The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-08-24
APPALACHIAN GOOD
ROADS CONVENTION
WIN be Held at Lexington, n.y., Nn
September to 5, Inclusive

WIN be Held at Lexington, n.y., on
September to $, Inclusive
There are many reasons why this
eighth annual convention of the South
ern Appalachian Good Roads associa-
ton should be the most successful
and useful convention ever held by
this association. Since the last con-
vention Tennessee has organized a
state highway department and the
State Highway Commission of North
Carolina has bene organized and is
accomplishing splendid results. Also
within the last six months, congress
has passed an act appropriating sew
enty-fiye 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
recent floods 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 all those who are interested
in the promotion of good roads in
this general region.
Therefore, the subjects which will
be discussed in detail at this conyen-
tion will be federal aid, with particd-
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 U, S. Office of Public Roads
and Rural Engineering; Representa-
tive of the U. S. Forest Service; Mr..
George P. Coleman, chairman of the
Executive Committee of the American
Association of State Highway Off
cials.
The question of road maintenance
will be discussed by Mr.. Robert
James, who is in charge of the divis-
on of maintenance of the U. S. Office
)f Public Roads; Mr.. Henry G. Shir-
ey, president of the American Asso-
,iaton of State Highway Officials,
md State Road Engineer of Maryland;
Prof C. NJ. Strahan of the Highway
Department of the University of Geor-
yia, and others.
These questions will also be discuss
ID by the Highway Officials of the
tates included in this association
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina,
south Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Tennessee and Kentucky. s
Other subjects to be discussed are {
he Use of the Automobile Tax in {
road Work; use of States Pris- {
ners On Public Roads, etc. {
There will be exhibits of road ma i
erials, road photographs, models t
rom the U. S. Office of Public Roads. Y
In connection with this convention h
here will be held the annual meeting "
f the Kentucky Good Roads associa- il
ion and at least one thousand dele +
ates are expected to attend from the +
tate of Kentucy who will also take u
art in the proceedings of the South 7
IN Appalachian convention. "
Tuesday, Sept. 5th, will be known h
S Governors Day and it is expected y
lat the governors of each of these 4
tates will attend and make short ad =
resses, Among the congressman +,
tho are expected to attend are Sena =
or e. D. Smith, of South Carolina; =
Ion. Cordell Hull; Hon. D. H. Kin !,
heloe, of Kentucky; Hon. Charles p. u
oady, of Maryland; Senator John X. :
hields, of Tennessee; Hon. John W.
angley, of Kentucky. Their attend
nee of course is dependent upon the
djournment of congress. :
1t is expected that this convention ;.
ill be the most important, not only
! point of attendance, but because :
the vital import of tn esubjects
} be discussed to this general region,
nat the association has ever held; :
nd all citizens who are interested in
ne upbuilding of their states and of
lis Southern Appalachian region are
ordially invited to attend.
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