Arizona republican., 1921-09-18
SHIRLEY Is MIN ! HEAD IF THREE
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Especial Washington Dispatch)
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. Sept It, Negotiations which have been in process for several weeks between the American Automobile association and Henry G. Shirley. of Maryland, with a, view to obtaining the ser vices of the latter as chairman of the Organizations good roads board. have been just brought to a happy con- clusion. according to an announce ment made here today by President George C. Diehl-
 Mir. Shirley's appointment oe- comes effective immediately, and he will take up his new duties without delay. The new chairman is one Of the most widely and most favorabiy known highway authorities in the United States He was the first president of the American Associa- brings to the A. A. A. chairmanship exceptional ability that will unques- tionably rebound to the benefit of highway users everywhere in the country.
 Coupled with MT. Shirley's accep- tance. plans are now being made for the entire reorganization of the roads board with the idea of making 1t an even more active force in stim-
 
 in all of its phases. both local and national.
 Our work will be purely educa- tional," states MT. Diehl. .and it is our desire to lend effective co-opera- ton to legislators and officials who are seeking to bring about sound methods in the administration. fi- nancing. construction, maintenance and use of our highways. The far ! oh f1, rr~hfCf. 1,1r effected through the growing use of the motor vehicle require new meth | ods. and as the representative body | of automobile owners. We believe that no organization should have a closer insight into these questions than our own. To this end, we propose to invite the best known experts in the country to work with us in order that we may both place before them the needs of the owner and receive in turn the suggestions of the builder"
 MT. Shirley has seen long service in highway work A graduate of the Virginia Military Institute. he first undertook railroad engineering. then | became road engineer of Baltimore county. Maryland. In May. 1912. he was appointed chief engineer of the l Maryland state road commission and it was during his long term in this office that Maryland's great system of highways was constructed In 1917 and 1918 he represented the state highway officials on the highway transport committee of the Council of National Defense, later becoming secretary of the Highway Industries association Recently he turned from this work to his profession when he again accepted the office of roads engineer of Baltimore county
 Associated with MT. Shirley on the A. A A. road board will be NJ O.. Eldridge. formerly assistant director of the bureau of public roads, whose 25 years of service in that bureau | made him a national figure in high way work. MT. Eldridge is director , of the board of which MT. Shirley is chairman, as well as editor of the Highways Green Book, published an . nually by the A. A. A. and the most complete annual compilation of cur |, rent highway facts now issued MT. Shirley succeeds MT. Diehl. who is himself widely known in high l way and automotive circles MT. Diehl resigned upon his election to , the A. A. A. presidency. hut will of course be closely associated with the ? the other two men in their work