Kansas City, Mo., December 17, 1918.
At a conference of representatives from the below named transcontinental and interstate highway associations, held in Chicago- during the joint convention of the American Association of State Highway Officials and the Highway Industries Association, it was unanimously agreed to call a convention in Kansas City, Mo., some time after the middle of January, 1919, for the purpose of perfecting some kind of a League of the active, specific highway associations of the United States.
Any highway association, organized and active in the promotion of the construction of a definite, specific and uniformly marked highway not less than 500 miles in length, passing thru not less than three states is invited to participate in this convention.
Each organized highway association participating in this convention will be allowed one vote for each state thru which it passes, upon credentials from such organization. Proxies admitted.
The Yellowstone Trail Association,
The Lincoln Highway Association,
The Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway Association,
The National Old Trails Association,
The Jefferson Highway Association,
The King of Trails Association,
The Dallas-Canadian-Denver Association, The Burlington Way Association,
The Daniel Boone Trails Association,
The Sunshine Highway Association,
The Albert Pike Highway Association, The Mississippi Scenic Highway Association,
The Diagonal Trail Association.
CALL.
By virtue of instructions issued by representatives of the above mentioned associations in conference assembled, we hereby call representatives of such associations as can qualify under the terms outlined above to meet in convention at
KANSAS CITY, MO., TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1919 for the purposes set out above.
FRANK A. DAVIS,	H.	0.	COOLEY,
Temporary Secretary,	Temporary	Chairman,
1020 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.	Dyckman	Hotel,	Minneapolis, Minn.
The Joint Convention of the American Association of State Highway Officials and the Highway Industries Association adopted a resolution that an independent, federal highway bureau be created, and a System of National Highways be built and maintained by the Government.
Believing that a vast amount of this sentiment has been created by the specific route associations, it has been deemed the opportune time to concentrate all their efforts on a program for a System of National Highways to contain each individual project.
The rules laid down for initial participation in this convention are not necessarily the rules that will be laid down by the organization perfected at this convention, so any organization working for a definite route which it deems of National importance need not feel that its highway is barred from becoming a part of the System behind which this organization to be formed will put its efforts.
The representatives to this convention should be given authority to commit their individual associations, if they deem it wise, to whatever program is adopted by this convention.