Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
CIVIC BODIES WILL HELP
IN BOOSTING GOOD ROADS
lCoMtilMnl From First rageD

s,ant!al number. so that some pres
sure might be brought TO bear anon
the members OF the next Legislature
for improved methods in road build
ing.
Thomas Grant and {. Il. Hun;ress.
experts III road building and pub
licl;y work. spoke briefly. indors!ns
the movement and declaring that the
state of Virginia and the city OF
Richmond would derive MANIFOLD
benefits from The activities OF its
citizens in spreading the educational
idea, and cooperating toward better
roads. The main plan OF education
is TO show through the motion pic
turc the real condition of the roads
IN Virginia as compared TO those in
other States, and to indicate by com
parison what may he developed in
this state through the insistent ac-
| tiVtcs OF the people.
Department. Hard nj Work.
Chairman Mass.e explained that tho
| State Highway Department, having
| accepted the votes Of the people ON
! tho constitutional amendment as n
| command is preparing for an aggrcs
| SiNr highway construction plan. and
! has Already organized two Held sur
I
| and las IN process Of OrganiZatI ON
! tNrr" additional parties 10 he sent
| to ,Gc various sections of the STATE
10 locate and establish the state
! highways and to prepare the uccJs-
s1ry r.:nS and estimates % the cost
ot constructing them. These sur
! vcEs VIII not only embrace the main
highways, hut those OF the county
~: e;s. which form feeders To the
na.n arteries.
rho department. has under way a.
len. 4.
a. m.l"a@e pf 56l Ia aiGItion TO TN.
ne department. viii Il: the next two
go miles OF cons;ruc,i"n' Thc f,ryiSs
/, la Ice used In this work represent
| the Federal and state money appro-
| mlria'cd for the years 1920 ana 1921.
| There is also under way in Co-oDcra-
lion with the counties scvcnty-scvoN
| contracts. representing 1913 miles, and
eoHIrac's I9r siNtc@n BRIDES
r banney: II. Elwood Tragic. T.. c.
i"lou2o. Major George Hoppe. s T.
h"or!ing. L. w. Christian ana Mrs
Frank .iobson.
Many bodies Represented.
w5to. ~ ~ = 90 '''''
q mhar OF Commcrce-Coleiaar
W9riham. Preston Eelvn. W 7
l'o,4ry> cluh-T .,Elwood Tragic
nor.
ll@S9s%, Labs pre"rz. Nl hsion i isrF,
Richmond Advertising Clubs. p
Lc.amiu". ~. N Thomas
=. VraNe,ers' Protective Association
T. W Christian l.. &. p,luuzc
Lchgu" OF Women NotcrS Mrs
FRANK JUbson. Mrs. carter =. Worm
ley, Mrs charles i. Lee, Mrs Wi
lAun !. Judd
From these representatives Chair
man Massic named = commitin" ,n
racing W. T. Dahncy, + EiwoO,
Ir"El', I. Leaning and MaJo
F""iEc HOPPE TO present a plan %
, procedure This committee rcportrt
,NIt II would recommend that n cen
iTai campaign committee of nvo from
each uf IN" organizations represent
60 with the addition OF the Rcta'
MtrchdHl5. Association and the Civil
r ASSOC alton. be named by their re
(! / ,h'c'iEr organizations to meat mex
: w 'H S!aN night to formulate Grf!
mn" rlaus Toy the conduct OF iii
1lmna' !;n beginning the next dav.
, IHr Richmond committee was ais
H.i'"l"d 10 secure Il directory Of rep
. r's"nia''vc business mon. 10 who,
me '"HS" 81 the association is to b
" ny seated Tor cooperation. Thi
plan VAS adopted without amend
iu'ni ANA on next Wcdncslay IN
'Hhll VIII be started rolling in IN
words OF w. Il. Dapncy