The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-03-25
NOTABLE HONOR FOR
GOVERNOR GATES
win be Chairman of the Pan -Ameri-
can Road Congress Al Exposition In
San Francisco.

can Road Congress Al Exposition In
San Francisco.
Montpelier, March 20--Arrangc-
ments for n Pan-American road con-
gress to be held at the Panama Pacific
Exposition were made az joint COM
mittee meeting held here yesterday
and presided over by Governor Gates,
who previous TO his election as COVER
nor served as highway commissioner
Of Vermont for 10 years.
The date Of the congress has been
tentatively set for the week, Of Sept
g. The committee, composed Of TIVE
representatives of the American Road
Builders Association of which George
W. Tillson of New York is president
and two representatives Of the Ameri-
can Highway Association, of which
Fairfax Harr son Of Washington, is
president, and Governor Gates, chosen
by these four representatives, is cloth
ed with full authority to proceed with
the holding of the congress. Hereto
fore the two great annual road con-
ventions have been held by these two
associations acting separately, but this
year, on account Of the exposition the
two associations have voted to unite
in the holding of one great meeting
representing the entire organized road
movement of America.
In addition to the official delegates
from every state in the union II is ex-
pected that Canada and many Of the
South and Central American govern
ments will have official representa-
tives at the congress and that many
organizations interested directly or in
directly in road betterment will time
their conventions at the exposition
to accord with the holding of the con-
gress and will cooperate in making
it an unprecedented success.
The members of the committee at
tending the meeting here were Gov
ernor c. W. Gates of Vermont, James
| II. Mcdonald, former state highway
commissioner of Connecticut, Major
w. w. Crosby, former chief engineer
of the state road commission Of Mary
land, L l.. Powers, editor of the Good
Roads, New York, and j. Il. Penny
backer, chief of road economies OF the
United States Bureau of public roads,
Washington, d. G. Gov. Gates was Sc
lected as chairman because Of the fact
that he had been interested in the
work of the two organizations and be-
cause of the fact that he is the only
governor who has come up through
the roads department to the position
of governor, as we'll as from tne excel
lent record that has been made by him
in his administration of highway
work.
The representatives Of the two or
ganizations have been working upon
the plan for six months but Gov. Gates
has put them Off until now when the
fixing of the place and date tentative
ly had to occur. These representatives
believed that Gov Gates could pull the
two organizations together into one
big annual meeting, thing which the
officers up to this time have been un-
able to accomplish although several
efforts have been made to do this in
the last six years.
Gov. Gates as chairman will visit
the Panama exposition for the meet
ing will take place there. kilograms
were received by the committee, invIt-
ing the meeting to be held in Oakland
or San Francisco. The kilograms
were signed by J. f. Came, director
of the chamber Of commerce and COM
mercial club of Oakland, consolidated
and by James A. Barr, representing
the American Highway Association
and American Road Builders Associa-
ton, now in San Francisco.
Mr.. Mcdonald was selected as treas
urer; the other Offices were not filled
at the meeting in Montpelier except
ing the subcommittee which are
Finance, Mr.. Mcdonald; program,
Mr. Crosby; publicity, Mr.. Powers;
arrangements, Mr.. Pennybacker; with
Governor Gates as chairman ex-ofiiclo
of each committee and all invitations
sent out will originate from the com
mittee as signed by Governor Gates as
chairman. The next meeting will be
held at the call Of Governor Gates.