Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-29
VIRGINIA ROAD CONGRESS
"OPENS HERE TOMORROW
Sessions Will BE Held Daily at 10
s-n and 3 O'Clock mt MUIR
go phys Hotel.
WEyL-KNowN MEN TO SPEAK
Delegates Are to Present Recon-
lamentations for Development of
y Various Proposed Through High
= ways in Order of Importance.

-sDclcgates from all sections of the
State will be here this week in at
tendance on the Virginia Road Con-
gress, which Will be held under the
suspiccs of the Rural Road Improve
rAent League The meetings will be
held in the auditorium OF Murphy's io-
tel, starting tomorrow morning and
Continuing through Friday. These
dates were selected IN order that the
delegates could take in the Automo
bile Show, reduced rates being offer
Cd on all OF the railroads
two sessions viii hc held daily. at
1erc'clock III the morning and 3 o'clock
in the afternoon During the congress.
committees representing every through
connected highway IN Virginia will
meet4ani make UP a schedule for con
ecrted effort OF citizens and authori-
ties for Immediate improvements. Con-
spicuous among these are the Sea-to-
Afountains Highway, which proposes n
Sonte from old Point 10 Richmond by
way OF Williamsburg: 10 Charlo,tcs-
Vile. through Hanover and Louisa: to
Staunton, Lexington. Covinston. and
thence - White sulphur Springs, w
Va. Other committees will represent
the North Carolina 10 Petersburg: Rich
,nond TO WASHINGTON; LynchhurE to
Characteristics: James River: Bristol to
Washington; fredericksburg and the
Northern Neck. ana various routes
PROGRAM FOR FOUR
DAYS OF CONFERENCE
--sThe program follows
2Tuesday morning -Executivc meet
ing OF county presidents aud chairmen;
election of board oC managers.
$ Tuesday MISUNDERSTANDING of SUI
n ,,-.e
prorement League and election OF
Chairman. secretary and executive
committee. with one member from
each Congressional District.
- "Wednesday morninE-Address OF
Welcome, Mayor Ainslia. Good Roads
and Transportation" y. y. Smith. as
sIstant industrial agent. Southern
Railway. Good Roads Increase Farm
Production j. II. Quiscnhcrrv, farm
demonstrator of Louisa county.
W Wednesday aftcrnoon--"Roads and
Country Life Roosevelt rage. Good
Roads and schools" j. II Etnford.
Thursday mornnr Address on
state Highway Department. George i.
coleman Requirements for Federal
Md" by government public roads
saIicial. "Southsidc Routes" by Guy
r. Horncr and A. w Rohannon, who
Will speak on proposed routes between
Richmond and Norfolk.
Eriday-No'es TO be taken by dele
gates on the routes for State highways
for rccomno cndation for Improvement
in order ot their Importance.
The officers oC tho Rural Improve
uent League serve without salary. and
no dues are charged for membership.
The league is movement % the pco-
ple of he state for better roads alone.
The officers are: j. sheppard rotes.
president, Richmond: J. j owen, vice
president. Green Bay. Roosevelt Page,
vice president and treasurer. Rcavcr
Dam: e L. Worrell. vice-presidcnt,
Hillsville; W. l.. Harris. vice-presi-
dent, Sahot L. ~ Stumpf. vice-presi-
dent. Richmond; L. NJ. Mcclure. vice.
president, Richmond; w. Ashhy Jones.
Jr.,' vice pre- idcnt and secretary Rich
mond. and r : Winston. vice prcsi-
dent. Midlothian.