The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-28
COMING CONVENTION
OF ROAD BUILDERS
HIGHLY IMPORTANT
Railways Will Have to be Sup
plemented by a System of Road
transportation st. Louis Meet
ing to Consider Problem.

Special correspondence TO The Herald
New York. Dec .N.--Ccntcriug is
attention ON the urgent need OF proc
viding a system of highways adequate
20 the transportation requirements uf
the country both !u war and peace.
the fifteenth annual convention %
the American road builders ]as-ocia-
tion. which viii be held al the Hotel
Statler. - Louis. Mo. February I 10
:. 1919 VIII De without doubt the
most important iu the history 81 tho
organization.
Highway construction IN the United
states has received q serious setback
during the past season owing to the
shortage and high cost Of labor 70
tho extreme difficulty Of securing
transportation Of roud building mate
rails. There is no question, accord
ine to experts. hat the railways VIII
have 70 be supplemented los a sys-
tenn ~ road transportation which viii
require the immediate construction ~
modern highways throughout the
country and II Is To- the consideration
Of ways and meant ot accomplishing
his and hat the convention VIII give
IT. special attention
In the selection ~ - Loyis as the
place 81 meeting, the directors Of IN"
association gave yery careful Consid-
Grafton 10 the conditions governing
road building al the present time and
decided that the Missouri sity was
the Logical place Tor tho convention
because % rs nearness 90 the center
oe population aad IL facilities Tor
handling q gathering ~ this char
ucter.
owing to thc difficulties uf rail
road transportation ~ De- felt uy tho
association that II should make no
plans which would iu n way inter
fere with the transportation ~ mate
rials needed for war purposes n has
been decided. therefore. a. abandon
for this meeting the great exhibition
Of road building machinery mate
rials ana appliances which. for a
| number 81 ycars. has been am iWpor-
! ,ant feature of the associations cone
MENTIONS. and 10 limit the good roads
show Geo connection with tn" forth
coming convention Go such display 81
materials. models. photographs it,
cra1urc. etc.. as can Dee shown iU the
! large ban room Of th, Hatel S%tttl"r.
| Another year. IL b. hoped that coudi-
tionS will warrant holding tho usual
exhibition Of machinery and mate
rials
While the convention program is
only iu ID formative stage 40 present.
sufficient acceptance have been sc-
cured To- assure the attendance of
speakers Of International reputation
lp their respective lines lu addition
10 tho technical men, o. b. planned "a
have leaders iu financial ANA bust.
mess circles address the convention
on the commercial side Of road build.
ing and. % conditions permit. IL Be
expected thHt government Officials
viii also sp,Ib Tn, aim 900 fact Of
the committeco Boo the preparation of
/ the program viii Doe tu %,mphasizo th'
importance OF road improvement moi
onl, ls 70 state and nation Wide prob.
lem. but l- a vital factor bon uuiiuua
prcplrcducs-.
n l- expected that "a" - L"ui'
. convention will bc the "ulN iHfr'
rathoriur OF roat builders and usor1
which win boo held during the 'ool
1918