The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-12
AMERICANS GOING
TOROAD CONGRESS
This Country viii Be Well Rep
resented at the Brussels
Meet.

America will be exceptionally well
represented at the second annual In
ternational Road congress 10 be held
from July 81 to August in Brussels.
Two Of the delegates have already left.
and II will be particularly Interesting
TO motorists to know that these dele
gates will be the only representatives
a. this big international conference
from any automobile organization in
the United states.
These delegates who will thus rep
resent all. American motorists, are
Joseph w. Jones and Thomas w. Will
by. Both are directors OF the Touring
Club OF America, and as its official
delegates. this club will be the only
motoring body of America that will
be actively Identified among the large
number of foreign delegates at this
notable good roads conference.
Dir. J mes, who sailed last Wednes-
day on the Mauretania. will receive
/ news soon after his arrival in Eng
land Of his appointment to represent
/ the United States government in con-
/ nectiOn with Logan Waller Page, d.
rector Of the office Of public roads
/ department of agriculture. Mr.. Wildly
who is the manager of the Touring
clubs foreign department. sailed for
Europe a few days before MIR. Jones'
their early departure being occasioned
by the fact that they are about 70 un-
dertake a five to eight thousand-nile
tour. starting this week from Liver
pool to study the road conditions and
lay out favorable touring routes
throughout Great Britain and the con-
tinent.
In addition to these delegates the
American Road Builders association
will be represented by three OF its
members who have given particular
attention to the study of the good
roads problem In recent years. They
are Samuel Hill OF Seattle, Wash; A.
W. Campbell of Toronto and r. l..
Powers Of New York City. Mr.. Hill
visited Brussels a short time ago and
made arrangements for the accommo-
dation and entertainment OF the
American delegates. Representatives
are being appointed by the governors
OF various states. but Just how many
OF these delegates will be able to at
tend the congress has not yet been
The congress, which meets IN Brus-
sells July 81, is exertiag a powerful in
fluence for improved roads through
out the country, and in this respect II
Is being ably supported by every auto
mobile organization. recognizing the
fact that good roads are absolutely
necessary to the complete enjoyment
Of motoring. The organization had its
origin I'm Paris I'm October. 1908. when.
as a permanent result OF the first in
road congress held at that
time. the present permanent interna-
tional association OF road congresses
was organized for the purpose Of car
rying on the good roads propaganda in
all OF its phases, and to hold internal
tional conferences for the general dis !
cussiOn OF all matters pertaining to
road building at intervals Of two to |
three years.
The first congress was attended by !
over two thousand members, and |
twenty-six of the civilized countries |
Of the world were represented by dele |
gates The coming conference in |
Brussels is expected to exceed the for /
mer unprecedented showing. and |
great impetus for better road building |
IS practically certain TO follow its de-
liberation.