Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-05-13
BY GEORGE Il. MANNING.

missioner george r. NOlcAdn w
have the next Virginia General
Assembly authorize a $50. 900, 900
bond issue for the construction
of State highway system, ac-
cording to reports reaching
Washington.
The question seems likely to
be an important issue in the as
sembly elections in August as
many communities are commenc-
ing to ask the candidates whether
they favor or oppose the pro-
posed bond issue.
Some people profess to believe
that the question of the $780,
100000 bond issue for highway
may decide the gubernatorial
campaign between Tucker and
Trinkle. Trinkle is confidently
expected to oppose the bond issue
at this time while Mr.. Tucker is
expected to favor it.
Representative II. D. Flood
and the ajority of the members
of the Virginia delegation IN
Congress seem opposed to the
bond issue.
Il am opposed to the proposal
for a S5O,OOO,OOO bond issue for
highway building at this time
because l believe it unwise to
have the State increase its al
| ready great Indebtedness" said
Representative Flood today in
discussing the question, "Vir-
ginia already owes S23, 5000 in
bonds and to add another fifty
millions would make the state
one of the most debt hurdened
in the union.
1T would be particularly un-
wise for the Legislature to issue
bonds at this time when the
price of all agricultural pr oducts
lis down and still falling.
Furthermore, it has not been
shown by the Virginia Highway
commission that this mount
would build the $500 nj les Of
| National Highway as prescribed
| by the Legislature. At the rate
the roads are costing now this
amount will fall far short Of
completing the system and would
leave the State unable TO dc
much for the improvement ef the
other $4,000 miles of public road
not in the State Highway Sys
tenn"
! Representative Flood returned
Ijust yesterday from Appotnatto1
where he attended a meeting Of
the Appomattox farmers who
were perhaps among the first
organizations to go on record it
resolutions vigorously opposing
the proposed bond issue.
The resolution which was
Unanimously adopted by the APP
pomattox farmers in addition to
opposing the bond issue directs
| its State Senator to vote against
it and calls upon candidates for
the House Of Delegates to make
known their views on the Ques-
ton, stating that the organlza-
ton will oppose any candidate
favoring the bonds. The reso-
luton reads as follows
Resolved: That we, the farm
ers of Appomattox County in
mass meeting assembled, are
heartily in favor of building good
roads in the State of Virginia.
and hereby declare our support
of any business-like progr am for
the building of good roads
the State OF Virg mia.
-. We declare ourselves as
opposed to the prop os1t1on being
advocated throu ghout the State
BY Hon. George P. Coleman,
State Highway Commissioner,
and the Virginia G God Roads
for the authoriza-
lion by the next General AS
'embly of bond issue of $50
100000 for the building of a
state mig System.
3. We are opposed to the
authorization of any bond issue
~ the legislature for the purpose
If building good roads except
where 1t may be necessary to
meet Federal appropriation.
4. We hereby earnestly re- !
Iuest our Senator, Hon. S. L. |
ferguson, to vote against an
authorizations of bonds except as
bove Indicated. !
5. We request the candidates
I the House of Delegates from
Appomattox, County to communi-
ate to the chairma If the