Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-19
meeting Of 5000
ROADS ASSOCIATION
Road Builders. County. Jadsss and
County Commissioners Meet 1t A.
4 N. College August 81.

will represent the State OF Texas In
the discussion Of State highway legis-
lation. which will be q feature Of the
annual meeting Of the Texas Good
Roads Association. which win meet
at the A. 4 NJ. College August 5. 6
and 7. Lieutenant Governor Hobby
will open the afternoon session on
Friday. August 6. when especial at
teutiop win be paid to State highway
legislation.
Some OF the leaders In highway leg
islation OF the United States will oc-
cupy important places on the program
and this matter will be given special
attention at the coming meeting.
The County Judges and County
Commissioners Association OF Texas
will meet with the Good Roads Assoc
citation. and n. L. Morrison. professor
OF highway engineering. George ID.
Marshall Of the Federal office Of pub
20 roads. located at the A. 4 NJ. Col
lege. and d. X. Coghlan Of the A. 4
NJ. department. In charge Of the ar
rangements. are expecting an attend
ance Of more than 1900.
The program for the three days
convention follows:
Thursday. August 5.
Registration and study OF exhibits
Of road building materials and ma.
chinery. will be the order OF the pro-
gram for the morning.
2p. ND. W. Spence. dean OF the
school OF engineering at A. q NJ. pre-
siding.
Address OF welcome on behalf Of
the A. 4 NJ. College-President Biz
cell.
Address OF welcome for Brazos
county-county Judge J. T. Maloney.
Response on behalf OF the County
Judges and County Commissioners
Observation-Disclosures George n. Denton
OF Waco. president
Response on behalf OF Texas Good
Roads Association-John W. Warren
OF San Antonio. president.
Announcement Of committees.
Inspection OF the college.
Adjournment.
s .. m.-Illustrated lectures and
moving pictures showing different
methods OF road construction.
Friday. August 9.
ga. m.--Judge Denton presiding.
SHOULD a Highway Engineer or
County Road Superintendent Be En-.
ployed by Weather Counties When
Only the Road and Bridge Fund Is to
BE Expended on Roads?'-Judge ]. r
Davis OF San Antonio. Followed by
general discussion by the judges
and commissioners.
Are Special Road Laws Advisa.
ble?"-Judge J. p. Poole OF Victoria.
should Commissioner BE Su.
preme In the Expenditure OF Money
In His Own Precinct?"-James Miller
OF Dallas. Followed by general dis
cussion.
County Convict Labor; (a) How
Do You Handle Convicts? Oh Are
They Satisfactory in Handling Road
Graders? (c) Do You Use the Bat?
(d) Should Chains BE Used lndiscrim-
inatelyg"-Judge W. NJ. dwell Of
waxahachie. General discussion.
p. m.-President Warren presid.
ine.
Address Lieutenant Governor W.
P. Hobby.
Highway Legislation. State and
County"-A n. Johnson OF the bureau
Of municipal research. New York City.
Discussion by L. z. Boykin. United
States office OF public roads; Senator
II. L. Darwin OF Cooper. Judge A. ].
Eyiers OF FL Paso and r. J. Potts OF
Waco. formerly highway engineer at
the A. &M. College.
s p. m.-lnformal dinner and
smoker.
Saturday. August 7.
Ga. m.-"Maintenance OF Improved
Roads"-Dr. l.. !. Hewes. United
States office OF public roads. Discus
sion by A. y. Johnson OF New York
City: Lamar Cobb. State Highway
Engineer Of Arizona: John u. Haw-
ley. president Texas Association Mem
bers Of the American Society OF ciyil
Engineers
Road school or question box.
General discussion.
Automobile tours are being organ.
ized by road boosters from various
sections OF the State. and these tours
win materially increase the attend
ance at the meeting. Low rates Of
one cent per mile each way have been
authorized by the railroads.
The meetings will be made as prac'
tical as possible and only questIons
having a bearing on road building