Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-16
MAYOR A|NSL|E
T0HEAD PARADE
Will Start Tour to Express
Official Endorsement
of Move.
PATHFlNDERS NEXT IN LINE
Army, Navy and United States
Marine Corps Will Be Repre-
sented in Demonstration.
PATHFINDERs NEXT IN LINE


Mayor George Ainslie. members OF
Association and a host OF friends and
ell.~ishers of the "Richmond Ship
by.Ttuck Good Roads Tour" com
prised OF fifteen-truck train, will
assemble at 7:45 o'clock tomorrow
morning at Laurel and Broad Streets
d1 n give the tourists an official send
Virginia. The booster trip will be
Richmond's share in the observance
OF the national hip-by-Truck'
p, e; G; Anderton. president Of the
sociation. has issued an official call
TO all members OF the organization
10 a5a assemble ...,n,n In force and lead par
arni, which y,n, VII conduct the truck
and down Eighth and Main Streets
10 the Mayo bridge and from ,:cnce
70 the corporation limit In South
Nichmond. on the Petersburg pike.
mayor Ainsiic Will lead the par
noc In his car. The parade will leave
laurel and Broad Streets at s o'clock
. tomorrow morning 10 begin it's four
day tour. and the Mayor viii ride
u, the head OF tho procession. rs II
sign OF his oilicia! approval OF the
movement. followed by members OF
the Richmond Auto Dealers Associa /.
ton.
behind the association members
and leading the train Will come th,.
pathlnders. In private cars. who are
headed by l. +. keppel. or The Fire
stone Tire and Rubber Company. and
}. IL. Schiegwohl. w-ho vii! be Az
sistant pathfinder.
Led hy Monster Truck.
according to announcement last
night BY Russell IL. Rawlings. chair
man OF the train. the procession will
pc 6 lea by monster track. which has
Harvester Company. and on whicn
VIII L. carried Il brass band. which,
VIII rot only participate In the par
ade here. but viii make the entire
trin with the tourists aud Will ula y
While passing through all of the
cities Ell Route.
Represented will also be tae army.
!h srin nav ,o- and 1hs United United, States
government has given Official con
sent TO this. and Will furnish "a de-
tail. for each OF the trucks
Al officers of the trip VIII ride
IN private touring cars with the
train, which win also DO included in
t t,e t ni,f OF yshieisI whsh VIII make
aides those already mentioned. will be
The list has been Kept 10 twelve
IT is DECLARED. by ofIiciais OF the or
ganization. because any greater mum
Der would complicate matters. IL Is
pointed out that only limited ac-
som conn, can he furnished a,
train and that TO take q larger mum
Der OF trucks would not lend any
prestige to the trip and would cause
mel too large.
George Strotmcyer has been elect.
ed controller OF the train. w. J. CRIT
nm, assistant controller. and l.. L.
FoulkS, treasurer.
II Is hoped that there will be sew
eral other, members Of the Richmond
Truck Dealers Association who will
be ablo to so as assistant control
ers, but plans for further enlarge.
ment OF the number who Will &c
have not been announced
From Richmond the truck train
details OF the trip are being worked
out by, J. II. Schieswohl. assistan,
pathhnder He is working out a
town should be reached by the train
Al Petersburg. as well as At each OF
tho cities en- route. the -Richmond-
ecrs vii parade In the interests OF
movements. From Petersburg the
train will travel to Dinwiddie Court
House. where second demonstration
spend the night
On Tuesday the route laid out by
the path pathiinde5s will include Law
Wednesday Will pass through Boyd
ton and Chase city.
Return to Richmond Friday.
ihhS VI lhe 'patHN0ucTS are TO
go through Farmyiile Thursday and
spend the night at Kcysvil!e. Fri
day :he train Will pass through
Powhatah Court House to the Mid
mond again on Friday night.
Officials OF the various cities along
the route VIII accompany the truck
train from the limits Of their cities
the thermometers depart.
w. L. Dabney, business manager OF
the Chhmoer o: Commerce acre, will
accompany. the truck train through
out tho trip. in the interest OF the
city. At a meeting of tho Chamber
OF Commerce las. week. resolutions
we're passed approving OF the Ship
Accompanying the tourists will be
guards. which will drop Off OF the
saars OF the pnthfindcrs when a bridge
and will walt and see that all goes
wen with the cars Of the train until
tne last truck Is past the dangerous
pace The guards will also take
road and Will help any truck which
Is temporarily disabled or unable 10
pull through the bad roads.
Any truck which loses its place in
tan or the procession until the next
day. When a railroad crossing Is
reached II Is planned by the officials
OF me organization to place guard
across.
Complete repair kits will be car
ried and first aid to any disabled
truck VIII be rendered at any time
, oy expert mechanics. who are to be
taken on the trip In case of cmcr-
Rain or shine. the success of the
tour Is assured. II is declared. as
sgaipment Is being taken along
which makes the tourists Indifferent
as 70 the state OF the weather. The
snect OF rains on the roads. however.
nave come bearing on the situation.
from this source. although roads in
the sections which will be visited
arc not OF the best.
Money Ready for Road building.