Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-15
Great Good Roads
Gathering Feb. 20.

Maine is TO hold, on the evening of
| Tuesday, Feb. 20, at Portland, what
| is believed will be the greatest good
roads gathering in the history of this
State. Eminent authorities on the
good roads question have been en-
gagged to deliver addresses, and no
table committee has been appointed
tC take charge of. the rally.
Hon. Paul d. Sargent, acting direc-
tor Of the national good roads depart
ment at Washington, -. c., and well
known in Maine, will deliver an illus
trated lecture on How to Better Road
Conditions i'm Maine Mr.. Sargent will
come from Washington, -. g. espe-
eHlly for this address.
Hon. Parker J.. Ilardison, Maine
highway commissioner. will speak on
the question OF Maine Roads; Their
Needs and the Work of the State
highway department.
An effort is being made to have Hon.
Charles W. Gates. State highway COM
missioner of Vermont. deliver an ad
dress, and it is expected that he viii
be present. Governor Plaisted has been
invited and it is believed he will de-
liver talk on Good Roads" at the
meeting Mayor Oakley c. Curtis of
Portland has been asked to preside.
The meeting is to be held in the
Board of Trade rooms on Exchange
street, at 30 p NJ. At its close the
entire body. upon the invitation of
Manager Prescott, will visit the Port
land Automobile Show, which will be
in progress at that time The meeting.
if- f
airy Automobile Association. but is ar
ranged entirely by good roads advo-
Gates representing every section of the
State. Following the addresses there
will be "A discussion and points brought
out in which everyone will be invited
to participate
Inquiries regarding the meeting are
being received from all parts of Maine.
and the indications are that nearly
every section Of the State will be rep
resented. Ladies are to be invited TO
be present and several prominent
Nomn's Clubs women have announced
their intention to attend.
The following committee has been
appointed and all named have accept
ed positions on the committee:
D. ". Hoegg, Jr., Portland. chair
man. Hon. John f. Hill, Augusta:
Hon. p. p. Burnham, Brdgton: Hon.
Harold NJ Sewall, Bath; Hon. Isaiah
II. Stetson. Bangor: Hon. 2. ]. Deer
ing. Portland; y. Q. Miller, Auburn;
Hon. II. H. Hastings. Bethel: Charles
H. Fogg. Houlton; Hon. John Hous
ton. Guilford; Judge Elisha w. Pike.
Eastport: John A. Peters, Ellsworth;
Hon. Forrest Goodwin, Skowhegan;
Charles d. Shaw. Greenville: Frank w.
Butler, Pennington; Charles S. Hich-
born, Augusta: Alton c. Wheeler,
South Paris: Col. Louis +. Goodall,
Sanford; B. Walker McKeen, Frye
burg: c. S Stetson, Greene; Thomas
II Phair. Presque Isle; Hon. Y. y.
Thurston, Andover Hon. Joseph w.
Simpson. York Harbor; William y.
Taylor. Portland; Hon. f. f. Hanson,
Belfast; Hon. Byron II. Mayo, South
west Harbor; Hon. f. II. Strickland,
Bangor; Hon. John Clark Seates,
Westbrook Hon. Joseph Williamson.
Augusta; Hon. J. S. +. II. Wilson. Au
burn; Or. Seth c. Gordon Portland;
Hon. James {. Hamlen Portland;
Hon. r. j. Moves, Augusta; William
Nj. Pennell, Augusta f. p. Kicker,
South Poland; Silas B. Adams Port
land; f.. \. Doten, Portland.
In accepting an appointment to the
committee, Former Governor Hin says
that the good roads meeting will do 4
whole lot of good, and ! heartily APP
prove of it and all work along this line. .
Hon. Il. j. Noyes. mayor of Augusta,
says: 1T gives me great pleasure to
cooperate with you in regard to any i'm
provement that can be made to our
roads in Maine. l think this is the key
note of our prosperity for our state.
of
says: Il am highly in sympathy with
the good roads movement and shall be
pleased to serve on the committee.
Hon Byron II. MAYO says he Will
gladly assist in any matter pertaining
to good roads
Hon L. F. Hanson. Mayor of Belfast.
saws. Il am most certainly very much
Interested in the matter of good roads "
and also states that he is going to en-
deaVor to be present at the meeting.
Hon Joseph w Simpson SAYS that he
would he pleased to serve on the COM
mittee on good roads, as | am interested
in the work.
Hon Y. y. Thurston: 81 shall be
pleased to serve on your committee and
help in any way that I can to promote
the movement for better roads through
out our State"
certainly in good roads and wouo be
glad to assist YOU in any way | can.
B. Walker Mcheen; Il will forward
the movement all | can, and will en-
deavor 10 be present at the meeting
John y. Peters of Ellsworth: II am
so heartily in sympathy with the move