Arizona republican., 1915-08-09
IS PECULIARLY
 FITTED FOR TALK
By Reason of Great Va 1ietv of Road Engineer ing Necessary in Arizona His Views Will Be of Interest
Especial to the Republican,


 NEW YORK. Aug. S.-Lamar Cobb, state engineer of Arizona, has been selected by the program committee for an important part in the work of the Pan-American Congress. MT. Cobb will open the discussion on the sub ject of Engineering Supervision of Highway Work" at the afternoon ses- sion of Wednesday, September r. It is the opinion of the committe that MT Cobb is peculiarly fitted to lead the discussion by reason of the great variety of road engineering necessary in his state and the methods by which the most successful results have been gained.
 The advance official program of the Pan-American Congress shows that twenty-seven separate subjects will be discussed during the ten sessions, these subjects covering practically the entire field of road and street con struction and maintenance. and the , organization and administration of highway affairs
 The method pursued is to secure l the preparation of a paper on the subject assigned by the committee by some authority actively engaged in the particular class of work concerning --hich his paper treats. and thus bring to bear the fullest possible presenta- tion 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 eXperi- ence and knowledge until every detail of the most approved practices shall have been made clear. The names on the program are those known as the ymost thoroughly competent men in the country in their respective lines of activity
 i The Pan-American Road Congress will convene at the Municipa a.aI- torium. Oakland Cal Monday morn ing. September 1 3, and continue until Friday night The opening address will be made by Governor Charles w. , Gates of Vermont, chairman of the l executive committee of the congress. He will be followed by Governor Johnson of California. Mayor Davis of Oakland. and Director of Con- gresses Barr, of the Panama Pacific Exposition, who will deliver addresses of welcome. Addresses in response will be made by George W. TIlson, BItSlutnt VI tue -hliltl lNllli AA'lelNi Builders Association. and Fairfax Harrison, president of the American Highway. Association. The congress is to be held under the joint auspices of these two associations. assisted bv the Tri-State Good Roads Association 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 15. 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 Fes- tival Hall on the grounds of the Pan lama Pacific exposition
 For those who desire to make the lcongress the central feature of some weeks of sight seeing, a special train will be provided. This train will leave Chicago on September 2. and proceed by easy stages to allow for visiting points of unusual interest, reaching Oakland September 12. Returning after the congress, the train will leave Oakland September 19, and reach Chi cago October ?. This train will carry every convenience that modern travel