The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-03
CONVENTION DECLARES FOR
 GOOD ROADS IN ALBANIA

until the people would begin to build
 roads to get rid of the agitation. The citizens have right to good | roads. declared Captain Falkner. and
 1t Is the duty of the government to fur l nish them"
 1 He said every county and every State
 should have something to do with the
 building of roads. The United States gov | ernment, he said, began this great work
 for the country. but stopped it with the
 beginning of railway building. Road buiid- l ing. he declared. Is governmental func- I ton and the question Is how best to make
 the governmet build roads. In conclusion Captain Falker appealed
 to the covention to- agree upon legislation
 needed for good roads and then to urge
 the Legislature to pass it. | The Delegates Enrolled. ! Captain Fslkner was liberaHy applaud | ed when he concluded and then the dele gates went forward to the desk of the Secretary and enrolled by counties. Each delegate was furnished with a neat badge. The enrolment showed that delegates 1 Autauga-M McQucen Smith. J. A. Wilkin- | son. W. w. Wadsworth, Sam Johnson. Baldwin--Charles Hall, Aaron Moog. Barbour-Judge Pruett, Hiram Hawkins, C. W. Fenn, A. B. Bush. l Buiiock--J. F. Carlisle, J. F. Penick, W. A. Hickson, J. W. Dikes. Cherokee--Thomas Bradford, l.. E. Stone. William Siglin. Colbert-W. S. White, ]. T. Kirk. John D. Rather. Jr.
 Chilton--J. P. vandeveer H. M. Adame, c. J. Stewart.
 Conecuh--A. R. Knight. J. W. Brown, J. H., Kelly.
 Dallas-J. A. Minter, ". C. Phillips. E. s. Starr.
 Elmorc--T. D. Rouse, w. II. Floyd, G. w. Ward. II. J. Lancaster. Etowah--Judge J. II. Lovejoy. Henry-J. D. Hendley. G. 1T. Malone, w. l.. Lee. s. J. Cherny. Jefferson--B. r. Roden. W. II. Wilson. NJ. F. Wood, J. A. Roundtree, J. P. Stiles.
 Lee-Judge F. NJ. Renfro. W. B. Tuck CT. J. T. Sadler. C. T. Griffin. Lawrence-Fr Frank Nicely D. c. Almon, Judge J. c. kumpe, w. T. Lowe. Maccn-Judge M. E. Abercrombie, R.. N. Hall. J. E. Cameron. J. w. Cham bless. C. W. Hare, s. l.. Wheeler, G. O.. Wheeler.
 Madison-S NJ. Stewart. J. W. Gray son. c. P. Lane. J J. Bradley. Marcngo-R. R. Poole, Judge s. P. Prowell. w. M. Seldom, J. s. Trigg. Charles Walker. William Chapman. M0bile-John Craft. Monroe-James k. Kyser, II. l.. Bur gess.
 cMontgomery-J. NJ. Falkner. B. B. J. NJ. Townsend, w. A. Townsend. Morgan-Judge w. F. Skeggs, D. F. Green. Samuel Blackwell. Russell-W. II. Banks. T. s. Davis. St. Clair-S. J. Hare, D. w. Went, E.
 NJ. McClendon. Talladega-J. E. Camp. B. F. Caldwell, G. A. Hill.
 Tuscaloosa-W. M. Toxey, J. T. Garner,
 E. J. Durrett. Lee Hagfer.
 Walker-J. B. Randolph. J. E. Burton,
 R. A. O'Rear, J. M. Cranford, J. B..
 Long.
 Washington-James B. Rawls, C. J.
 Coate.
 Representative Wilkinson Speaks.
 After the enrolment, Hon. J. A. Will
 kinson, a practical farmer and member
 of the Legislature from Autauga County was introduced and spoke on ''The Need of Good Roads from the Farmers View point
 MT. Wilkinson said the strongest argu- ment he could use for good roads>was tS compare the conditions of the farmers | of Autauga County with those of Mont- gomery County. Bad roads, he declared, were TeIlecIeu pau SCUOOlS, ana III citizenship. Alabama, he said, could not induce new citizens to come here until the roads were improved. MT. Wilkinson, quoting from Govern ment reports. showed that $65O GOO 900 are annually spent in the United States for repairs to vehicles and other effects of | bad roads. This money ought to be spent In building roads, he said. The trouble,' declared Mir. Wilkinson, Ifs that two-thirds of us are office-seek- CTS and are afraid of our neighbors. That's the milk in the cocoanut." This statement convulsed the delegates
 with laughter.
 Another trouble, as viewed by MT. Will
 kirson. is that expert men are not en-
 ployed in building roads. Good road
 builders should be secured. Concluding. Mir. Wilkinson said he came
 to the convention as a member of the
 Legislature to get information. He be-
 lieved, he said. that the present Legisla- ture was as conscientious, patriotic body
 as he had ever seen and he thought all
 that would be necessary would be for the
 convention to show the Legislature what
 was needed.
 MT. Wilkinson was literally aplauded and on motion of Judge Pruett of Bar
 bour, the convention took a recess until 3 o'clock
 Addressed by MT. Starr.
 Immediately after the convention reas-
 sembled at o'clock. Hon. F. S. Sarr
 Representative In the Legislature from
 Dallas County. was introduced to speak
 on 'Legislation for Good Roads"
 MT. Starr who is one of the best speak
 CTS in the Legislature said it seemed to
 him that the present Legislature should
 enact some law to meet conditions in
 every county in the State. He reviewed independent efforts for bet ter roads made by the various counties of the State and suggested that a com mttee he appointed by the convention to draft hill to be presented to the Legis-
 lature. Each delegates, he said, should
 make known to this committee the neces-
 sities of his county MT. Starr advocated the working of county conviCts on roads. One objection, he said. that had been urged against this plan was that large number of guards would be needed. In his judgment. this was not so. A majority of these convicts, he said, are negroes, and they rarely
 ever run away further than their homes, and here they would be easily captured. In connection with this plan, MT. Starr