The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-06-10
Third TrienniaI International
Road Congress to Be Held in
London June 1928
DR.. PRATT Is A DELEGATE
No Less Than % Papers Cow
ering the Various Phases of
Roads Construction, to Be
Presented by Americans.

New York, June THE Interna-
tional Road Congress, which will be
held this year in London, England,
June % to 2S, will bring together the
heading men from practically every
country identified with highway con-
strnction and maintenance. This is
the third Of the kind to be
held. and is the first to be held in
an Enslish-speaking country. The
first congress was held in Paris,
france. and h second in Brussels,
Belgium. These congresses are held
every three years.
Papers will be presented from ac-
c+pted authorities in each country. No
less than twenty-five Of these papers
covering the various phases of road
building construction, repair and
maintenance will be presented by
American authors. OF this number,
fifteen Of the authors are members
Of the American Road Builders AS
ISOLATION, the leading organization of
Ms kind in America, and whose men,
beTship includes the leading road and
street officials, engineers and con-
tractors in the United States and Can
ada This association ard it's MEM
hers will play an important part in
the Third International Road Con-
sress in London. Several of the mem
bers have already sailed and others
will sail next week.
n city Of London and the British
government have prepared elaborate
entertainments for the delegates to
the congress. Excursions have been
arranged for the week previous TO
the congress, during the week Of the
congress and the week following.
Among the receptions will be one at
1he Guildhall at the invitation of the
Lord Mayor and Corporation of the
City Of London on the evening OF
June %, also n at Albert Hall by
the Institution Of Civil Engineers on
The evening of June rs, and one by
The Royal Automobile Club on the
Ssening Of June rs. At Windsor
Castle the members Of the congress
Xiil be entertained by his majesty
fhe king o. June 2%. The president
council and members Of the Survey.
ors Institution will give a garden
party at the Royal Botanical Garden:
on June 27.
American Delegates.
Among the members Of the Ameri
can Road Builders Association wht
have been appointed to go as dele
gates are the following: Mr.. Samue
sill, president OF the American ROat
Builders Association. the official dele
gate Of the association; Mr.. o. 'E
1Neller, chairman Maryland Stat
ftoads Commission, Baltimore, Md.
Mr.. Henry G. Shirley. chief enginee
Maryland State Roads Commission
Baltimore, Md; Mr. G. A. Kenyon
president Indiana food Roads ASsO
citation, Indianapolis, Ind; Mr.. II.
Carpenter, superintendent OF high
ways, Regina, Sask.; Mr.. w. A. Nc
lean, provincial engineer of high
ways, Toronto, Ont; Mr.. Nelson T
lewis chief engineer board of est
mate and appOrtionment, New YOr
city; MI. George w. TilisOn, consult
Ing engineer borough Of Brooklyn, !
n; Mr.. w. w. Crosby. consulting er
sineer. Baltimore, Nd; MIR. C7fHor
Richardson. consulting engineer, Ne
York city; Mr.. Henry Welies Durham
chief engineer Of highways, bOrONs
81 Manhattan, y. Y; Mr.. Edwin +
IhCmas, assistant engineer bureau
highways, borough Of Queens. N. Y
Mr.. Daniel B.. Goodsell assistant Ell
EiHeer department of public work
New York city; Mr.. Arthur
blanchard. professor highway engil
ecring Columbia University, n. 7
Mr.. William ID. Sohier, charms
Aassa( A1usetts highway cofnmiSsio
Boston. Mass; Mr.. A. n. JohnsO
Stale highway engineer. Springfield
ILL.,; DR.. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Sta
G~eoiogist, Chapel Hill, N. c.: N
George w. Cooley, State highway e
yineer. ST. Paul, Mimi, and Mr.. E.
Powers, editor Good Roads" Ne
York; Mr.. A. e. Fletcher, State hig
way engineer Of California, Sacr
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