Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-13
5000 ROADS, ASSOCIATION
MEETS HERE ON TUESDAY
Important State Convention to Be
az Held In Murphy's Hotel
Auditorium.
wELL~KNowN MEN TO SPEAK
Senator Goodrich to Tell of Commits.
sion OF Which He Is Chairman In
Preparing System OF State Roads
for Virginia.

The Good Roads Association OF Vir-
Einia will hold it's annual convention
this week for three consecutive days
beginning Tuesday in the auditorium
OF Murphy's Hotel w. c.. Saunders.
chairman OF the Board of Supervisors
OF Henrico County and president OF tho
Virginia Good Roads Association. will
nreside over tho morning session Tues
day. Tho opening prayer will be Of
fered By Rev. II. d. c. Maclachlan, D..
D.. pastor Of tho Seventh Street Chris
,ian Church. Coleman workman. presi-
dent OF the Chamber OF Commerce, will
deliver the address of welcome TO tho
association. which will be responded to
by Secretary =. y. Scott on behalf of
the association.
The Effect OF War Oh Road In
provcment' will be the subject OF the
hrst address. delivered by II. X. Bishop.
district engineer for the United States
public roads rural engineers. The
next address on Tuesday will be In the
afternoon. and will be by a. T. Thorn
hill, president OF tho Virginia Farmers
onion. who will speak on THE Farmer
and Road Improvement" He will be
followed by G. +. Coleman, state High
way Commissioner. on "IIighway Leg
islation in Virginia." Tuesdays session
Will come to conclusion by the ap-
potn trnent OF temporary committees and
the reports OF the different officers.
EFFECT OF ROADS
on PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Wednesdays session. Major J. B.
Wood, vice president OF the association,
and Superintendent Of the State Pcnt-
tantiary, presiding, will be opened with
an address by Superintendent OF Public
3nstruction-Elect Harris Hart, who viii
take for his subject The Efec. OF
Road Improvement on public Schools"
State Senator q. O'Conor Goolrick
chairman Of the legislative road com
mission. Will close the morning pro.
gram by giving an account OF tho work
OF the commission for the PAST two
years. In the afternoon addresses will
De delivered by $. l.. Won Gemmingen.
engineer Of maintenance. Virginia state
Highway Department. and II. g. Shir.
10y. chief engineer. Maryland State
Road Commission. Mr.. Won GemuinEen
Will speak on Highway Maintenance
in Virginia. and Mr. Shirley on High
way improvement; in Maryland" 4, 3
o'clock motion pictures will he shown
illustrating the most approved method.
of road construction.
c. II. Scott. secretary of the associa-
ton. Will preside over tho sessions for
the lnal day. The first address OF the
morning session VIII bc delivered by
State Senator II. II. Drewry. chairman
" VIC 'eeista'iNe committee OH Eli
cheney and Economy. His subject Will
oe Economy and Efficiency in state
and Local Governments" The next
speaker OF tho morning VIII be c. L..
Scott. jr.. highway engineer. Fayctte
County. West Virginia. whose address
will be Toll Roads In Virginia"
Addresses by Morris q. Long. OF the
TiGewater Automobile Association, Of
Norfolk. and H. G. Batchlcr. executive
chairman OF the American Automobile
Association. who will treat. respective
~. the subjects The Automobile and
Highway improvements" and Traffic
Regulations" will occupy the evening
The convention will conclude by the
reading Of reports from committees
and the election OF officers OF the as
ISOLATION