The Washington herald., 1912-01-15
TO EXPOSE FAKE
ROAD SOCIETIES
Convention, Which Meets
Here, to Be Followed by Gotham
Meeting to Discuss Plans.

A great national movement for the con-
solidaton OF all organizations interested
In the Improvement OF highways. under
leadership which will obviate those
grating organizations which have hurt
the good roads cause, will begin IN New
York January Is when the committee
OF twelve, representing four organiza-
tons, meets in New York City to plan
for q Pan-American convention This
statement was made by the delegates to
the convention Of the American Automo-
bile Association yesterday. They de-
clared unanimously that after the con-
vention In this city has condensed, the
varied legislation for good roads to some
comprehensive form the abolition Of the
grating organizations will follow.
According to those interested IN the de-
struction OF the fake good roads asso-
Citations. a wide campaign OF publicity
will be conducted against them, and par
ticularly one man. who has been de-
nounoed frequently by Director Logan
Waller Page. OF the Good Roads Bureau
Of the Department Of Agriculture.
By to-day nearly all of the 900 dele
gates OF the American Automobile Asso-
citation, which opens its session here to-
morrow, will arrive in this city and reg
at the Raleigh Hotel. Two days will be
spent in listening to the addresses OF
twenty-five members OF Congress on the
subject Of legislation and the best way
OF obtaining Federal aid for the national
good roads movement
Already 159 members of Congress have
been questioned, and. with the exception
Of fifteen. they have declared themselves
in favor Of the general plan Of Federal
a III IN thu r0nafrfIrf1nr and mi
OF roads.
The advance guard of delegates to the
first good roads Federal aid convention
Of the American Automobile Association
began to arrive IN Washington yesterday
Afternoon, and in spite OF delayed trains
many OF the officers and members OF the
association had reached the city by night
fall.
One OF the early arrivals was George
c. Diehl, chairman Of the A. A. A. na-
tional good roads board, and, with Presi-
dent Robert p. Hooper, of the A. A. A.
is the prime mover in the organization
of the convention. which Is to meet at
the Hotel Raleigh tomorrow. Mr.. Diehl
is a civil engineer by profession, and a
good roads, enthusiast by inclination. He
holds the position OF county engineer of
Erie County, n. Y. In which the city OF
Buffalo is located, and his work in that
capacity has much to do with road build
ing. Accompanying Mr.. Diehl from Buff
falo was John ]. Sly, the oficial stenog-
rapher of the convention
President Robert p. Hooper. Of the
American AutomobIls Association, ar
rived from Philadelphia Sunday evening,
and A. G. Batchelder. chairman OF the
executive committee Of the association,
also got in from New York
\The programme for tomorrow will be
divided into three sessions. which will
be held at 10 o'clock In the morning.
o'clock In the afternoon, and 8 o'clock In
the evening.
At tho morning session addresses will
be delivered by George C. Delhi, Secrs-
tAry Jesse Taylor, OF the Ohio Good
Roads Federation; Representative Byrnes.
Of South Carolina. and Representative
Campbell, of Kansas. At the first after
noon session Representative Benkhead.
OF Alabama, win speak on Federal aid
and rural free delivery" and Represents
tive Sulzer on The cities need good
roads" Senator John Sharp Williams
win be the principal speaker at the even
ing session