Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-09
MONEY, TIME AND WORK
NECESSARY TO SUCCESS
Time Required to Build Roads
Will Depend Upon Amount
of Money Supplied.
AaArsEs WORK OFF COLEMAN
chairman OF New state Highway
Commi,sfon Snys Surcrstructnre OF
Highway system Has neen Built on
We'll Grounded Foundation.


Money, Time and work are the
three requisites for the completion
OF the State highway system"
Chairman Henry 6 Shirley gave this
tersc cumming up OF what would be
required by the State Highway De-
partment to get the results which
the people are expecting in the way
OF a completed network Of state
highways reaching into every sec
ZION OF the State. at the conclusion
of the three-day session OF the newly
organized state Highway Commis-
zion. SITTING with Chairman Shirley
were Major /. Wake Truxtun. of
Norfolk; Hugh p. Sproul. Of staun-
ton. Ruff, IS. Sanders. OF saltville.
and wade II. Massie. OF Washington.
Rappahannock County Mr. Massie
!S familiar with The work Of the
commission. having served as chair
man OF the Old commission.
Tremendous BIE Job.
The people o. Virginia" said
Chairman Shirley, must supply the
SION and department in the Unitei
States obviously cannot build roads
win good wishes The amount OF
money which the people OF virginia
place IN our hands annually for thc
construction OF the Stale highway
system will determine the time re-
Guired for the compilation Of tho sys-
'em Even after the people OF Nir-
Sinia have provided the amount OF
IN r N,sb Oh, A.
pended by the department each year.
tho people must sivc US time in which
to complete The Job assigned us b.
the General Assembly In the laying
ont ~ tho state syRem By this
mean that they must have patience
and realize that the project in which
they arc locally Interested Is only
part OF the tremendous big ion OF
completing 1000 miles OF state high
Ways which cannot be done In day
With sufficient amount OF funds
provided annually for state highway
construction by the people OF the
state and manifestation OF rea-
sonabie amount Of forbearance on the
part of our citizens. IL will he up
10 the state Highway Department, to
provide the third requisite OF worc
W this mean all that goes into
Transforming the peoples money
capable OK performing the highway
service which may reasonably be OK
pccted Of these highways
II wish That 81 had been pOsslble
tor all the people OF Virginia to have
sat in with the commission and the
Governor at it's hrs1 session. and
there obtained the same understand
irE possessed by the members OF the
commission OF the real bignes. OF the
tnh ~ hui AIn- l.,
TEN In State which is 500 miles
long and ESQ miles vide. win vary
ing conditions In each section OF the
State and varying traffic needs on
the different roads in each section. It
would have been gratifying 10 every
citizen TO have noted how the various
members as business men attacked
their problem which had been put
np TO them by tho Governor and the
General Assembly in plain practi-
cal business way.
4 Business Proposition.
The building OF state highway
system in Virginia or any other
state Is. or should he. a cold FLOODED
business problem capable OF solu-
ton through the prefer aprlica-
ton Of technical knowledge and
sound business principles in the
same way the problems Of private
nltuda would he solved. The day
Of harhazsrd road construction I.
passing in the United States. for
the same reason industry has found
u necessary forN economical opera
non IN know the need and market
for their product Ii will be the
intention OF the State Highway De-
nartment 10 study traffic both pres
ent and future, and make use of
gx.t
mas been proven out in this and
other States In determining the type
OF construction and the best loca-
tion which will give the maximum
transportation service at the lowest
ultimate cost.
Compliments George p. Coleman.
The new State Highway Commits
sion is fortunate in being able to
build the supers,ructure OF the state
highway system on the well-srounded
foundation which has been laid
through ali these years OF faithful
service OF Commissioner George T.
Coleman and tho members of the old
State Highway Commission The
State Highway Department is fortu-
nate in the retention OF Mr.. Cole
mans services as commissioner and
chief State highway engineer as his
knowledge of tho road situation in
the State and his intense desire to
further the road development in viz
Rinfa will be of incalculable benefit
tn the State. Our predecessors have
made mistakes just as we will make
mistakes. We have this advantage,
however. OF being able to profit by
their mistakes.
Placed in charge Of the manage
nent OF the road affairs OF Virginia.
~ VIII he the purpose of the COM
mission TO keep the stockholders
the people OF Northumberland TO
the fullest extent possible OF what
]'ne department is doing with their
money. statement will he issued
OF the present available resources
ana the amount OF money which the
department. can economically expend
annually in the construction of the
STATE highway system as rapidly as
" seems wise to do so, just as soon
as the commission can complete their
study Of the extent Of an .orsaniza-
non which can he built up to-econom-
ically handle the States funds. II
VIII then be up to the stockholders