Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-29
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.FAv0RS G00D.R0ADS
IN VIRGINIA
Senator Carter Glass Adj
dresses Convention on
Subject !.
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URGES DIRECT TAX
Appeals for. Adequate Funds With
Which to Further Prcgram-C. {.
Vaughan Heads Body. -

/ Roanoke. Va. Jan. 29.--The tenth
annual convention Of the Virginia
! gooa Roads Association was brought
/! to a c,cse yesterday afternoon. The
last session Of the three-day conven-
rion was featured by the election of
new officers, Including Miss Elizabeth
Pidgeon, fourth v!ce-president, the
| first woman 10 De elected to Office in
an association of this kind in the his
tory Of Virginia; an address by SEN
ator Carter Glass, and the adoption of
important resolutions inc;ud;ng the
approval of deferred serial State
highway bond issue and recon-
menaation that the State-aid road act
be amended so as TO compel counties
app Nirg for State aid IN road con-
sttraction to make definite ana ade-
uuate provision for the maintenance
eff roads after their construction.
Senator Glass was introduced 20
Nike noad delegates about y o'clock.
Declaring that he has voted for the
constitutional amendment for good
roads. the Senator appealed for ade-
ruuate finance 70 carry the movement
forward. That the returns from good
roads Will be far more than the
money expended in their construction
is assared, the speaker said. is ground
for TO argument.
Urging direct Tax for 600 road
cons .rrction IN order that the pub
&c may know where it's money IS go
ing ard to wholn it should look for
the carrying out Of road projects.
Senator Glass said that it is a gross
fal,acy 10 continue paying indirect
taxes.
Fon. years Senator Class said. Nir-
einia has been paying a "mud-road
tax" 1t would be far better to pay
a smaller direct tax and, at the same
time. be able to fix respors blity.
Fo:-owing Senator Glass address,,
the resolution committee rendered its
report on the feso!urens adopted hy:
the asztcia.ions; FovenoSF amorg
these are No. 10, pacing the G3od
Reads Association On reccmd as ia
voYing a deferred serial State high
way bond issue, ard No /, urging
the maintenance cf roads by the coun-
ties who ask State aid in construct
ing them.
The following officers ard COM
m;.tee were elected by the ass'oc:a-
ton: C. c. Vaughan. president; K. II.
.Argo,.??, first v;ee-president; r. Z.
Turner, second vice-president, The
Pains; Miss ELIZABETH Pidgeon. fourth
v:ce-prcs:derit. Richmond; John ".
Chalkley, fifth vice-president, Big
Stone Gap, and D. B. Rylard, secre-
tary and treasurer.
Execr...ive committee: G. OConor
G.oc!rick, fredericksburg; ". S. Ben
stcn, Norfolk; Thomas B. McAdams,
Richmond; R. B. Turner, Clarksvilte
! S. S. Guerrant. Galloway; Herbert C..
Elliott, Roanoke: r. S. Miller, Front
Royal; ]. Y. Williams. Alexandra
Henry Roberts, Bristol; NJ. B. Corse'
Lexington; ". r. Rawlings, Hanlp-
ton; T. B. Birdsong, Suffolk, George
tP. Coleman, Williamsburg; \. B.
Davidson. Farrnv:als; E. G. Holland
Danv.re; 0. L. a1craw; Lynchburs;
! Hollis Rhinehart, Charlottesville; G.
P. Harrison. Herndor; E. S. Ffnney
!Iebancn. ana J. F. McAEister. Hot
J Springs.
! Foremost among the speeches yes
! tsrday in poin. Of interest was thai
,of Francis Hol,ey, director of the Bu'
reau of Commercial Economics
Washington, D. C. It was through
Mr.. Hoeey's efforts and co-operaEor
that the Virginia Good Reads Asso'
ciation will undertake an extensive
good road campaign Of Information
by means of the motion picture. Hr'
Ho-ley VIII supply the State with onf
| CT its educational trucks, equipp
with motion picture films and phono
graph
Mr.. H9aoy, in explaining the wort
and purposes Of the organization o.
. which he is. Director. said tra'as,asa n
Bureau Of. Commercial Economics !:
an Httruss:c association aSrg the "a
;c;Isies ant HpsRulieussates-o OF GOV
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