The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-17

;, With an object OF raising funds
Tor future good roads for Fir-
} ginta, definite suggestions were
made In the form OF resolutions
by the Virginia Good Roads as
~sociation yesterday at their final
>, meeting In the auditorium OF
Murphy's hotel. The association
want enough money to mi a
goo system Of highways in the
state. to make and to keep every
public o In Virginia worthy of
the Old Dominion.
The following officers for 1919
were elected:
President, S. l.. Lupton. Win
chester; Sice-presidents, r. III.
Angel. Roanoke; X. A.. James,
Dansillc: &. i. Adams, Old Point
Cofnfort; secretary-tr.asurer, G.
II. Scott, Richmond.
The association declared itself in
favor of The establishment of a Ma
tional Highway System built and
maintained by the Federal govern
rnent and favored the continuance of
he present Federal aid a~ppropria-
ton for roads. and 1t recommended in
lieu of the present road tax a new tax
of ] 1-2 mills to be laid upon all
property subject to state tax. and that
the automobile tax be increased TWEEN
6 ~ IA ECb tahAo wv q ~ vi
these levies TO be used solely for road
purposes. 1t also advised that the
/ duty of issuing auto licenses be trans
TERED from the secretary Of the Com
n~lonwealth to the State Highway
Commissioners. this to bring auto
mobile men in closer touch with those
in charge of road maintenance and
construction.
Regulation OF Speed.
A regulation of SDae3 and load Df
vehicles using the highways and
BRIDGES was also suggested and II WAS
agreed that vehicles should carry a
load only in proportion to the Width,
of the tires. in order hat the roads
be protected. The bond issue was
brought to a head by a decision to re-
mme that the constitution OF
the state of rgiuia be changed so as
tn authorize The legislature to issue
bonds for the construction and main
tenanca OF the highways y com
mittee was appointed to start an edu-
cational movement throughout the
state to support his amendment and
other legislation when il conles up.
The association Ell fprsed a resolu-
ton recently introduced into Con-
gress asking that the Secretary of
War turn over war material available
Tor roads to the Secretary of Agricul-
ture for distribution among the states.
1t also recognized the support given
the Good Roads association by the
Farmers Educational and C~o-opera-
tive Union Of America. Virginia Dr.
vision, who have announced tina they
approve of the / IL mill tax pro-
posal for roads, IN endorsation of
Motor Parcel Post routes was includ-
ed in the resolutions adopted.
Hon. S. l.. Lupton OF Winchester
the new president of the association.
Z e, x-A H. - "
ing adjourned sine die: ITO the clay
roads CT Virginia. May they become a
concrete monument to the efforts OF
the Virginia Good Road association,
1 as. firm as the love OF our sons for the
Commonwealth n as pleasing as
the laughter of our daughters"
WEDNESDAYS WORK.
Farm improvement is the great
object of good for Virginia"
This was agreed to by all Of the
speakers at the conference of the Vir-
gtnia Good Roads association. which
held its second days session at Muir
phys hotel yesterday.
Hon Roosevelt Page. second auditor
of the state. spoke at the morning
meeting on "a State Bond Issue for
the Construction Of the Highway
System" He was followed by y. j..
Ryland, manager of the ~Lynchburg
her of commerce., who continued
the financial discussion in an address.
should the State Tax for the Con-
struction of the Highway system BE
Increased"
In the afternoon s~essionAof the con-
vention an explanation of the rural
motor express system by Jesse NJ.
Jones, of the state department of
agriculture, got a rousing response
from the delegates, most of whom are
farmers, and could see the advantages
of having motor rue maintain con-
slant connection etwee the farms
and the cities.
Health and Good Roads" was the
subject OF an address by Lieutenant
T. H. d, Grifitts, OF the United states
Public Health Service, and w. S.
Falls, chief engineer of the North
Carolina state highway commission.
had as his topic proper Regulations
for the Use OF Improved Highways"
Four Hundred Delegates Register.
Over 400 delegates were registered,
and at every meeting so far the audi
forum OF Murphy's hotel has not
been large enough to hold the audi
ence. A widely diversified Program.
bringing out all. the problems OF road
work. has been strictly adhered 10,
none of the speakers being absent,
and every address has beer heard
with the greatest interest.
Roosevelt Page explained in detail
the prospects a roa bono iss6e would
have should 1t be proposed for the
purpose of financing the highway
system. He gave the amount of the
states Indebtedness and laid bare the
difficulties and delays such a program
would be subject to. He did not rec
ofhmend this means of financing the
/ work definitely. but left II TO the de-
cision of the association. An issue OF
81 5000 900 in state had al
! ready been proposed.
d. B, Ryland, OF L%ynchburg, pre-
sented an argument for good roads
and closed by advocating increased
state tax sufficient to enable the
state to carry out the highway system
already adopted by the last legisla-
ture.
"A ten-mill tax which was refused
US by the last legislature" said MIR.
Ryland. "would produce at least a
$3.50, 900 revenue for roa work and
with-this we could support $26. 8A8, 900
in bonds by the time we could get the
amendment passed which would en-
able the state to issue such bonds.
Farms Must Pay.