Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-09


Association Of Engineers which was
held Wednesday At the State House,
Frank H. Mason Of Waterville was
elected president to take the place of
L. D. Barrows Of this city. whose term
has expired. Other officers elected
were vice. president, e. H. sprague of
Orono: secretary and treasurer, Flank
K. Pressey Of Bangor and the follow
ing directors, H. J. Cook Of Auburn;
c. +. Pray Of Calais, W. B. Getchell Of
Augusta. Joseph Warren Of West
brook. E. c. Wilson Of waterville. I.
r. Barbour OF Augusta. Paul l.. Bean
of Lewiston. Henry W. Foster Of
Cumberland Mills nd L. D. Barrows
Of Augusta.
A short business session was held
in the Senate chamber in the fore
noon, at which the regular reports
were read nd the officers elected. The
reports show that the association is
in very prosperous condition. Pre-
vious to the business n Getting short
directors meeting was held.
AFTERNOON SESSION
In the afternoon. reports Of the
committees on Highways and on Mu-
nicipal improvements were heard.
Following these reports fine address
was delivered by H. D. Fallon. U. s.
Senior Highway Engineer. He spoke
of Federal participation in highway
construction.
He told of the Federal legislation
which had been made to help the
states which were willing to provide
money also for the purpose Of improv-
ing the roads upon which rural deliv-
| cry was being or might be made. The
method used to determine what roads
| it should be spent on was detailed and
the methods of inspectors were spok-
en- Of The amounts Of none. and
the way that 1t is apportioned was
given in detail with Its probable re-
! suit in Maine.
Mr.. Shorey OF the State Highway
commission then gave an address on
the Motor Vehicle Laws He took up
various phases of these laws and es-
pecially that part of the laws that re-
| late to trucks and FACTORS. The dam
age done by tractors. c'assed as light
farm tractors, and IS such sallowed
upon the road with Jugs on the wheels
was emphasized. Heavy trucks were
also taken up and Mr.. Shorey said
that the truck men must meet the
State halliday. that they must find
some way to distribute their load
more evenly, az on practically all
trucks at least IS per cent of the load
! is on the rear wheels. He also said
that there must g an increase in the
width of the tires
Mr.. Shorey said that In his opin-
ion the law should tax trucks &C
cording to their gross weight with a
load instead of only their load. He
spoke of the work Of the highway de-
partment in their attempts to enforce
the vehicle laws. About $50 drunk
en- drivers have been suppressed and
nearly 1000 convictions have been
made and fines aggregating over
$4,000 have been paid. He spoke
of the speed laws and interpreted
them to some extent. Laws of the
road were also spokeA Of, especially
those of passing on q hill and OF
I cutting in.
The light question which Is one Of
the great questions with which we
have to contend was touched upon
and Mr.. Shorey said that there was
a growing tendency among the
manufacturers to cooperate with the
State authorities.
The afternoon session was closed
with this address.
EVENING SESSION
In the evening the members of the
association to the number of rs met
at the Augusta house for dinner.
| After the dinner was finished they
| adjourned to the Senate chamber at
the State House TO listen to further
| interesting and instructive addresses
by prominent men. The first speak
err of the evening was Major L. r.
James, who is in charge Of the r. o.
7. C. at the University of Maine.
Major James gave a most Interesting
and enlightning account of the work
and the aims Of this important and
little known branch Of the army. He
told of the legislation which had
brought about the present day Re-
serve Officers Training Corps. and of
how this compared to the ideas Of
European nations. England. so the
| speaker said has recently installed a
system much like ours.
The United States government now
provided all the equipment necessary
to teach the boys. to any school that
will comply with regulations which
are laid down by the war depart
ment. They even send regular army
men to act as instructors in this
work, the Junior Division and the
Senior Division. The former is made
up of schools such as high and sec
ondary schools while the other is
made up of colleges and universities
and private military schools. The
latter division is divided into two
sub divisions, the basic for the first
two years work. requiring mimi
mum of three hours a week. and the
advanced course which requires a
minimum Of five hours work week.
There is also requirement of
period at summer camp for the men
in the advanced group.
The men who are graduated from
the college and have taken the military
course are then asked. but not re-
quircd. to enlist in the Officers Re-
serve Corps. If he does so he IS Liable
to is days a year in a camp for train
ing purposes. He is liable to this sefv-
ice for FIVE years or as long as en-