The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-29
PRESIDENT W. H. MOORE TALKS OF THE PROGRESS MAX ING ON ROAD BUILDING. The Convention in Mobile Will Be Big Success-An Interests
 Should Rally to the Cause
 of Good Roads.
Mobile Register.

Not Ssang familiar with the matter sn ssn, 1s.nit " fl a:or: G of aas Roads Association. last night, put we are makinb most excellent progress on the work of road-making. The 1evssop, S day by day. almost hour by hour; the change can be noted by close observ- CT. Today we will begin to place the shells on the road, using them for founr sprinlied and rolled solid, we shall place the surface rock and gravel over tnsnl m,l and again spriakls and roll the road The shells win be placed to a thickness d oi four, five or perhaps even six inches, and there will be tive inches depth to the surfacfng material. We are going tc k: rs sssry yw Ps ;. .ss;; z; sns ssas sssss
 The people will be surprised before we ret through with the work, and l aH sure the demonstration. will cause q gen, streets, not only in Mobile city and Coun- ty. but throughout the surrounding coun-
 President Moore's words. evidenced very clearly his state state of mind last night. at to Mobile. He had returned . short time prevlously from . M trip up the Eiysy v;g sna 2 and was loud in praise of what he had
 Discussing the road work here. Mir. reason reason for for believing that the local con vention will be the most successful so far held by the train. The local people in charge of the movement, said MT; to go ahead with the work. and the train corps Is determined to build a fine road and long stretch of it. d M with sf0Ias Mobile. sa IF He also remarked that he may make few suggestions along the line of impr9vqment of streets at the here to build roads and not to do any talking. but as I am perfectly familiar
 with the subject, may make sugges- tion or two which the people will appre.
 ciate the people st MS5iie sn nag Sp;n p;nvse quarter ten years ago, they would have
 added millions to their wealth by this time. Now. the people have been start: roads movement is what might be called
 one of progression. Each small advan- tage is so much added, and In itself does good. Then in addition n,,s to t5Ss s.I 1t en. en. man lives on a paved street, a desire Is created in another to live on the same kind of a street, and then he goes to Once get the movement we'll started, and there Is no telling where 1t will end. We come here to get you all started. we we come to you and help you to orga
 nize. Then we put you in connection
 with your State organization. then witl the national body. and finally. with the government, where the greatest goot must be obtained. All that is needed fl cooperation. With cooperation any thing and everything can be accomplish ed. Without 1t, nothing can be done.
 Another thing" said the speaker, 'I want to get the churches interested in this movement. Let the pastors take : hand in 1t. They will be benefited, and 30 will the congregations The country churches will obtain larger congrega tions, and the attendance will be better
 Bad roads will not prevent the preacher from making his calls for there will bs no bad roads Let the ladies attend the Convention and so down and see thu work we are doing Let them get inter ested. and they will take up the matter