Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-30
FAIRFAX HARRISON HEADS
AMERICAN HIGHWAY WORK
President of Southern Railway Is
Advocate of Federal Aid for
Road Arteries OF States.
WRITES PREFACE FOR BOOK
Declares American Highway Assoc
cintion's Purpose * the "lntclli-
gent aud Effective Use of Funds
Available for Road Work"

WASlilNGTON. April Fairfax
Harrison. president Of the Southern
Railway. is president also of the
American Highway Association. lie Is
deeply Interested in the success and
prosperity or both. because, though in
no sense related ia management. both
arc working IN their separate Ways for
The pnhliC benefit. The Southern Rail
r way system has - total mileage OF
7.oH2 miles. and reaches every import
ant commercial and industrial roiu, in
tho United States Under the policy
adopted by Mr.. IIarrisou'S predecessors.
tho Southern system has conducted for
& i've years AN active campaign looking
40 TIL" development OF the territory
Reached by its liucS Through it's land
and industrial department Il has at
.'traCtcd thousands Of Industrious pc"-
pie To establish their homes in the
South. and hy means of it's good roads
trains and experimental work II las
demonstrated tho great value OF inn
proved highways I" farmers and MGR
chants and manufacturers The At
laNtiC Coast Line and the Scah"ard have
also done Invaluable work uf tho same
sort. 50 thar the south is no LONGER
an undiscovered country. but is yearly
attracting. steadily increasing. attcn-
ton from investors and homcScckors
~. Whnt Highway Association Does.
Tho American Highway Association
'9'ss been publishing a cood-rnads year
hook containing a complete survey or
tho good roads nlovcmeut-thc status
OF tho work in all the states and dis
'rictS. tho laws that tavc been passed
touching tho work, the methods OF con-
structiou. tho types OF road best adapt-
cd to differing traffic. tho engineering
problems with which the builders must
deal and how Ia solve them. the init
ia,
individual and community interests
questions Of cost Of construction and
coSi OF maintenance :" that thu good
roads wear book has como Ia hc a trust
worthy compendium nf all that relate.
10 this great question. The year book
for 1916 is now in press. and will
shortly he ready for distribution The
preface for this volume has been written
nv Mr.. Harrison. in which hc sets forth
III" purpose Of tho American Highway
, NSsoriatiou---thc "iutelliccui and cffcr-
ijNc use Of tho large funds actually
available" for road building
During tho year 1916 il is no, I'M
, 4ikcly that about s2oo 600 200 win he
Fpcnt on hichwaNS aud highway BRIDGES
jill tho ruited states. or about as ruch
rs oNc-third tho cost of Tho Federal
government for tho fiscal wear lol3-l.
.Thc AVERAGE "i'iHcn who is asked Ia
vote Tor The issue "r highway homes
"pd who nays road tHNcs. as we'll as TIC
cSpcrt. has the right to know how ,ht.
money Is expended and that II Shall
he expended for road building and road
'naintenancc. 50 rs to obtain the lerr-
oSt economical results That results
may he reached tho american Highway
Association has entered unnu "a cam
r'icn "f education. hv hriucin- to-
cc'hcr in its book ~ h""l$~ 80 general
"utllnc or tho methods in use ~ tho
AZ .lt. n u
Nr"Ncments aud "f raising fu".l~ for
such work: ?n uu'"ch"ic"l aua nrac-
t:c"l explanation "r different 'vnce %
road improvements rulvcr,e ouI
bridges: St"'"'''""t ." the n,n,hnhe Of
maintenance ana 90 rr.vonti,.~ lust,
digest Of III" "'r"""' Snccifi,r,in.,s Of
tho highway d"nor:rr"utS or sovor,l
states whcr" r""d w"rl5 Is "rrr;.I -.
extensively: ~ cNn'r'tp 'i",, &C tic nri,,
,,lplcs underlying The liffcr"-i, .,rassos
nf bonds issued 80 n"N for hi"h,,av
improvements and finally to s,,rplv