The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-11-02
WILL MAKE PLANS
FOR GOOD ROADS
RIG MOND. vA-SpeciaI-

r l c H NJ o n d, VA.-Special.-
The first annual Road Congress OF
the American Associa ton for Highway
Improvement and its affiliated organi-
cations which will be held in this city
November goth to Esd Will bring here
perhaps the most notable assemblag e
that has gathered here for some time
The personnel OF the congress in
Guides the highest officials Of this coun-
try and the meeting here will call to-
gether the foremost engineers. road
othcials, traffic experts, Legislators, rail-
way officials. manufacturers contrac-
tors and agriculturists, who will de-
vote their serious attention to the vari-
GUS and important problems of road
CONSTRUCTION maintenance and admins
glance at the purposes Of the as
ISOLATION shows the wide scope of the
Improvement it seeks TO accomplish,
l. To correlate and harmonic the
enorts or all existing organizations
wSrkins for road Improvement
:. To arouse and stimulate senti-
ment for road Improvement
g. To strive for wise. equitable and
uniform road legislation in every State
10 ala In bringing about efficient
road administration in the States and
their subdivisions, involving the intro
duction OF skilled supervision and the
elimination OF politics from the man
agement OF the public roads.
o; 10 seek continuous and syste-
ma ha ssi a m9 amt of all roads, the
trathc requirements. payment OF road
taxes in cash, and adoption of the
principle OF State aid and State super
vision
g.. To advocate the correlation of all
road CONSTRUCTION so that the import
ant roads OF each county shall connect
win those OF the adjoining counties
and the important roads OF each State
Shau connect with those Of adjoining
Notable among the speakers Will be
President Taft, who will deliver the
ADDRESS or the opening day, which is
10 ne konWn as National Day" Other !
speakers on this day will
pc: governor Mann, of Virginia; Sena- |
tor Martin, OF Virginia; DR.. Walter |
Page, editor of the Worlds Work; Mr.. |
w. w. Finley. president Southern Rail- |
way Company: General r. Coleman
DuPont' who is presenting to the State |
Oh delaware 100000 boulevard |
antic Deeper Waterways Association. |
ana Hon. John X. Bankhead of Ala
2ama IT is hoped that the British and !
french Ambassadors will tell the as
winch are responsible for the superb
roads of England and France
rel ne sescQnd day will be known as
Highway Engineers and Contractors
Day, and Will be devoted TO practi-
,aI oDlems or road construction which
VII De dealt with in the addresses of
many eminent experts. At 3 O'clock in
ne afternoon OF this same day the
manufacturers of road machinery anna
'atus and materials will hold a meet
nB Tor the purpose of effecting a !
permanent organization to Cooperate
WITH the American Association for
lghWay improvement and to promote
'roVement in the United States If is
that from seventy-five to one
lundred or the leading manufacturers
viii be represented and an interestfnC
Program viii be given.
me third day OF the congress will
e known as Road Users Day." and will
'ouring Club of America The last
ay OF the congress will be devoted to
ne work OF the American Association
vi IIsnway Improvement and will be
hown as Association Day"
proclamation has been issued bv
,oVerhor Mann calling attention to the
Seek congress mI and designating the
Good Roads Week." The Governors
+ every State in the Union viii he
sked to do likewise.
an Association for Highway Improve ?
lent are: ''o 7
Logan Waller Page. director, United :
1ates once OF Public Roads, president: :
c Brown. president New York Cen, !
raj lines, vice president; Lee McC,lunr
, rsrs Of the United States. treas t
Dtrectors-Louis w Hill preside1t ?
reat Northern Railroad, chairman: T. :
p Tage, director United States once :
ian; Frisco lines; DR.. p. ]. James q
resident University of Illinois; LANES 7
IcCreat, president Pennsylvania Rail +
Da6 company; Bryan Lathrop. lincoln
ark Commi ssion, Chicago, lii: John /
oodelb editor Engineering Record. >
Ialter Page, editor Worlds Work : =
eonard Tufts. president Capital High,
az association; Lafayette Young, {
primer Unlted States Senator from
owa; w. G: Brown. president New {
ork Central lines; John A. Stewart l
reSldent international League FOR :
lgnWay Improvement; w. w Fin1ev :
resident southern Railway Company.
oseph w. Jones. of New York; James {
harlan, Interstate Commerce Com T
missioner; Lee McClung, treasurer Of c
ne United States: A. G. SpaIding. mem [
er san Diego Highway Commission. G
iarence wilson. United States Disfricf Z
ttorney, Washington, d. C.; Alfred :
ooie past president American So
ETY. OF Civil Engineers; George q I
iehl chairman Good Roads BOARD s
merlcan Automobile Associations: J. +
ampton Moore member Of Congress v
ON Pennsylvania. :