Show ROAD CONGRESS SS SET FOR SEPTa SEPT 6 NEW YORK TORE Aug 29 Seeking 29 the latest facts on the union of ot rail and motor transport In InI European countries to present be- be before be before fore the I C C hearings In Washington this tall fall the first U US S official delegation to the tho In International Road nood Congress sailed August 25 for tho ho meeting In Milan September Primarily the purpose of the Congress Is the Interchange of Information on the development of highway y engineerinG and highway high high- highway way WilY transport on the part of the 40 0 countries represented Since the tho meeting comes during the same fame period p as the various Interstate Commerce Commission hearings on rail and motor trans trans- transport transport transport port which are being hold held throughout hout tho the United States the Departments of Agriculture and Commerce have asked th the delegates to obtain facts which may develop at the Congress and to make further Investigations In Great Britain and the tho Continent ot of Joint rail and motor op 01 op- op operations which may be pertinent to tho the situation here Participation of ot the tho United States In this gathering WU was wa of- of authorized by Act of Con Con- Congress press Con gress this year and the president president dent w wee was s directed to name the delegation The International Road Con Con- Con Con- Congress Congress gress grus which was founded In 1908 has hIlS never met In the tho United States Statu but It Is I expected that Invitation will be extended to the tho body to meet here next year and nd the delegates are bearing messages from high officials ex- ex expressing expressing u pressIng the tho hope that this can be brought about The U S 9 delegation comprises T H II McDonald Chief U S Bureau of or Public Roads chair chair- chairman chairman chairman man Paul D Sargent chief high high- highway highway way engineer Maine John N chairman Maryland Road Commission Herbert Ii H HRico Rico Rice and Pyke Johnson National Automobile Chamber of Com Com- Commerce Com Com- Commerce Commerce merce H C McLean and ond H II If Kelly Department of or Commerce stationed at Rome and Pari Paris res- res respectively respectively res respectively |