Southern good roads . i wliiehthey give information that will aid in sohing the lo-cal road problems. ()ur in vest igati\e w irk is devotedto the various problems in connection with the con-struction and maintenance of roads, among the most ini-poitant being the adaiitatimi of methods of constru-tion to meet m xlern tiattic cnndit mns. Another im-portant jiroject of an iiiNcsl mat ixc cliaractei- is con:prised in our various experiments lookini; to the utili-zation of by-iiro(lucts in road building. (>ui- laliomtories also analyze and lest road materials |(j dctermiintheir relatixc \alue an
Southern good roads . i wliiehthey give information that will aid in sohing the lo-cal road problems. ()ur in vest igati\e w irk is devotedto the various problems in connection with the con-struction and maintenance of roads, among the most ini-poitant being the adaiitatimi of methods of constru-tion to meet m xlern tiattic cnndit mns. Another im-portant jiroject of an iiiNcsl mat ixc cliaractei- is con:prised in our various experiments lookini; to the utili-zation of by-iiro(lucts in road building. (>ui- laliomtories also analyze and lest road materials |(j dctermiintheir relatixc \alue and snita liilit \ foi i-lad construc-tion. This wdik is (lone fi-cc of charge for any citizenof the I nited States. A numbci of sjiccialized pro-jects aiise from time to time through oui study of roa(.lmateiials. which it is uniucessary to di-al with in thispaper. In conclusion. 1 wish to state thai if we are to these needed ref iruis. we can niily do SO througli the medium of organized effort, and this or. Macadam Ruad Near .lackson, Teiin. ganized effort should not be restricted to tln^ holdingof a le^v cnn vein ions here and there, but should in-clude c(.intnnious ;ind unremitting effort. I wish fur-ther to emphasize a point which I coiisi(l(n vital t i tliesnccess of any great road organization, and that isthat it should be built fiom the bottom up. oi in othciwords, that if should be c(nnposeil of an aggregationof small local ass iciat ions, \vhicli should be in intimat^touch with local needs and inoblcms. and which wouldgive a national association a t Iepieseiil a-tive personnel. Great Good Roads Meeting in Richmond Sept 12-15. The greatest g(i(ul ri^ads gathering the nation has c\-er knoiMi will be held at Kichmiinl. Re]itember \2to 13, 1911. The first annual meeting of the Amer-ican Association for Highway Improvement will heheld in that eity on that date and President Taft is ex-pected to make the principal address. Dr. Logan AVal-ler Page,
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