The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-09

one and half miles of fine road would
have been completed. The convention
was held on Wednesday, Thursday and
| Friday, and every session was full of
issued previous to the coming OF the train
proclamation calling the attention of
the people of Alabama to the conventions
at Birmingham, Mobile and Montgomery,
and asking their cooperation in these
conventions and calling upon them to
support the movement for better roads.
North Alabama Good Roads Association
was organized with general officers and
vice presidents from Walker, Marshall,
| jackson Bib, St Cair, Talladega,
Greene, Morgan, Calhoun, Jefferson and
| CLAIBORNE counties
The following week was spent at Mo-
bile, Ala, the train arriving there sun
day night November 9th A great many
counties in Southern Alabama We're rep
! resented. The sessions of the conven-
| tion were held OH Thursday and Friday,
| November IS and 90 The preliminary
preparations fcr it had been completed
| by committee consisting of many of the
most prominent men of the city. The
Southern Alabama Good Roads Associa-
! tion was organized with president, sec
| rotary, treasurer and vice presidents
| from Mobile. Wilcox, Washington, Sum
ter, Monroe. Marengo. Dallas, Hale,
! Conecuh, Baldwin ChOctaw Clarke and
| Escambia counties. The demonstration
at Mobile consisted of the making of
quite distance Of road in the sand on
| Washington street This was the first
time on the trip that the road making
| crew had had sand TO deal with. fine
| stretch of roadway with oyster shells for
the foundation and gravel for the sur
face was made
| Montgomery was the next stop, the
| dates being for the week beginning De
| camber /. The road demonstration at
! this point was hampered somewhat by
| the heavy rains cutting the time for work
| down to about three days, On city
street, where considerable work was
done. The convention at Montgomery,
however, was one OF the most successful
on the entire trip. The attendance was
very large; at least half the counties OF
J the State If not more, We're represented.
/ Delegates We're present. from every sec
iion. and the interest was great. There
| were many practical speeches, and no
doubt as result of this and other con
yentions in Alabama the movement for
improved highways in that state has
been advanced many years. The Ala
hama Good Roads Association was or
| gSnized.
III. sl.,.r ..f
ternoon December s, and arrived at At
lanta, Ga, early Monday morning, where
week was spent. The convention at
Atlanta was a State affair very largely
attended and productive of the best re-
suits The general opinion seemed to
be that it had been one OF the finest
conventions. and one of the most valu
able ever held in the State, and that it
would do great deal for the develop
ment OF Georgia. The committee of ar
rangements for the convention and the
read demonstration included many of
the prominent people of Atlanta. The
attendance at the convention represented
every section of the State. Quite
large amount OF work was done on the
road leading out OF Atlanta 10 the Sol
dier's Home. but not so much as was
hoped for on account of heavy rain. which
cut the working down to about three
days.
The meeting at Greenville, 6. c., was
well attended. and was one of the most
interesting of the whole series 1t re-
suited in the organization of the South
Carolina Good Roads Association, with
headquarters at Columbia. The road
work consisted of the completion of
about three miles of earth road on the
Fars mountain highway, near the Fair
grounds. and three blocks of macada-
mized road on Washington street in the
city. The attendance at this convention
represented every county in the State.
At the close of the convention at
/ Greenville on December 81 no further
work was done until after the holidays,
the next convention being held at Column
bus Ga, where the train arrived on the
morning OF January 18th. AT this point
from 500 to 1000 feet of earth road
was made, and about LOCO yards of ma
cadam finished. The Columbus people
organized fully for the convention. having
a very strong local committee COM
posed of leading citizens of that place and
of the county. The convention was held
on Thursday and Friday, January f6 ana
II. The attendance was good especially
from Columbus and Muscogee county.
and number of counties in Alabama as
well as in Georgia, were represented.
The Chattanooga Valley Good Roads As
ISOLATION was formed, taxing in a num-
Der of counties in western Georgia and
eastern Alabama. At this convention the
pupils OF the Columbus High School were
present.
The next stop was Augusta. Ga, which
I was reached on the morning OF January
Goth. Owing TO rain not as much road
construction was accomplished at Au
EUsta as had been hoped, but the con-
veption was a very satisfactory one. It
was very generally attended on both days,
by delegates from a large number of
Georgia aud South Carolina counties. AS
| a result of this convention the Savannah
Valley Good Roads Association was or
ganized. The next meeting was held at
hCoIumbia 5. C., January n to 81 inclus
i've, with convention on January 80
End 81
A meeting is now in progress at Char
l.leston, s, c., where is being held the
Southern Interstate Good Roads Con
| press After the meeting al Raleigh. n.