The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-06-13

AMERICAN INGENUITY ana infentlys
genius nave brough on dHFIng iit
last century,
Remarkably inEepipus ezhibll
viii be made by the D, IS. Once 81
Public Roads consisting 81 COM
plete set Of miniature models fllus-
trating every known type o. roads
and miniature working models d
rolls, crushers and various EQUIP
mont operated ~ tiny electric mot
orr. The governments priceless col.
lection Of models showing the deyel-
opment Of transportation from the
primitive human burden bearer to The
modern automobile and locomotive
may also form a feature u tfe ex-
position odd TRANS exhibits re-
ca1ling scenes along the famous old
roads and trails such as t1The Old
Cumberland Road and the 4santa
Fe Trails will add picturesqaeness
to the display.
One Of the principal organizations
composing the congress will be. the
American Association for Highway
Improvement composed Of about j, 500
men who are leaders in their Tespec-
tive lines Of activity throughout the
United States. Interstate Commerce
Commissioner James s. Harlan, is
chairman Of the board Of directors;
W. W, Finley. president Of the
Southern Railway Company, is chair
man Of the executive committee;
Thomas Nelson Page, the noted au..
thor, is chairman Of the membership
committee; and w. G. Brown, presi-
dent of the New York Central lines,
is vice-president Of the association.
Thirty-dye Organizations for road
improvement are identified with the
association and twenty railroad com
panies are giving ii their support.
The American Automobile Assoc
iation will represent at the congress-
the large and ever increasing number
Of road users, who, while adding to
the difficult problem of road CON
struetion and maintenance because Of
motor traffic, are giving, a new I'm.
portance and uses to the roads and
are contributing heavily to road i'm.
proyement Tours from all impor.
tant cities will be conducted BY the
association in time SO that all will
arrive in Atlantic City on Road
Users Day. From Quebeciand inter.
mediate points will come a great con.
ttngent Of good roads enthusiastict
who are striving for great through
inferno tional highway stretchtie
from Quebec to Miami, Flas tfayers,
Ing the entire American seatoard
These will be met at Atlantic cit3
by the southern boosters who will
come from Miami and Intermediate
points The arrangements for these
tours will be under the direction q
the American Automobile Association
and the American Association fol
Highway Improvement.
The United States is paying ST 900.
600 day for our roads, more than
100000 Of which, according to gov.
ernment estimates. 1s wasted. Some
of this country'ss roads are amons
the finest In the world; many Of
them are the worst n5the world. Il
Is to find ways and means Of stopping
this tremendous drain Of. road reye-
nues, and Of introducing the best
possible methods of management Of
construction and of maintenance that
the leading engineers, chemists, H.
nta1neiers, legislators, educators and
executives will assemble at Atlantic
City. The first two days of the con.
gress will be assigned to the road
users under the auspices Of the
American Automobile Association
the second two days to the great
problems Of legislation, finance and
economies y under the auspices Of the
American a Association for Highway
Improvement while the last two days
will be given p,to the engineers who
Will discuss problems Of construc-
ton and maintenance, and to the
various associations which will meet
and map out their plans Of action,
correlate their efforts, and make
definite arrangements to pull togeth-
or IN the greatest campaign for, road
Improvement and wise conservative
MANAGEMENT ever undertaken.