The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-05-11
Definite
Statement
Regarding Highway Construc-
ton in Virginia Will be
Issued Soon.

facts aud figures relative 10
highway construction in Vir.
gina, will be issued by tn. Nir.
ginla Good Roads Association
immediately following u meet
ing of its executive committee
which viii be held in Richmond
May 10th This statement will
also contain carefully prcpar.
ed analysts of all conditions
surrounding road building by
the state, together with certain
definite recommendations re.
garding a future policy looking
to the speedy construction of an
adequate system of state and
county highways.
y committee headed hv Col
Thomas b McAdams. Of Rich.
mond, vice president of the
american Bankers Association
and member of the executive
committee OF the Virginia Good
Noads Association from the
Third Congressional district.
has be, II at work for the past
ainety days, gathering date.
checking the information ub
tanned, and carefully studying
the situation from all angles.
anu VIII have ready for the eN-
ecutive committee a prelimina-
IS statement as a basis OF dis
cussion.
The study,of the states high
way problems has not been con
iiued TO the officers and direct.
or5 OF the association Lenders
III public life, members of the
state senate and candidates Tor
che House of Delegates, Virgin
la's congressman and Senators,
bankers, newspaper editors,
lawyers, business men, farmers
aud civic org ,nizations. nave
oeen rcqu sted by the commit.
zee 10 carefully study The situa.
ton and make recOinmcnda.
uuns to the executives commit.
tee The Investigation has been
attended TO the loading states
which have nude a pronounced
success of tile construction OF
highways. Experts of national
pr"mlucnce have been called
upon for their counsel. "Our
sole ann is to offer the people OF
Virginia the very best plan
winch st is possible To evolve,
said General G.. c. Vaughan,
Jr, Of Franklin, president of
The Virginia Good Roads Assoc
citation. 1T must be thorough
y sound und practical IN every
way ana 40 designed td brsl
meet the needs Of the state.
Whatever conclusions are
reached by the association will
or backed up with a concise
statement of the facts on which
Those conclusions are basel, 50
that the people may Judge
for themselves as TO their nc.
curacy."
The officers and directors Of
the association who compose
the executive committee are as.
follows. General G. c. Waugh
an, Jr., president, franklin.
K. II. Angull, LIST vice president,
Roanoke; K Il. rurner, Dad
vice president, Tie Plains Jno.
\. Lesuer, 3rd vice president,
Norfolk; Miss NJ. tliI .betl
Pidgeon, It'll vice president,
University; John ". ChAlkley,
9th vice president, Big Stone
Gap; d. b Ryland, sec e,ary-
treasurer, Lynchburg. Direct
ors, lat district, W. II. Rnwlins,
Hampton; G. O'Connor Cool
rick, fredericksburg; 2nd +. ii.
Birdsong, suffolk; W. 5 Ben
sten, Norfolk; 3rd, George p.
| Coleman, Williamsburg; rhos
b. McAdams, Richmond; 4th,
n. b. Davidson, Farmyille; II
Is. Turner, Clarksvllle; 5th, G.
G.. Holland, Dnnville; Or. 5. S.
Guerrant, Galloway; 9Th o. l..
McCraw, l.ynchburg; Hubert
| g. Elliott, Roanoke; 9TH. Hollis
Rlnehart, charlottesville; ). h.
Millar, Front Royal; Sth, Geo.
+. Harrison, Hernuon; j Y.
Williams, Alexandria; 9th, +. 5.
t'inney, Lebanon; Henry Rot.
erts, Bristol; 10th, j. L. Meal