Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-27
BOOSTER RUN WILL
SHOW GOOD ROADS
NEEDS IN VIRGINIA
Iimes-Dispatch Tour From
Various Cities to Demon
strate Conditions.
AUTOMOBILE DEALERS
TO SEND PILOT CARS
Route Ends at Capital Square
That Legislators May See
Final Result.
JOIN IN PARADE AUGUST 10
drivers and Owners OF Machines Will
Be Here to Inform Special
Session.
JOIN IN PARADE AUGUST 10
Drivers and Owners OF Machines Will
Be Here to Inform Special
Session.

That public sentiment in Virginia
Tor better roads may be crystalizcd
and the vital and urgent need for road
iegisuation emphasized. The Times
dispatch has planned during the spe-
cal session Of the General Assembly,
winch convenes August Is. TO inaug-
'rate Good Roads Booster Run" in
which. II is estimated. 200 owners and
o'Vers o! cars Will participate
ne Booster Run" will start at 10
CLOCK on the morning Of August II.
which is Sunday. from Norfolk. New
port News, Portsmouth. Suffolk, En-
poF'a south Boston. Danville. Lynch
ours Roanoke, Ha.-isonburg. Staun-
ton. Charlottesville. Fredericksburg.
alexandria West Point. Gloucester and
'hchestes and other points.
Pilots VIII Go Out.
e@Fs VIII be sent out from Richmond
70 'hese points the PRECEDING day by
inc virginia Automobile Dealers AS
soc'at!on. through which organization
me me Booster Run" Is being staged.
mnnd ears VIII act as pilots to Rich
On reaching Richmond the cars vii
SnecH al inc central point, TO be desig-
ISeo iaier. and on Monday afternoon
tuss VII! all take part in an automo-
Diie and truck parade through the
principal streets OF Richmond. the ter
i TVS OF which VIII be Capitol Square
IN, ne condition OF the cars when they
teach Richmond VIII offer to the mem
oeis OF the General Assembly in con
shi. FORM the best information avail
- better roads In Virginia. Tn.
I!ivers and owners of these cars viii
Of the ee 20 sei ,se ~ members In detail
ggp,rmle radius Of Richmond. SO thai
"hen certain roads and sections ars
era, y the sessions OF The Gen
nlst.hand information on which 70
Co-Operation Is Promised
4, i ne interest or The Times bis pa .ch
a ,h beitermcrt OF the roads
throushout The State which as news
pATTsSr' y mas been strongly advocating.
men TO all the points from wninb m
runs vii! start TO interest owners ~
an ana dealers in the venture from
Chambers OF Conn ommerse E os ..v the
sir.a, III tlis part OF the State have
Local sTa Yin p promised IN cooperation, and
tnroushout the State will co-onera;s
WIN the State organization in makin =
the Booster Run" a success.
Dehiera Join Movement
ne virginia Automobile Dealers.
tion In advocating the need ~ 80, GO
hlsh"a!s throughout the State Whije
as N organization IL did not favor ~ =
1 1i session, II backed up Governor
DaNis IN ms attitude toward the special
session in that IL could accomniish
nothing that could not be done ar the
regular session in January vet the
association is so vitality interested in
the betterment OF the roads Of Virginia
that now that the special session has
been determined upon the Virginia
Automobile Dealers Association will
lend every effort in securing the leg
islatioi necessary 10 insure permanent
highways In the State.
Now Is Time to Act.
The association is composed Of about
goo automobile dealers throughout the
State. James A. Kline, of Richmond
is the president. Frederick Laughon'
or Pulaski. is first vice president. and
there are fou rother vice-presiden In
aiHerent sections OF the State. Louis
Phelps, OF Richmond, is secretary OF
urer.
"Applauding the good roads move
ment was all right in its incipiency."
said member of the association last
night, but the time for action has
arrived now that the General Assembly
is ready to convene in special session
to consider the question of securing
better highways for Virginia"
Further details of the booster run
Include. besides the parade. the show
Ing OF a special film at one of the NOV
ing picture theaters, arranged for by
The Times Dispa tcll. to which the mem
beers of the General Assembly will be
specially invited and those participant
Ing in the booster run
The film Will show scores OF Virginia
roads at the present time. and will be
of tremendous educational value to
those most concerned and show just
what measures are needed to facilitate
travel over them.