New-York tribune., 1909-09-05
TO TALK OF ROAD WORK
CONTENTION DRAWS NEAR
4utoists and State Officials Join in
Plans for CleUeland Meeting.

No organization in the country is taking deeper
interes; the results to be achieved from the sec
ond annual national good roads convention. TO be
held In Cleveland on September q, % and 3. than
the American Road Makers Association. Organ
tied In 1872 by handful of men interested IN
highway Improvement. the association now mum
Lers among f. representatives members from thirty
states including practically all OF the state en-
glueers and highway commissioners who have had
a wide influence for highway development during
the last few years. James II. Macdonald. the Con-
necticut Highway Commissioner. is president OF the
American Road Makers Association. and E. L.
Powers. OF this city, is secretary.
Besides the leading engineers the membership OF
the association includes advocates Of highway i'm
provement members Of good roads organizations.
OF oranges and county. town and city highway oft-
cias The plan OF the association Is SO broad that
It is designed 10 take IN every person in America
who IS Interested in identified with the work OF
highway Improvement.
-Four conventions have been held under the au-
spices OF the association the one in 1907 at Pitts
burg being the largest of kind held In this
country previous 10 the big convention in Buffalo
last year IN which many kindred organizations, in
Guiding the American Automobile Association and
the National Grange. Joined. The American Road
Makers Association Joined forces with the other
bodies working toward the same ends last year and
materially aided in the success of that convention
and in the permanent influence thereby aroused in
favor OF Tin. good roads movement. This year the
association Is taxing an exceptionally active part
toward extending this influence. and many OF its
most prominent members will be represented among
the speakers.
New York State will be represented at Cleveland
by three of it's state highway commissioners
FeFcy Hooker. Robert Earl and Thomas Warren
Alien. Governor Hughes. in accepting the invita-
ton of the national convention committee last
week to have the Empire state suitably repre-
scented. named six Delegates. the others being
Frank y. Godfrey, of Olean. master Of the New
York State Grange: w Pierrcpont White. of Utica.
and Albert r. ShattuCk. of New York.
The responses from the various state governors
have been particularly favorable The Governor of
Rhode Island has appointed the entire State Board
OF Public Roads. including John H. Edwards and
Robert r Rodmar, state engineer. one of the dele
gates named from Iowa is Henry Haag. of Jener-
+. II. Macdonald. state engineer OF good
roads. and A. Marston. president of the Highway
Commission, will also represent Iowa The gov
ernors OF Tennessee. Mississippi, Maryland Wis
consin, Arkansas, Illinois. North Carolina. Ne
hraska. Wyoming, Idaho. oregon. Oklahoma and
Ohio have all appointed a large number of repre-
seutatives.
1t Is still further indicative of the desire
roads spreading over the country that in Tennessee
during the days that the rational convention
Will be in session at Cleveland a state good roads
convention will s.embIe there the call of the
Governor AS aid to this Tennessee conven-
tion Governor Patterson asks the national conven-
tion committee for copies of good roads literature
and other material that may be of aid in furtherng
the interests OF his state convention.