The Washington herald., 1911-11-19
ROAD CONVENTION
OPENS TOMORROW
Good Highway Boosters to
Meet in Richmond.
MANY DELEGATES ARRIVING
VIII Be on Big
Scale and a Large Number of
Members VIII Motor to savannah
After Meeting CIoseS to See
the Thanksgiving Races.

The South will claim the undivided at
tention of all automoRilists and good
roads enthusiasts for the next few weeks.
With the opening Of the first American
road congress at Richmond tomorrow
| by President Taft until the finish OF the
races on the splendid automobile course
| at Savannah, motor car owners as well
as good roads advocates will enjoy a
series Of events unusually varied in char
acter.
Richmond is planning to welcome a
| throng Of highway officials and others
! interested in road development such as
has never been equaled in the history
Of this country. According to advices
received at the Touring Club Of America
last week, hotel reservations have al
ready been made for official delegates
not only in the North and South, but
throughout the Middle West. and even
from States on the Pacific Coast.
VIII Go to Savannah.
A number of prominent automobilists,
who are planning to attend the road
congress, many of them driving their
cars to Richmond, will at the close of
the congress journey to Savannah and
witness the races scheduled for Thans-
giving week. The official cars of the
Touring Club of America have recently
completed tours over the Capital High
way, and many other of the main
thoroughfares leading through the South.
In addition to the attraction Of the
Road Congress at --ichmond and the
Savannah races. the round-the-State-tour
in Georgia, which has become a popular
annual event, has already attained recog-
milton as one Of the great touring events
in the South.
Vice President Beecroft is scheduled to
session on Road Users Day, having as
his subject THE rights of road users in
America learned from Europe's lessons
Mr. Beecroft, who is editor of Automobile
and Motor Age, has only recently return
ed from an extensive tour of Europe,
during which time he studied the trafhc
rules and ordinances governing the op-
Grafton of vehicles upon the thorough
fares, and is an acknowledged authority
upon all subjects relating TO motor cars
and the development OF the motor indus
try.
Gov. Mann Issues Proclamation.
AS a striking illustration OF the wide
spread recognition that good roads are
a most valuable asset to any commu-
nifty, the proclamation recently issued by
Gov. Mann, of Virginia, setting aside
the coming week as good roads week."
is OF peculiar Importance. II is the first
time that proclamation on the subject
of good roads has ever been issued by
the chief executive officer of any State
in the Union. and it has awakened a
tremendous interest throughout that
State in the need OF more and better
highways and their proper maintenance.
All users of the public highways owe
debt Of gratitude to the officers OF the
American Association for Highway Inn
provement, under whose auspices the
congress is to be held this week in Rich
mond. President Logan Waller Page,
who is Director of the United States
ONCE Of Public Roads; Secretary J. E.
Pennybacker, tr.. and Charles P. Light,
the associations chief field representa-
tive, have worked industriously ana sue
cessfully for the interest of the road
congress, which will be attended by the
foremost engineers, road officials, traffic
experts, legislators, railroad officials,
manufacturers, contractors, agricultur-
lists, and every one interested in public
highways, their maintenance and admin
istration.