Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-04-07

vice and experience OF road builders all
ever the country, the Southern Appal-
aehian Good Roads Association, and
the South Carolina I'd Roads Assoc
citation, have become sociaic mem
beers Of the American Association fof
Highway Improvement, the national
organization formed in washingtoa by
leading men in the country 10 corTe-
late anu harmonic the efforts of all
existing organizations working for
road improvement.
Other Southern associations FOR the
improvement of public roads have
gwen intimations that they will join
tle new association. Some Of these
associations have commented ON the
fact that there has been lack Of con-
centrated effort on the part of road as
soeistions in lie South aud that with
more correlation greater results will be
obtained. From interest taken by the
southern associations in the national
movement there is every evidence OF a
new era Of road building throughout
the South.
Half score of other local and state
road improvement associations have
also joined the American Association
fer highway improvement and there
Is reason to believe thatiwilhin a few
months the association, which 10 more
or less clearing house for all other
existing organizations, will have rela-
tionsswith every influential road inn
proyenient organization In the United
States.
S0mesof The associations which have
already joined the national body are;
The international League for Highway
improvement, Of New York, whose
president is John b Stewart; the
southern Appalachian Good roads
Association, whose secretary 10 DIR.
Joseph Hyde Pratt; The North Caro-
lima Good Roads Association, whose
president is +. II. Hyatt, of Column
bia, South Carolina; The Ohio Good
Roads Federation, whose president lie
Archibald Ii listen, The Arkansas Good
Roads and Drainage Association,
whose president Is Judge Joseph Ash
er; The Gulf Coast GoUd Roads Assoc
citation, J. n. Hawley, secretary; The
New Sante Fe Trail Association, Il. f..
Faxon, president, Garden City, Kan
sas; The Montana Society Of Engineers
and the Capital Highway Association
Of inehurst, N. c., Leonard Tufts,
president.
While the American Association for
Fl Highway improvement viii not sup
plant any Of the existing organizations,
it will be Of great use to all Its asso-
ciate members, The association is ma
tIonalizing the movements having in
lew the improvement OF public roads.
| In aid of all such enterprises, the
Washington association will, as its IA
cilities develop, provide well-informed
and thoroughly capable lecturers,
writer's and organizers, and Will not
restrict its efforts IN this direction to
the attainment of salaiied staff Of as
sistants, but is even now obtaining the
gra,uitous aid Of men conspicuous for
their success in all walks Of life and
who arc willing to aid the national
movement for good roads from the
standpoint, of broad minded patriot.
ism,
AS an example, If any Of the organ
nations which have become associate
members are struggling with prob
lem of how best TO provide suitable
system of improved roads, the Associa-
ton will endeayor to have representa-
tlves from some other county that is
successfully solYing the sam e problem
! give their aid to the movement by adj
dressing public meetings or by writing
an explanation of their work.
As the state and local associations
come into the American Association
for II ighway Improvement, they viii
find that their strength will be in
creased one-hundred fold. The policy
strength just when and where II Is
needed. This will guarantee results.
In any other assurance of success
for the new nationalizing the move
ment were needed it would be furnish
ed by the list of officers Of the Ameri-
can Association for Highway lm-
provement, including l.. w. Page, Di-
rector Of the United States ONCE Of
Public Roads, as President; w. G..
Brown, President OF the New York
Central, as Vice President Lee Nc
Chung, Treasurer Of the United states,
as frearurer; and Louis Hill, Presi-
dent of the Great Northern Railroad
Company, as Chairman of the Board
Of Directors The President of the
| United States, William Howard Taft.