The Detroit times., 1913-09-01
WILL TALK ROAD
0PROPOSITIONA AT
MEETING HERE
National Highway Legislation
Is To BE Discussed At Road
Congress in Detroit
SPEAKERS OF NATIONAL
REPUTE TO ATTEND
Ex-senator Bourne, of Oregon.
Is Expected To Be Present
-Far-Reaching Plan

National roads legislation will be
topic second to none discussed nj
ne American Road Congress. to be
aeld In Detroit during the week be.
5Inning September 20. This subject
% one which has greatly concerned
the A. A. A. National Good Roads
.,oard. and hence, It is logical that
he National legislation session should
De under the auspices Of the American
Automobile association, which COOP
crates with the American Highway
association In this most important of
good roads gatherings. The American
Highway association includes In it's
membership the general good roads
associations In all parts of the coun-
try, while the American Automobile
association contains some 500 state
ana local motor clubs. though both
the A. III. A. and the A. A. A. also In
clude thousands of individual mem
bers. Since the National Association
OF Road Materials and Machinery
Manufacturers conducts its annual ex.
hibition rs q part OF the American
Road Congress. the countrywide i'm.
portance of the gathering places II in
advance of all highway conventions.
National Roards Legislation day"
which will be held on Tuesday. will
have speakers Of national repute and
men who have given much time and
thought to this phase of the great sub.
ject. Three members 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
certain to be listened to with unusual
interest. Chairman Jonathan p.
Bourne, OF Oregon. ViceChairman
Dorsey w. Shackleford. of Missouri
and Senator Claude Swanson, of Vir.
ginia, are the three joint committee
members who have definite plans to
present. Since Representative Shackle
ford 10 the chairman Of the new com
mittee on public roads of the house
OF representatives. It IL expected that
he VIII propose sosnething new, as sh<
has recently made q statement which
would indicate that further thought
has presented advanced phases to
him.
Road Users day" will also be un.
der the auspices of the American Au.
tomobile association. for its member
ship represents the most insistent class
OF road users In the entire country.
Thursday is the day OF the week for
the road users. and the program which
Chairman George c. Diehl Is prepar.
ing promises to be an unusually at
tract1ve one. Since the man in the
country Is the road user who COM
mands the greatest consideration, the
usual invitation will be sent to the
National Grange to supply one Of It's
most forceful takers Not only is the
grange Interested In county and state
roads. but 1t has also given it's infiu-
ence to the national movement. con-
tending that there IL now a need for
national. state, county and township
roads In this multiplying use of the
highways Of the country.
Day sessions of the Third Annual
american Road Congress will be held
On the second floor Of the Wayne Gar
dens, Detroit, and the evening ses-
sions and special sessions of the var
ious 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 Congress
has been announced. At s a. m. Mon
day, September 20. the registration
books for members and delegates will
be opened at the secretary's office, in
the Wayne Gardens, where the
programs, cards, etc., WILDE
The first meeting of tho
Congress will be held at 10 a. m.