Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-06
CHICAGO TO HOLD GOOD
ROADS MEET THIS MONTH
VIII Discuss Relation OF Highway
AMI Motor Transport Develop
mcnts To Education.
MANY WOMEN TO ATTEND
'ihns Being Made TO Kun Special
Train From New York and Other
Eastern Points to Hear Delegates
to Congress.

tnltAGc. Feb. J.-''Thc Relation
Oh Highway and Motor Transport Dc
He'opm.ht TO Education" viii be one
~ nc principal subjects discussed "a;
- "iS nation wide good roads CON
LrcsS and machinery exposition 20
ne h"lh at The Coliseum IL; mis- cii..
i'"fNhry to IL next, according to
"h announcement mad. today hv Off
,ss, %l me American Road Builders
hHs'.'dtipn. under whose auspices
~" '"nErcfs VIII be held. Tnc sub-
49, VIII u. presented by Professor
d. ridden. national director Of
IHm"'ya ana hiGnway transport
t"S" non Washington, y. G.. one Of
~" Foremost leaders in tn. good
roads movement
Improvement of In. bi,.bv,.vs
n'hrs sGch an important relation 10
IRA! ana city education tina, IN. sub
y.t - ocElnning 10 Tcc-iy. conH!d-
''"'' attention not only from high
"HF. bnt educational. officials m.
Improvement OF the h!.hwavs In
many sections OF tile country hn.
Ti"'r II easier for school children In
N"' rurhI districts TO get 20 the rural
n'"iS ana 10 reach hanh!!y and
ptIl"ly the higher institutions OF
I'"'hlnE in TN" cities Wherever
','''hS nave been improved statistics
Si'o" that educational facilities have
"rtiA"ncd ANA thcr" has been ~
marked growth In sciino! attendance
,rhSHs data, compared with road
',''T''ls. SHOWS clearly tn" !-la' lon
stip between lllitcracy and bad roads
Many factors contribute. 10 UIItnrary
"It y IL considered sigui:ican, ,iN,
Whtfc one is found there SIS usually
~ o'h"f. IN Arkansas Missouri.
;H"rih Carolina a:id Aiiss!ssippi. where
t'Ss 'nhn per cent Of tho roads ar"
improved. there were. according 10
census figures. a7i.7Ss nat!yc-born
"n''t 'iiiieratcs out Of - total popu-
t'b"n of .Sgu.O0G. IN Massnchusot.s
2 N..s. f..,.g
',!hnn. "herc more than 30 per cent
~ IN" roads are Improved thor.
We're only 2o.j0n nativc-born white
nttttIht"S out of a total population
WI present me subject OF The Re-
,Ht'on of Highway Improvement to
f'dHchtlou.' his address will be fol-
,"""h 10y q genera discussion open
10 the entire congress.
~ the opening session or tho con-
Sr"as addresses OF welcome VIII lie
delivered by Governor Len Small. n
Itllnole. and by Mayor William IIojn
4,"!mpSoa. OF Chicago. The response
VIII be by the president OF tho Amer
lean Road Builders Agaoclation. II
j. Fah"rty. president of the board
.! !ochl improvements. Chicago. For
,he 'nterthinin"nt Of Delegates at
'gnd!nG IN" convention, u moving
picture show and fiiun0r-dnrcc a con-
cert hy the Great i.akos Naval sta
non Eand. and thcatcr party VIII
~ ~ o. li''!
Mnny Women VIII Attend.
.AH many women viii be present
special entertainment features have
been provided for their benefit by "A
committee Of Chicago women. head
ed by Mrs George u. Angel. \ re-
ccpt!on and toa viii be held from
70 I, u. NJ Wednesday, February ..
IN the green room al the Congress
Hotel. Thursday morning thcr. Viii
hc a S!Hht-sceing tour by AUTOMOBILES
followed by a luncheon and entertain
mcnt at tho Drake Hotel II the