Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-13

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| Bolivia. from Chile eastward to Argen-
tina and northward TO Peru, would be
found well under way, If not actually
completed and in use, before many
years have passed"
Perhaps the most outstanding reac-
ton obtained by members Of the United
States delegation to the congress, Send
tor Oddie continued, was . sense OF
the great progress which has been made
| in crystallizing national highway pro-
grams in the years that have interviewed
since 1925, the year Of the first Pan
American Congress Of Highways.
Awakening in Brazil.
Throughout Brazil, the Senator
pointed out, there is an awakening de-
mand for more and better roads, and
everywhere the local and state govern
ments are vietng with one another to
open the doors TO their domains. That
the same spirit obtains in other coun-
tries of South America, he asserted, was
the unanimous evidence presented by
delegates TO the congress, and it Is no
longer a question of whether roads shall
be built but solely one of how they
can be built more expeditiouSly and
what methods are to be followed in
their construction.
Much time and thought, Senator Cd
die continued, are being devoted by the
leaders in South American countries to
a continuing effort to acquaint the peo-
pie of their respective nations with their
own necessities as TO more adequate
systems of highway transportation. and
this was one of the subjects to which
the delegates gave much attention. They
strongly Endorsed the work of the Pam
American Confederation for Highway
Education and the fine results 1t has
accomplished in its educational and
constructive campaign, he asserted.
Standards Of construction as used in
the United States are looked upon as
those to be followed by Latin American
engineers, the Senator continued, and
many of the highway engineers in the
countries to the south Of the United
States are graduates Of our engineering
schools. Some of the roads that are
now built or under construction are as
good as any in the world, he said, both
from the standpoint Of construction and
layout.
Individuals Praised.
High praise to the individual members
Of the United States delegation was paid
| by Senator Oddie In his speech, and he
attributed much Of the success of the
congress to their untiring zeal, diplo-
matte skill and knowledge of men and
conditions in Latin America. The dele
| CATION, In addition to Senator Oddie,
who returned to the United States i'm
mediately upon the conclusion of
the congress because of the press of leg
islative matters, is composed of j. Wal
| ter Drake, former Assistant Secretary
Of Commerce, chairman; Representative
| Cyrenus Cole of Iowa, member of the
foreign affairs committee of the House;
Thomas H. Macdonald, chief the United
States Bureau Of Public Roads; Frank
T. Sheets, chief highway engineer for
| Illinois; Frederic A. Debner, president
Of the American Road Builders Asso-
! citation; H. H. Rice, treasurer, of the
National Automobile Chamber Of Com
merce, and Pyke johnson, who accom-
panied the delegation IS executive Sec
rotary. The delegation was also accom-
| panied by DR.. william Manager Of the
Pan American Union.
| Following the congress the United
States delegation proceeded to Uruguay,
Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru,
where q series Of conferences regarding
| financial, economic and construction
phases of highway systems were held
with government officials. From Peru
the delegation went to Panama for the
Central American road conference,
which met there beginning October z
and ending October II. From Panama
| the schedule calls for oficial visits to
Colombia and Venezuela. The delega-
ton is due back in the United States
| November /.