The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-11
GOOD ROADS PLANS
 FOR THE FUTURE Most Comprehensive Move ment Ever Started SEVERAL INTERVIEWS Officers Hope Alabama Association will Become Affiliated Before the
 Richmond Convention No-
 yember 20-24
SEVERAL INTERVIEWS
By WALTER HARPER

By WALTER HARPER
 Washington, September 1o-(Special)- lThe organization of the American Asso-
 citation for Highway Improvement, oi which I wrote yesterday, is one of the most comprehensive good roads move
 ments that has ever been started in lthis country. Its organization is timely. Tt will be able to accomplish many things ithat are nsedful. It is not only an educational factor, but 1t will go farther
 It is the answer to 8 popular demand
 One of the chief objects of the officers is to collect for the information of all peo- lple interested in road improvement all facts. laws and other data pertaining to road building. Legislators working out bills in their several states will be as- sisted in gathering laws and other in- formation from other states and coun- tries. The association is to be a practical clearing house for good roads informa- ton.
 The president of the association Is the head of the United States government bureau of public roads. The association will have the benefit and the backing of government information and power
 Secretary J. E. Pennybacker Jr., said. plant any existing meritorious organiza- tions, or In any way to interfere with their policies or activities.
 ''Its purpose is to help each 'organiza- ton and bring to the aid of each the full strength of all organizations work ling toward the common end. To faeili- tate this purpose, the constitution and bylaws of the association provide for the participation of other organizations in an associate capacity.
 Tt is the hope of the founders of this association that 1t may be looked upon as the clearing house wherein every or lganization. from the village improvement scope, may give each to the others she benefit of their experience, their abn- lity and all the facilities at their com mand where each may set forth their difficulties, their aims and purposes. and there interchange ideas and information and from helpful union of all forces 10 overcome difficulties and achieve results.
 ''The association will assemble al it's headquarters complete and accurate in- formation concerning every road organ ization in the United States, all road leg lislation enacted. pending or contemplated the progress of the road movement in the counties, administrative reforms in- troduced or contemplated, and bond is- leu fad Tn Irfa he sociation will endeavor to keep in touch with the entire road movement in all it's phases and will place such informa- tion at the disposal of it's members" | The first annual meeting of the asso- citation will be held in Richmond, Novem- Der 20 to 24. valuable programme is being arranged. and the indications are now that 1t will be the largest and most representative good roads meeting ever held in the United States.
 l The fact that President Taft, one of the first and most enthusiastic members of the association. will attend and maKe an address on the opening day insures a good attendance.
 With the statement that no single move ment before the country today promises such big returns on the money invest ed, President Taft has definitely informed the officers of the American Association for Highway Improvement that he will make an address on the subject of the Improvement and maintenance of public roads at the convention of the associa- ton to be held at Richmond, November l2O to 24. The President will speak on the opening day of the convention, Mon day, November 2O.
 Tof hQ tadfx Q ia plain that he is heartily in favor of the good roads movement that is spreading over the United States, and that he is willing to do all in his power to further lit He is particularly enthusiastic over the work of correlation and co-ordina- tion that is being done by the American Association for Highway Improvements. and has accepted regular membership | in that organization.
 | Tn order to fit in with the engagements of the President, the date of the conven- ton was changed from October to No- vember 20 to "A, and now that the Pres ident has definitely informed the off cers of the association that he will speak on the opening day the success of the convention is assured.
 l All the road organizations In the United States and Canada which are affiliated with the American Association for High way Improvement will take part In the lconvention that is to be held in Ricn- mond, and automobile tours are being ar Iranged under the direction of the Touring | Club of America, which is also an asso- ciate member of the American associa- ton
 Gen T. Coleman DuPont who is fi- nancing a s2,000,000 boulevard across | the state of Delaware. has accepted an l invitation to be one of the speakers i Congressman J. Hampton Moore of | Pennsylvania, who previously has been mainly identified with the improve ment of the waterways of the country | has been elected director of tho American Association of Highway Inn provement. and will devote consider able of his time to the cause Of i'm proving the public roads of the coun- try. He will be one of the speakers at the Richmond convention,
 ! Logan Waller Page, director of th, | government office of public roads, will
 make nn address, as will also Senator
 swanson of Virginia. Senator Martin
 of Virginia, minority leader of the Sen ate will likewise make an address
 Other men of national prominence wh'
 have consented to address the gather
 ing are Dr. Walter Page, editor an'
 publisher: w w. Finley, presiden
 Southern Railway company. B. F ' Yoakum. chairman of the Frisco lines
 w. C. Brown, president of the Nev
 chairman of the Massachusetts stat, leading highway engineers of the coun |