The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-06


 Sixth District--J. M. Crawford of Walker County.
 Seventh District-Thomas Bradford of Cherokee.
 Eighth District-R. p. Pettus of Madl- son County.
 Ninth District-w. E. Christian of Hale County.
 Secretary, J. A. Rountree of Jefferson.
 Treasurer l.. L. Gilbert of Montgomery. Chairman of Executive Committee, J. M. Falkner. who will name six mem- bers to serve on said committee.
 Respectfully submitted.
 J. A. Rountree, Chairman, w. M. Selden.
 H. l.. Stone. g R. A. o'Rsar,
 c. W. Hare.
 c. P. Lane,
 J. H. Bareheld,
 When the report of the Committee on Permanent Organization had been adopt. ed. Chairman Poole. in happy speech, introduced Hon. Martin o. Dodge, Director of the Office of Road Enquiries of the United States. who addressed the Convention.
 MT. Dodge is an entertaining speaker and he was frequently applauded. He complimented the excellent streets of Montgomery and said that they gave the city the appearance of thrift and in- dustry. He showed the financial inn portance to a community of good roads and illustrated the points of his speech by reading extracts from newspapers to show what had been accomplished In various communities of the country by road improvement
 Cheap transportation Is the keynote of all industry, Mir. Dodge declared. and he urged the deelgates to take his thoughts home with them. He expressed his com fdence in the people of Alabama to solve the problems that confronted them and closed by appealing to the delegates not to rest until every highway In the State is improved.
 Hon. John W. Abercrambie, Superin- tendent of Education. followed MT. Dodge with an address on The Relation of Public Schools to Good Roads," In presenting Mir Ahercrombie to the Con- vention. Chairman Poole paid him a high tribute for his service in the improve ment of the school system of Alabama and Mir. Abercrombie was cheered by the delegates. The Superintendent of Education de- voted a great portion of his remarks to giving 8 resume of the advancement of education In Alabama. As the roads had been improved he said the schools had been improved because regular attend ance of pupils was esential to the welfare of all schools. Regular attendance in the rural districts can only be secured by the improvement of the highways.
 At the conclusion of MT. Abercrombie's address letters were read from Admiral w, s. Schley, Hon. James Wilson, Sec retary of Agriculture and other distin- gulshed persons expressing regret at their inability to be present.
 Hon. w. Nj. Drennen, Mayor of Bir- minChnm and Prof Era6arirk ntIOOar Professor of Agriculture at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, addressed the Con vention, Mayor Drennen spoke on the pealed for a permanent organization. Professor Duggar spoke on The Rela- tion of Good Roads to the Diversificatiou of Farm Products"
 pr: R. M. Cunningham. Grand Master of the Masons of Alabama. was called upon and made a happy address thank ing the Convention for the invitation to the Masons to participate in the Conven- ton. ..
 Colonel M. L. stansel of Carrolton. c. W. Hare of Tuskegee. and Charles P. Lane of Huntsville. also addressed the
 Chairman Poole announced the follow. ine Committee on Resolutions, which will report this morning: Nj. L. stansel of PiGkens, samuel Blackwell of Mor- Renfroe of Lee. II. T. Benton of Russell. John Craft of Mobile, M. B. Abercrom- bic of Macon, J, c. Henderson of Pike. w. W. Waite of Clark. J. F. Duggar of Lee John c. Crommelin of Montgomery
 The following resolution was introduced and unanimously adopted after which the Convention adjourned until I:30 o'clock:
 Whereas, The Alabama State Good Roads Association. in Convention assem- bled. recognising the deplorable condition of the public roads in Alabama and be- lieving that some permanent plan should be adopted and to more fully carry out this plan:
 "Resolved first, that we recommend to the State Legislature the creation of a State Highway Commission or Commits sioners with qualifications of ability. for eligibility to office whose duties shall be to collect and disseminate information and to suggest the most economical methods of road and bridge constructions and maintenance according to the pecu- liarities of the several sections of the State
 Owing to the. heavy weather the dele afternoon to witness the demonstration of practical roadmaking by the improved machinery.
 The Night Session.
 The illustrated address on The Roads of the World" by Hon M O. Eldridge. was the principal feature of the night session of the Good Roads Convention. Excellent addresses were also delivered by Henry Fonde of Mobile; President of ton, and by c. R. Farnham, a prominent citizen of Evergreen. .
 Notwithstanding the attendance at the night session was the smallest of the Convention, less than seventy-five per- sons being present, 1t was the most tn- teresting and entertaining session that has been held. number of ladies were present.
 The night session was called to order by Chairman Poole at 7:30 o'clock. Mir. Poole announced that Hon. M. O. Ed ridge Assistant Director of the office of Road Enquiry. would give an illustrated address on "The Roads of the World. The lights were lowered and lI5 views of roads were presented with the aid or stereopticon. There were views Of good American roads. There were Vermont roads, California roads. Alabama roads and Massachusetts roads. MT. Eidridge took the audience from the Appiap Way to the most recent roads made by the good roads special. He carefully explain ed the art Of road-making Tn various countries at various periods. and declared that Switzerland had made itself the pleasure ground of the world by building good roads. H. declared that if the roads | In fine Rocky Mountains were improved millions of dollars would be brought to l this country by 'orelPn tourists. MT Eldridge interspersed his remarks | with anecdotes and the recital of appro- priate poems which gave an attractive l tnre to the address and held the deepest | interest of the delegates and visitors. l Al inc conclusion of the remarks of MT Fldridge the lights were again turn | ed on and Heary Fonde of Mobile. was trtroduced by Mir. Poole as one of the rroaressiye men of South Alabama. Mfr. Fonde read his address to the au- dience He spoke of the history of roads I nnRtAnfa 49aar