The Washington herald., 1919-04-13
CITY PREPARED
FOR ROAD meet
Mineral Wells Dressed in
Holiday Garb for Con-
vention, April IA.

Mineral Wells, Texas, April 12.-Be-
decked with brightly colored flags and
bunting. appropriate streamers and
other holiday garb, Mineral Wells is
ready to shout ''Howdy" to the van
guard OF good roads boosters assem-
bling for the seventh annual conven-
ton of the United States Good Roads
Association, which meets here April
14-1s
Director General Rountree. who has
been here for the past four weeks
with force Of assistants, announces
everything ready for this great con-
yention. which will bring together
more governors. road officials, State
and county officials an6 ooad boosters
than have ever assembled in Amer
lea His work has been completed.
The cooperation OF the people Of
Texas has been magnificent The en-
thusiasm for good roads has spread
over this country like prairie fire.
Delegates have been appointed from
over thirty States, seventy-five cham
bers OF commerce and over 500 coun-
ties in the various States. Also forty
OF the leading cities have appointed
delegates to attend. Il Is estimated
that in all at least 1000 delegates
have been appointed and will journey
TO Mineral Wells.
senator Bsnkhead on Program.
United States Senator John H.
Bankhead, who is president of the
association, will arrive here On
Sunday, April 13. to be ready to
take charge OF the convention and
preside over the same.
The welcome address win be de-
llvered by Governor w. p. Hobby
on behalf Of the people OF Texas
II will be responded to by Gov
Crnor Brough. OF Arkansas, who
IS nrst vice president of the asso-
citation. Addresses will be deIiv-
cred by Governors Bilbo, of Mis-
sissipp, Pleasant, Of Louisiana: :
Robertson, OF Oklahoma; Shoup, Of
Colorado, and Lazarolo, of New
Mexico. Senator Morris Sheppard
will be in attendance. address the
convention and participate in the
same.
The United States good roads
exhibit, which will be held in con-
ncctiOn with this convention, will
be a splendid array of models of
good roads, good streets, road ma
Chinery and trucks. Moving pic
lures of roads and road building
will be shown and will be quite
an attractive feature of the con-
YentiOn.
Over 2,OOe delegates will aslend
the Bankhead National Highway As
sociatiOn. which meets on the 18th
and 18th. This convention will
probably stage the strongest contest
that has ever been waged over the
location Of routes for the adoption
Of a national highway. Two main
routes are contesting for the same.
one goes through Arkansas, Okla
homa, New Mexico to FL Paso. An
other route passes through Arkansas
TO Texarkana on through Texas to
III Paso.
The convention will receive the re-
port Of the pathfnders, which will
recommend one of these routes. IT
will adopt, reject or amend the re-
port. At this convention the Texas
boosters OF the $4,000, 900 amend
ment to the constitution will launch
their campaign.
The people of Mineral Wells anf
Texas are making elaborate prepa-
rations to entertain the visitors and
delegates. Dances. banquets, auto
mobile rides, vaudeville shows and
many forms of amusement have
been planned The truest hospital
ity and the warmest welcome will
be extended to every one that comes
All delegates are requested on ar
rival to call at registration head
quarters. Crazy Well Hotel. register,
receive badges, membership cards
and tickets to the various functions.