Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-30

Paul D. Sargent, chief engineer for
the State Highway Commission, Sat
urday sent out the following letter
the state IN regard to the convention:
~ Augusta, Me-, Mar. 2S, 1914
Dear Sir:
l hand you herewith program of the
road convention for which arrange
ments have been made. You will see
by looking through the program that
we have a fine list of speakers sched-
uled: in fact. the leading highway au-
thorities OF New England will be pres
ent 10 address the meeting and this
feature alone will more than repay
anyone for the time and expense in
volved in attending the meeting.
You will also notice that several lee
lures are to be illustrated by lantern
slides and moving pictures. The slides
and pictures will show various phases
of highway and bridge work and next
to seeing the actual work in operation
this will give the best possible oppor-
tunity for studying the various forms
of construction.
Besides the features outlined on the
program, arrangements have been
made to have fairly complete exhibit
of road building equipment; nineteen
firms and individuals have asked for
space to make exhibits. The exhibits
will cover the whole field of road ma
chinery from steam and gasoline trac-
tors and rollers down to picks and
shovels. There will be a crushing plant
in operation, a steam hauling outnt,
several makes Of road machines, in
GLIDING both standard machines and
small two-horse graders: various
types of steel road drags and homes
for doing light smoothing and mainte-
nance work. together with various
types of culvert and bridge materials;
several firms, manufacturing bitumin-
Gus road binders, dust layers. etc, will
be present with samples of materials.
The federal government has also
loaned US a large exhibit of road mod
els; these models have been exhibited
at all of the national conventions, in
Guiding the Alaska Pacific Yukon Elk
position and have always proved to be
of great interest
Demonstrators will be present to
talk with delegates and others in at
tendance at the convention and to eX-
plain all exhibits.
This will be the first real road con-
cress and exposition of road materials
ever attempted in the State of Maine
and you cannot afford to miss this OPP
portunity to get in touch with up-to-
date methods and apparatus. Indica-
lions now are that we shall have at
least 1000 delegates present. The
State Highway Commission feels that
every selectman and road commission
err in the State should make n special
effort to be present at these meetings
and see the exhibits and hear the ad-
dresses.
The Chamber of Commerce of the
city of Bangor has secured for the
meetings the use of the Auditorium,
which has the largest floor capacity OF
any Auditorium in Maine and 1t is
planned to have the exhibits and the
addresses all in one room and on one
floor. The Auditorium will be open
at 9 A. M. on Tuesday, April Z, for
the registration of delegates and for
viewing the exhibits and it is hoped
that you will be on hand at the open
ing and remain until the close Of the
convention.
Wilbur A. Hennessey, secretary of
the Bangor Chamber of Commerce,
will be glad to give information with
respect to hotels and boarding houses,
as large crowd is expected it would
be well to make reservation in adj
vance.
Please be good enough to call the
attention of selectmen, road commits
sioners and all others in your town.