The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25
PROGRAM OUT FOR
ROAD CONVENTION
President Taft Chief Speaker at
Highway Meeting in
Richmond.
MANY TOURING PARTIES
Five Hundred Motor Cars Will
Come Here From MI Parts
Of Country.
MANY TOURING PARTIES

IN the Official program of the big
road congress TO be hcld by the amer
lean Association for Highway Improve
lnent at Richmond November 20 TO 90.
1911. there is "a list OF speakers WHICH
includes the most notable scientists
and public men ever gathered togcthcr
Tor an! one convention. The program,
WINCH has tGst been ANNOUNCED, in
cludcs AN address by PRESIDENT rar,,
the nrst that he wiz denver upon his
return from his long Western trip
PREVIOUS announcement has been
made thut on "NatOnal Day" which
VIII mark the opening OF the congress
OF the association ana its allied organ
izations. tho speakers VIII include
Governor Mann. OF Virginia; Senators
Martin and Binkhend and Congress.
man }. Hampton Moore, and others.
In the official program however, ST
Is set forth that Harold Parker, chair
man of the Massachusetts state High
way Commission. will preside, and that
twenty minute papers will be read by
W. a Mclean. provincial engineer of
ontario, Canada; w. W. Crosby, State
Highway Engineer Of Maryland; q. n.
johnson. state Highway Engineer OF
Illinois; A. IL Blanchard. professor of
highway engineering, Columbia Uni
vers!ty: p. st. J. Wilson, state High
way Commissioner OF Virginia.
Five Hundred Cars Coming.
on Road Users Day" which Will
follow the second day. set aside for
manufacturers. tho automobiles Will
have their innings. This par. OF the
program Is under the auspices OF the
Touring Club OF America which will
have charge of the automobile tours
which have been arranged. More than
500 automobiles VIII come to Richmond
from various cities. far away as
Chicago.
This part OF the program will be
devoted TO a discussion OF the various
problems of traffic regulations. not
merely from the standpoint OF the au.
tomobiles. but from all other stand
points James $. Harlan. member OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission
VIII preside. The address OF welcome
VIII be delivered by Preston Delvin, on
behalf OF tho state Automobile Asso-
citation. and viii be followed by j. T
Paimatary. president or the Richmond
Automobile club Many other speak
ers %ill deliver short talks on various
phases OF the traffic problem. as pre-
scented in different sections OF tho
country They VIII include Senator
swanson. OF Virginia; Hugh Chalmers
of Detroit; Colonel Charles Clinton. Of
New York. and Howard -. Hadley, OF
New York.
An equally notable list OF speakers
has been arranged for the fourth and
final day of the congress.
Moving Pictures of Roads.
Moving pictures showing the effects
OF good and bad roads. some o, them
humorous and some dramatic. present
ing In striking and human manner
the contrast between the two phases OF
the road problem. will lend consider
able interest TO the congress. to the
average layman, who, after all. Is the
one chiefly affected by system OF
bad roads. 1t Wal DE shown that the
high cos; OF living has been due. in
large measure 10 this difficulty Of get
ting farm products TO the railroads
for shipment at the bad road" sea-
sons, and that system OF good roads
Will wipe out this evil.
1t is estimated that something in
the neighborhood OF 100000, 900 year
could be saved throughout the coun-
try by improving 20 per cent. OF all
the roads COW existent. The tremen-
dous interest in the road problems
throughout the United state. is ind-
Gated BY the fact that the country IS
now spending about si.O00.ooo a day
in road building and maintenance.
Arrangements are being made to
securc reduced round trip tickets on
the various railroads leading into Rich
mond for the congress. and present
indications arc that there VIII be more
than 5000 visitors from various parts
OF the country in the course of the
four days. These visitors will include
farmers, business men. public men. au
tomobilists and manufacturers of road
machinery and road materials as we'll
ms Official representative from all the
States.