The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-22
important MEETING
At LEXINGTON, Ky.
Southern Appalachian Good Roads
Convention WIN Discuss Ques-
ton OF Federal Aid.

Mr.. G. b. Scott, of the State High
way Commissioners office, secretary
OF the Southern Appalachian Good
Roads Association, has kindly fur
nished The virginian the following
article relative to the forthcoming
meeting of the association at Licking
ton, KY:
There are many reasons why this
eighth annual convention of the
Southern Appalachian Good Roads As
ISOLATION should be the most success
full and useful convention. ever held
by this association. Since the last
convention Tennessee has organized a
State Highway Department and the
State Highway Commission of North
Carolina has been organized and is
accomplishing splendid results Also.
within the last six months, Congress
has passed an act appropriating sew
enty-five million dollars for Federal
aid to States in road construction,
with an additional ten million to be
used on roads in government forest
reserves. This provision of the Fed
eral government. together with the re-
cent foods which have visited large
areas in the Southern Appalachian
region, have created problems for this
general section which can be most
successfully met by the getting to-
gether of good roads throughout this
general region.
Therefore. the subjects which will
be discussed In detail at this conven-
ton will be Federal Aid. with particu-
lar reference to the provisions OF the
act, and the question of Road Main
tenance.' This latter subject Is of
especial interest in view of the fact
that one of the provisions Of the Fed
eral Aid bill Is that maintenance for
roads constructed with this Federal
cooperation must be provided by the
States receiving such aid. Among those
who will discuss the Federal Aid Road
bill are Mr.. l.. w. Page, director OF
the United States office of public roads
and engineering; representative OF the
United States forest service. Mr.
George T. Coleman, chairman of the
executive committee Of the American
Association OF State Highway officials.
The question of Road Maintenance
will be discussed by Mr.. Robert
James, who is in charge of the d.
vision OF maintenance of the United
States Office OF public roads: Mr. Hem
ry G. Shirley. president of the Ameri-
can Association of State Highway off,
cials. and State road engineer of
Maryland; Professor C. NJ Strahan.
Of the highway department of the Uni
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These questions will also be dis
cussed by the highway officials of the
States included in this association
(Maryland, Virginia. North Carolina.
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Tennessee and Kentucky.
FOther subjects to be discussed are
the Use OF the Automobile Tax in
Road Work: Use of States' Prison
ers on Public Roads etc.
There will be exhibits OF road ma
terials, road photographs, models from
the United States office OF public
roads, etc.
ton there will be held the annual
meeting of the Kentucky Good Roads
Association and at least one thousand
delegates are expected to attend from
the State of Kentucky who will also
take part In the proceedings OF the
Southern Appalachian convention.
Tuesday, September S. will be
known as Governors Day and 1t is
expected that the Governors of each
of these States will attend and make
short addresses. Among the Con-
gressmen who are expected to attend
are Senator r. u. Smith. of South
Carolina; Hon. Corden Hull, Hon. D.
II. Kincheloe, of kentucky; Hon,
Charles P. Coady. of Maryland; Sena-
tor John J., Shields, of TENNESSEE
Hon. John w. Langley OF Kentucky.
Their attendance, of course, Is de-
pendent upon the adjournment of
Congress.
1T Is expected that this conven-
ton will be the most important. not
only In point of attendance. but be-
cause OF the vital import OF the SUBJ
jects to be discussed to this general
region. that the association has ever
held; and all citizens who are inter-
ested In the upbuilding of their States
and OF this Southern Appalachian re-