Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-28
PRELIMINARY PLANS
FOR GOOD ROADS MEET
Governor Charles W. Gates, of Yer
mont, Is Chairman of Executive
Committee OF Five.
GOVERNORS NAME DELEGATES
Joint Meeting Of American Road
Builders Association and Ameri.
can Highway Association at San
francisco Next September.

preliminary plans were completed at
meeting Ia Montpelier. Vt, last
thursday for what promises to be the
largest gathering of good roads ad-
N"catcs ever held. This meeting will
DC hcld At the Panama Pacific Inter
"'uohal Exposition. and will be known
~ Inc an-Amcrican Road Congress-
VIII be under the joint auspices Of
INC American Road Builders Assoca-
i.on and the American Highway A-so-
cation. The tentative date selected
- mat OF the week Of September 6.
The plans for the forthcoming con-
GF"ss viii be handled by an executive
'"n.mitte" of five. This committee is
made UP OF Governor Charles W. Gates,
OF Vermont. chairman: w w. Crosby
former state highway engineer OF
Maryland, and +. /. Powers. editor Of
GOOD Roads. representing the. Amer
lcan Road Builders Association, and
James II. Macdonald. former state
highway commissioner or Connecticut
ana i. l. rcnnybackcr. Chief Division
OF Economics. United states Office Of
Public itoads. representing the Amer
ican Highway Association.
~ the meeting In Montpelier Gov
crhor Gates was elected the iiftn mem
hcr. and chairman OF The committee
IN order to facilitate its work. tho
committee has apportioned Same among
-FOUR subcomfnlttccg. as follows: finance
James II. Macdonald: program, w. ".
crosby; publicity, T. l. Powers, and ar
engagements. j. l.. Pennybacker. These
snbcommittees will start upon their
work at once
II Is expected that this meeting Will
nrlng together not only official repre-
s'ntatives from every state in the
Union. but also from the Canadian
provinces and many OF the South Amer
lean countries. Omcial Invitations Will
soon be issued to the Governors of the
s'vera! States to appoint delegates.
h" members OF the committee have
pecn working since tho latter part OF
last year in making preparations for
TINS meeting, and great interest has
been shown in the work by those
Identified with highway Improvement
Inc cooperation Of other good roads
organizations. the railroads and others
is promised. with the result that It is
expected tina; the meeting Will mark
milestone IN the propa Ganda for
good roads
Tho organization under whosc aus
piceA tho joint congress VIII be held
are known as tho two leading good
roads associations OF the United states
Both associations during the past few
Years have held successful congresses
Independently. but this year il was felt.
gt view OF the Panama Pacific Interua-
honhl Exposition. that IL. would best
serve the interests Of all good roads
advocates concerned 10 hold n Joint con-
gross during the exposition. Both or
carnations are represented by two
members on the executive committee
tn" hfih member having been elected hy
IN" other four. The selection OF Gov
crnor Gates as the nth member is felt
(" he peculiarly fortunate. not only on
account OF his high official position az
~" chief executive Of the state OF Yer
mont and HIS ability aud fairness, but
because or the TACT that lac. for zen
E"HrS or more, was the State HIGH V
Commissioner OF the state OF Vermont,
aud II WAS duo TO his record In this
Office that he was elected governor hv
one OF til. largest ,naioritics ever given
10 governor in that 5fatc. This election
20 tho covcrnorship Is one of the high
rst tributes ever paid 10 a road builder
and 90 far as known. Is the first in
stance on record OF such recognition
The executive officers OF the American
Road Builders Association arc as fol-
lows; president, George w. Tillson, con-
cutting engineer 20 the pres id"nt OF tin.
borough OF Brooklyn. New York City:
trst cc-presidcut. a w. Dean, chic.
engineer. Massachusetts Highway Com
mission; second vice president Austin
r. Fletcher. State Highway Engineer
Of California: third president s
Percy Hooker. State Superintendent OF
Highways of.Ncw Hampshire; score
tary, T.. J.. Powers editor C;Oo1 Roads.