Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-03
GOOD ROAD BOOSTERS
TO ATTEND CONGRESS
AT OAKLAND SEPT. IS
Pan-American Road Congress
Draws Delegates From
All Over Nation

New York, Sept. A. Definite al
yancement has been made annually il
road construction, maintenance and ad
ministration since New Jersey enacte,
the first modern State Aid Road Law
in 1891. For the first dozen years tn,
progress was slow; but during the pas
few years, the movement has been 90
ing forward at a constantly increasing
pace, and with a momentum which
gathers strength and force as it pro,
ceeds, until is now forms one Of the
irresistible factors of human progress
This progress has been marked from
year to year by the annual conventions
of the American Road Builders AssO.
citation and the American Highway As.
sociation. Not only in the mileage Of
roads improved has the advancement
been made. Better types of roads and
streets have been developed; better
methods Of construction; the more in.
telligent employment of materials;
more economical administration; more
advantageous systems of financing, all
have contributed to the widening of the
subject of highway improvement until
1918 finds a greater accomplishment
than any previous year since the move
ment began.
Practically every state in the Union
and every province and country in all
America is pushing the construction of
highways to the limit of means avail
able. While every commonwealth has
ITS own methods Of procedure, the OBJ.
Jects sought are in every case the same.
The lowering Of the cost of marketing
products and securing supplies; the
opening of channels of traffic to per.
init the development Of new territory;
and the enhancement of the values of
property; better sociological conditions;
all 90 to make up the sum Of advan.
tages which follow the improvement of
the highways,
Hence the Pan.American Road
Congress, which will assemble at Oak.
land, California, September 1917. Al
large number of delegates has already |
been appointed, so that full attend. |
ance is assured. Experts will present
and discuss the latest and most ap.
proved methods; and those who are
seekers for information will be able TO
find it, on any phase of the highway
subject in which he is most interested. !
The union Of the two great associn.
tions previously named was for the
purpose of organizing the Pan.Ameri.
can Road Congress, The bringing into
one assemblage of the combined mem.
berships of these two associations, to.
gether with delegates and experts from
other American countries, must enable
any road builder, be he engineer, con.
tractor, official or layman, to receive
vast benefit not only for himself but
also for his home community by at.
tending the Congress.
Several cities on or near the route
of lthe Special Pan.Amerban Road
congress train, but which are not sched.
nled for sightseeing stops, have sent
argent invitations and requests to be
included, and promising the most cor.
iial welcome. At most of the points
where stops are to be made, committees
If leading citizens are being organized
10 prepare and give direction to the
proper entertainment of the visitors
As the train will leave Chicago Sep
.ember and arrive at Oakland Sep.
.ember 10, the time given for visiting
Interesting points along the route will
give much opportunity for recreation
md entertainment.