Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-17
COMMISSION HEARS
PLEAS FOR MONEY
District Representatives Here
Seeking Increased ALLEGATIONS
for Highway Betterment.
WARM CONTESTS UP TODAY
Meeting This Morning Will Take
Up ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Highway Routes.
WARM CONTESTS UP TODAY

Spurrcd on by the knowledge that
there will be about sl,75O0O0 avail
able for road WORK in tho State in
the next two years in addition to tho
partial distribution Of funds already
made BY Highway Commits sioncr
George p. Coleman. representatives Of
many Virginia communities yesterday
appeared before the state Highway
Commission at its second hearing.
pleading for increases in \the appro-
priations made for their districts.
The hearing opened at 10 o'clock in
the Senate chamber OF the Capitol
and did not come to close until after
o'clock. With the exception OF the
was spent in reviewing the alloca-
ton Of the sll.0oo.oc0 eund for road
repair and construction during 1920
and 1921.
More Money From Next Session.
At the coming session OF the Cen
era. Assemb!y IT is expected that
ss1slSs no, appropriated at the special
work. II this action Is taken. the
Federal sovernmen, Will give TO the
state similar amount.
This combination OF funds will yicld
sl,1t6,3ls. 1t is from this sum that
,nir increases n. in the ALLEGATION Of money
portions OF this reserve appropriation
that the representatives. of many COM
munities argued so strenuously yes
All indications Will fail II the hear
ing which viii begin this morning
does does no, prove 10 be the most warmly
the meeting is called to order by Chair
man Mass.c. discussion OF route on
from washington. Fredericksburg and
itienmend are slated TO spcaS IN be.
favor!nG.
Two Routes to fredericksburg.
Two routes are being advocated be-
tween Richmond and Fredericks sburs.
toot-Ch! ldesbnrS route. Two routes
Are aisI Sg:ns 5upporibeG 6st~eS
Lorton- Accotink Road.
10Y LOUIS BrTownl9w. president of the
;rlct of Columbia and Charles G {. Fos- ,s
ter superintendent of the District of
soiSmoia nn,a,, heforlnatory and W9rkhouse
ent to advocaie the hn sdon,ion tic 'e Of ''GS the
occoquan- Lor,on- Accotink route
Hot verbal battles 10y the factions In
not be surprising, those who have been
attending all the hearings said last
night.
One of the points to be stressed By
the supporters Of the Telegraph Road
from Richmond to Fredericksburg Will
Oc It's value Tor military
operations, member OF the delegation
declared yesterday. He pointed to the
military operations in MAY, 1864, dur
General Sheridan started for Richmond
from Frederick ksburG along the Tclc-
graph Road and was diverted to the
Stuarts cavalry. while Stuart reached
IAchmond first by keeping on tho
Telegraph Road, arriving in the Capt
capture OF the city.
ALLEGATION of Funds Discussed.
Discussion OF the ALLEGATION of funds
on all the routes from No. II through
No. 2s occupied the attention OF the
commission yesterday morning. After
this was completed short review
Was made Of the ALLEGATION of money
on The first sixteen routes which were
discussed in detail Monday. Speeches
On the. distribution of funds came to
an end at $3.50 o'clock and until 4
O'clock: speaker from Prince Will
lam county was heard on the rout-
ing of the Richmond Washington
h!Chway through his county.
OF all the outlines OF conditions in
the various counties yesterday in the
discussion centcrinE around the alloca-
tion OF the funds. none was more un-
usual than that of X. y. Henderson,
o. Buchanan County.
Mr.. Henderson declared that auto
mobiles were so infrequcnt there that
the children of the mountainccrS ran
when the machines, appeared. lie
stated tHal most OF the transportation
was done in wagons to which four
horses were usually hitched to pun
loads up. the steep mountain sides.
The hauling OF food supplies into the
heart OF the county was gigantic
task. he said.
Bussies and Carriages Scarce.
There were only about six buGgies
and carriages in the entire county. said
MT. henderson. who is in charge OF q
tants were native mountainccrs. and
there was not negro in the county,
ne stated. Instances of the patriotism
or the people as evidenced during the
Liberty loan and war savings stamps
drives were cited by Mr. Henderson,.
In concluding his speech. Mr. Hem
derson voiced the desire Of the Buch-
anan County people for n stretch of
modern. highway. in order that thev
might know what it really was. and
learn OF the advantages which it Of
fcred.