE- applied to the breaks
in the main highway. Fredericksburg
and Alexandria are meeting with sue
cess in their efforts to raise another
5000.
: Washington is asked for $3.50, and.
while the local fund was started only q
few days ago. approximately 500 of
this sum has been subscribed.
Subscriptions amounting to SiNi1
were acknowledged in last Saturday s
Times. Since then S222 has been re -
oeived' from the following in1i,iduals
and business institutions: (This list
does not include any subscriptions sent
in since Wednesday. June ~
tor Lunch Guide Bros. Company, Bar
Der & Ross. Joseph Strasburger Com
Iany. Family Shoe Store, National
Electrical Supply Company. Hauslcr &
Co, +. !. May Hardware Company.
Washington Storage Company. r. Har-
rin a. Co, Scaton Garage and Supply
House. II. d. Matcnctt at Rainier
Times. Buick Motor Company W. T. &
Instian Bros. Company, Browning &
Middleton. Inc, Beren's Cafe. Hoover
& Denhnm. F. J. HeiherCer & Son,
, Ralph /. Gait. Harper-overland Cont
! Cover. Gilbert H.. Grosvenor. II. L.
! Sheldrake. Edward ~ ices, II. r. Col
man. john B. Geier w. s. I.oge &
P Pres Inc Mrs Mrs George l.; Bradley;
j.. Robertson. Dr n. e. Malcolm. 10
Sept, S. Reali, Mrs. Rose c. FAIRBANKS.
Real Estate Investment Company.
Charles w. Richardson. the Maurice
joyce Engraving Company. Marvin
Wesley. II. Bradley Davidson, Charles
Wood Edgar NJ. Nitchin, John H. Car
ter; William r. Hodges, Louis H4rtig.
ing, Phillip NJ Riley, X. l.. Simpsofl,
Jacob I.aridus, C. A. Rouss. Mrs. Net
tie Sims. Mrs. 1. Minor Burt. DR., ].
". Burke, Dr.; W: B. Mason. +. ID. Nc
punster. L. f. Cunningham, II. A. Mil
Ter, Watson r.. Coleman. Leroy Goft.
y: II Ncumeyer, jr., William B. Creecy.
". S. Justh. Jacob jacobson. Richard
Crane. and DR.. Charles II. Collins.
Only Mite Asked of Each.
The smallness of the total sum re-
ceived as compared with the large num-
Der of subscribers. Is due to the fact
that only a small contribution Is sought
from each individual or firm. This is
because CluD OUlClalS DeHeVe tnat III
every Washingtonian who will derive
pleasure or profit from the road after
its completion would contribute to its
construction. less than so cents would
be NEEDED from each subscriber. Two
Washington business men, w. c. Long
and Byron Adams. each gave So
In an appeal to the merchants and
motorists Of Washington, the club
fund committee, composed OF DIR. C.
Hart Merriam, J. Harry Cunningham,
and f. S. Hardesty. asks everyone who
approached, not to wait until a letter
OF solicitation reaches them or they are
approached personally, but. upon beins
apprised of the move from any source,
TO send their checks without delay To
the committee, in care of the American
Automobile Association. District of Co
lumbia, Riggs Building, Washington.