Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-11
TWO GOVERNORS TO SPEAK
At GOOD ROADS MEETING
Chief Executives OF Virginia and
West Virginia on Highway
Association Program.
SESSIONS START WEDNESDAY
Senator Swanson to Address Con-
ventfon Which Will BE in Session
Three Days-FcdcraI Officials VIII
Attend.

with Governor Davis. OF Virginia:
Governor John J. Cornwell, of West
virginia; Senator Claude A. Swanson.
OF Virginia, and officials o, the Fed
cral Highway Council and engineers
in the construction division of the War
department on the program for speech
Virginia Good Roads Association will
open in Murphy's Hotel Wednesday
mornins, January Is. at $3.50 o'clock.
$50. and s O'Clock. The concluding
session OF the convention will be held
FTiday morning; January 1G. 1t was
dent OF the association. that definite
action towards crystallizing plans that
are nov being made for the develop
the needs OF the State would proba bly,
result from tho meeting.
Governor VIII Speak.
Routine matters relating to the con-
duct OF the association will be the
first thing taken up BY the body Wed
neSday morning when It convenes at .
o'clock. Then Will follow an address
meetmosela1d pays
White Motor Company. will speak on
the TRUCK and the Farm
Following the address by M-. Osborn
Will come a speech by State Highway
Commi ss'oner George p. Coleman. He
has chosen for his subject The state
especially planned by the program COM
mittee of the association that addresses
transportation purposes and highway
construction should come at the same
session during the conven ton.
Pictures to BE Shown.
On Wednesday night at o'clock 4
motion picture. The Road Ahead for
West Virginia" will be sshown in the
auditorium of Murphy's Hotel. The au-
thor and director OF the picture, James
W. Brooks. who is In charge of the
educat ,onal buraau OF the Highway 1E-
c., will be present. He will tell how
photoplays for good roads campaigns
may be produced and how road i'm
provcment may be vizualized on the
After the showing of the west vir-
ginia roads picture VIII foAow inc
projection OF - Transcontinental
S. n. Johnson OF the United States
Bureau OF Public. Roads;
State Highway Commission. will speak
Thursday morning on The Function
and Duties OF the state Highway Com.
by V. NJ Pierce. district engineer OF
the United States Bureau of Public
Roads. whose subject will be Highway
Maintenance.
State omciaIs on Program.
A discussion on virginia Road Leg
islation" will follow these speeches.
II will be led by State Senator c.
O'Conor Goolrick OF Fredericksburg.
State Senator Julien Gum, of Rich
mond: Delegate st. Clair Brown, OF
Roanoke, and Delegate n. L. Henly. OF
Villa msburg.
Senator Claude Swanson will address
the Thursday afternoon session on
The National &C !ernment and It's Re-
lation 10 Better Roads" He will be
followed by II. G. Shirley, secretary
Of the Federal Highway Council and
Highway Industries Association, who
Highay system.
Governor John ]. Cornwen, OF West
Virginia will speak at the banquet
Thursday night, as will Colonel T. ].
Downing. Music and other entertain
ment will be provided. Two speeches
by government highway officials will
bring the convention to close Friday
morning.