The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-09-27
ROAD BUILDERS TO
MEET At DETROIT
Twenty-Five Road Associa-
tions Will Participate
in Meeting.
TO BE FEDERAL EXHIBIT
Models of Roads From RO-
man Days to Modern
Highways.

DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 27.-A
mighty horde of road builders and
persons interested in the better CON
struction and maintenance of high
ways and streets are descending upon
Detroit for the third annual Amer
lean Road Congress, which will begin
its sessions on Monday next, continu-
ing throughout the week. The nation.
states, cities and various good road
organizations through the country are
sending delegates for the largest road
congress in the history of the world
The first congress was held at
Richmond, Virginia, in 1911 when l.
200 delegates attended. The second
was held last year at Atlantic City
with an attendance of 1000. The pub
lie interest aroused at these confer
ences, and the publicity given to the
work accomplished, has led to the an
ticipation of an attendance of nearly
5000 delegates at the present con-
gress
The congress is under the auspices
of the American Highway association,
the American Automobile association
and the Michigan State Good Roads
association. Besides these, twenty-five
road associations and similar organi-
cations will participate in the con-
vention. The American Bar associa-
tion and the American Bankers asso-
citation have also accepted invitations,
and delegates from these organiza-
tions will be present.
Exhibit Materials.
In addition to the road congress
there will be an exhibition of road ma
terials and road building machinery
under the auspices of the National AS
sociation of Road Machinery and Ma
terial Manufacturers. Nearly 100 ex-
hibitors have taken space for this ex-
hibition. ..-..-
The daily sessions Of the congress
will be held in the Wayne Gardens
while the night and special sessions
will be held in the Hotel Ponchartrain.
The exhibition will be held in a large
hall in the Wayne Gardens and in an
adjoining vacant lot and street where
a large tent has been erected. Most
of the exhibits are already in place
and by the time the convention opens
on Monday, the delegates will be able
to view one of the most complete and
unique collections for road machinery
and materials ever assembled.
The first meeting of the congress
will be called to order at 10 A. M, on
Monday by Logan Waller Page, presi-
dent of the congress. Mr.. Page is
the director in the United States Of
flee of Public Roads in Washington.
The second session will be held at
2:3 p. NJ, and will be followed by
garden party or reception late in the
afternoon in honor of the distinguish
ed guests of the congress. During the
remainder of the week there will be
many entertainments of a social char
acter. These have been arranged by
the Detroit Board of Commerce, the
Wolverine club, the Rotary club, the
Adcraft club and others.
Special Days.
National Roads Legislation Day"
will be held on Tuesday and the pro-
gram will be under the auspices of
the American Automobile association.
Representative Frank E. Doremus will
preside and George c. Diehl, chairman
of the good roads board of the Ameri
can Automobile association, will intro
duce the presiding officers. National
aid in road building and national high
ways will be discussed by many prom
inent speakers, among them Senator
Jonathan Bourne, of Oregon; Repre-