Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-13
COME TO RICHMOND
TO END BURDENS OF
V|RG|N|A'S MUD TAX
Hundreds of Automobiles
Will Take Part in
Today's Parade.
CAR OWNERS ARE DRIVING
IN FROM EVERY SECTION
Will Form Around Lake at Byrd
Park at 6:l5 This
Evening.
HANDSOME CUP OFFERED
frize Will Go to Civic Body Sending
Largest Car-Owner Delegation
to City.
HANDSOME CUP oFFERED
frize Will Go to Civic Body Sending
Largest Car-Owner Delegation
to City.

when the General Assembly begins
To-Day the inomentous session which is
TO start the State on It's forward s,eps
in road construction. i; will be greeted
az the outset with tangible evidence
of the condition OF Virginia h!ghways-
hishways over which hundreds OF au-
;omo5iles. running under the aus
p'ces Of The Times Dispatch. have
threaded their tortuous. and often
times muddy, ~ay 10 the State Capito!.
Under the very shadow OF the legis-
"a, halls they viii stand. visible re-
miadeTs Of the great undertaking
ViI1, VVn!s., !A'ss me wmakIns body OF
when holds out promise OF NOM
.,i men! sysiem OF highways stretching
rem across the mountains 10 the sea
and from the Potomac 10 the North
Carolina border
Cars Already Arriving.
Thirty OF these cars already had ar
r;66Tu .6,,I IN Kichmond last night, bringing
stretches Of roads which dot The Siaie
~ erery c.'ceiyabie section. Others
cstch another hreath. as 1t we're. for
tered These and hundreds Of others
hhd event. on the program today
Ter. me ihto1nobiiisis. Joined ny
ewHTy SnnI$ siner ,, owner Of a car in Rich-
u lit Virginia gu; Of the mud. vii
ptrt!clPatf IN great parade through
si.snt appeal FOR proper highway leg
!S'ri!on. These ears Viii be decorated
ana and MI ,o s'ys GA, - the oniockers
VI! form for the parade sharply al
~ o'et'ck around she lake in Byrd
f"Ik and VII move slowly down town.
a.snE the Boulevard to Monument
Avenue. down the avenue and Franilio
Si;te; 10 toushee; over 10 Grace and
Insy win then go up Broad stree, TO
Eelv!dere. where they viii dishand
Present Handsome Trophy Cup.
Before the parade. at $50 o'clock
,heIs VII be presented in the Lyric
civic body or chamber Of OF commeros rec
bringing 10 Richmond on this booster
run the largest delegation OF auto
mobile owners. Governor Davis will
also greet the better roads 'pilgrims"
Among the automobiles which have
already arrived IN Richmond are six
teen from LynchburE. six from Roa-
nokr' one from Danville. two from
southwest Virginia, three from Farm
vile and two from Bristol. A large
delegation is expected today from
eFsbuFs. Fredericksburg and other
points.
Boosters from Lynchburg report tha
the roads between their horae and
Farmv!lle are in terrible condition. but
are perceptibly better from Farmville
TO Richmond. through Prince Edward.
Cumberland. Powhatan and Chester
field Counties
Bristol Party Arrives.
Henry Roberts and party left Bris-
tol Monday morning at 6:i5 O'clock
with two cars. one OF which trans
ferred its passengers at Abingdon to
another car. and the party was joined
10y Senator Il. Lee Trinkle and Mrs.
Trnk!e at Wytheville.
-Four cars and sixteen passengers
from Russell and Tazeweli Counties
made the trio,through Giles County and
missed connection with the Bristol
party at Christainsburg, due to tire
troubles. These four cars were tied
up last night by heavy rains and mud
a Bedford City.
one OF the Bristol cars stopped at
Roanoke last night and has not yet
reached Richmond. but is expected here
by noon today. The two cars from
The Southwest which arrived in Rich
Inond last night, stopped at Lynchburg
Monday night and came on to Rich
mond yesterday, arriving at 1880
o'clock.
senator Trinkle. Mrs Trinkle and
Donald 7. Stant. the member of the
ator Trinkle..s car. Henry Roberts.
of Wise and Dickenson Counties in the
Legislature: w. NJ Mcconnell ana
George W. Palmer, of Abingdon, and
Roland Il. Chase, Jr., came in the
other car.
Report Bad Sections Of Road.
The Southwest parties report many
bad sections OF road sandwiched be-
tween good sections here ard there,
the worst sections being between
East Radford and ChristiansburE. and
Roanoke ana Lynchburg. and Lynch
purC and Farmvillc.
An unusual accident happened to the
car occupied by Mr.. Roberts and others
between Tarmville and Cumberland
when :, railroad spike lying lose in
the road was driven into the casing
some ave inches. This was the only
serious trouble experienced by either
of the cars.