Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-15

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Highway Commission should be au-
thorizcd and directed to cause a care
full and complete engineering survey
OF the proposed State highway system
TO be made to the end that the roads
comprising the system may be prop
eerly located. was made BY President
Roads Association. yesterday morning
in his annua. address TO members as
senbled e.. -, u, n.,A MurPhy's Hotel; 49, :.
actively interest people OF the State
70 the needs Of good roads and TO pre-
ing the need and good of 4 bond issue
TO contsruct such roads, was also made
Mr; Lupton also recommended that
Commission be changed in such a man
ner az 10 broaden the powers OF the
commission In the matter Of the final
Of the minor points now named in the
Fnvors Paid Secretary.
Employment Of paid secretary of
tho association, whose sole duty 1t
Will be to look after the interest. of
present pre- sss,e @hereby tSe sesre,ans ans
receives no remuneration, was also
suggested by Mr, Lupton. He recon-
year be raised for the next three years
70 carry out the work OF the asso-
Mr. Lupton's address was the out.
standing event OF the morning ses-
sion. The address of welcome to the
members OF the association vas vas made
cation Vas 6y' BY Il Rabbi i"siii caiisch. e 'A'0
Committees Arc NAMED.
Committees were appointed as fol-
Committee on nemina.ions-wade
Mssie nst dss9,p Rs5Paha5noHk uns John a Les
Lynchbure 3. A. Slaughter. cuipepef;
Anthony Gieson. Radford.
s.nngant Gommittee .Sos on resolp,ioGTW, e
lIbemarie: Gene c. c. vaughn. Frank. Hu
lin; " f. Cooke. Richmond;. David
poyweii. rye aasr Masrudsr; John Wood Roa.
George + Harrison. Fairfax; Judge
J. Q. Shepard. Fluvanna: L. S. F'inney.
Husseis; nd ID Z. Ryiand Of LynehbnrE
Governor Wes,moreland Davis was 10
sion. but could not be present He
made his address on "The Road Prob
lem OF Virginia: Its Present Status and
Furture Outlook"
Governor shows Need of Roads.
He Painted vivid picture of the
saying that the present system Is en-
tirely Inadequate for the use for which
they arc intended. Throughout the
said, and large sums are needed to re-
pair what is left OF what were once
struct othefs whfch viii viii si'a give a com sE
plete web OF roads that are serviccable
during rain or drouth.
The future Of the roads of Virginia,
however, Is bright, as there is forth
coming money with which to construct
roads that will stand hard service. In
=inia will be one OF the leading States
in the matter OF the total mileage of
good roads per capita. and he thinks
that ere long such will be the case.
FayOrs COmplctc Survey.
Another speaker of the afternoon was
coTg9 r. Coleman eGsms Sta1s Hig9was ms6S
number OF reconmendations., among
;hem that a complete survey should be
made al once for country and state high
ways which have been proposed, which
Will facilitate future construction.
appointment of a committee TO form.
naa nlate financiai plans for STATE and and
maintain roads after they have been
constructed with State help.
Value Of Trucks on Fnrms.
There were two. other speakers at
the atternoon session. a. w. Osborne.
speaking on The Truck and the Farm"
and John Kerr Branch on "The Busi-
ness Of Good Roads"
Mr. Osborne told Of the close conncc-
tion between the truck and the farm,
the automobile being one of the great
,n",a est means Of Transportation Of farm
also said that good roads are an es-
scntia1. and that without them the
trucks would be OF no avail. and that
as there might not DO any other means
or getting food products out great
wastage would ensue.
-oahs are aHen nnrssai, IN ms address told how
AS in war. being one OF the rrcafest
means by which products from whfcI,
one city can be shipped to other poinf g
Good roads arc boon to a community v
and should pc constructed to stay and
be. used not hinder Transportation, he
said. 'e
Movies of Good md Rad Roads.
Last nights session was feafi,rnd h,
the showing of moving picfnres dn
nicting scenes in West Virginia. and
the need of highways there, which WI :
set up as an example for this STATE
of Washington.
Johnson. of the United States once ~ ~
Public Roads, one of tho members Of
the recent army transcontinentaI TOM
over the Lincoln Highway.
surance that the States OF the Union
ernment material left over from fSe
recent war. He declared that an armv
Is no stronger than It's motor trans
pot, which came into such prominence
in the, war with Germany. Soldiers.
he said, are ali firm believers in good
the American Legion in urging Iegis-
lation for bettor highways.
Tells of Trial Trips.
He gave an account OF his trip with
the army trucks across the United
states, telling OF the different grades
Of roads he encountered. Most road :
beds: lle said: are too narrow In