Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-30
EACH FARMER TO WORK
ROADS NEAR HIS HOUSE
This Plan Is Advocated by Rural
\ Road Improvement League
in Session Here.
FOR CLASS G HIGHWAYS ONLY
Plan for System of Through Roads,
Built by State and Federal Money,
Is lndorsed-Statc and Counties
to Improve Glass B Roads.

Tho Rural Road Improvement League
OF Virginia held ITS annual meeting
yesterday at Mtrphy'a Hotel audi
held on Monday. but, owing to TIL.
absence of 30 many OF tire delegates
no business OF Importance Was els
cusscd
On the surface. the ouiec; IL the
league meeting now .Iiffcrs widci? from
those views which the Virginia q 1od
Roads Association entertained during
IT.. convention OF weei; be.orr last. Il
seemed to nc the genera! desire yes
terda" to provide that .hc smaller
hack roads lie imrrorcd aad main
tanned Who'll. Ly tho population o. the
rural communities. thus saw!rg :ha
district, and Incidentally the state,
much cNncnsc. An instance vas cit"i
OF ;hc pfido that "a farmer or IiaiifAx
county TOOL; in the cultivation Of =
email roadway near his homo
The chief object OF tho lcaruc Il "a
promote sentiment throuehou. the
State I'm regard to the very ;inrortrnt
sub.ec. OF roae! work. t. = :co.npl!sh
this. the league unanimously vo;cd /,
recommend to the General Assembly
the adyisability OF providing for read
board. appointed by tho Governor,
which shall direct road policies aad re.
liev" by any means III its power fife.
ton between localities. SUCK d board
shall be appointed in every district
ana shall servo as general court OF
appeals on all matters pertaining 10
roads 1t Is not the intention how.
ever. the league as body spec iically
stated. to interfere in any manner
Whatsoever with the activities of the
state Highway Commissioner.
WANT FARMERS TO WORK
THEIR OWN LOCAL ROADS
The plan suggested some time :a>r
o% commissioner Coleman IN rc.arc. to
the division OF the State road, into
three groups mcsts with the approba
tor # the league except in enc in.
stance, Tho roads, designated a. elias.
A. arc the main the roughfarcs of The
Commonwealth and arc 10 be- maintain
ed ana worked By state funds t"-c.le.
Win such Fedora aid may be dem
e6 at times aecessar!tN Glass Il" roacs
arc III" county highways. not part q:
the state highway system. and shall
derive their funds from H.. Id Of the
state and counties TT" highway.
designated as class &C" are ,hotc not
Included in tho other divisions and are
supported entirely by the indivicual
district I?is was Mr. Coiemana sus.
sestion
Tho meeting o. YESTERDAY. as has
peen previously pointed oui. agreed that
the third class OF highways would in
folHe much expense and troubl- i,
their cultivation. y substitute recon-.
mendsticn, therefore. was framed -
meet the situation by the means Of
farmer road work
Tho automobile tax was again re.
ferfe9 TO ard the question OF the "a.
tsaoiiitE OF levyias 4 whee! tax Upon
the drivers Of all vehicles throuckout
the State decided in the Affirmative
The convention 6nded us rough ornft
OF recommendation with an advoca.
tion OF the policy Of a general improve
neat Of Virginia highways.
The officers Of the Rural po,d ~
rrovenent League arc: Dresden,