The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-09-12
BUYING
Of Road Material and Equip
ment Should Certainly
Be Systematized.

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WASHINGTON. Sept. 12.-system-
atizing the purchase Of all road ma
terials and equipment through the es-
tablishment of purchasing depart
ments, somewhat along the lines fol-
lowed by great railroad corporations,
is strongly advocated by Major Henry
C. Shirley, chief engineer of the Mary
land state roads commission, in a
paper which he will present at the
Third American Road Congress, which
will be in session at Detroit, Mich,
during the week OF September 20. An
intelligent selection of material and
equipment, exact knowledge of values
and prices and utilization of discounts
and credits are among the advantages
claimed for a centralized system for
the purchase of road materials and
equipment.
The construction and maintenance
of concrete roads, type which is at
tracing attention among road build
ers. will be explained in paper by F.
F. Rogers. state highway commission
'er of Michigan, and the discussion on
his paper will be opened by A. N.
johnson, state highway engineer of
Illinois. A similar treatment will be
given the subject of brick roads by j.
M. McCleary, county engineer of cuya-
hoga county, of which Cleveland is
the county seat and which has a large
mileage Of excellent brick. roads, the
discussion to be opened by R. Keith
Compton, chairman of the paving com
mission of Baltimore.
Tars, oils and asphalts in connec-
ton with the construction and main
tenance of roads have been so generally
used in the eastern states as to bring
out much valuable data. The basic
paper on this subject will be present
ed by s. D. Foster, chief engineer of
the Pennsylvania state highway de-
partment. The discussion will be
opened by W. A. Mclean, chief engi-
neer Of the province of Ontario, Can
The lessons learned at the Inter
national Road Congress recently held
in London will be presented at the
big meeting in Detroit by Col. William
D. sohier. chairman of the Massachu-
sets state highway commission.
There will be host of other pap.
ers and addresses which will dea.
searchingly with every phase of the
road subject from the standpoint Of
the engineer, the financier, the legis.
lator and the road user. A paper
which will attract great attention will
be presented by Austin B. Fletcher
state highway engineer of California,
in which he will describe the success
'sive steps in the building OF Colifor-
MAS great $1S,OOO,O00 state system OF
trunk lines. The management of the
congress has ascertained that every
state from Canada to the gulf and
from the Atlantic to the Pacific will
be represented by its chief highway
officials.
During the congress the American
Highway Association, which is the
parent organization, will hold It's an
nual meeting for the election of Off
GERS and directors.
So great is the demand for exhibit
space from manufacturers of every
kind of material and equipment for
road and street work, that arrange
ments are being made to close streets
and erect great tents adjoining the
Wayne Gardens in which the meeting
will be held. 1t now seems assured
that more than one hundred manufac.
turers will have their exhibits in place
when the congress opens.
The socia. features will be unique;
comprising garden parties, boat rides,
banquets and automobile excursions.