East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-08-09

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gram Arranged
NEW YORK, Aug. "A. B. Flet-
cher, state highway engineer Of Cali
fcrnia; NJ. NJ. O'shaughnessy, city en-
gineer of San Francisco, and Willitm
r. Roy, state highway commissioner
Of Washington have been selected by
the program committee to take ae
tive parts in the work Of the Pan
American Road Congress. Mr.. Flet-
cher's paper IS on the subject Of or
ganizaton and System in Highway
Work" Mr.. O'shaughnessy will lead
the discussion on the subject OF
Street Pavements."
The advance official program OF
the Pan-American Congress shows
that twenty-seven separate subjects
will be discussed during the ten ses-
sions. these subjects covering practi-
cally the entire field Of road and
street construction and maintenance
and the organization ana administra-
tion Of highway affairs.
The method pursued is to secure the
preparation Of a paper on the subject
assigned by the committee BY some
authority actively engaged in the par
ticular class Of work concerning which
his paper treats. and thus bring to bear
the fullest possible presentation Of the
problems connected with the subject.
This is to be followed by a discussion
Of the various phases Of the subject
by men of wide experience and know
ledge until every detail Of the most
approved practices shall have been
gram are those known as the most
thoroughly competent men in the
country in their respective lines of ac-
tivity.
The Pan-American Road Congress
will convene at the municipal Audi
torium, Oakland. Cal, Monday morn
ing. September 1S, 1915. and contin-
ue until Friday night. The opening
address will be made by Governor
Charles w Gates of Vermont, chair
man of the executive committee Of the
congress. He will be followed by
| Governor Johnson of California, May
or Davis Of Oakland, and Director of
Congresses Barr, of the Panama-Pa-
cific Exposition. who will deliver ad-
dresses Of welcome. Addresses in re.
sponse will be made by George W.
Tillson. president of the American
Road Builders association and Fair
fax Harrison, president of the Ameri-
J can Highway association. The con-
gress is to be held under the joint aus
pices of these two associations, assist
ed by the Tri-State Good Roads as
sociation of California, Oregon and
Washington, and the Pacific Highway
association. Previously the two great
associations which are of national
character have held separate annual
conventions.
On Wednesday, September Is, di-
version from the usual place of meet
ing has been announced. That day
has been designated as Pan-American
Road Congress Day. and the sessions
of the congress will be held in Festi-
val hall on the grounds of the Pana-
Pacific Exposition.
For those who desire to make the
congress the central feature of some
weeks Of sightseeing, a special train
will be provided This train will leave
Chicago on September 2, and proceed
by easy sages to allow for visiting
points of unusual interest reaching
Oakland September IL. Returning
after the congress, the train will leave
Oakland September 19 and reach
Chicago October . This train will
carry every convenience that modern
travel can suggest for the comfort OF
its passengers.
Special representatives Of the Pan
American Road Congress have been
and are being appointed in practically
every section of the country Fun and
detailed information may be obtained
from them
The executive committee, which has
charge of the congress consists Of the
following: Gov. Charles w. Gates OF
Vermont, chairman. Major W. W..
Crosby, chief engineer, Maryland Geo
logical Survey, Munsey Building, Bal
timore. program; J. f. PennybackeE
of L. 5. Office Of Public Roads, vii
lard Building. Washington. d. c., ar
rangements; James H. Macdonald.
formerly highway commissioner Of
Connecticut. New Haven, finance, and
Z. l. Powers. editor Good Roads,
$50 Nassau Street, New York, pub
icity
Among the acceptanees already re-
ceived from those designated by the
committee on program are the fol-
lowing
5, r Bradt secretary Illinois high
way commission; II, E. Breed. first
deputy. state highway commission. n.
Y. Lamar Cobb. state engineer Ari-
IONA; G. p, Coleman, state highway
commissioner, Virginia; w. II Connen
chief, highway bureau Philadelphia
Geo. W. Cooley state highway engi-
neer. Minnesota a. W. Dean, chief
engineer. Massachusetts, highway
commissions Henry Welles Durham
formerly highway engineer. Bor. of
Manhattan; A. &. Fletcher. state high.
way engineer, California; w. 5. Gear.
hart. state highway engineer Kansas
S. D. Gilbert, auditor, state highway
commission. n. Y; Henry S. Graves
chief, L. S. bureau Of forestry; Fair
fax Harrinson. president A. II. A.,
Washington, d. c.; Curtis Hill. city
engineer. Kansas City, No. Provost
Hubbard, L, $. department Of agri.
culture; A. y. johnson. Bureau OF