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Show GOOD! ROADS ROADS SHOW AT HOT SPRINGS Active Preparations and Arrangement of Programs Have Commenced Other Meetings. The eighth annual convention of the United State- Good Koads association, also the eighth annual good roads show, will be held in Iiot Springs, Ark., April 12 to 17, 1920. Already active preparations and arrangement of the programs have commenced. J. A. Itountree, director general of the United States Good Koads association, associa-tion, has been invited to Hot Springs, Ark., for the purpose of consulting with the Business Men's league, the mayor, the various civic organizations and citizens in general, to discuss the program and details of arranging good roads week In Hot Springs, Ark., next April. It is proposed to make good roads week the greatest gathering of good roads boosters that have ever assembled assem-bled In this country. Delegates will be in attendance from every state in the "Union. Already more than forty governors gov-ernors have accepted life membership In the organization and are vice presidents presi-dents of the same. In connection with the organization the annual meeting of the Bankhead Highway, which is promoting a national na-tional highway from Washington to San Diego, Cal., the Albert Pike National Na-tional Highway, which is promoting a highway from Pikes Peak to Kansas City, and a number of good roads or ganizations will hold meetings during dur-ing good roads week in April. One of the features of the convention conven-tion will be a display of road machinery, machin-ery, road material, trucks, tractors and automobiles. Already six governors govern-ors have notified Director General Itountree of their acceptance, and will head a large delegation from their respective re-spective states. It is expected to have at least twenty governors in attendance attend-ance at this convention. Senator John H. Bankhead, who is president of the United States Good Roads association and author of the Bankhead federal aid bill of $85,000,000 annually for the building of good roads throughout the countrv, is quite enthusiastic about this meeting and gives assurance that the governors will send heads of the various departments to the meeting. |