Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-13
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
IS FOREMOST INDUSTRY
Enormous Development to Bo
Emphasized at Meeting
in New York.
STATISTICS SHOW pRoaRHss
|'ecfctnry OF American Road BuiJders'
An"ocintfon Points Out smnii Army
~ Working for better Highways.
30 Per cent Of Roads Not Surfaced.

secrctnry OF American 'Roed Hull ders'
AhH0cintfon Poiuts Out Smnii Army
IN Working for better Highways.
30 Per cent of Roads Not Surfaced.
NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-The onor-
nous development that has chnrnc-
tcrizcd tho American BODYBUILDING
industry since tho advent OF the mo-
tor vehicle will be exemplihed in tho
annual meeting and got toEcth
thinner OF tho American Road Build
Frs Association mt tho Automobile
<iub OF America. this city. Novem-
Der IL. AT this meeting the associa-
zion VIII install officers for the en-
suing year and initiate plans for its
Iwelith Good Roads Congress. Thir-
eenth National Good Roads Show and
Nineteenth Annual Convention TO be
held at the Coliseum In Chicago, jan
nary IL to 20. next.
Very few people realize" said Il.
:. Powers. secretary OF tho associa-
Ion. who has just completed sur.
Fcy OF tho American road-building
industry, 'thnt highway construction
ias become one of the country's
greatest industries. ranking well up
With construction In general and
manufacturing In particular. There
ire identified with IL $4,000 Federal.
N"NNs anu wy HlH
rhy officials. 1000 road contractors.
1000 bridge contractors. 1916 manu-
ncturers and dealers I'm road uilding
machinery. materials and appll anccs.
1888 firms manufacturing highway
transportation equipment. $4,000 civil
md highway engineers. 10000 auto
motive and chemical engineers and
F42 national. State and local highway
associations and engineers and con-
FACTORS organizations. not to speak
Il the many publications devoted to
hood roads"
TrucIs Manufacturers Numerous.
I'm addition TO these there are
1913 firms manufacturing trucks.
FACTORS. automobiles and other We
liclcs dependent upon god roads
nd having total capital invested
amounting to $4,000. 100000. an
mount exceeding one-third the
rapital OF tho comntry's railroads,
Ind an annual output OF 100000
passenger care valued at f1.tl0. 600. 600:
100000 commercial cars valued AZ
400, 900. 600. 10000 tractors valued
Il ,.25.00o,ooO. Tho 1000 road CON
FACTORS have n total capital In
ested OF sos. 100000"
There are 1855 panks. trust COM
nnics and bond houses dealing In
treet and highway bonds 10 the
mount OF sCes "sN'
otal capital amounting 10 slllS,-
os. OOO and net earnings of $40
100000 Il year. There hre zoo firms
manufacturing cement for roadhul.d-
ne. with an annual output OF l25.gto.-
90 barrels valued at s37a.0oo.oog and
otal capital amounting To $3G8.3l A.
10. There are l:7 firms innnufnc-
uring paving brick valued annna ny
1 s7,iI5.0UD and capital Invested
,,fp Goa lUu The wooden
aSlng block manufacturers number
orty-six. and their output OF So
90. 900 blocks Is valued Ut $4,000
90 Their invested capital totals
i,s00,D09. There are twenty three
manufacturers OF granite blocks Win
apltal Invested OF s5.s96,uoO, and
II annual output 81 2G.00o,noO blocks
al,,ed at sl,547.Ooe. The dealers in
rushed stone number 800 With an
nuual output Of g.7Oo,000 tons for
Dad purposes annually that are
nlued at se.5000Oo. Twcnty-seven
rilion. nine hundred thousand dol
hrs in capital ie invested in this
ranch of the industry.
"'Thres hundred and forty firms
reducing annually 100000 tons or
and and gravel Of Il total value o.
2 ,ooO. 600, and having n grand totai
ss.l3O.QG0 invested capital. are In
Owed IN road building. In addition
!, all these there arc 1875 firms manu-
icturing miscellaneous road ma
erals and spccialties with an out
ut valued at s3I,l6o.ooo annually
nd capita! invested to the eateht Oh
20 56G, 900. and forty-two companies
manufacturing asphalt with an an
nal output Of l.oo0,is7 tons valued
,I4,slo.00O, and total capital OF
IoG 600 900 There arc ffty-t"o
callers In secondhand road machin-
~ and hundreds OF firms manufac-
bring cables. w.cc. roras. p'cHs'
novels. oils. greases. gasoline tar
birch. culvcrts. bridges. cxplosives
"a other materials and appliances
sed in highway construction.
.c,a D;:.iL.ns In i.R .t-':iry.
..It IL one Of the axioms or bus!-
esq that the past is an index Of the
,Ipre. Road building j: largely IN
infancy. Eighty-five per cent oil
merican roads are yet TO be sur
heed. The automobile has merged
~ and country and we nave
s,ched tho point where advance
ent In production ara trade mere
tter will be more dependent upon
reful maintenance OF the highways
DIV existing and the rapid develop
emf OF new ones. The stability and
rowth Of the entire automobile In
ts.ry as well as that of road build
y and all it's branches are abso-
tely dependent upon good roads"
At recent drawing OF space for
10 good roads show in Chicago 95
,r cent Of tho 10000 square feet OF
,ace was taken. breaking all rec
rda and necessitating the use Of
lditional buildings to house the ex-
ibits. Close to s1,500.0o0 worth Of
Dor saving road machinery and
appliances Will be exhibited.
At the good roads congress to be
bid during the exposition, many
objects OF Importance to Highway
iers will be discussed. including tho
limitation OF grade crossings.
rengtheninx bridges to carry ever
creasing truck loads and a more
,uitable distribution Of taxation
the construction and maintenance
highways. Last year Federal,
ate and municipal taxes on motor
hic!es reached the staggering sum
ss1G,72o, 000--equivalcn to s34 per
Er. Governors Of States, county
mmissoners and Mayors of cities
rouchout the country will be asked
appoint delegates to tho congress.
[IGH POSITION GIVEN
mo DI1DCEcc nADDovy