The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-26
COMMITTEE WILL
PREPARE A BILL
Will Ask For Good Roads Legs
Iation
MEETS NEXT SATURDAY
People of All Classes Are Becoming
Very Much Interested In the Cues
ton of Better Roads-Legs-
Iators Are Pledged.
MEETS NEXT SATURDAY

The executive committee of the Ala
bama Good Roads association will hold
a meeting in Birmingham next Satur-
day for the purpose of considering a bill
to be introduced at the next session of
the legislature.
b. f. Roden of Birmingham is presi-
dent of the association and has issued an
official call for the meeting. 1t is de-
sired that all the members of the com
mittee attend. if possible.
At a meeting of the North Alabama
Good Roads association, which was held
in Birmingham several weeks ago. that
organization was consolidated with the
South Alabama Good Roads association,
making one organization for the state.
1t was thought that by united effort more
effective work over the entire state could
be accomplished The interests Of one sec
tion in the matter of good roads Is
identical with that of the other and It
was thought that by combining forces
some aid for the Improvement of the
dirt roads of the state might be Sc
cured form the next Legislature.
The bill to be prepared will possibly
suggest some plan by which the state
can assist the counties in tho building of
better highways. The question Is becom-
ing one of vital interest to all classes
of people in all sections of the country
and 1t is believed that not only the
state but the federal government will
be induced to Appropriate funds for the
purpose of building and improving roads.
Indeed the matter Is already being
strongly advocated by some Of our con-
gressmen and 1t is highly probable that
bills along these lines will be introduced
at an early session of the United States
Congress.
The introduction of rural free mail de-
livery has created a necessity for I'M
proved highways in the rural districts
and it is claimed by some that the use
of the public roads for mail carrying
purposes places the government in the
position of being compelled to take some
interest in the matter of preparing and
keeping up the roads.
1t is suggested in some quarters that
the federal government In conjunction
| with the several states assist the counties
| in the work and 1t is believed that the
| agitation that has begun along these lines
| will ultimately result in good
| The meeting of the Alabama Good
Roads association in Birmingham some
weeks ago was largely attended by repre-
sentative citizens from all sections of the
state and the question of road building
was widely discussed In its every phase.
Many of the delegates who took a lively
interest In the discussions we're county
| and state officials, and II Is said that all
| present earnestly advocated an appropria-
! ton from the state to assist in the build
| ing and maintenance of the county roads
| Many of the members-elect Of the next
| Legislature are said to be pledged to do
something in the way of lettering the
public roads of the state and in fact the
state democratic platform contains
| plank pledging the party to good roads
| legislation of some sort.
The bill to be prepared by the exec
utive committee of the Alabama Good
Roads association at the meeting next
! Saturday Will probably follow out the idea
indicated in the party platform and will
| call for a moderate appropriation from
| the state for road purposes