The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06

TAFT WILL SPEAK
ON OPENING DAY
President Heartily in Favor of
Great Work for Better
Highways.
MANY EXPERTS COMING
General DUPONT to Tell About
Boulevard Plan in
Delaware.
COMING

With the statement that no single
movement before the country to-day
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 ad
dress on the subject of the improve
ment and maintenance of public roads
at the convention of the association
to be held at Richmond November 90
to "a, The President will speak on
the opening day OF the convention.
Monday, November 90.
President Taft has repeatedly made
IT 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 1t. He is particu-
larly enthusiastic over the work of
correlation and coordination that is
being done by the American Associa-
ton for Highway improvements. and
has accepted a regular membership in
that organization.
To Speak on Opening Day.
In order to fit in with the engage
ments of the President. the date Of
the convention was changed from Oc-
tober to November 90 to "a. and now
that the President has definitely in
formed the officers of the association
that he will speak on the opening day
the success of the convention is as
sured.
All the road associations in the
United States and Canada, which are
affiliated with the American Associa-
ton for Highway Improvement, will
take part in the convention to be held
in Richmond. and automobile tours
are being arranged under the direc-
ton of the Touring Club of America,
which is also an associate member of
the American Associa ton.
Hundreds of manufacturers of road
machinery and road materials have al
ready put in their application for space
at the hall where the exhibition fea-
ture of the convention is to be held,
and the enthusiastic manner In which
everybody interested in the subject Of
improved highways Is aiding in the
preliminary arrangements makes 1t
certain that the convention will be
one of the largest ever held in this
country.
General DUPONT Coming.
General T. Coleman Dupont. who Is
financiering s2,o00.O0O boulevard
across the state of Delaware. has ac-
cepted an invitation TO be one OF the
speakers. Congressman Hampton
Moore, of Pennsylvania. who previously
has been mainly identified with the
Improvement of the waterways of the
country, has been elected a director
of the American Association of High
way Improvement, and will devote
much of his time to the cause of
improving the public roads of the
country. He will be one of the speak
ers at the Richmond convention.
Logan Waller Page. director OF the
Government Office of Public Roads,
Will make an address, as will also
Senator Swanson, of Virginia Sena-
tor Martin. of Virginia. minority lead
er of the Senate, Will likewise make
an address. Other men OF national
prominence who have consented to adj
dress the gathering are DR.. Waller
Page. editor and publisher; W. w.
Finley. president Southern Railway
Company: b. F. Yoakum, chairman VI
the Frisco Lines; w. C. Brown, presi-
dent of the New York Central Lines:
Harold Parker chairman of the Mass
achusetts State Highway Commission,
and most OF the leading highway en-
gineer5 of the country.