The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-25
GOVERNORS ARE
INTERESTED IN
GOOD ROADS TOO
Twenty-Five Have Appointed
Delegates to Federal
Convention
MANY LETTERS FROM
THEM ARE ENCOURAGING
1t Is Likely That All of the
4S States Will Be Rep
resented

Twenty-Five governors have named
delegates TO represent their states In
the second Federal Aid Good Roads
convention called by the American
Automobile association, To take place
In Washington. ID. c.. March 6 and z.
Correspondence with the executives
In the remaining states indicates that
the representation may cover the en-
tire AZ commemorative
The volume OF inquiry pouring I'm
upon the A. A. A. at its national head
quarters, gives convincing evidence
that the people OF every section of the
country are aroused TO the necessity
or having the national government do
It's part In building and maintaining
the highways, and the Indications are
that attendance at the forthcoming
convention will be twice as large as
at the first convention a year ago, and
that 1t will be the most important
gathering OF good roads people ever
held In this country.
Many Of the governors who have
appointed delegates are very much
awake to the Importance OF the fed
eral aid propaganda, and show that
they intend to make II their business
to aid the cause In any way possible
EFollowing are quotations from what
some OF them have said in their let
ters:
Gov. Hunt, OF Arizona: Il am heart
lily In favor of every movement tend
ing to further the good roads cause In
which your organization is so active
and trust the delegates have named
will take keen and beneficial inter.
est in the work OF the convention"
Gov. Blease, of South Carolina:
THE subject OF good roads Is one
which every man should be interested
in. and hope that this state will be
represented, and that much good will
be derived from the convention"
Gov. Mann, OF Virginia: Il desire
to do what | can TO aid you in secur
Ing federal aid for good roads"
! Gov. Brewer. OF Mississippi: II ap
preciate the impetus given TO good
roads building by your association
and heartily favor everything that
promotes the building and mainte
nance OF good highways"
Gov. Ammons, of Colorado: IL as
sure you | am In sympathy with the
idea Of federal aid for the construction
OI puDllC highways.
Gov Cox, OF Ohio: Il am heartily
in sympathy with the good roads
movement"
Gov. Miller, OF Delaware: You may
rest assured that anything | can do
TO promote the good roads movement,
either in Delaware or elswhere, | shall
do"
Gov. Sulzer, OF New York: There
are few questions before the country
today which mean 80 much to the
present and future generations as the
cause OF good roads"
The Maine State Board OF Trade has
named 13 delegates representing every
section Of the state The Chamber OF
Commerce OF Raleigh, N. c., has
named IL; the Chamber of Commerce
OF Birmingham, Ala, Ave; the West
ern Montana Associations Of CONNER
.cial Clubs, 10; the Inland Empire Fed
Grafton OF ommercial Clubs, OF Spo-
kane, Wash, FIVE; with like represen-
tation from the boards OF trade OF
Lincoln, Neb.; Wichita, Kas.; Spring.
field, o.; Stamford, Conn; Little
Rock, Ark Atlanta, Ga; Louisville
KY; Omaha, Neb.; Albany, N. Y; To
ltdOt W. NcNdih, ~. - hdHSdb Olly
Mo. and a score more OF the large
towns OF the country.
In addition to all these, comes the
large group OF delegates from good
roads organizations and the A state
associations and 80 0local clubs, con,
stituent bodies OF the A. q. A., who
are preparing to go 70 Washington
with even more than their usual de.
gree OF enthusiasm for the good roads
movement.