The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-13
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
ADVANCED VIEWS
WILL MARX PRESIDENT TAF-s
ADDRESS AZ RICHMOND.
Firs' Congress ~ American Assoc D
ten - -isn~s. lrprssenent 70
Be Nelo November 2o23-

Adranoed views ou tl~ su1)@c. o.
roaf Improvement 49, tie rslatios or
good roads 90 nafionAi progress and
prosperity. I'll marx President Tai,
address a. The arsf congress o, me
American Association 'or hlEhUav
improvement. 20 - held e. Richmono
November eog7
re foremost engineers road %.
ncisis. t-a-ic experts legislators
rHilroad officials. manu'acfur,rr con
tractors and AEriculturists sho have
been dev0ting their attention 20 the
problems % road construction. main
ienanee and Administration. viii ..
brought together a. Richmond
In he Geld - road construction
intricate problsms have arisen TO
pukris farmers As well as automo
bilists. especially with regard 20 the
adaptation % construction 10 NEE
The destructive effects o, modern
traric
Director Logan Waller Page. or
he United States Office OF public
roads. has made various experiments
which have shown the best types OF
road for the various kinds % tragic.
but the results % these experiments
are not generally known throughout
he various states. Mr. Page. who
aside from his Official position az tho
head % he governmenr Office o.
public roads Is the president % The
American Association Tor HlghVa,
improvement. will tel something o..
these experiments a. the road con
gress
Announcements % equal import.
ance viii be made by road officials
~ the various states who expect 20
md profit IN an exchange OF views
Every state In The union IL vitality
/ Interested IN The road binding and
maintenance problem aud practically
cvert state Nill De represented either
Pow irs governor or some Other high
oniciaI Road Officials . most ala
. The states likewise wiI be- present
Road maintenance has been almost
entirely neglected 20 The United
states. Wilh tho result thai deteriora-
ion % The best constructed roads
represents proNcutahl. loss azrre.
eating millions Of dollars annually
Just now there IL tendency TO-
wards remedial sct'ou. looking % tho
adoption ~ continuous and systematic
gresn ~ Richmond r. expected 10
/ coordinate This part % the road
movement and hclp 20 bring about
better maintenance ~ roads through
1 out tho country
u j. also expected that efforts viii
be made 10 Nlevolop more uniformity
Z IN legislation passed uv mo various
state LEGISLATURES and 20 show -he
advantages OF bond Issues FOR road
building and maintenance
The official program. 'u-, an
announced. Includes National dst.
a. which President Taft vii no rho
principal speaker Among The other
speakers on mis- day viii 10 Governor
Mann. - virgins. Dr Walter Page.
editor 81 Worlds WORK. " W Fin.
ley. president % tho Southern Raj.
WAY Company General Coleman Du
Pont. who Is presenting 70 the state
81 Delaware $1,000 600 boulevad *
tending across tho state. and con.
gresham !. Hampton Moore. presi.
dent % tho Atlantic Deeper Water.
ways Association
In addition 20 National da, there
VIII be an Engineers and Con'rac.
tors day. Manufacturers section.
Road users day" and Association
day Tho governors OF Virginia and
Wos' Virginia Rave issued n procla-
nation for a Good roads week" 20
Qroccde tho congress. and the GOV.
crnors ~ other states would probably
do likewise iy concerted action. he
farmers 81 The various states VIII
shoe what can be accomplished IN
actual road building IN one weeks
time