New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-24
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION
Meeting Next Week to Mark an
Epoch in History.
NATIONAL INTEREST SHOWN
Many States to Join in the Elk.
hibition To Be Held in
Cincinnati.

In speaking of the ninth annual conven-
ton OF the American Road Builders Az
ISOLATION. and the American Good Roads
Congress, to be held In connection with
1t ct Cincinnati during the first week IN
December. Nelson p. Lewis, chief en.
sineer Of the Board Of Estimate and 40
portlonment and president Of the con
gress and Of. the association, In a rscen.
interview stated as follows:
This meeting promises to be an event
Of Importance to all interested in highway
improvement, whether their interest IS
that OF the city or state officer CHARGED
with the duty OF building and maintain
ing roads that OF the road user or that
Of the citizen who must pay the bills
THE American Road Builders Assocla-
ton has confined it's activities TO efforts
to promote more intelligent planning Of
highway systems, more efficient organi-
Zation for ths building and msintsnancs
Of roads, more Intelligent selection Of the
character of the road surface, and. last
ing road improvements. Administrative
officers, engineers and contractors VII
NEST at Cincinnati and discuss sassS Va.
fous problems.
The tentative programme which has
been issued indicates that tins foilswins
general subjects win be presontsdi Or.
ganisaton Of highway departments for
city, state. county and tevnshipi mac.
adam road eenstruotaenI the use Of small
block pavement, natural Or artificial "a
country roads, the building and care Of
earth spd gravel roads, highway bridges
and ouivsrtsy the various types Of paw.
ments suitable Ter oty streets, the NUT
lation Of pavsments BY cuts, the son.
tractors probiemsj plant squdpmSnt;
traffic census, and the economies Of high.
way construction.
while the American Road Buii6srS As
ISOLATION believes that there 10 q ssnsral
awakening to the Importance Of road TN
provemsnt. and does not attempt propA-
ganda work TO further stimulate this n.
tsress, IL believes that public attention
should be directed 70 the folly u In.
curing debt for long term Of years 10
pay for road surfaces which will b worn
In connection with the congress there
will be an exhibition Of the machinery
and materials used in highway construc-
ton and maintenance, which, judging
from the number Of applications for space
already received, will constitute the Rrg-
est and most complete exposition Of the
kind yet held. A section OF this exposi-
ton will be devoted TO the exhibits Of
the United states once OF Public Roads
many Of the states. several OF the larger
cities and engineering schools. Among
the states which. will participate In the
exhibition are Massachusetts. Conneci-
cut, New York, New Jersey, South Caro-
lima, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, IL
linois, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Washington and the District Of Columbia
New York City and Cincinnati VIII oe,i
hays exhibits. The New York City eX-
hibit will comprise maps, charts, photo
graphs, models of road and street con-
struotian, samples Of materials and test
Ing machinery. The educational institu-
lions which will exhibit include Column
b,a University, Massachusetts Instituts
OF Technology. Rensselaer, Polytechnic
Institute. the University OF Ohio and ths
OF Cincinnati
The coming convention Is attracting
widespread interest and there Ii every
indication that the number OK delegates
and visitors in attendance WIN excess
sysn that at the congress held 1t Roshss-
ter. n. Y, In November Of last year. 0