The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-10-25

models showing the different methods
Of road drainage. and the proper con
~struction Of bridges and ~culverts;
and also miniature working models Of
rollers, crushers. and various equip
ment operated by tiny electric mo
tors.
The national governments collec
ton showed the development of trans
portation from the primitive human
burden bearer to the modern auto
mobile and locomotive. and was said
to be the largest and most complete
exhibit of the kind ever made.
Experts who have devoted the best
part of their lives to the construction
/ and maintenance of good roads not
only in this country. but in Canada
and France, interchanged their views
at one session Of the Congress-
Among the speakers q Monsieur
DePulligny. Engineer in Chief Of
Bridges and Highways in France and
the official representative Of the
French Government at the Congress
j. e. Caron, Minister Of Agriculture
and Roads in the Province Of Quebec,
W. A. Mclean. Provincial Engineer
Of Ontario. Canada; Dr.. Joseph Hyde
Pratt. State Geologist Of North Caro-.
lima; Prot. r. p. McKibben, of Lehigh
University; A. H. Blanchard. PROBES.
sor of Highway Engineering, Colum.
bia University.
Monsieur De Pulligny impaired q
great deal Of valuable information In
his explanation Of the system In
vogue for the construction. mainten-
ance and regulation Of highways in
France. which country leads the
world In the quality Of it, roads, and
the Canadian officials bound them.
selves and their government towards
aiding in the construction Of interna-
tional highways. notably the propos-
ed route from Miami, Florida, to the
great cities of the Dominion Of Can
ada.
., Monsieur De Pulligny showed evi-
dent pleasure when the writer I'd.
dressed him in the language of his
country, In expressing to him the
profit he had derived from the great
store Of practical information con-
tAlnsd in his address to the Congress.
The reply Of the writer "je suis un
Esancais de Ia Louisiana" to his
Querysrvous etes du Canada?' caused
him to smile affably, and he seemed
to be much pleased at hearing pro-
nounced a number of genuinely
French mmes Of individuals and fam.
lilies residing in Lafayette. The
writer realized that he vas in the
presence Of a French scholar, and
purposely allowed Monsieur De Pull.
ligny to do most of the talking during
Asconversation in which. the style Of
Of the Frenchman from
Louisiana suffered by contrast.
In the commercial clubs of the
country, numbering 1000. the move
ment for better roads has its foremost
ally, according to Mr.. Dave. chief Of
the editorial division of the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States,
who gave the Congress actual figures
to prove the part these organizations
have taken in promoting the i'm
provements to highways.
A valuable contribution to the Con
gress was the address of MI. Henry
w. Anderson, a prominent lawyer of
Va, on Needed Reforms
Road Legislation" He expressed
himself al being In favor Of convict
upon the roads of the various
saying it would have a bene-
icial effect not only upon the States
concerned, but upon the convicts. He
the passage of State legis-
alton prohibiting the construction of
'oads unless there had been set
aside a fund for the maintenance of
hose roads. saying that the construc-
ion of roads without providing for
Keeping them in shape was the great
,st injury that could accrue to the
movement.
N. p. Hull, lecturer of the National
5range Legislative Committee, dis
roads from the standpoint of
he farmer. He advocated good roads
is an effective mean of breaking up
he isolation Of the farm and making
arm life more pleasant. The farm
Mr.. Hull believes to be per-
the greatest problem OF the day,
md ii IL is to be solved, he said, the
,oung men must remain upon the
armk In the general enthusiasm for
he great trunk highways, therefore,
,e declared, the country must not