Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-08-22 | Page 1 | Question of Road Finance to be Discussed

ESTION OF ROAD I Lii J fiNANCE TO BE Hi DISCUSSED i 1 Rain American Congress i j ill Take Up ta j rI i j edness d Q Question t I i r s i C Special to The Telegram V r YORK Aug Aut 2 The Thc The domi domi- dt g problem in connection with ib y building at the present i is unquestionably that of in in- d til and finance This appl ap- ap p l iqs p boUt both to Country roads and city 6 and nd Involves the questions a no to whether direct taxation orho or ho bond bond- d issues are ae preferable the proper term for bonds the amount o ot which may be Judicially issued is is- s sued for tor road and street construe construe- U tibi I given conditions the leg- leg which ma may be he necessary Jn In rd these essential r factors from tic Haphazard to a baiS which shall b 1 s and economic the question of oC sinking funds and bond retirements ahl all appeal directly to tU tile best financial sense o of oC all an citi- citi z ZU when road o or ostreet street e improve improve- n cn is contemplated fact that fact that probably one half of ot the the- counties and cities In the United SI and imd other American AI coun coun- s are arc how at some stage stae of ot the ag agitation for highway betterment I nm makes es H tiC the c financial problem one of p l importance The subject I will the bc be presented ar arid d discussed in iii allies i s. s phases at the pan American I road rad congress wh which h- h will assemble at O Oakland C I Monday Se September 3 and andi d I ft j ii for Cor five da days e Big Ig Ad Aid fI f 4 I steady and ind regul regular r advancement advance ance DIeM ment has beer made during the past e-As e lu in methods in of road and aud t ten n fe years rs street Qt c maintenance and it has been leen through I annual conventions of the two the theA g national organizations A American Aern c Road Builders Builders' association I an and American Highway 1 tt a that the knowledge of the va- va jS Dp lines of Improvement has be be- c crp m general and the whole world 1 b d lo to profit This year car the two associations h lit v Joined their forces t to organize pan-American pan road congress R and ard d I secure the presence of or delegates practically ever every country Inu In all u America The They will lie be aided onOle on Ole Uk Pacific coast by two to organizatIon organizations t tIon l a with memberships in California Califor nia Oregon and arid Washington the tile Trl Ti Good Roads association and th ta the pacific a Highway association d t Topics seven Twenty subjects will be con con- ed sWed ed at the congress Six of these educational the other twenty twenty- I 8 soh ob are open to discussion nol not oily by Y those sei selected by the pro pro- gaii grani committee to prepare papers a cad cad discussions but b by anyone d delegate l late member or Oli visitor who It b present so that all known farts fart may be brought out in inc ST rl le executive committee c rae arpe of r the thc organization of ot the American par road congress Is com com- v of O v. v Charles W. W Gates 0 of Vermont chairman lairman man MaJ W. W W. W Cr Crosb Crosby chief engineer Maryland geological sur sur- v x Munsey building Baltimore ara tam J. J E E. of ot the d States office of or public roads Willed building D D. C C. arrangements James H H. MacDon MacDon- alda formerly highway commissioner o of Connecticut New Haven finance and ana E. E L. L Powers editor Good Roads 1 0 Nassau Nassau assau street New York publicity pub U II l i X it lit t