The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-06

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 Mir. Fonde said he bo.e greeting to the State Convention from the South Ala bama Good hcads Ass ,cia.ion, which l,s ns
 When Mir. Fonde concluded. c. R. Farnham of Evergreen, who was next on Convention. and ssid that he did not de- sire to hold an uncomfortable audience. and as the hall was not well heated he would not take t a 2 mark of disre- without hearing him.
 Evidently there were persons in the audience who had been entertained by MT EsFnha ssfss as ssrs aTs were so Srss Ssss |. Mr. Farnnam walked up to the rostrum and was presented by MT. Poole who sad N Tas pns and q see
 The audience was easily won by Mir, Farnham. who adopts an easy conver-. sational style of spSaking: ,. He T referred f,a dress with clever stories. commop,sense
 "I know more about bad roads than in opening his address and the audience laughed. He said a great many Conven- tions had assembled in this Conventiun City of Alabama in recent years. but
 oos Roass saS s composed of men from every section of the State who had come here purely thgrSysa gs a patriotism, .,.,. s.. ,,a said Mr. Farnham. Nov let us us i set our selves to the task of delivering her from Ter: industrial lethsiEy,"
 hs ustive but interesting. review of roads in Alabama. He told of the early road building and surprised many of hts hear srs h6y deeiaTipg that the road laws ;rs of 1aA no.withstanding the remarkable roads.
 "rhe roads of country represent the just as the lines on mans face rep rs sent the character of the individual This question of improving our roadJ IS the most important autstien which can. ffcnts cur legislators and our people to- day. We have wanted action. we have wanted agitation and we have wanted ergs nization. We have gotten these. Now we must m ,s have education; sn The The pso- % portance of the movement We want men elected to our legislative bodies who will give us laws on this subject and started start S on ths % highway " to s'I prosperity We want to see bonds issued bearing a low rate of interest to build roads. or we want direct taxation. For my part I suggest su that tt we sS work conyicts on our roads and cease putting them out to compete with honest labor. Loud ap- plause.) These are some of the things that will solve the problem which com Mr. Farnham declared that this Con- veEtion was the suspicious beginning of one of the greatest movements eyer in augurated in Alabama. He said 1t was great becaIlaa in his OniniOn It would re- suit in the promotion of morality. educa, tion, the social feature, better admipis- tration of the laws, and everything that
 Ss6is ssa1ss good snS ar trqs; Fsrnbam w.. ceived with the greatest enthusiasm. The audience twice refused to permit him to conclude his remarks. and urged him to continue speaking.
 man of the Committee on Rules, report ed favorably tae following resolutions. which were unanimously adouted:
 Alass%a ssoaVfa be- reqaested saT to make liberal appropriation to aid in the building of public roads throughout the State.
 Resolved, That the Senators and Con from S s sssts St S ssns sTe propriauon by the United States Gov eminent to aid in building public roads in the several States and to use their best endeayor to pass s1a,a said 5iil; 3incd Road. Convention recommends that the county convicts be worked on the public roads of the several counties of the State
 ab,y SssG,n0ss ana adop,ed returning s1 thanks to officers of the 5opthern Railway. officers of the National Good Roads Association. officers of the city and county of Mont gomery, Capt. J. M. Faikner' and others,
 At 10 o'clock the Convention adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning. .-,.g5