Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-06
GOOD ROADS URGED
Fedora! Aid Convention Dele
gates Call on Wilson.
ASK CONGRESS TO HELP
Members Of Congress Pledge Them.
selves to the Movement.
STATES THAT ARE IN LEAD
New York Has Spent $50, ZOO, 600,
and Equal Amount Has Been
Voted for Roads.

Delegates to the second federal aid
good roads convention, which il holding
two-day session at the Hotel Raleigh.
under the auspices Of the American Au-
tomobile Association. called upon Presi-
dent Wilson in body at the White
House this afternoon, shortly after 2
o'clock The delegation WAS headed by
Laurens Enos. president Of the American
Automobile Association. the other Of
ficers OF the association present, includ-
ing George c.. Diehl. chairman Of the
good roads board: A. G. Batchelder.
chairman Of the executive committee. and
T. B. Shoemaker OF the contest board.
The spokesman for tho party was
George c. Diehl, who is chairman OF the
meetings which are being held here to
create q concrete plan which shall logi-
cally involve the national government in
the highway progress OF the country.
Travelled Old National Road.
The convention was opened at II o'clock
in the banquet room on the tenth floor
by President Enos, who after q brief
speech of welcome introduced Mr.. Diehl.
After a short address Chairman Diehl
introduced Representative Borland Of
Missouri, who described his trip in q
motor car last summer to Kansas City.
He told OF his great interest in the old
National road and his hope that some
day this highway would be reconstructed
across the country.
Albany, N. Y, stated that he was a
great believer In intercommunication be-
tween states and In order to have such
communication 1t was necessary to have
good roads. He referred to the vast
amount of money that had been expend-
ed in the interest Of the good roads and
the great benefits that were resulting
from such improvements.
REPRESENTATIVE Goulden of the same
state followed He told his audience that
he was born within the sounds Of the
guns of Gettysburg. and that he was al
WAYS in favor Of the construction OF the
Washington Gettysburg highway. which
failed of passage by CONGRESS-.
ready spent $5O,OO0O 600 in the building OF
good roads, and that another approprta-
ton had been made for q similar amount.
The people, he said, were not afraid OF
taxation, when they got something In re-
turn. He referred to the $5.O0OO00 which
has been spent by the state of Maryland,
and the good work that Is being done by
many other states in the Union.
Possible by Federal Aid.
H. ]. Patterson, director Of the Mary
land experimental station at College
Park, told of the need of proper sys-
tenn of good roads, which could only
be secured by federal aid. He told
Of how one could go oyer a good road
tn the border line OF his state, only
to be dumped of into the mud OF an.
other state. Maryland has just started.
he said. and will not be satisfied until
enough money has been APPROPRIATED
10 complete the work.
Secretary of State Heber OF IsouistaHo
smoke for the governor OF the state
Who was unable to be present at the
mornfng session. He said that while
the gentlemen present were endeavor.
Ing To tear down mountains. down In
,rater they were endeayoring to MI In
The land in order to be able to construcf
roads. He said that during the last
camnaien he had occasion to motor
ever 600 miles over the roads OF his
o.ata and any one who followed In his |
nath could realize at once the neces.
sity for good roads.
One Of the most earnest speakers OF
the day was RePressntauve Harkleys o.
Mt his state during the primaries last
seIi and that one of the most important
r,estions which he put up to his voters
=. the question of good roads. He found !
enthnsiasm everywhere and discovered
that this issue was vital one with his |
.nn stifuents. He said that he had been
sccused of riding to Congress on hobby. |
ant he told those present that the roads |
were so poor in his state that II was
he only thing that he could ride on
HIGHWAY Engineer Oowen Of New Jer- |
,av referred to his state as being q pio-
oeer in the road building movement and |
nat IL proposes to progress |