Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-22
GOOD ROADS IN VIEW
Association for Highway I'M
provement Formed Today.
is NATIONAL IN ITS SCOPE
Harmony of Effort and Uniform
Laws in States the Object:
BOARD OF OFFICERS ELECTED
Road Work to Be Divorced From
Political Inf1uences-Defects
in Present System.
BOARD OF OFFICERS ELECTED


efforts for the improvement of the public
roads to the end that adequate and efil-
cient systems Of road construction. adj
ministration and maintenance may be
adopted in all tie states"
Logan Waller Page. director of the
United States bureau of public roads or
the Department of Agriculture. was elect
ed president of the organization. Perma-
nent Headquarters will be established In
Washington, and the work of organiza-
ton will be rapidly pushed forward
The plan for a harmonious development
of the highway system OF the country
it was declared, has much in common
with the plan advocated Tor the mar
monious and systematic development OF
the waterways of the country suggested
by President Taft.
Opening Address.
The meeting was called to order oy
Mr.. Page, who welcomed the prospective
members of the association to Wash1ng-
ton. He said in part:
1.-The primary object Of this association
is to aid and promote every practical
movement looking toward the improve
ment of public roads. There are already
g. number Of county, state and general
organizations which are doing good work
+. along various lines, and l am giao 10
say that representatives of several such
our hope that this organization will har-
monize and correlate the work OF all
existing organizations.
I'VE shall supplement this work of CORE
lation by endeavoring to bring about
the organization of practical, working
county clubs, which will turn their at
tention and their energies to improving
county road administration, maintenance
and construction: to uphold and strength
en- the work Of state associations for
road Improvement, and, aiding them In
their efforts, to secure wise and adequate
legislation and competent and skilled
supervision.
:.The need of the day in road work is
to take the administration of the roads
away from the influence of politics; to
insist upon skilled supervision of all road
work; to remedy the evils Of too much
localization and to substitute uniformity
and system for the confusion incident to
pure locaMsm, as We now find 1t in some
Of the states.
we hope to make the headquarters of
this organization a clearing house where
in every movement of practical improve
ment will have a sympathetic hearing
and earnest and helpful cooperation"
Bylaws Adopted.
James s. Harlan of the interstate COM
merce commission was elected temporary
chairman of the meeting. A. draft OF a
proposed constitution and bylaws was
submitted by Mr.. Page, and after short
discussion adopted with one minor
change. Among the provisions Of the
constitution and bylaws are the follow
ing:
.aThe regular membership of this asso-
citation shall be composed Of all persons
who shall sign the roll of membership
at the time of organization, or make
written application to the secretary ana
pay annual dues for one year in advance
membership to begin with written &C
ceptance by the secretary.
1.-THE associate membership shall con-
sist of all members of state and other
organizations for road improvement, CO
operating with this association, provided
that roster of such membership shall
be filed with the secretary by said Or
ganization. -
''The sustaining membership shall con-
sist Of all persons or organizations VINO
shall sign the roll of sustaining member
ship at the organization of this associa-
ton or make written application to the
secretary and pay annual dues for sus-
tanning member one year in advance,
membership to begin soon as written
acceptance shall have been received from
the secretary.
1.-THE annual dues for regular members
of the association shall be So. payable
in advance. Annual dues for sustaining
vance. Associate members shall not be
required to pay annual dues to this as
ISOLATION.
Privileges of Membership.
Regular members of the association
shall be entitled to participate in its pro-
ceedings and vote upon all questions that
may come before the association. AS
sociate members shall be entitled to par
ticpate in discussions of questions be-
fore the association, but shall vote only
as duly accredited delegates from organ
izations cooperating with this associa-
ton, the basis of representation to be one
vote for each fifty Isaid-up members or
such cooperating organizations. as evil
denced by rosters filed with the secretary
of this association. Sustaining members
shall not be entitled to participate in dis
cussions or to vote upon questions before
the association.
ton shall be held annually at such
time and place as the board OF direc-
tors may determine. Special meetings
may be called by the board of direc-
tors. or by twO-thirds of the regular
members of the association.
Power of the Directors.
1.-The board of directors may fix the
time and place of its meetings, pro-
VlueO tudt IL ShoAi AhSSS " A~SoS WV
in each year.
1.-The executive committee shall fix
the time and place Of it's meetings, pro-
vided that it shall meet at least once
in each three months.
"A quorum of the association shall
consist of fftv members. Members may
be represented by proxies. but one may
not have more than five proxies.
"a quorum of the board Of directors
shall consist Of five members. A quorum
of the executive committe shall consist
of a majority of its members.
A nominating committee, consisting of
Rrvan Lathrop, ]. NJ. Goodell and J. w.
Tones was appointed by Mr.. Harlan. and
tier a brief recess brought in its nomi-
natiops With one exception, that of
w w. Finley as chairman of the COM
mittee on ways and means, the nominees
were all elected. MIR. Finley withdrew,
saving that while he was greatly inter-
estad in the work, 1T would be impossible
for him TO accept the craftsmanship of
tho WAYS and means committee because
of other obligations. 3. +. YOakum was
elected in his place. and Mr.. Harlan was
named vice chairman Of the committee.
officers and Directors.
The officers and members of commit
tees chosen are: President Logan Waller
Page: vice president, w. c. Brown; treas
urer, Lee McClung: secretary. ]. X. PEN
nybacker, jr; organizer. w. d. Brown.