The Detroit times., 1917-10-12
GOOD ROADS.
MOVEMENT
SPREADING
State Expert Gives
Much Credit To Au-
tOmObile Club

Wayne county's road building
program and the good roads cana
pnign ~ the Detroit Automobile club
have aided the cause 81 better high
ways 10 such an extent in Michigan
that within five years every trunk
line road In the lower peninsula viii
have IN Improved surface said
Frank r. Rogers. state highway CON
missioner. at the dinner given oy
the automobile club 90 OCT ~ town
good road day guests. IN llo ei
pontChartrlin. Thursday night io..
lowing The dedication of the Outer
Feit drive near Worthwhile ia the al
ternO0n
"qke Detroit Automobile club has
been doing an Invaluable work Or
The good roads cause. especially DO
. eastern Michigan Nj Roger DE-
( cIaTed "1ne result rill DO that in
three years paved highway VIII
run from the state line above To
ledo 20 the Saginaw valley"
The commi ssioner explained how
the federal aid bin WA working out
jr Michigan and paid tribute 81 o.
II NJ Rowe. Of Baltimore. president
OF the American Automobile asso-
esatieH5 who Ses guest O. ttr1
evening. Or Rowe r. credited VIII
having done much 20 make federal
aid for roads possible.
Denying that credit was due him
for the federal aid law. DR.. Rowe
enlogized A. c. Batchelder, execu-
tive chairman, and George c. Dlehl
chairman OF the good roads board
of the A. A A. The facts have
never been made public before. DR.
Rowe said, but Mr. Diehl wrote the
federal aid bin az II stood when
passed In congress- after a lo-year
Tight
Abner z. Iarned, toastmaster. in
addition TO Dr.. Rowe and Mr. Rog
ers introduced as speakers William
II. Metzger. president OF the Detroit
Automobile club. G. C. Jacopus
chairman OF roads and bridge com
mittee, Milwaukee county. wilson
SIN: Horatio g. Earle. father of good
roads IN Michigan: II p. Browning.
state highway engineer. OhiQ: L H
Wright, chairman OF the state high-
way commission, Indiana. and Ed
ward n. Hines. chairman OF the
Wayne county road commission.
Mr.. Hines declared more credit
was dne the board OF supervisors
than 10 himself and Messrs. Hag.
gerty and Butler, the other members
OF the commission In 10 years not
once has the county board failed 20
comply with the commissions re-
uueFts. Mr.. Hines Enid
Atty. Gen. Alex J. Groesbeck and
Mr.. Metzger "cut the bad roads
from Wayne county" at the dedica-
ton OF the Outer Belt In the after
noon. This was done by cutting
the words bad roads" from a great
ssf$ BARRIER gjyetched across The
road. MissSes Helen Dakin and Helen
BuIkley ware attendants -Missee
Frances and Sally Macauiey chris
tened the highway.
More than 1,400 automobiles were
IN the lire which moved from Cad
ffacsa. 10 Worthwhile. Al least
1000 persons we're IN the party.
Judge Alfred J. Murphy presided In
n meeting which followed. Atty
Den. Groesbeck. Mayor Marx. Allan
A. Templeton. Edward -. Hines and
Cass Benton were speakers.
The parade. In charge OF n. "
shuart, manager OF the Detroit An
tonobile Dealers association. and
Herbert |. Buhier. OF the Burroughs
COMPANY. WAS the greatest process
tion OF motor cars ever assembled
IN Detroit. In the line were the
bands OF the Ford. Packard. REQ.
WHY'S. Overland and Studebaker
companies. These. with the town
band, played In Worthwhile during
the afternoon.