The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

lines.
DIR. e. J. James, president Univsr-
sity OF Illinois.
James McCrea. president Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company.
Bryan Lathrop, Lincoln Park COM
mission, Chicago, Ill.
John Goodeli, editor Engineering |
Record.
Walter Page. editor Worlds Work.
Leonard Tufts. president Capital
Highway Association.
Lafayette Young. United States Sem
ator from lows and editor Des Moines
Capital.
". {. Brown, president New York
Central lines.
John A. Stewart, president Inter-
national League for Highway I'm
~provenent.
w. w. Finley. president Southern
Railway Company.
Joseph W. Jones. president Tour
ing Club of America.
James {. Harlan. Interstate Com
merce missioner.
Lee McClung. Treasurer OF the
! United States.
A.. q. Spalding. member San Diego
Highway Commission
Clarence Wilson, United States Dis
trict Attorney, Washington. d. G.
Alfred Noble, past president Amer
lean Society of Civil Engineers.
George {. Diehl. chairman Good
Roads Board American Automobile
Association.
Plan For Local Road clues.
While temporary organizations for
the purpose of holding conventions are
useful in arousing public sentiment in
support of some measure which Is to
he Immediately considered by the pub
lie. 1t is essential to the pei manen
success of a local road club that 1t
have A definite II continuous WORK
to perform. IL should seek To assem-
bic all Information that might be of
LEGAL value in solving the problems OF
Troad administration, construction and
maintenance; should aid the local road
authorities in carrying out in the best
manner the duties which their several
positions require of them. At the same
time. the road club should not hest
! tate to insist upon efficient and thor
ough work on the part of the road au-
ihorities.
IT is suggested that as soon as the
organization has been completed. "A
constitution and bylaws adopted ana
permanent officers elected, working
committees should De selected whose
distribution of duties ard RESPONSE
bilities houid be somewhat as fol-
lows:
tap Committee on Road Admins
tratian: THIS committee should ascer-
tain the laws upon which the road
administration of the county or local
I lily IS based, the personnel or the oU-
cial organization selected to carry out
such laws, the revenues available for
road purposes, how obtained. how ex-
pended, and what system of account
ing and recording Is followed. II
should recommend needed reforms In
road laws. organization and admins
t~ration; it should ascertain the varl-
aus sources of revenue and plans for
raising additional revenues: n
should eventually formulate its find
ings Into a report containing recon-
mendations Tor he future financing
Of road work.
Oh Committee on Road Materials:
! This committee should ascertain the
location, character, quantity and avail
ability OF all road materials In the
county, This work can be much faeil-
itated by cooperation with the Of
flee OF public roads OF the United
States department OF agriculture,
which makes analyses and tests OF
road materials free of charge. where~
ty the kind and quality of road build
ing material can be definitely ascer-
tanned. The committee should also
make n study OF transportation facii-
tiles for road materials. and work out
plans whereby the county or locality
can obtain the best materials In the
easiest and most economical manner
They might consider the a~dVisabiilty
Of the purchase ~ quarrie. and grayet
pits. the arrangement Of special rates
with the railroad companies, the pre-
paratton or the materials by county
prisoners. ste.
{cb Committee on Road Construe-
tfon and Maintenance: This committee
should ascertain the mileage OF pub
tic roads. amt r~iassffy tt1rt1 according
to amount and inportanc. of trafhc,
ascertAining the Improvement that is
necessary and the probable cost: dfnw
up q general plan for the gradual m
prevernent OF all the county roads
4 along definite Intelligent lines. accord
iug to the means avaiiable; obtain
data bearing upon ELL phases OF road
s construction; and should cooperate
4 closely with the committee on road
materials in drawing up lite ~recouinaen-
. dations as 10 the kin and mount or
road construction to tie undertaken.
II shout make a close study of road
maintenance. with a view TO introduce
ing the best and most economical
methods for maintaining the roads. II
shalld look into the relative merits or
the various kinds Of road equipment,
and aid the county authorities by in
formation and advice in securing the
necessary equipment.
(dl Committee on Split-Log Drag:
This committee should devise waSs
, and means for stimulating interest in
the road drag, and should endeavor
! To bring about the general use OF this
simple little implement. Records
could be kept of41he number Of drags
in use. and the mileage Of roads regu-
farlv dragge az the result OF the
work az the committee. Contests
could be ~inaugurated and publicity
given the work. SO that the interest
might become widespread, and prac-
ticaI results accomplished.
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