Arizona republican., 1908-11-30

been constructed by mixing limestone and granite after the methods set forth
 in publications issued through the
 United States office of public roads
 and the amusing discussion now being
 carried on by English automobiIists against horse traffic in city streets and
 upon suburban highways.
 It is his belief that from the congress
 itself at least one big result will flow
 and credit for that must go to Ameri- ca. On a suggestion by MT Page. it
 was determined to create an Interna-
 tional bureau of roads, similar in some
 respects to the International bureau of navigation. This body will consist of 1 two or more delegates from each of the ] 29 governments represented at the congress. Its purpose will be the col lecting of all possible information on road work, the passing on it by com mittee of experts, and its distribution throughout the world.
 The ultimate benefits of so far reaching a move cannot now be esti- mated. but the world will some day carry heavy debt of gratitude to the government whose highway representa- tives conceived the thought of such a bureau, and brought to its support the delegates of every civilized country on
 the globe
 Credit must go to AIr Page for the proposed erection of memorial to NJ Tresauget, the great French highway engineer who was the originator of the modern French system of road main tenance and who began the building of the incomparable system of highways that has made France famous as a road building nation. The resolution to that effect was introduced by MT Page and unanimously adopted: the secretary general being empowered to receive contributions with which to carry out it's provisions.
 Asked what plans France had made for the visitors, MT. Page said that he had been amazed at the manner in which the republic had planned for the comfort and the entertainment of the delegates
 Among the functions was an elabor- ate reception at the Elysee Palace where the national delegates were re- ceived by Prsident Fallarieres. The sessions of the congress were held in a vast auditorium at the Sorbonne: the various sections meeting in rooms es- pecialy furnished for their comfort and convenience at the Sales du Jeu de Paume in a corner of the beautiful garden of the Tuileries.
 Besides the official reception at Ely see Palace. there was a special theatri- cal entertainment given at which a famous French actress recited poem specially written for the occasion; a reception at the palace of the minister of public works: another at the mag nificent Hotel de Vile; side excursions to Fountainbleu and Nice; and a lunch con at the beautiful Palace at Versail- les
 This latter function was of especial interest to many Americans because of the historical associations lingering about the magnificent palace. The luncheon was served in the superb orange room. and when the delegates, to the number of over. T50 had taken seats. the fountains which form the great decorative features of the superb apartments, were set playing. tribute by France to the visitors. for it is only on rare occasions that the water is turned into this chain of basins.
 At the reception at the Hotel de Vile the visitors were also treated to scenes of splendor foreign to Ameri- can ideas of simplicity. A regiment of the picturesquely uniformed Chasseurs of the French army were detailed to stand at attention, one on either end of every step of the grand marble stair case down which the delegates passed;