Milford chronicle., 1938-10-28

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keynote the Beth annual convention
and highway exhibit Of the Americai
Road Builders Association whel
that organization meets In San Fran
cisco, March 7-1O. 1899. The roal
builders first conclave. IN the Yves
will be held concurrently with thu
national convention Of the Ass0eiat
I ed General Contractors of America
Charles NJ. Upham, engineer-directoi
of the American Road Builders AS.
sOciation, and Edward ]. Harding
managing director of the Associated
General Contractors of America
pointed out that the concurrent
meetings Of the two associations will
bring together Representatives Of the
highway industry and profession
from all parts of the nation, espe-
cially the western states, and will
help UNNECESSARILY to solve many
problems Of the highway program.
The highway exhibit of the Ameri-
can Road Builders Association will
be held in the Civic Auditorium and
visitors will have an opportunity to
see and compare the newest devel-
opments in bodybuilding equipment
and materials. There has probably
been no other period I'm the history
of road building when as many rad
ical changes have taken place as in
the past few years.
The theme Of the entire ARBA
convention will be Highways of
Tomorrow" Mr.. Upham explained,
and the exhibits will show the equip
ment and materials that will be u.s.
ed in the highways of tomorrow.
The United States Bureau of Public
Roads, the United States Department
of Commerce and several of the wes-
tern states will stage educational
exhibits. A large number of models
of equipment will be on display and
models of highway design will DEM
Onstrate some Of the ideas for our
highways of the future.
Plans are being negotiated for
jointly carrying out part of the
ARBA convention program with the
Highway Research Board. Under
this arrangement the research or
ganizatiOn would have jurisdiction
over that part of the program con-
corning research.
All current highway topics will be
discussed during convention sessions
and reports and addresses will be
presented by the nations Outstand-
inc hfob,uaxy Iaadowa T1bo,n Mill he n !
large number OF visitors from the
Central and South American eoun-
tries.
Reports on soil sterilization, !
drainage, maintenance, finance, !
structures and highway safety will
be presented by chairmen of respec-
tive committees. The joint commit
tee with the Highway Research
Board on the development Of equip
ment will reports its activities dur
ing the year past. There will also be
special sessions for the various d.
visions of the association that in
clude county, municipal. highway
educational, manufac-
and planning.
In step with the tempo of the en-
tire convention and in addition to
the usual scientific and technical re-
ports and addresses. several sessions
will be devoted to the consideration
Of highways of tomorrow" Super
legislation will be an inn
portant item on the agenda of the
next Congress and leaders in the
industry and profession
will welcome this opportunity to
study and discuss the need for such
/ program and the economic justifi-
,atiOn for immediate super-road
I'm certain sections Of
he counary.
COnventiOners from the East will
lave an opportunity to inspect the
lew bridges at San Francisco. as
veil as the highway systems of the
Western states, where rapid strides
n highway construction work have
'een witnessed in the past few
ears.
Dates of the convention and high
raw exhibit Of the American Road .
Association are two weeks
fter the opening of the Golden Gate
questionable travel fair" Of the :
Vest. DELEGATES to the convention
iii have ample opportunity to visit
ne fair.
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