The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13
At Road Builders Conference
and Good Roads Show to
Be Held in Pittsburg.

errors OF all the states IN the unloI
and the mayors Of the principal cities
have been invited to attend and ap
point delegates to the thirteenth an
nual convention Of the American Roat
Builders Association at Pttsburg
during the week beginning Februar,
rs. This meeting will be known az
the sixth American Good Roads Con
gress, and In connection with It there
will be held the seventh Nationa
Good Roads Show. Mayor Armstrong
of Pittsburg has become so much in.
terested in the forthcoming eonven'
ton and show that he has written
personal invitations to the mayors Of
some 5000 cities. to be present and
participate in the proceedings Of the
convention and show and also ap-
point delegates.
The association has also issued
invitations to state highway and city
engineers, throughout the country; tc
road engineers, to contractors, and tc
others engaged or interested in the
administration, construction and the
maintenance Of roads and streets.
The Trunk Line Association has
granted a special rate Of two cents a
mile to persons attending the con-
vention from points within its terri
tory. Similar arrangements are pend
ing with other railway organizations
whose lines enter Pittsburg with the
probability that they will be granted.
Negotiations are also under way for
special cars and special trains from
points east and west for the aceommo-
dalton of officials and others attend
ing the convention. The correspond
ence OF the association officials who
have the work in charge indicates
that the attendance will be very large.
Reservations Of exhibition space in
the good roads show demonstrate the
interest OF manufacturers in the con-
vention to be especially active. New
devices in road building and paving
machinery; and new methods Of adap-
tation Of materials will be presented.
Indications now justify the expecta-
ton that the show will be the most
important ever held, both in number
and variety Of exhibitors. One Of the
causes of the exceptional activity in
this respect Is attributed to the fact
that no similar exhibition OF national
scope was given during 1915. Studies
OF equipment and materials is consid-
cred by officials, engineers and con-
tractors as a most essential factor in
the economics Of road and street
building.
1t is proposed to make the opening
OF the American Good Roads Congress-
at Pittsburg on the evening Of Mon
day. February %, under the auspices
of the American Road Builders Asso-
citation, largely Pittsburg and Penn
sylvania demonstration in favor Of
good roads. To this end not only will
the, delegates and visitors be expect
ed to be present, but the general pub
lie will be cordially invited 10 at
tend. A special local committee has
been appointed to select the speak
ers for the occasion. This commit
tee consists OF former State Highway
Commission E. A. Bigelow, James
Francis Burke and George S. oliver.
Among the speakers will be men OF
national favor, and it is expected that
this meeting will give a decided i'm
petus to the movement for improved
highways. The tentative program is
announced as follows:
Monday February IS.
Registration Of delegates and visi-
tors during afternoon and evening at
headquarters, Mechanical hall.
Opening Of seventh national good
roads show, 3 p. m.
Monday evening, o'clock-Public
meeting, Memorial hall. Addresses
by prominent speakers.
Tuesday February 90.
a. m. and during day-Registra-
ton of delegates and visitors.
10 a. disappointment of commit
tees. Meeting Of committees.
First session, IL a. m.-Congress
called to order in convention hall by
the president Of the American Road
Builders Association.
Invocation.
Address Of welcome on behalf Of
the city of Pittsburg.
Address of welcome on behalf Of the
state of Pennsylvania.
Response on behalf of the American
Road Builders Association by the
president.
Addresses.
Second session, 2:SO p. M:
Railway Track Construction in,
Paved Streets"-R. Keith Compton,
chairman of paving committee, Bal
timore, Md.
Discussion.
"The Control Of Openings in Pave
ments"-N. S. Sprague, superintend-
emit. bureau Of engineering, Pittsburg.
Discussion.
Selection of special topics to be dis
cussed at some later session. U.s.
Tuesday evening, s o'clock-Theater
party and smoker given by the people
Of Pittsburg. t-
Wednesday, March I.
Third session, 10 a. M:
Recent Developments in the Build
ing OF Concrete Roads"-W. D. Uhler,
chief engineer, Pennsylvania state
highway department.
Discussion.
"A Contractors Suggestion to En-
gineers and Inspectors H. Cor
don, contractor for road improvement,
Albany, \. Y. Discussion.
Fourth session, 2:30 p. m:
"Adaptability Of Paving Materials
to Different Conditions and LOCAL.
ties"-F. C. Pllsbury. division ens;-
neer, Massachusetts Highway Com
mission. Discussion.
Roads at Low Cost for Moderate
Traffic" E. Everett, State