Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-22
WASHINGTON HIGHWAY
NEARING COMPLETION
Funds Are In Sight for Building
Connecting Link, Says Com
missioner Coleman.
soCIABILlTY RUN is TAKEN
Party From Richmond Attends Meet
ing in Fredericksburg and Is
Well Rcccivcd-How Good Roads
Attract Tourists to State.

Addressing members OF tho Rich
mond Automobile Club and of the Fred
cricksburg Automobile Club. with their
friends assembled In the dining-room
OF the Princess Anne Hotel. in Fred
cricksburg, yesterday afternoon. State
Highway Commissioner Coleman said
the Richmond Washington Highway
Association. Of which Henry w An
derson is president. was doing a great
work for the Commonwealth of Nir-
Einia in the completion of the Rich
mond Washington highway in connec-
ton with the automobile clubs OF Rich
mond. Washington and Fredericksburg,
and the American Automobile AsSocia
ton.
The money is in sight for the i'm
provement of the several sections Of
roadway which will make the Rich
mond Washington Highway n COM
pleted road" said Commissioner Cole
man. There are slight strings attach
ed. such being the passage Of the APP
preparation bill by Congress, and the
payment of moneys promised by sub
stantial men. upon the completion of
the work to certain points. One
thousand dollars will be available with
III few days, and the American Au-
tomobile Association, through it's rep
rcsentative. Mr.. Ferguson. has nearly
$1,000 that will soon be availab BILE"
Commissioner Coleman said he be-
lieved the assurances OF the represen-
tatives of the Federal government
could be relied upon. AND soon as
the appropriation bill was passed.
money would he forthcoming for the
building Of certain portions of the road
by the government. These portions
OF the highway promise to be eXcep-
tionally' we'll constructed and will he
models by which the other work on
n or Tod
be fashioned.
Il cannot say how soon the contracts
can be let for this work. 1t might be
four months. but I hope it will not be
over thirty days
NEEDS ONLY GOOD ROADS
TO ATTRACT TOURISTS
f. L. Ferguson. the A. n A. repre-
sentative, spoke briefly and stressed
the point that while New England had
historic points from Colonial days
standpoint. and scenery to attract tour
lists. II also had good roads Virginia
lie said. had one thing over New Eng
land in that 1t not only has Colonial
his.oricai points. but has later day
historical battle fields, and scenery un-
eNcelled by any section. but it lacked
inc good roads to attract tourists
Inc meeting a, Fredericksburg was
the result of sociability run con-
Quoted by the Richmond Automobile
\.
purpose OF showing Richmond's inter-
est in what Fredericksburg is doing
toward raising fund to help COM
plete the highway that means so much
TO Virginia. The point was stressed
mat the assemblaGe was not to raise
money Yesterday. but to show the
sociai intercourse that would be pos
sible with good roads scattered
throughout the Commonwealth.
The eleven cars which participat ted
in the sociabilty run were checked
out of Richmond at Meadow and Broad
Streets by Dr. w. II. Rassctt. official
a. y. A. referee. and were checked in
at Fredericksburg by Simon Hirsch.
treasurer of the Fredericksburg Auto
mobile Club. and G. b. Goolrick, of
the Fredericksburg Evening journal.
and ~ G. Billingsley. of the Free
-ance-Star.
ORDER OF ARRIVAL OF
CARS IN FREDERICKSRURG
The cars arrived at Frederick sburg
In the following order:
First-Chandler car. owned by r. H.
Airport. driven by G. E. Booth Left
Richmond at 9:lS: arrived Fredcricks-
burg l1:4S. Running time. $50
Other occupants of the car, Or. G. A.
Ezekiel. L. o. Weathcrford. w. o. Dog
gett and James c. Latimer. This car
acted as the pilot car, and carried to
Secretary r. y. Kishpaugh the sealed
envelope containing the time DR.. Bas-
sett had selected for the arrival OF
the prize winning car.
Second-NationaI car, owned by Z.
c. Pelouze, and driven by Henry Pc
louze. Left Richmond a:2e: arrived
Fredericksburg 1901. Running time,
2:4o. Other occupants OF the car, Mr..