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Show NOTABLE GATHERING : OF ROAD BUILDERS Highway Congress to Formulate National Na-tional System; Govcrlinient Officials Offi-cials Will Attend. The forthcoming Highway eongretis, to be held in Chicago, December -1 and 0, promises to be one of the most notable no-table gatherings of its kind ever assembled. as-sembled. In addition lo tho officials of the various state highway departments depart-ments and the representatives of the United states government, the following follow-ing organizations will be officially represented: rep-resented: Tho Lincoln Highway association, the Lincoln American A u to mobile association, associa-tion, tin; National .1 1 iphway association, associa-tion, the National 011 Trails "Road association, as-sociation, the American i?oad Builders' association, the Pacific ('oast Defense league, tho .Tiixie Highway association, the Jefferson Highway association, the Yellowstone Trail association, the Tikes Teak Ocean to Oceau Highway association and the Old Spanish Trail. The program of t he com en tion will be devoted to the most important phases of highway .lo elopment, both national and state, covering such subjects sub-jects as: Tho development of the motor parcel post routes and the great possibilities of its future usefulness; the neglect of the higbwavs during the wnr: a sug-; sug-; gested un t tonal highway policy and plan ; hi git way transportation, present and future; the underlying principles of laying out, marking and maintaining a state trunk highway system ; proper licence fees for motor vehicles and drivers; motor trucks and trailers transportation trans-portation essentials; regulation of speed, weight, width and .height necessary; American highways for tomorrow. ;J a ny other i m port ant subjects will be discussed. Thee subjects will touch every phase of highway transportation, construction and maintenance. |