Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-04
Rowe IS OPTIMISTIC IN
DISCUSSING ROAD WORK
wow PRESIDENT OF A. A. A. Predicts
Separate Roads for Freight and
Passenger Traffic.
HORSE AND MULE TO DISAPPEAR
Another Ten Years VIII See National
Road System Covering Every Sec
ton OF Countrywide Organiza-
lions Have Great Work to Do.

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 3.-"An-,
pther ten years viii see national road
SYSTEMS covering every section of the
greatest practical step in
the direction of preparedness that
#ouid be made comments DR. II. NJ
Ho"e' the newly elected president Of
H'he american Automobile Association,
8irom the Washing ton headquarters.
IN a decade we will begin to have
separate roads for freight traffic and
passenger trafice." predicts DR.. Rowe
ana the horse and mule will have
practically disappeared. Our present
highways will be greatly multiplied
uind largely increased in width and
improved in quality. No other coun.
: Try on the face of the earth can make
such good and profitable usc of good
8roaos as the United States OF America
1--WE VIII eventually excel in that as
1--WE DO In many other things There
&ha'e oeen wonderful changes in ali
8natters relating to transportation
Hsince the introduction of the motor
gar. but there are still greater things
ITO come
81 Must Seek Fair Treatment
But equal justice and fair treat
8ment for the users Of motor vehicles
8inust continue to be sought for some
.ime to come. Everything the motor.
ists AJAX for, everything the American
Automobile Association and the clubs
amliated with II have worked for, has
sbeen basd on these principles. We
8haTt worked for good roads for tho
reason that they are Of equal economic
Element In the fnal analysis to all, and
8it lis only just and right that the pco-
fD,p ~
Radrantaees to which they are entitled
we have worked for unrestricted in
&tercourse between the States through
! thc use Of motor cars. because that
lis constitutional right that has been
8dented US. We have asked for equal
taxation Tina, is another cons,i,u.
tional right that has been set aside,
8partly because we submitted 10 il will
5ingly. admit, bu, II is an injustice
and constitutes unfair treatmcn, just
4 the same
4 "ln addition. the owners Of motor
Gears are being subjected TO all sorts
5of petty annoyances. special taxes. II.
licenses and rules and regulations re-
GardinG traffic. use OF lights and many
restrictions seldom alike in two
places. and which subject decent men
land women TO arrest and conviction.
often for the most trivial reasons
There arc many who look upon m
aarrest Of any kind as "A disgrace. and
when one. is innocent OF any intentional
swronc his arrest becomes a shameful
gdtssrace. not only 10 him. but upon the
gcommunit. which permits IL.
Much has been accomplished. ii is
Htrue. but there yet remains much TO
xbe accom- pliEhed before II can be
Struthfully said that the owner Of "A
Smotor car is not subjected to annoy
ances and unfair treatment which Is
not visited upon those who employ
other road vehicles
4. A. s. Hns Grrnt Mission.
so We have our work cut out for
Jus. and certainly the American Auto
Smobile Association has great mission
Bto perform. Its friends are inspired
eby the thought that the body is going
ito further Increase it's prestige until
Hi shall possess he power and influence
THAT II riChtfully should exert as the
8national spokesman of the interests OF
1.-The motorists OF the entire country
4 mo matter what the organization
! may he. however. II must work un-
Bselishly and for the common interest
OF It's members, The large majority
1of motorists are men OF large views.
aThey are capable of seeing things in
the big. Their efforts should be of the
same character"