Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-21

voted to highways and their use The
first paper will be read by Mr. Harold
Parker, the chairman of the Massa-
chusetts Highway Commission. He
will treat of the construction of high
ways. For eight years Mr. Parker has
been constructing the State highways
of Massachusetts, which in the recent
International Congress at Paris were
adjudged the best built roads in the
world. This is the first occasion on
which an American road has been adj
mitted the superior even OF the famous
roads of France. Mr. Parker has had
an experience of twenty years in
building, laying out and operating
railroads and street railways and the
construction of highways, and has
acted as delegate for the United
States ut international! Congresses on
roads and modes Of locomotion.
In the second paper of the session
Mr.. James T. Macdonald, the High
way Commissioner of Connecticut. will
lay out plans for trunk lines OF high
ways for New England. 1t is hoped
that in the future logically laid out
lines of State roads Way be con-
structed running from one end of New
England to the other, thus taking the
place of the present incoherent plans
by which each State lays out his high
ways without any special connection
with the highways OF its neighoors. 1t
is hoped that as Il result OF this con-
ference long lines of model roads may
be laid. for example, from Boston to
has been a special Investigator OF
marine biology both for the United
States and at the Italian Geological
Station at Naples. His Investigations
of American marine biology have ex-
tended from Labrador to the West
Indies. He is the author OF numerous
works on biology and has also been
cola borator and editor of leading
French and German works on the sub
ject.
The third session will be opened at
o'clock in the afternoon on November
24th, with prayer by Rabbi Phineas
Montreal and quebec. from New York
to Boston, and from Portland to Bos-
ton. Mr. Macdonald is now Serving
sioner. He has been for some years
president OF the American Road
makers Association
The third and last paper of the ses
sion will be delivered by Hon. Nahum
j. Bachelor. formerly Governor of the
State of New Hampshire Governor
i;acheder is the Master of the
National Grange and therefore speaks
for the farmer as Well as for the
pleasure driver in. his discussion of
the regulation of automobiles. 1t is
hoped to secure for all New England
one uniform, reasonable law by which
the regulation and if possible. the
taxation of these vehicles shall be the
same in all the New England States.
1t is hoped to abolish traps and other
unfair methods permitted by local
legislation and to secure by reasonable
lew, that Will be supported by public
opinion the safety of the highways as
we'll as the protection of automobiles.
Every governor of New England has
invited as delegates the senators, con-
gressmen. lieutenant governors, at
tarneys- general, presidents of senates
and speakers of houses of representa-
tives of his state.
To this notable and unique gather
England will be added special dele
SctltS pau tituieili ~ llltti SetNu III 'iN
subject treated. selected at large by
the Governors from the different
tates.
An unusual feature in the discussion
Ct legislation will be offered by the use
Of stereoptcon and magic lantern
ides. with which many if not all OF
the lectures will be fully illustrated.
Every one of these topics touches
the daily life of every citizen, and for
this reason it has been decided to
throw open all these lectures and
discussions to the public, that they
may entirely understand not only
what new legislation is proposed but
the necessity for such legislation and
the varying merits of the different
plans The Governors hope for large
attendance of the public. The COM
piete list of delegates entitled to
in the debate will be given
out in a few days. Any citizen who
has views to suggest on any of the
topics to be treated can, through any
Of his state delegates. haYe those
views considers Ct. No tickets will be
issued Tho d.i'"s % the theatre will
be thrown open and the public will be
invited to enter.
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