Evening star., 1913-09-14
MANY GOVERNORS TO
AID ROAD CONGRESS
Thirty States Name Delegates
to Session in Detroit-Big
Exhibition Planned.

Gov. Ferris of Michigan is personally
urging the governors of all the states
to name delegates to the third Ameri-
can Road Congress. which will hold its
sessions in Detroit during the week Of
September %. Thirty governors have al
ready named their delegates, and it is
expected that a number Of the governors
will be present in person at the congress
Gov. McCreary of Kentucky, which
state has recently established state
highway department, expects to attend
the meeting, and it now seems assured
that the heads of every state highway
department from Maine to California
will personally take part i'll the big meet
ing As result of this unusual inter-
est, the demand for exhibit space by
manufacturers has been unprecedented.
All available space has been reserved
by nearly one hundred manufacturers,
who will display their products, inciud-
ing every kind of road-making mach1n-
cry. engineering Instruments concrete
machinery bridges, culvertS. concrete,
wood block, asphalt, tar and oil prepa-
rationS.
Progress Is Expected.
Important progress is expected to be
made along three great lines affecting
the good road movement. The congress
will endeavor to agree upon policy of
national aid, which, with the united sup
port of the good roads workers through
out the country, will be submitted to the
Congress of the United States. Steps
, will be taken at the session on state
| road legislation, to be held under the
auspices of the American Bar Associa-
/ ton, to the formation, through official
action by the several states, of an inter
state commission to codify and simpllfy
existing state road laws. At present
most of the states are laboring under a
weight of antiquated and contradictory
( road laws. and ii is plain that the COM
/ mission will recommend simple, clear
cut and uniform road laws IS a substi-
tute for the mass of useless existing
| road legislation. Maintenance of roads
will be discussed from every standpoint
during the sessions held by the Amer1-
I can Highway Association, the parent or
ganization in the congress, and the engt-
/ neers will endeavor TO determine among
/ themselves the steps which should be
/ taken i'll the several states to insure
| adequate maintenance.
Big Exhibit Planned.
! Nearly 100 exhibitors have taken the
\ space for the great exhibition which is
| to be held in conjunction with the third
4 annual American Road Congress. This
exhibition VIII ne the most important
| ever held in the history OF road making
! in America and is in line with the
movement to make the american Road
/ Congress annual training school for
road and street officials. and to enable
these gentlemen to increase their eff
| cheney through the exhibition of ma
/ terial and equipment, and also through
1 lectures given by leading specialists.
Every known road material will be
/ shown. and the government exhibits will
illustrate the exact methods of con-
i structing every recognized type of road.
\ isne exhibit will IN reality be a gather
ing place for all men Tho are actually
i directing the building, maintenance and
4 administration of streets and highways.
These gentlemen will become personally
7 ACQUAINTED and will gain greatly through
| the exhibit and the discussions which
! are certain to arise over the various ma
! chinery and materials to be shown. De-
| vices for road building, the methods of
! road building and materials will he free
| ly discussed and knowledge will be OBJ
tanned at this exhibition in short
| space of time that could not be secured
| otherwise.