Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-09
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affair expressed themselves today as
delighted beyond measure at the sue
cess of the convention. All admitted
that it was a big experiment with the
chances that it might result in failure,
but the fact that it's patrons came
from every corner of Maine attested
TO the intense interest now being TAX
en- in the good roads movement in this
State and made the affair an unquali-
fed success.
In a great measure the credit for the
success of the convention rests with
Chief Engineer Sargent, and he was
ably supported by the commission. w.
T. Allen, an assistant engineer in the
highway department, also put in a
large amount Of hard work in con-
nection with the meeting.
Mayor Curtis was inattendance dur
ing the days session. Walter B. Par
ker. president of the Maine Automo-
bile Association, was another interest
ed spectator. John Clark Scates,
Westbrook; George C. Owen, Walter
Hawkes., Edward Crockett, Mervin
Clark, Portland, Mayor Robinson and
Street Commissioner Woodbury. of
Westbrook, VIM. o. Thompson were
others present.
AS result of the convention Ban
gor hotels We're filled to overlooking
last night and late corners had a hard
show to get in.
The weather was far from agreeable.
All through last evening a light snow
fell which made the streets decidedly
nasty for travelling, but even this did
not affect the crowd and the night at
tendance was very large. Today
large number of new delegates ar
rived while but a very few of those
who were present yesterday returned
to their homes.
The complete list of exhibitors at
the convention was as follows:
United States department of agri-
culture, office of public roads.
United Construction Co. Goad ma
chinery and bridges), Albany, n. Y.
Penn Metal Co, Boston, Mass.
Northeast Culvert Co. Nashua. n. Fl.
Berger Steel Co, Boston, Mass.
Wheeling Culvert Co, New York.
Merrimac Foundry & Machine Co,
Lawrence. Mass,
International Harvester Co, Chica
go, H.
Harold L. Bond Co. Boston, general
contractors supplies.
Perley Dyer Supply Co, Boston,
Mass, road machinery.
c. NJ. Conant, Bangor (Road ma
chineryo
Universal Machinery Co, fstone
crushing plants) Kingston, n. Y.
Buffalo-P Pitts Co. Buffalo, \. Y,
uractors and wagons.)
Good Roads Machinery Co., troad
machinery, Boston, Mass.
Eastern Cement Co, Bangor.
Robson Process Co, (oils), New
York City
United States Asphalt Refining Co,
(oils), New York City.
Warncr-Quinlan Refining Co. (oils).
New York City.
Warren Bros. Co. Boston, Mass
Independent Coal Tar Co, Boston,
Mass.
American Tar Co. Boston, Mass.
Barrett Co, Boston, Mass. CTarvia9
Standard Oil Co.
aroer Asphalt Paving Co, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Hedley Good Roa6s Co. of Philadel-
pria, road builders and dust preven-
tatives.
Atlas Portland Cement Co.
Buff 6, Buff, Jamaica Plain, Mass,
engineering instruments.)
Acme Road Machinery Co., Frank
fort, N Y.
Good Roads Magazine.
John Clark Scates spoke on Prison
Labor as follows:
"Prison Labor on Roads"
BY John c. Scates.
Humanity today demands that the
subject Of removing for part of the
year at least prisoners from the dark,
gloomy. dismal, il-ventilated and germ
infested prisons out into the open.
where they can inhale pure air and
be invigorated by Gods sunshine, re-
ceive the immediate attention of ev-
cry state in the Union. How better
can this be accomplished than by
placing them at work on the roads ?
No matter what may have been the
idea in former times, To-Day men who
have transgressed the law are not
placed in restraint by the State from
motives of vengeance, but for the pro-
lection of society. If the State does
this for society's protection why not
carry the fCea 10 It's lOSlcal cOnCluS-
ion and employ their labor for So
ciety's benefit and their own welfare
Ny interest in this subject was first
aroused about two years ago by lis
tening to the address OF prison re-
form worker. He was not at all in
terested in the road problem but he
appealed to his audience to Use their
influence to get the convicts out of
the prisons and onto the roads, not
so much for the benefit of the roads
as for the welfare of the prisoners.
He furthermore stated that statistics
showed that a considerable percentage
of the inmates of jails. especially the
penitentiaries were afflicted with germ
diseases particularly tuberculosis. 1t
is perfectly apparent that if heels,
brooms and other articles are manu-
featured in prisons they are liable to
carry disease wherever used l do not
know the percentage OF tuberculosis
in our eastern prisons, but Senator
Withers OF Virginia who has made an
exhaustive study of prison conditions
of his own state says that seventy five
per cent of the deaths in the Virginia
penitentiary are due to tuberculosis.
Out of twelve hundred convicts con-
witt hi He