Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-16
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION
OPENS HERE ON TUESDAY
Six Hundred Delegates Are Expected
for Fifth Annual Meet
ing.
TO CONTINUE FOR THREE DAYS
Richmond Automobile Club VIII BE
Host to Visitors at Smoker at MUIR
phys Hotel-Govcrnur and Mayor
Among Speakers.

The nth annual convention and
state good roads meet Of the Virginia
Road Builders Association VIII he held
At Murphy's Hotel on Tuesday. We'd
uesday and Thursday. More than 600
from all sections OF the State.
The delegates will include the SUI
pcrvisors Of the counties. road officials
and citizens Interested III the cost and
maintenance OF the roads already con
s;ructed and Of the roads IN the proc
css Of construction.
Addresses will h" made hr persons
prominently connected with road i'm
proycmcnt In Virginia and adjoining
states. The relation Of road improve
nIcnt to agriculture. education ANA So
cial conditions generally Will he dis
cussci. and the method. and cost of
maintenance viii b" described by those
having actual experience in such work.
MAYOR AINSLIE WILL.
WELCOME THE VISITORS
The session will open on Tuesday
morning al 10 o'clock. when George r.
Coleman. president of the association
and state Highway Commissioner, will
open the meeting. Rev. T. Clagett
skinner. -. d., Will give the opening
prayer. after which Mayor George
Aiuslie will make the address Of well
come.
ADVANTAGES Of Improved Roads"
Will be the subject Of an address by n.
NJ. BlanlicnShin. secretary Of the Farm
ers' Educational and Cooperative
Union Of Virginia. and Relation OF
Roads TO Schools" by J. IL Montgom-
cry, executive secretary of the Coop
crative Education Association viii
close the morning session
The second session Of tho meeting
VIII he on Tuesday afternoon al :
o'clock with Henry w. Anderson pro
siding Governor Stuart will speak on
TOAD improvements in Virginia" and
II. 9. Shirley will follow with a talk
on Road Maintenancc." Commissioner
coleman VIII address the meeting ON
Road Legislation" after which IN.
committees for the year will be an
pointed.
The Richmond Automobile club viii
D" me hosts 70 the members OF the
association and their invited guests ON
iuesday night at o'clock in AInr
hhEs iiotc, at a smoker AdmiSsjo,
will he by card
ELECTION or OFFICERS
WILL CLOSE SESSION
n" third session of the meeting will
! "peh on Wednesday, morning ~ IN
! % clock with W. T. Cooke nresiding
II" papers that will be read "a, this
iNot'd ipuliHiNg Ky Con
'iac'' ny T. l.. scott, division cnci
hser OF the Virginia Highway Commits
+ Sioh Earth Roads," by s. l.. Won Gem
ii'nsen' division engineer of the Vir
eiHia highway Commission and ..IIipb
way Location by c. b. Scott. assis,nn,
hisnway commissioner OF Virginia
me fourth session OF the meeting
VIII open OH Wednes day afternoon at
-" o'clock with Charles T. Lassiter
presume. j. :. Pennybacker, division
1hlei' Office OF Public Roads and Rural
engineering. Washington. will read n
paper on Economics Of Road Construc
tion and Maintenance" IT. + ayrd
president Of the Valley Turnpike Com
pany. viii speak on Road Ruildinp
from the county's Standpoint" The
AFTERNOON session will end with !,
ta!k by \. 6. Batchclder executive
secretary OF the American Automobile
Association. OH Traffic Regulations. :,
ana reports Will ne received from the
local road associations.
On Wednesday night at o'clock mo-
ton pictures OF road work i'm different
sections of the United states as pie
tured b. the United States Government
VIII be shown
The last day of the meeting will see
a morning session only. Reports OF
the officers reports from the commit ;
tees. and the election Of officers for
the year viii bring the session 10 a
close.
The present officers OF the associa
ton are president and treasurer.
George J.. Coleman. OF Richmond and
vice president and secretary. Colonel
i.ucius Gregory. of Mccklcnburg Coun-
ty. The association was ORGANIZED ON
November -, 1911.