The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-11-21

i,ouot III ut lIltFt anu Ett~ fbAt'ft
Assigned IL Follow President TAFT
1t il Expected Tlat He, " Dem
ocratic Leader in senate. Will An
swer Some # Mr.. Tatt'- Remarks
if Deemed Ad>i>able-Eortast.
Especial 10 News and Observer
Richmond, Va. NOV. lS.-There IL
great and widespread interest here in
the first convention of the American
Association for Highway Improve
ment, which viii begin In this city
Monday.
Senator Thomas :. Martin has been
heard from, and has stated his in
tention OF making an address 1T the
opening session of the first national
convention of the American Associa-
ton for Highway Improvement.
which will be held in the auditorium
of the Jefferson Hotel Monday.
The program-makers were almost
in despair at not hearing from Scna-
tor Martin and were about giving up
all hope Of hearing from him when
he announced that he would attend
the convention and deliver his address
right after President Taft had spoken.
Senator Martin, having insisted on
speaking after the President, it is
taken for granted that he, as Demo-
cratic leader Of the Senate, may have
something to say IL reply to the speech
of Mr.. Taft.
Program is Complete.
So the program Tor the opening
day is complete. The President will
be met at Elba Station at 10:45 a. IN.
and be driven by Mr.. r. b. Airport
in Mr.. Carroll H. M~ontague'S new au-
tomobile to the Jefferson. OF course,
the President will be attended by his
private secretary, his aide, Captain
Butt, and other dignitaries, and nu-
merous prominent citizens OF Rich
mond will be on hand to welcome
him. But. anyway. he will go 10 the
jefferson. deliver his address. sit
down to a luncheon along with 299
others and Henry w. Anderson as
POSTMASTER. He will be the guest Of
the Virginia University Alumni at the
Commonwealth Club in the evening
and after the banquet go back TO
washington.
Crowds Thronging City.
The President will have quite a
crowds that are pouring into the city
there will be plenty Of folks OF hand
to make him believe there is a real
o%utpouring Of the patriots, The
hotels are already o~vercrowded and
by tomorrow, according to the hotel
clerks, visitors will be asking il there
are any beds to let in Richmond.
Road Users Day.
Road Users Day" will be the big
day locally. This comes on Wednes-
day. President Preston Belvin. of
the Virginia Shate Automobile Assoc
citation, will make the address OF well
come.
Committee on Road Users Day
Chairman, Colonel William D.. Schier,
of the massachusetts Highway Com
mission; David Beecrof. Chicago.
vice-president, Touring Club of Amer
lea, president Chicago Motor Club: j.
T. PalmatOry, Richmond, president
Richmond Automobile club; Fred
ericl II. Elliott. New York, secretary
Touring Club Of America.
Morning Session.
Presiding chairman-Col. William
u. Schier, Of Boston.
/. address Of welcome on bchalf OF
the automobilists Of Virginia, Preston
Kelvin. president Virginia Automo-
bile Association.
:. Traffic Rules and Regulation
Major Richard Sylvester. of Washing
ton, president international Police As
ISOLATION, superintendent NctrOpoli-
tan Police District OF Columbia.
9. Motor Vehicle Law of MasSa-
chusetts-CoI. William K. Schicr, 81
Boston.
i. Review Of the Automobile Indus
try-what il has done for good roads
Col. Charles Clifton, Of Buffalo.
president automobile Board Of Trade.
5. A Model state Motor Vehicle Law
Hon. Edward Laz>nsky, secretary
of state Of New YORK.
Afternoon Session.
/. The Motor Vehicle Law OF or
nectiCut-Hon. Matthew :. Rogers,
secretary State 81 Connecticut.
.. Forecast Of the Automobile IN
dustry-HuEh Chalmers, Detroit
8. The rights OF road users in Amer
lea learned from Europe's lesson-
David Beecroft, Chicago.
4. The Illinois Motor Vehicle Law
Sidney s. Gorham, Chicago.
;. Queoec-&1iami Hiehwsv Protect
MIR. II. u. Hadley, chairman Ic-
Donough club, P~lattsburgh. y. y