Evening star., 1913-09-14
ROADS congress
TO MEET SEPT. 29
Detroit to Entertain Annual
Gathering of Users
of Highways.
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS !.
ON PROGRAM FOR TALKS
Sessions of Third Annual Congress
to Cover Ali Phases of National
and State Roads Problems.

DETROIT. September 13.-Day sessions
of the third annual American Road Con-
gress will be held in the Wayne Gar
dens, Detroit. and the evening ses-
eions and special sessions of the
various associations and committees
will be held at the Hotel Pontchartrain
and at other hotels. to be announced
at the sessions of the congress.
The tentative program for the con-
erass has been announced. At am.
Monday. September %, the registra-
tlon books for members and dele
gates will be opened at the secretary's
office. in the Wayne Gardens. where
the badges. programs, cards. etc. will
b. distributed The first meeting of
the congress will be held at 10 a. m.
September 29. and will be called to or
der by Logan Waller Page. president
of the congress. The second session
will be held at 2:30 pm. of the same
day. y reception or garden party will
be held late in the afternoon of the
first day in honor of the distinguished
guests of the congress. This will be
followed during the week by series
of banquets and entertainments by the
board of commerce, the Wolverine
Club. the Rotary Club. the Adcraft
Club and others.
To Discuss National Aid.
Tuesdays program will be given under
the auspices of the American Automobile
Association. starting at 10 o'clock Rep
resentative Frank +. Doremus will pre-
side. George c. Diehl. chairman of the
good roads board of the American Auto
mobile Association, will introduce the
presiding officers. National aid and ma
tional highways will be discussed by
many prominent speakers. The Lincoln
Highway Association will occupy a por-
ton OF the program At the afternoon
session of Tuesday state legislation and
road management Will be taken up under
the auspices of the American Bar Asso-
citation The manufacturers represented
in the session will arrange for special
entertainments for the evening.
Wednesday will be devoted TO con-
struction and maintenance aud Will be
under the auspices CT the American
Highway Association. The afternoon
session will be known as the road
users session." under the auspices OF
the American Automobile Association,
and on the afternoon of Thursday there
will be held a finance session. The
american Bankers Association has
charge OF this. Friday will be Michi-
gan day. and Chairman u. L. Colgrove.
president of the Michigan state Good
Roads Association. will preside sat
Road Legislation Topic.
.afionaI roads legislation will lie Il
topic second TO none discussed at the
American Road Congress. This subject
Is one which has greatly concerned the
q. \. 4. national good roads board and
lence II Is logical that the national leg
ts-ation session should be under the au-
spices of the American Automobile As-
ISOLATION. which co-operates with the
american Highway Association IN this
i..Cst Important of good roads gatherings.
The american highway Association in
C!ude5 .T its membership the general good
To;.Gs associations in all parts of the
country. while the American Automobile
Association contains JUo state and local
motor clubs. though both the \. IL. \.
and the A. a. a. also include thousands
ot individual members. Since the Ma
tional Association of Road Materials and
Machinery Manufacturers conducts It's
annual exhibition as a part of the Ameri-
can Road Congress the countrywi i'm
portance OF the gathering places IL In ad-
vance OF all highway conventions.
Legislators to Speak.
National roads legislation day" which
Will be held Tuesday, will have speakers
OF national repute and men who have
given much time and thought TO this
phase of the great subject. Three mem
eers OF the joint committee of Congress
on federal aid have already been invited
and since these three have put forward
definite propositions concerning national
roads legislation their addresses are cer-
tain To be listened TO with unusual inter
est. Chairman Jonathan II. Bourne OF
Oregan. Vice Chairman Dorsey w
Shackleford Of Missouri and Senator
Claude Swanson of Virginia are the three
joint committee members who have def
mite plans to present. Since Representa-
tive Shacxleford Is the chairman OF the
new committee on public roads of the
House OF Representatives IL Is expected
he will propose something new, as h
has recently made a statement which
p.ouid indicate that further thought has
presented advanced phases to him.
''Eoad users day will also be under
Il auspices Of the American Automobile