Arizona republican., 1922-03-19
HOOVER REGRETS HE
CANNOT Be PRESENT
At BIC ROADS MEET

Secretary of Commerce Herbert
Hoover expressed his regrets that he
could not attend the tenth annual
convention of the United States Good
Roads Association on April 24-2S.
Early in December committee con-
sisting Of Governor Thomas e. Camp
bell, representing the state of Ari-
zona, Director General Rountree, rep
resenting the United States Good
Roads Association; Dwight b. Heard,
representing the city of Phoenix. and
a committee of 25 prominent citizens
throughout the United States. called
on Secretary Hoover in Washington
and extended to him an invitation TO
visit Phoenix in April. He tentatively
accepted the invitation and stated
that he hoped TO combine his Colo
RADIO river visit and the United States
Good Roads Association at the same
time. But he could not arrange this
so he now regrets very much that he
cannot attend the good roads conven-
tion, as he has important engage
ments that will can him back to
Washington not later than April 4,
and it will be impossible for him to
make a second trip. He expressed
his regrets to Director General Roun-
tree and Governor Campbell before he
left Phoenix. He extends his best
wishes for the success of the conven-
, ton and feels certain that some Of
his associates in the cabinet will be
with us on this occasion.
Recognizing the Importance of the
tenth annual convention of the United
States Good Roads Association, the
Bankhead National Highway Asso-
citation and the United States Good
Road show that will be held at the
Arizona state fair grounds on April
24-29, the federal government will
send one of the largest and best good
roads exhibits that has ever left the
national capitol to be exhibited in
Phoenix.
Thomas II. Mcdonald, chief Of the
bureau of public roads, has notified
Director General Rountree that he
will be glad to send full set of
models of roads and bridges, 15 mod
els in all, a complete set OF panels
of colored Photographic engagements
of federal aid and forest roads, light
box showing the danger of grade
crossings and transparencies, showing
the details of the federal road de-
partment of Arlington tests. The ex-
hibit that will be sent to Phoenix will
be the same that was shown at the
Chicago good road show. 1t will oc-
cupy more than 1000 square feet
It will be installed at the Arizona
state fair grounds and grouped
| around this exhibit will be wonder
full display or road material. road ma
chinery, trucks. tractors and automo
biles.
Already some OF the leading ma
| chinery and material people through
/ -, fvrr I,ox FOL
The bureau of public roads will
send experts here to install the gov
ernment exhibit and explain the same
| to the visitors This feature of the
| United States Good Road Show will
| be quite educational as we'll as in
| teresting to the road officials. engi-
neers, contractors and the public gem
| orally. it will be worth riding hun
dreds of miles to see. 1t will be the
first complete federal road exhibit
| that has ever been shown in the west
| The sending of this exhibit by the
| department Of public roads at Wash
4 ington is a graceful compliment to
/ the western people, as an exhibit has
/ been sent for the past five years to
meetings of the United States Good
Roads Association in the southern
1 and eastern states.
Senator Ashurst and Congre ssman
! Hayden Of Arizona, took a very ac-
tive part in inducing the government
to send this exhibit Mr. Thomas II.
Mcdonald chief of the Bureau of
Public Roads, has been invited to at
tend the Phoenix meeting by the
! United States Good Roads Associa-
ton, Governor Campbell. State En-
gineer Maddox and other officials.
He has personally expressed desire
to visit Arizona and the west and
visit these roads. 1t is hoped that
he can arrange to leave Washington
to attend this convention. He was
one OF the distinguished speakers at
the Greensboro meeting Of the United
States Good Roads Association last
year. Director General Rountree is
in receipt of the following letter from
him:
United States Department of Agricul-
! ture, Bureau OF Public Roads