The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-21
RURAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT
CONGRESS WILL BE HELD IN
- RICHMOND LAST OF MONTH
Road Improvers and Those Interested In Maintaining Better
Thoroughfares All Over Virginia to Meet Here January
30 to February Especial Reduced
Railroad Fares

The Fourth Annual Road Congress
for Virginia and Rural Road improve
ment League Convention, scheduled
for Richmond, Virginia. on January
10th and S1st and February LIST and
2nd. 1917, bids fair to eclipse IN I'M
portance all previous meetings OF TINS
kind ever held in virginia.; special
round-trip tickets Vii be sold at re-
duced rates from all points in Vir-
ginia on January 9th and 3lst' gooo
returning till february Attn. The
meetings will nc in the auditorium OF
Murphys Horei. Eighth and Broad
Streets, ana the Virginia Automoplle
Show will be in progress on these
same d.. los at the Grays Armory, Sew
enth ARD Marshall Streets, only two
blocks distant. affording an oppor-
Unity COR viewing automobiles Of, all
-.,tes In their most ailuring forms,
sides many forms Of entertainment
and other really excellent attractions.
The meetings will begin at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon OF Tuesday.
January 30th and will be held daily
at 10 A. M and P. NJ. Discussions
are open to all citizens of Virginia.
and resolutions presented will be act
ed upon at these sessions.
Some Objects of Meetings.
The object of this road congress Is
cultural. educational, Industrial AMI
financial advancement of the people
OF Virginia through the medium of
better roads. This can be accom-
plished through a comprehensive
connected system of country roads.
radiating from all market centers and
from all shipping stations and extend
ing into the country as far as posi-
BILE: ana by system OF through high
ways connecting all important cities
and towns and other points OF attrac-
ton, to offer every inducement for
touring in the Old Dominion--both
of which Will bring profit to the peo-
pie OF Virginia, through encourage
ment to, country life and agricultural
pursuits and by bringing tourists into
the state to patronize our citizens and
bring them profit.
why You Should Attend.
The limited means at the disposal
OF our authorities for this purpose
makes II absolutely necessary TO nave
the full support and cooperation of
the citizens in every community 10
bring this enterprise the success IL
deserves. both from stand point OF
comfort and pleasure as well as for
profit-and IL is for this purpose that
this road congress Is called together,
end all are invited to attend and aid
with their suggestions. and then car
ry horne the IDEAS gathered ana give
their communities the benefits II you
attend you can add greatly TO the
success of the enterprise-and II your
community is not represented, IL may
be overlooked in the routing OF high
ways and in the schedule for improve
ments.
We are sure that all who attend
will have a most enjoyable and most
profitable trip and that they will find
the addresses very interesting and In
structive, affording inspiration for
great work and showing at the same
time how every citizen can apply
these ideas to some work in his own
county and III his own community.
Among the speakers Will be some of
the most practical men in this coun-
try. men who have made n success OF
their work and who have made a sue
ess OF teaching others--and of these
and their subjects we will speak In
the following paragraphs
Speakers and Their Subjects.
An address of welcome Will be de-
livered by Hon. George Ainslie. Mayor
OF Richmond. who will touch on the
great importance Of better roads and
their advantages for country and city
alike. Farmers can market their
products more probably and city
people can get better goods II country
and city are connected by anything
like good roads.
Hon Roosevelt Page, second audi
tor of Virginia. Will SPEAK on Coed
Roads and Country Life" Mr.. Page
knows his subject we'll. and rs ac-
.. comprising much III this Work In
his own communities.
Hon j II. Hinford. the foremost
authority on country schools In Viz
ginia. Will tell OF the vast Importance
of improving roads and their bearing
gafs NJ g RfnfATI ia "a
known in every county in Virginia as
81 man who knows hts business thor
oughly. ana he is being urged by lead
ing people all over the State to en-
ter the race for State superintendent
of public instruction--and with his
popularity and wide acquaintance his
success would be assured.
Mr.. J. II. Quisenherry. farm dem
onstration agent for Louisa County,
has been invited to deliver an ad-
dress on n subject he knows well by
actual experience, How Better Roads
Increase Farm Production" Mr..
Qusen berry Is a most earnest worker
and Is one OF the best farm demon
strators in the State and he knows
how to teach others by his own ex-
perience of many years In this work
and his pleasing personality and man
ner of presenting his subject make
him a speaker whom people love to
hear and his practical methods make
his ideas bring them success.
Other practical speakers will be
Hon. B. c. Moomaw. Jr, director Of
the Bureau OF Markets Of the Vir-
ginia Department of Agriculture. who
will cover the subject OF Good Roads
and Their Relationship to Profitable
Marketing: Mr.. z. p. Smith. assis-
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