The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-31
MAMMOTH GOOD ROADS CONVENTION WILL BE HELD THIS MONTH IN ARKANSAS
Auto Clubs Extended Spe- cial Invitation to Particir pate = Birmingham
 Men In Movement

Men In Movement
 Plans are being rapidly consummated for holding the sixth annual session of the United States Good Roads associa- tion; second annual session of the Bankhead National Highway associa- tion; sixth annual show of United States Good Roads exhibit, which will convene in Little Rock, Ark, April 15 continuing for five days, according to a statement of J. A. Rountree of Bir- ringham secretary of these organiza- tions.
 United States Senator J. H. Bank head is president, and Gov. Charles H. Brcugh of Arkansas is vice president of the United States Good Roads asso citation. They have each written per sonal and official letters to the IS governors throughout the United States and invited them to attend the con- vertion and to appoint 100 representa- tive citizens from their respective states to attend the convention. AL ready over 5000 delegates have been appointed and Gov. Charles Henderson of Alabama, Governor Williams of Oklahoma. Governor Bilbo of Missis- sppi have accepted the invitation. Sew eral other governors have written Governor Brough that they will make a special effort to attend and will send their positive acceptance at a later date.
 OFFICIALS PUSSY
 Secretary of State Terral of Arllan sas has invited the secretary of state from each state to attend. Many of them have accepted
 Comm issioner of Agriculture Page of Arkansas has sent cordial invitations to all the commissioners of argricul- ture to come to the convention and participate in the same.
 President Owen of the Arkansas state highway commission has sent urgent invitations to all state high way commissioners, also to all state highway and county engineers telling them that it is of the greatest impor- tance that they be present and help to push the work of building good roads in this great national crisis.
 State Auditor Oliver of Arkansas is making an active effort to have all the state auditors in attendance.
 Mayor Taylor of Little Rock is try ing to induce as many mayors, mem bers of boards of aldermen and city engineers as possible to be present.
 General Manager George Firmin of Little Rock Chamber of Commerce has sent invitations to over 1000 Cham4 bers of Commerce asking them to each appoint 25 delegates to represent their organization at the meeting.
 AUTO CLUBS INVITED
 Secretary Rountree states that over 2000 invitations have been mailed to state, county and city good roads or ganiza tions, automobile clubs and oth- CT civic bodies asking that delegates be sent from their respective organi "a tions
 The United States Good Roads asso- ciation convenes the first three days, April 15, IS and r. and the Bankhead National Highway association will convene on the 18th and 18th.
 Several thousand delegates from Vir- ginia, North and South Carolina Geor- gia, Alabama. Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mex ico, Arizona, California Estates through which the Bankhead highway traverses) will be in attendance. As there are a number of contesting routes, an un- usual number will be present. Already arrangements have been made to run special trains from Oklahoma, Texas and north Arkansas in order to ac- commodate the large crowds of road boosters from along these routes.
 Informa tion has been received that many visitors throughout Arkansas and nearby states expect to arrive in automobiles.
 The good roads exhibit of road ma terials and road machinery promise to be the most attractive feature of the convention Already many leading good 1I.s. z1.l have secured space and will send good exhibits. This part of the conventions will be worth riding many miles to see. The exhibit as we'll as the meet ings, will all be held in Liberty hall
 The headquarters of these associa- rions are in Birmingham, where large office force is pushing the correspond ence advertising and other work.
 
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