The Washington herald., 1920-03-21
ROADS MEETING
STIRSCOUNTRY.
Nine Governors Have Prom
ised to Attend Convention
In Hot Springs, Ark.
SEND DELEGATES, TOO
Men Successful in Promot-
ing Highway Associations
To Make Addresses.
SEND DELEGATES, TOO

Hot Springs. Ark. March 90
Positive acceptances have already
been received from nine governors
that they will attend the conven-
tion of the United States Good
Roads, Bankhead Highway and AL
bert Pike Highway Associations
conventions. which arc schedule
to meet in this city the week of
April IL to Is.
Director General Rountree stated
recently there has never been a
meeting of the organizations that
seemed to have aroused such pre-
liminary interes, ls the Dnc fo he
held here next month. An Jhdica-
tior of that fac: ~ seen in the
acceptance Of the invitation by c.
L. Milliken. governor Of Maine. who.
not only writes IL r1ost enthusiastic
letter but also states he will ap-
point delegates 20 attend the con-
veE.ion with him.
All Are Doing That.
All of the governors are doing
that. Even chief executives who
cannot come here, owing to previous
engagements, have written that in
terest has been aroused in their
they are naming men they know are
interested in good roads and Rno
will be at these meetings
/ Letters of positive acceptance
have been received from the follow
ing governors:
Lee NJ. Russell, Mississippi: \. NJ
Roberts. Tennessee; W. +. Hobby.
Texas; c. f. Milliken. Maine; Peter
Norbeck, South Dakota: Il. G. Pleas
ants, Louisiana; ]. Il. A. Robertson,
lOklahoma. and o. A. Larazola. New
Mexico. 1t is also understood that
Arkansas chief executive. Charles
ii. Brough. who will succeed the
late United States Senator Bank
head as presiding officer of the
United States Good Roads Associa-
ton, will also be at the convention
and play prominent part in its de-
liberations.
Highway Builders Interested.
A number of men who have been
successful in promoting highway
organizations in other States have
been invited to deliver addresses.
Among the number is Mr.. A. r. Bea-
ment, Secretary of the Lincoln Ma
tional Highway. He will tell how
the Lincoln Highway was built. He
is one of the most successful organ
izers and promoters In the country
His speech will be the leading fea-
ture of the Bankhead National High
way meeting. He has accepted the
invitation and will come to the con-
vention full of enthusiasm and a CO.
operative spirit. The Lincoln High
way is to the North what the Bank
head Highway Is to the South. The
l..
gether in mutual interest.
DR.. S. NJ. Johnson. of New Mexico.
prominent and well-known good
roads advocate and officer. and one
of the promoters of the Bankhead
National Highway, will address the
association on the Next Thing to
Do" He will outline certain plans
in regard to building the Bankhead
National Highway.
J.. G.. Adams, president of the~Ala-
bama Automobile Dealers Associa-
tion, has notified Director General
Rountree that he will attend the
eighth annual convention of the
United States Good Roads Associa-
ton and will appoint a delegation
to represent the Alabama Automo-
bile Dealers Association at the
coming convention. He expressed
himself with a great deal of enthu-
siasm over the coming meeting and
states that Alabama can be de-
pended upon to send a good dele
cation.
Cyrus G. Avery. president of the
Albert Pike organization, has
stated that he anticipates more
delegates will attend the good roads
week in Hot Springs than have ever
assembled at a convention of this
kind. for the reason that they are
anxious to participate in the meet
ings Of the other organizations.
Brough Succeeds Bankhead.
Governor Charles II. Brough, OF
Little Rock. first vice president OF
the United States Good Roads As
sociation, will succeed United States
Senator John A. Rankhead, of Ala
bama. as presiding officer of that
organization when it meets here
next month. The Arkansas chief ex-
ecutive is one of the most enthu-
siastic good roads men In the State.
and has played an important part
in securing recent good roads Leg
islation.
Not only the county judges OF
this State, but those of Tennessee,
Missouri and Louisiana have also
been asked by Judge Toney to at
tend the good roads meeting here
The Arkansas body will hold
special session in Hot Springs that
week. A feature OF the convention
will be OF an educational nature
that will show those who are in
charge of road construction how 10
get the best highways at the iedst
possible expense, and government
experts will be on hand to stress
that point, not only in special ad-
dresses but also illustrate their
statements by the largest and most
complete good roads exhibit = at
has ever been sent out OF WASH
ington.
Special arrangements have also
been made for q session of high
way engineers. who will be adj
dressed by Capt. y. ID. Fauntieroy.s
INVITATIONS 20 these men have gone
forth from loeA headuuarfers ana