The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-10-13

gress of all affiliated organizations
to be held in Richmond, Va, NOV.
20 to "a.
Leading men from all parts of the
country, including railroad presi-
dents, distinguished engineers and
highway officials, are to be present
at the convention and it is expected
that it will prove the greatest road
congress ever held.
President Taft has consented to
deliver an address on the improve
ment and maintenance of highways
and the date of the meeting has been
changed from Oct. 80 to Nov. 20 to
suit his convenience.
Arrangements for the convention
Of the American association and its
allied organizations are being made
under the direction of Logan Waller
Page, director of the United States
Office of public roads, who is presi-
dent Of the association; w. c. Brown
president OF the New York Central
lines, who is vice-president: Lee Nc
Chung. treasurer of the United States
who is treasurer; Louis Hill. presi-
dent of the Great Northern railroad,
who is chairman of the board of d.
rectors; w. w. Finley, president of
the Southern Railway Co., who is a
member Of the executive committee,
and J. z. Pennypacker, Jr., the sec
rotary Of the association.
Railroads which have been send
ing road exhibits to various states
will make Richmond the terminus
for all such trips and the exhibit
trains will from an interesting fea-
lure Of the congress. On these
trains will be exhibited miniature
models operated by electricity and
showing the various types of road
machinery in operation and accurate
reproductions Of all types of road.
Lectures will be delivered from many
Of these t.ains and there will prob
ably be great steropticon exhibit
ton in the open air. the lantern
slides showing the effects of good
roads and bad roads, the manner in
which doctors are held up on their
way to patients because Of ruts and
mud and the wayschool children are
in danger OF accident in bad road sec
lions.
One OF the most interesting
features Of arrangements that are
being made is the plan for good
roads week throughout the United
States just previous 10 the holding
of the good roads congress. Thous-
ands exercises and emphasizes. some
of the principals of road building and
maintenance. Efforts will be made
to have the teachers give short talks
on the benefits of improved roads &c
children and prize essays will be
written and the best essay will prob.
ably be printed in the program and
will be distributed in the convention
Another interesting feature will
be the actual work OF improving
hundreds OF roads throughout the
country druing good roads week
Individual cooperation will be urged
so that many hundred thousand men
will donate their services TO work
on roads just prior to the holding
of the Richmond convention. What
was done In Iowa BY the farmers
where. by the use OF the split los
drag. a road was improved from one
end OF the. state 10 the other, viii
be done in nearly all the states OF the
union during good roads week. The
interest in some one section OF road
farmers will be urged to show their
in this period.
Many pastors OF churches In va
rious sections have already consent.
ed to urge upon their congregations
the Importance. Of good roads dur.
ing good roads week. and every
other influence will be used 10 for.
ward the movement.
Under the auspices OF the Touring
Club OF America, which Is to take
part in the good roads congress al
Richmond, automobile tours are be.
ing arranged from every section Of
the country. including cities as far
away as Chicago and Boston. II i
expected that not less than a thous.
and automobiles will be gathered al
Richmond on Oct. 20 when the con.
gress opens.
Automobile companies. manufac.
turers OF road material and road
machinery have already asked for
space to exhibit their products IN
the state fair building, which has
been secured for the exposition
feature OF the congress. The meet.
fings are to be held IN the auditorium
OF the Jefferson Hotel and the large
city auditorium which seats seyera
thousand people.
The exposition feature OF the con,
vention and congress has aroused trs
mendous interest among all manu-
facturers OF road machinery anC
road material. automobilists and al
business men. Il is realized tina
every interest connected even re
motely with the movement for i'm
proving the roads Of the Unite,
States will be represented at the con
vention. and manufacturers feel tina
II Is the first time all the interest
concerned in good roads will b
gathered In one city where they cal
meet and exchange then views.
Great significance attaches to IN
FIRST annual convention Of the Amssi
can Associationfor highway improve
ment and tie allied organization
because Il Is believed that the even