Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-08
TR|NKLE's GOOD ROADS
PROMISE is RECALLED
Lee Highway Director, at Re-
ceplion, Urges Activity i'll
Increasing Mileage.
COY ERNOR PLEDGES AID
Fa'ors EHtcnslon OF Work ms Fast ~
Funds Can he Provided md spent
Economically, Chief Executive Tells
Bo0stcrr.
GOVERNOR PLEDGES AID

The thing for you good roads pco-
pie to do is to elect me Governor
and then we will get. busy and build
good roads" was one of his prc
election statements OF which Cover
nor Trinkle was reminded at a re-
ccption rendered the Lee Highway
delegation from seventeen Virginia
counties yesterday afternoon
General Director DR.. s. NJ. johnson,
OF the Lee Highway Association. fc-
dictated Governor Trinkle upon his
election MS Governor, recalled that
Governor Trinkle was one of the
original organizers and best sup
r"rters of the association. and cx-
pressed the desire and hope that his
administration would prove a good
roads era in the progress of the Com
monweaith. lie urged that the Gov
rinor get behind the program of the
Virginia Good Roads Association for
Better roads in the State
Wants Good Itonds Era.
. Governor Trnklc responded that
he. was just as DESTROYS as the most
ardent good roads advocates that his
administration he characterized as n
good rc:Sis era. He said that he had
Travelled all over Virginia and real
lied the need for better roads and
the demand of the people for good
roads as eNpcditiously az the ncccs-
sary funds can be provided and the
money efficiently and economically
expended.
He also said that whether Justly
or not, the Highway Department had
been criticized. and that he had rec
commended to the General Assembly
what he considered the best plans for
rorganizing the department. but that
the questions of organization and the
raising of funds for construction pur-
poses were questions which the Gem
eral Assembly must finally determine
and that he would heartily support
whatvcr program tho legislature saw
1T to enact
Farmers Fcnr Heavier THxrs
In response tn "a question from Gov
crnor Trinklc regarding the state of
the public mind, Senator Miller stated
that the farmers were undoubtedly
discouraged by reason Of the existing
depression and that they were fear
iui That bond issue would mean
Increased taxes. TO which Governor
Irihklc pointed out that the bonds
would not he paid Immediately. and
that bond issue would not work any
hardship under existing conditions.
Henry Roberts. OF bristol was in
'r"duceh by Dr. Johnson as one OF the
good roads boosters of the State rs
wei as one Of the first To urge that
Senator Trinkle enter the race for
GoVcrnor. MIR. Roberts stated that
some people imagined they were for
good roads, but were unwilling to
hcln provide tho funds with which To
huild good roads.
lie said that such ro1d advocates
were not in fact. for good roads, and
that the real Simon-pure good roads
boosters evidenced their faith hy their
works In cooperating To secure the
| funds with which to construct good
roads. lie said he believed the crit i.
icism of the Highway Department
rose out OF local conditions in which
1t was necessary TO decide between
routes and the ALLEGATION OF funds
and that all such criticism would be
| forgotten as soon as the Legislator
| provided the funds and the road.;
were constructed.