Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-26
MONTEREY. VA, JANUARY II, 1911
Road Builders Convention

The Highland delegation of the
Norfolk convention returned Fri
day, and every man of them
seemed we'll pleased with the trip
and hopeful of results. They
found a strong sentiment lin favor
of the S. & P. turnpike, its sup
porters coming from all sections
from Richmond to the Ohio river.
They are convinced that no
route proposed more fully meets the
conditions, aims and purposes of
the government in its proffered aid,
and unless all signs fail, the east
and west route will get a liberal
share of Uncle Sans fund.
The following brief report of the
convention proceedings-the only
report we have seen, to date, %
is special from Norfolk, and taken
from the Independent of Harrison
burg:
Norfolk, Jan. 19.-Claims for
routes for the State system of high.
ways, for which government aid
will be given, were fought out be-
fore the State legislative roads
committee of the Road Builders
Association in public meeting
this afternoon.
More interest centered in this
fight than in anything that the
Virginia Road Builders Associa-
ton has handled since it begun its
convention last Tuesday morning
and Khedive Temple was filled
with delegates to hear the discus
sion. Advocates of each route had
one representative to present their
respective claims, verbally. The
claims were submitted to the COM
mittee in writing.
Those speaking were: Judge R
T. W. Duke, of Charlottesville, in
behalf of a North and South
and East and West highway
through Charlottesville; Judge J.
A. Shepherd, of Fluvanna, in be-
half of the Lee Grant route, from
Norfolk to Petersburg, Richmond.
Charlottesville, Staunton and Park
srsburg, w. Va; Maurice G. Long,
for the Ridge Route" from Nor
folk to Richmond; A. S. Johnson ,
for the "Stage Route, From No. =
folk to Richmond, via Smithfeld.
The chief interest centered in the
three cornered fight for the hig h.
way between Norfolk and Rich
mond, the other paralling the Nor
folk and Western to Petersburg.
The legislative committee will
consider the claims of each route
and make its recommendation on
February l.
Approving the selections of the
nominating committee appointed
yesterday morning the Virginia
Road Builders Association today
elected officers and members of the
executive and advisory committee
for the ensuring year. Mr.. Scott
is the incumbent secretary-treasur-
er, but the others are new officers,
Mr.. Sanders, who is manager of
the State Fair, succeeding 0. L
Evans.
With the election of officers,
adoption Iof important resolutions
and the discussion of various routes
for highways through Virginia that
have been proposed and endorsed
by thr various counties, and ad-
dresses by G. Pr Coleman, State
Highway Commissioner; G. 0. o.
Conner Goolrick, chairman Of the
legislative roads committee; Z. W
James, in charge of the division of
maintenance United States Office OF
Public Roads, and S. l.. Won Gem
mingen, engineer of maintenance.
Virginia State Highway Com mis-
sion, the Virginia Road Builders
Association closed this afternoon
The session of today had been
the busiest and most important of
the entire convention aud was at
tended by about 600 delegates from
every section of the State. The
fight over the routes for highways
and the manner in which to use the
money appropriated by the Federal
government for road building, was
lively. and occupied much Of the
time of the meeting.