Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-01-11 | Page 16 | Governor Names Road Delegates

GOVERNOR NAMES ROAD DELEGATES B. T. Evans, F. C. Schramm and John S. Bransford Appointed to Attend Na-tioual Na-tioual Convention at Boston. Governor Simon Bamberger yesterday rPl.ejved two requests to appoint delegations delega-tions to represent l'tah Ht conventions of national importance to be held in the cast at an early date. He a ppol m ed S. A . Eva ns, F. C. F.-hramm and John S. Bransford to attend at-tend the annual sessions of the America Ameri-ca n Road Builders' association February 6 to P, at Boston. The request was made "by Governor S. W. McCall of the Bay elate. Covernor Bamberger was also asked to aid in opening tlie doors of "The Age of Miners." In oilier words, he was asked to send twenty-five delegates and as many more visitors from l'tah to tlie ses-emus ses-emus of tlie Aero Club of America, the Pan-American Aeronautic federation, and the American Society of Aeronautic Engineers En-gineers at Grand Central palace. New Yo rk C i t y , I b r u a r y S to 1 5. Tn this invitation it was pointed out that aircraft may be expected to be a determininc factor in the upbuilding of national defense and in the reconstruction reconstruc-tion to follow In tlie wake of tfie European Euro-pean war. It is pointed out that aircraft air-craft are now capable of flying with fifteen fif-teen tons and at the rate of miles nn hour, and also that the demand for military airships brought contracts for $;.V;.00.o00 worth of craft and material tlie past ear. Governor Bamberger will recommend anyone wishing: to attend these expositions exposi-tions of airships at their own expense, and if they are sufficiently interested in the matU-r be will accord them credentials creden-tials from Utah.