Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-16
ANDERSON POINTS
OUT STATES NEEDS
Former Attorney General Tells
Road Convention Delegates
to Aim High.
ROBERTS SEEKS MORE FUNDS
Bristol Good Roads Advocate
Would Tax Automobiles
ST. Per Horse Power.
ROBERTS SEEKS MORE FUNDS

declaration by former Attorney Cen
ctal William y. Anderson. of Lexington,
thht what Virginia needs Is $780,
10000 program for building roads. ana
ne .ntroduction of resolution by
1ienry Roberts. of Bristol. proposinc
mat the automobile tax be raised to 81
per horse power. were the high points
IN Yesterdays session of the annual
convention OF the Virginia Good Roads
-N:sociation.
sinia was. brought forcefuliy TO Ia.
lcntl9n OF the delegates assembled by
Huet last night Jack Lee, OF Lynch
puTs.N declared that Virginia will no
De aoie TO get good roads or TO ad-
wealths unless people back what is
SI0a. ySs; what ii Is noble. wha, Is high and
Need Of even a few good roads. which
are @ hard surfaced; and which will stand
center of the state Win other sec. enc
'i9ns W Tas Ta expressed by Mr.. Lee.
,osd. ar, Lee ., was enc OF the speakers who
on Governor John J. CornwcIl. of West
virginia. who Is III at his home with
Advocate. mig Program.
re %a Was preceded by Major William
sioo.yoo,goo program for building roads.
aTe wn'cn laoxins MIL supply mos: OF those which
we must educate the people TO stand
more more tax tnasation." ne said, making his
dents ' o1 ,,s o. S me pockets OF the resi-
Every dollar which is appropriated
oS the Federal government for good
Inc roa e be- su ssf ssssor sa sh. n Thiss saiss
aensit .ie ail., he coneyudea. ana pc Of y
ysn, ta totat OF l2s delegates TO the con-
at,on main a,pisrraer Msrs served lass night. Tho
been reserved and was fiiled' Refnrn
me me spseches an orchestra played the
and France. while Old Glory was low
cred from wire across The room. and
;1caIist sang the, songs.
:, .. L. lIunton, president of the nssoc,a
ION ION acted as toastinaster and intro
duced the speakers. '''fo-
Swnnson Unable to Attend
Durlng the afternoon session il was
snsounced sla that Senator Claude a.
nh~anson: INV nr,no,nv, who s was 10 have delivered
ent. Mrs; Swanson being iii in Mime
"oSa, ana he having gone there.
~, several Ss.,l others. however, made talks
ilrst t was II q Shirley secretary of tia
iHIAehway Industries Association, OF
He declared that tho matter of good
roads had passed beyond the controi
of the county. and state. 1t is now
a nationa! problem and as such there
should be some one paid by the red
cral government whose sole duty /,
would be to look after the need of bet
such man. he declared would be OF
great use. for. he could suggest and
plan roads which would benefit larger
Mr.. Shirley pointed out that while
ihe Federal State aid bill has undouht-
munties mum neeh :; 9f ias igsea. 4en to many com
central government will not appropri.
ate ate money for the construction of roads
which cannot he used in rural mail SER
vice. Such a bill, he declared. while
benefitinE many. deprived others OF
good roads. for the Federal roads must
OF the mail trucks. and will not be OF
Urges National system.
Need of national highway system
IS great. he said The state highway
engineer should build roads which will
be OF benefit TO the State and the ma
lion ana not any one particular COM
munity. The Federal aid to the State
~ similar TO tho State aid TO the coun-
~. and all should cooperate in proper
said
Virginia. he declared will not get
she builds good roads. Many are the
natural endowments Of the State, he
said but the. gifts which nature has
given cannot be turned into money un-
less there is a proper system of hard
surtaced roads leading into all parts
senator j.; E. West was another
speaker, OF the afternoon session He
declared that there must be larger ap-
Rfropriadt'ons fsd ons sg ny the Federal government
talk results. he said. and put up enough
money! to get them by education and
Give. People Their Money Back.
the Federal government has taken
away from the state most OF its large
the inheritance and income taSes and
the, people should demand of the cen
tral government ,, 9e more of their money
good highways. He concluded by de.
claring that a bond issue must he
aoated in Virginia to get the needed
Al. Batcheldcr. executive secretary
Of the American Automobile Associn
9n decin5ed tbrorh shat he has quit routing
the poor road conditions. He saws bn
has Travelled over good part of the
Wneh have maro aas ihGrc places
than IN the Shenandoah Valley. or
more historic spots than are to be
BAD al roads, It hG mest
for the tourist to get around.
, New r. England hat WAS was cited cited as an ex
Of the States s0Ga IN tHat psFt snoId nd be-
Union have adopted universal sys-
tenn. OF route markings, have hard
surface roads, and the money spent by
900 during the $50 days that automo-
bii!sts run through the states.
VIII Work to Amend Constitution.
citation. said that the organization is
going to do two things-work for n
change IN the constitution of Virginia
ier roads. and then have the bond
issue. The change OF these will be
taken up first and thoroughly finished
before the second Is taken up, as try
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