Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09
SOUTH EAGER FOR FEDERAL
AID IN ROAD BUILDING
lonx Neglect Due to Financial Ina.
btlity to Meet Extensive Bur
den In Entirety.
CONDITIONS REvoLUTIo
Vifxints O6osS Route for Rsnkhead
Highway Through Richmond and
Fefersburg, and Another " hitch
Includes Lynchburg and Danviiie.

rs WASHINGTON. September s.-"It
nero evidence wsre needed to mako
clear that presen.-day progress includes
the establishment Of great interstate
roads. the acclaim given TO the route
selecting committee OF the Bankhead
AtGhway Association or It's trip from
4 Atlanta to Memphis supplied indisput-
ably that confirmation OF popular sup
port to n movement which 10 Welding
ees states into rsaI nation" asserts
President T. 8. Piewman. OF Talladega,
Ala. the head Of the association which
~ linking together another transcou.
ttnentSl road, to extend from Washing
ton TO Los Angeles. Cal.
s'Whea one observes tho persistent
: desire on the part OF innumerable COM
monities 10 place themselves on the
Z ltne OF road which possesses a ma
ttoas1 signifcance. In addition to serv-
ms LEGALITY aud State needs" comments
President Plowman, he no longer has
any doubt - to the wisdom OF those
who supported tho Bankhead- Shackle-
ford goo4 roads legislation which finally
resulted IN the passage Of what is
kneWn ~ tho Federal aid road act
transportation conditions have been
Ysvelutionized with the coming of tho
sslf-propelled vehicle. and in no Sec
t!an of the country Is it's worth me-
appreciated than is now the case in TITO
0outhePn States. which will receive 4
NEST astounding benent through the
ihnpro> 49, lnt Of avenues OF communi-
ettion 50 long neglected. not because of
lack OF desire. but through financial in
ability to meet tho expensive burden
IN its entirety. The assistance from
~ U-A
courage the creation Of State road sys-
TENS. and in time the Southern States
will be 40 we'll equipped in this regard
- u nov tho case 10 the North.
MANY TRIBUTARY ROADS
WILL Run INTO HIGHWAY
'tout Of tho State Systems such roads
~ the Rankhead highway arc a per-
feetly uStuPa. evolution. and have no
hesitation Ia predicting that this great
road will bring about an exchange OF
road travellers among the several States
and between the North and South which
will DO exceedingly beneficial to tho
nation AZ whole Into this highway
will run tributary roads until the tide
Of travel will reach such a heiEhth
that predict in the near future II will
Be possible in daylight hours on any
road travellers who are becoming better
acquainted With their own country"
s Between Atlanta and Memphis there
were \ Eoodly number OF bad roads.
and tho task which confronted the
Designating committee was no easy
one. 4 report 10 expected shortly from
this committee. which was composed
Of President W. II. Riggs. Of Clemson
College, Calhoun. S. c.; Professor Hale
Houston, OF the South Carolina High
way Commission. and A. A. Camp, OF
wtnder, Ga NJ. o. EldredGe repre-
ssnted tho United States Office of pub
lie roads and rural engineering on the
trip: Executive Chairman A. G. Batch
elder vas the spokesman Of tho Am.ri-
can Automobile Association. and. of
course. Secretary :. a. Rountree. OF
the Bankhead Association. was the &C
celebrating member Of the party. Il
was to be expected that theirs would
Be an enthusiastic greeting given in