Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-18
Chief Engineer Sargent Will
Address American Road Con-
gress-Great Interest
Maine May Exhibit
ARMY WORM FIGHT
Maj. Philbrook Says Pest Must
Be Cleaned Out or Next Year
The Crop Will Be Larger
Than Crops of Grain

Chief Engineer Paul d. Sargent of
the State Highway Department has
recently accepted an invitation to open
a discussion on Systematic Road
Management" at the Fourth American
Road Congress to be held Nov. 9-14 at
Atlanta, Ga. The discussion will be
presented by Hon. Charles ]. Bennett,
State highway commissioner of the
state of Connecticut
Forty-seven great organizations are
taking part in the Congress under the
leadership of the American Highway
Association and the American Auto
mobile Association. 1t is expeated
that practically every state highway
commissioner will be present and take
part in discussing the important prob
lens of road construction and main
tenance. Some of the foremost men
In public life will devote their attention
TO the great question of Federai AID
to road Improvement in an endeavor
to work out a policy which may be
submitted to the Congress of the Unit
ed States with the support of the or
ganized road movement of America.
An important move bearing upon state
legislation will be made at the session
to be held under the auspices of the
American Bar Association at which a
joint committee appointed at the 1913
Congress will report the progress in
compilation and suggested revision of
state road laws. The creation of
commission participated in by each
state to work out revision of the
road laws will be urged. The National
Dafo Y n
an exceedingly important session on
the merit system in road administra-
ton.
The Maine Highway Commissioners
nave been invited to make an official
exhibit at the Congress but as yet are
undecided whether or not to accept
the Invitation. President A. 8. Fetch
er of the Congress calls attention to
the exhibits which will be made by
the United States Government, the
states, and more than hundred of the
leading manufacturers at the Congress.
which will illustrate every known
method, material and equipment for
road construction and maintenance. He
urges that the city and county be Of
ficially represented as the Congress is
in reality training school where a
very great amount of useful informa-
ton can be obtained through attend
ance at lectures with leading special
lists In road and street work, and the
collecting of many instructive bulie-
tins which will be available for distri-
button.
The official call for the Congress
reads as follows:
Whereas, the rapid concentration of
population in our large cities and the
high cost of living are. in a consider
able measure. due to bad roads which
render farms inaccessible, transporta-
ton uncertain and costly, educational
advantages limited, and social condi-
lions unattractive; and
Whereas, it is estimated that the
people of this country are annually ex-
pending ON public roads more than
$200,00o,000, large percentage of
which, by reason of lack of system,
ignorance of proper methods, and
wasteful management, is not accom-
plishing results commensurate with
the outlay; and
Whereas, the National Government
and the various State governments are
now endeavoring to ascertain the
character of legislation which will best