Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06

branch Managers Of the United Motors
Company.
Royce Hough spent the week end with
friends In this city. Mr.. Hough is sales
manager Of the CONNER truck line. with
headquarters in Chicago. and Is making
an extended eastern trip He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Hough and his young son.
William Muehleisen rsturned last week
from q motor trip through the New Eng
land states in his Packard roadster.
With the statement that no single move
ment before the country today promises
such big returns on the money invested.
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 improve
ment and maintenance Of public roads at
the convention OF the association to be
held at Richmond November 20 to "a.
The President will speak on the opening
day OF the convention, Monday. Novem-
Der 20.
President Taft has repeatedly made Il
plain that he is heartily In favor Of tho
good roads movement that is spreading
over the United States, and that he Is
willing to do all In his power to further
1t. He is particularly enthusiastic over
the work of correlation and coordination
that Is being done by the American As
SoSldllOu 1OT highway improvement anu
has accepted a regular membership in
that organization.
In 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 Presi-
dent has definitely informed the officers
of the association that he will speak
the opening day the success of the con-
vention is assured
All the road associations in the United
SfatoS and Canada which a+filigtnl
with the American Association for High
way Improvement will take part in the
convention that is to be held in Rich
mond, and automobile tours are being
arranged under the direction OF the
Touring Club Of America, which is also
an associate member OF the American
Association.
Hundreds Of manufacturers of road
machinery and road materials have al
ready put in their applications for space
at the hall where the exhibition feature
of the convention is to be held, and the :
enthusiastic manner in which everybody
interested In the subject Of improved
arrangements makes it certain that the
convention will be one OF the largest
ever held in this country.
Gen. T. Coleman du Point. who fs
financing q o-million-dollar boulevard
across the state Of Delaware. has ac-
copied an invitation to be one or the
speakers. Representative ]. Hampton
Moore OF Pennsylvania, who previously
has been mainly identified with the i'm
provement Of the waterways Of the
country, has been elected a director of
the American Association Of Highway
Improvement and Will devote consider
able Of his time to the cause OF improv-
ing the public roads of the country.
He will be one of the speakers at the
Richmond convention.
Logan Waller Page. director of the
government office OF public roads, viii
make an address. as will also Senator
Swanson of Virginia. Senator Martin OF
Virginia, minority leader OF the Senate.
will likewise make an address. Other
men Of national prominence who have
consented to address the gathering are:
DR.. Walter Page. editor and publisher;
w. w. Finley, president Southern Rail-
way Company: b. f. Yoakum, chairman
of the Frisco lines; W. W. Br1wn' pres pres
Harold Parker, chairman Of the Massa-
chusetts state highway commission, and
most Of the leading highway engineers
of the country.
A movement now is on foot in New
York city to replace the entire horse
drawn flre-hghting apparatus Of Man.
haitian Island by motor-driven vehicles.
Fire Commissioner Johnson has appointed
a special board to take charge OF the pur
chase Of the machines, and with a fund
of 100000 available 1t Is prophesied that
$50 machines will be In actual service by
March /, 1912. In general way, il has
been decided that the first order will be
composed of twenty-five engines, fifty
or sixty hose wagons and sixty or sew
enty trucks Twenty-Five motor vehicles
have been In use in the New York fire
department for some time, these COM
prising four hose wagons, one engine.
one water tower nineteen roadsters or
runabouts and four delivery trucks. The
tests to which these experimental ma
chimes have been put have proved abso-
lutely that they are far superior to the
vehicles.
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