Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-09
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BY w. j. MORGAN

From six to seven thousand men
Will be in Detroit the week of Sep
TENDER 20 to October 4, when the
American Road Congress meets, and
throughout the country, Detroit is
being advertised through this source,
as it has never been advertised be-
fore, as this years congress will
bring together the representatives of
every organization interested in good
roads from the Atlantic to the Pa
citic and from the farthest north to
the farthest south President Wood
row Wilson, who spoke at the last
session of the congress, when it was
held at Atlantic City, and the gov
ernor- general of Canada are very
likely visitors at the congress, and
good roads workers from every State
in the Union, including the govern
ors of many States, are also num-
bered among the prominent men
whose names are listed as attendants
at this convention. The program for
the greatest good roads gathering of
the age Is being arranged in Wash
ington, and the United States gov
eminent is arranging an exhibit of
road models, bridges and culverts,
which will be the largest in the
world. Representatives of all asso-
Citations interested in road work will
be brought together and every effort
will be made to crystalize sentiment
in favor of united plan for road inn
provements, including the establish
ment of trunk line roads in every di-
rection throughout the country.
Coming as it does right on the eve
of the accomplishment of the great
est road building venture ever known,
the Lincoln highway, from the At
lantic to the Pacific, this congress
that project. Federal aid for good
roads is one subject which will be pre-
scented in its every phase by men of
national prominence in good roads
work. At present there are conflict
ing plans which are being pushed in
Congress. and it is hoped to aid the
Federal aid bill by bringing together
the supporters of these plans, and in
this way bring about the presentation
of one comprehensive plan which will
save confusion in the future. Repre-
sentative Shackelford of Missouri.
has plan for the maintenance of
post roads throughout the country by
Federal aid. the government to grant
from $15 to $40 per year per mile for
the maintenance of these roads Ma
tional good roads work by convicts
will also be a matter of discussion,
MANY sections having proven this
method of road work most successful.
Everything in its regular order
seems to be and Is the policy of the
Savannah Automobile Club. Affairs
with regard to the great series of
Savannah road races for late Novem-
Der had lain quiet so long with so
little heard from them that President
Harvey Granger and President Ar
thur Solomon were appealed to in re-
gard to the matter. Both replied that
little activity would be seen until
after the Elgin road races, as the club
believed it best to give the pro-
moters of the Elgin contest. the Chi
cago Automobile Club, full sway un-
til September |. the dates at Elgin
being August 30 and 80. This will
give three months of hard work for
Savannah and Secretary Solomon
believes that will be sufficient for a
whirlwind campaign. Work on the
roads which comprise the course is
being carried forward with convict
labor and the 1913 course will be the
fastest ever known in Savannah
where so many records have been
lowered in the past.
Everything is in readiness for the
automobile races to be conducted by
the Motor Dealers Contest Associa-
ton, of New York. at the Brighton
Beach race-track this afternoon. A
gang of men have been at work
widening and cementing the turns
and the track has been put into the
best possible condition for speed and
safety Ralph de Palma and Ralph
X. Milford and numerous other we'll
known drivers will be seen in action
Milford will be seen at the wheel OF
the Peugeot car with which Jules
Goux won the recent indianapolis 500
mile race, and he will also pilot a
Mason in smaller events. De Palma
will drive a Mercer. There are sew
eral events scheduled and the total
amount of prizes offered is $500.