The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-29
A MEAIY PROGRAM
That Prepared for the Good Roads
Convention at the Fair
Next Week.
The Good Roads Train Arrives and
Will Be Run Into Fair Grounds
Tomorrow. @ >

Demonstrations in good roads building
will be great feature Of the state fair
next week. The government good roads
convention will be held in institute hall
on the fair grounds Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday. Addresses will be delivered
by civil engineers, farmers, merchants,
lawyers and politicians. Every day OBJ
ject lessons In road building will be given
by crew of experts and special train
equipped with full complement of road
making machinery, will be on exhibition
all the time. s
The convention will be called to order
Monday at p. M by r. w. Richardson.
government commissioner. The inyoca-
ton will be by Rev. d. L.. RAIDER, and
addresses will be delivered by Gov. Van
SAINT, President George w. Cooley, Of the
Minnesota good roads society; c. N.
Cosgrove, president OF the agricultural
society; Martin Dodge, director Of the
government office Of public roads inquiries
and President Northrop of the state, uni
versity. .-- @-----a - fi ss-
Tuesday morning the real work WIN be-
gin with report from the committee on
organization. w. H. Moore president OF
the National Good Roads association, will
talk on national organization and O. C.
Gregg, of the Farmers Institutes will dis
cuss the relations Of the agricultural in
terests to the good roads movement
George G. Rose, of the good roads train
will talk on railroads and common roads
as factors In thee ountry's development
and Prof. w. M. Hays of the school OF
agriculture will close the morning session
with an address on School of Methods
in Road Construction az -, &-,E :
| Tuesday afternoon Archbishop ireland
will give an address on the relation of the
church and education to good roads; At
torney General Douglas will talk on prac-
tical highway legislation; j.. A. Wheelock
will speak on the influence of the press
for public improvements. .-.-.t.
/ Wednesday morning James w Abbott
| civil engineer ana government commits
sloner will talk on Highways and Thell
CONSTRUCTION" L. M. Haupt will deliver
an illustrated lecture on THE Worlds
Highways'' and Prof. C. E. Hoag, of the
engineering department at the state uni
versity will speak on ''Engineering Skill
| in Road Making" ',:". - :
| At the closing session Wednesday after
noon Senator Clapp and Congressman
Stevens will speak. M. A. Hays, secre.
tary of the chamber of commerce at SAUL
Ste. Marie, Mich.,, will talk of "GooG
Roads and Industrial Development" E
J. Phelps of the Minneapolis automobile
club will discuss Highways for SMoto,
Vehicles" and Capt. H. A. Castle of the
postoffice department will speak on the
relation of good roads to rural free de.
| livery.
| The Train Is Here.
! The good roads train has arrived anC
will Der un into the fair grounds to-mor-
row. It consists of nine freight cars
| loaded with the most approved road max
Ing appliances, and one tourist sleeper ir
which those operating the train live
! The machinery consists of three huge
traction engines, road sprinklers Of the
latest type, a reversible road making ma
| chine, stone spreader of ingenious de-
sign, several scrapers, a wagon loader an6
| elevating grader and numerous other ap-
pliances necessary for good road making
The appliances are all loaded so as to be
available for instant use