Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-08-01
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will soon attempt to form an organi-
cation of all the counties west of the
Blue Ridge for the purpose OF secur-
ing what is due the valley section of
the State Of the federal aid road mon
ey and not let it be "hogged" by the
eastern Virginia politicians.
1t is the plan of this organization,
which is expected to be composed OF
the members of the General Assembly
from the Valley counties, the Cham
bers of Commerce of the Valley
towns and the boards of supervisors.
of the said counties, to go before the
extra session of the legislature next
month and demand what is due the
section of the federal road money.
In reference to the organization
the following article appeared yester
day in the Staunton Daily News, of
July rs, and it may be added that
when the News uses the term val
ley counties" it means all counties
west of the Blue Ridge:
Appearing before the board of SUI
pervisors of Augusta county OF its
regular meeting held yesterday morn
| ing. S. D. Undertake, Jr., and Judge
Henry w. Holt outlined plan for
the organization of the counties in
the Valley by which definite pro-
cram can be mapped out, to be fol-
| lowed by our lawmakers, with re-
gard to the problem Of the big APP
preparation, which will come up be-
sore the special session of the legis-
allure, to begin August Is. -
Acting upon the suggestions made
| by Mr.. Timberlake and Judge Holt,
ne Board decided to extend formal
invitation to the boards O. supervi-
;ors of all of the Valley counties to
| meet in this city sometime prior to
Aug. Is for conference. All of the
n this city sometime prior to Angus!
members of the legislature who rep
resent these counties will be includ-
I'd in the invitation.
A committee, L. E. Hicks, and r.
w. Moore, was appointed to meet
With the Chamber of Commerce on
MONDAY night at light o'clock in the
county court house. Plans will be
formulated at this meeting for the
conference Of the boards of supervi-
Jors and legislators.
1t is the purpose of this confer
ence to discuss at length the methods
that should be employed by the Gen.
eral Assembly match the federal
road appropriation of S5,O00,e0O'
This is the largest appropriation
that Virginia has been called upon
to make since the days of the Civil
War and is therefore, on its face a
matter of the utmost Importance
that it should not be gone into hast
lily nor without some definite plan OF
procedure.
The date fixed for the meeting of Of
ficials and delegates from the inter
ested counties is August 6, 1890
o'clock. The Importance of the meet
ing will not be overlooked by High
land, and she will have representa-
tives there.
Valley Counties the "Goats"
1t is we'll recognized fact that in
all former appropriations made fol
roads and othr purposes that the
Eastern Virginia counties have taken
the lions share and the Valley coun-
ties have been the goats" A large
percentage of the taxes raised in this
section of the State is expended by
the eastern section. This condition
of affairs is due to the fact that the
Eastern Virginias have played poll
tics to the limit. They are we'll or
ganized and have maintained an or
ganization in Richmond during the
sessions of the legislature and have
obtained practically whatever they
have asked for.
Recognizing this fact, the leaders
in the plan of having Valley confer
ence have intimated that steps will
be taken in the course of the confer
ence looking toward an organization
on the part of this section of the
State to combat the "pork-barrel"
policy of the Eastern Virginia politi-
clans.
With statesmen and business men
Of this section as the mouthpiece of
the people of the Valley, the legisla-
ture will be told distinctly what the
demands of the people of his section
are, and that they will be satisfied
with nothing less than square deal.
One of the main objects of the pre-
fliminary conference will be~to deter
mine which ROADS should receive at
tention.
Mr.. VAUGHAN, Farmer, Tells How He