Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-01
INTEREST HINGES ON ROAD
MEETING HERE JAN. 10
Expected to Attract Largest
Gathering of Any SINH
lar Conference.
Will CONTINUE ron DAYS
GeneSal Assembly Members and
state OmcIals VIII lie Guests oc
Highway Association Mt Annual
hnnQuet In GrnY's ArmorE.


Interest IN highway activities In
the State is centering around the
ANIMAL meeting of the Virginia Good
RoSas Association, which will be
hold here ut Murphy's Hotel. Janu-
ary- 10, 10 and 20. In view OF the
fact that the General Assembly will
DO IN session ut that time and high
way legislation will be the most inn
portant subject of Statewide inter
cat -bcfore the Legislature, the an
nual convention of the good roads
body Is expected 20 draw the largest
attendance of any good roads gath
eriIig held in the State.
Differences OF opinion as To how
thes same objective OF connected
STATE highways, desired by all, may
be speedily reached promises TO maze
therthrec days session OF the CON
rention unusually interesting:
Speakers of national and Statc-wii.
prominence have been secured TO lead
the discussions. a banquet will be
given with the State officials and
members of the General Assembly
as honor guests on tho night OF
Thursday, January 10. General c. c.
Vaughan, Jr.. OF Franklin, a member
OF The State Senate from the thir-
association. and D. Il. Ryland, or
Lynchburg. Observation-Disclosures. The
Virginia Good Roads Association is
probably the largest organization OF
Its Kind in the South, with u mem
berShip in excess of 5000. While
tho association has been active in
State road affairs for the past five
yeafs. It's most aggressive work was
done In connection with the passage
Of the amendment to the Constiti:-
tion permitting the State to iSSu.
bonds for road construction This
was ratified by n majority of G3.0eV
In tho general election OF November
1890,
Tho program committee. of which
d. y. Ryland, Of Lynchburg, is the
chairman, has arranged Tor several
speakers OF State and nationwide inn
portance- Among the.number will be
tho &. II. Huston, of Washington, us
sistant secretary OF the Department
of Commerce; Colonel Thomas Is. Nc
Adams. Richmond. president OF the
American Bankers Association: Dr. j.
"A. G. Chandler. Williamsburg, prcsi-
dent. OF tho College or William and
Mary; Colonel T. L. Kirkpatrick, ia
leigh. n. c.; DR.. S. N. Johnson, dir,S-
tor-general of the Lee Highway Asso-
citation. and others.
The program committee has been
careful to provide for ample time for
the discussion by members OF the ns-
ISOLATION of the problems facing the
General Assembly with reference to
tho highway program. so that set
speeches would not crowd out this
discussion. Thursday morning, Jam
uary .l9th, hns been set aside for the
major, portion of this discussion. 1t
VIII be led by n short address by
Cha nman Wade Aiassic. OF the State
O IN III a
report OF Commissioner George i.
Coleman. after which the meeting will
be thrown open for discussion. The
discussion }of fnpucing highway con-
structlon Will be led by an address
by Colonel Thomas j. McAdams, OF
Richmond. who will open the after
noon session. Colonel NcAdams has
made an exhaustive study of this
phase OF the highway question AS
ThutSday is the anniversary of the
birth sof Robert Il. Lee. the remainder
OF tho afternoon session will be de-
voteqi 10 memorial 10 General Leo
c. IL, Huston, OF Washington. presi.
aenteof the Loo Highway Association.
VIII preside. Tho Lee memorial ad-
dress Will be made by n man of M
tionai prominence In highway actiyi-
ties.
In the evening at the Grays' Armory
tho members OF tho General Assemble
and Htate officials Will he th;;. guest al
or the Virginia Good Roads .Nssocia-
tion at the annual banquet OF tho as
doclation. with Oliver j. Sands. Rich
ihonu. as toastmastcr. A pleasing
program is being arranged.
The program for the other two days
promises TO be equally interestInt
WITH discussions led by speakers who
nave given careful thought to the sub
!ectn.assigned them. The report of the
Iegisiative committee on Friday will
no doubt bring forth the most inter
es'ing discussion OF the meeting.
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