Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-28
INTEREST IS KEEN
IN GOOD ROADS
CONVENTION

PHOENIN, March 21.-Nation wide
interest has been aroused in the tenth
annual convention of the United States
Good Roads association, the Bankhead
National Highway association and the
United States Good Roads show that
will meet in Phoenix. Arizona, on April
1929. Every detail has been carefully
worked out to make these events Il
wonderful success.
More than three Thousand delegates
have been appointed by governors from
various states throughout the union Is
announced by Director General Round
tree who has charge of the headquar-
ters of these organizations in Phoenix.
Acceptances from cabinet officers,
governors, senators, congreSsmen, state
highway commissioners, state highway
engineers, county engineers. county
| iudges. road builders. representatives
from chambers of commerce, automo-
| bile clubs and farmer organizations,
lave been received at headquarters
showing that the coming meetings Will
| be the most representative OF their KIND
| that have ever been held in America.
Congress has signally honored the as
| soeation by passing SPECIAL act
| authorizing a special die, bearing the
legion Visit Phoenix, Arizona, AprlI
24-29. United States Good Roads as
sociation week. to be used by the
Phoenix postoffice This stamp will
90 on every piece of mail that goes out
of the Phoenix postoffice. 1t Is estl-
| mated shat 10000 letters pass through
This postofficc, besides thousands OF
other pieces of mail This alone will
| sive great publicity to the coming
meetings which promises to be such a
| success.
The leading feature of the coming
convention will be that of promoting
and starting campaign for the enlted
States congress to pass bill making
an appropriation of 500, 0,0O0,OOo an
nuallv for the next five years for the
building of good roads, also for taxing
ever the national highways
Senator Chas. F. Townsend, chairman
| nj the committee on postoffice and post
roads of the United States senate will
he present and will make the leading
speech inaugurating this campaign,
Secretary of Agriculture Henry {.
Wallace has accepted an invitation ana
will be present and deliver an address
explaining the federal aid law ana the
interest that the department of agrlcul-
t,ire has in handling the road question:
Secretary of Interior Albert ran VIII
sneak on the interest that the interior
department has in national parks and
forest reserves.
GOV. Thomas f. Campbell will denver
the address of welcome ON behalf OF the
state of Arizona, to thousands OF dele
yates that will be in attendance. Gov.
/. O. Larrazola of New Mexico VIII
respond to this address. of welcome.
The program of tile convention is
being carefully worked out and 1t prom
ises to be one of the most entertaining
that has ever been given by great
convention to the public.
The United States Good Road SHOW
will be complete with road machinery,
road material, trucks and tractors,
demonstrating the latest method OF
road building.
The city of Phoenix and the people
of Arizona are planning many unique
entertainments that will give the east
frn delegation Il taste OF western me-
which will be worth riding thousands
of miles to see.