The Detroit times., 1912-11-30
NEWEST STATE
STRONG FOR
GOOD ROADS
Arizona Governor Names Rep
resentatives at Con-
ventiOn
PROMINENT MEN FROM
ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
"a State Associations Will
Have Delegates at
Meeting

The newest OF all the states IL the
FIRST to come to the front In selecting
delegates to represent the common
wealth at the Federal Aid Good Roads
convention, called by the American
Automobile association TO be held In
Washington. d c. March 8 and Z,
1918.
Gov. w. p. Hunt, OF Arizona; him
self an enthusiastic motorist, has ad-
vised President Robert p. Hooper or
ths-A. A A, that hs'has, named. Sgty-
Gen. q. p. Bullard, State Engineer
Lamar Cobb, and COL Dell NJ. Potter
as the trio Of representatives from
the forty-eighth state. Col Potter is
good roads advocate OF national re-
pute. and IL vice-president for Arr
roma In the Ocean-to-Ocean Highway
association. Arizona naturally feels
q great interest In the construction or
transcontinental highways While
none of the other governors has actu-
ally named his state delegation, many
of them have advised that they will
do 80 at an early date Included
among these are the governors OF
eastern states which were not repre-
scented In the first Federal Aid con
vention OF nearly a year ago. The
good roads enthusiasm which has
been exceptionally marked in the west
seems to be renewing itself eastward
The responses from commercial or
ganizations to the invitation of the
A. A. A. to send delegates to the Fed
eral Aid gathering are pronouncedly
favorable from every part OF the Uni
ted States. The Commercial club Of
Great Bend, Kansas, takes the leac
In actually naming Its delegation, FREQ
Zutavern and w. p. FEEDER having beer
designated. Many OF the largest cham
bers of commerce and boards OF trade
In the country have promised to be
prominent In the convention.
Indications are that every one OF
the A A. A. A. state associations and
$50 local clubs will have members al
the national capital who will pay par
ticular attention to their spokesman
In congress, who In some instances
will even serve as motoring delegates.
With farmers organizations and mis-
cellaneous good roads bodies all In
vited to participate, indications point
to the most representative and tnfu-
entail attendance ever known at any
good roads meeting.
With the assembling Of the pres
ent congress for its final session, pc
ginning Monday, Dec. 2. public IN
terest In Federal Aid will doubtless
be revived. There are some 81 dil-
ferent proposals for Federal road ap-
propriations pending, but 1t Is not an
ticipated that the present congress
ut the short session will attempt 10
take action on any Of these. Further
more. the Joint committee appointed
at the previous session TO make rec
concentrations as to the form In which
Federal Aid should be granted, can
hardly be expected to have anything
tangible ready for vote. The polcy
which contemplates system OF ma
tional highways rather than a piece
meal distribution OF Federal runds Tot
local improvements in congressional
districts. is a proposal which seems
To command the most powerful sup
port
II isa certainty that ut the annual
meeting OF the A. A. A., TO take place
in Chicago. Monday and TUESDAY
Dec. 2 and 3, a goodly part OF the De
Iioerations will involve the good roads
question IN It's various phases. In tne
work OF the national association OF
automobilIsts the membership as
whole ia more vitality Interested In
highways Improvement than In any
other phase Of motoring.