The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-20
'BANKHEAD ON GOOD ROADS Senator Speaks to Press
 Association. ABLE AND ELOQUENT ADDRESS He Urges Use of Editorial Columns
 to Secure Highways. susEests to EAiters that They Use Their Great Power as h the
 Past, to Upbuild the

The closing session of the Alabama press Association was held last night at S:So o'clock and the auditorium of with the mepbers and their friends.
 Editor Q. H. Stevenson of The Roan- oke Leader. delivered the annual ora and oa rhsir n,s sJSjsst h}ss,o, being Monuments showed thorough preparation by MT. stevenson and was most interesting ana instructive. being attentively lis- tened to and enjoyed by all who heard
 A series of resolutions were intre- duced by Editor W. E. w. Yerby of The Greensboro Watchman. thanking bas. btne CSmmercial n Club, the local mem the local newspapers and the Mont g9mery Press Club. for the royal en- teftainment accorded the visitors while In Montgomery.
 The. feature of the closing session was the address of United states Sen ator John H. Bankhead. He made q most able and eloquent address, which was interrupted frequently by ap-
 The Senator made an earnest plea Tor good roads in Alabama. for the development of the States unharnessed of developing and unbuilding the state to its present high standard.
 e. Wnat nat ws n need most is good roads" tion.. too. but not all kinds of imipi- grafton. The kind of immigrants we want are those who come here and till the soil build homes and help to up- able to get them unless you improve your roads.
 "vse your editorial columns for good roads and endeavor to set the State tant when the National Government will take steps toward aiding the States in building good roads, but you must be prepared to receive this aid. ticipated this move on the part of the Government .and have prepared for
 Senator Bankhead took occasion to pending such enormous sums in build- ing good roads in Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Philippines, and not spending the wSsn RSney ,ss ss hG%s, %nI..a st.,, .ooo,r,, new foreign territory" said ne. 'shs immediately begins to build good roads. The only thing she has got out of 1t Is the experience.
 Another point which I wish to call your attention to is the development of our water power. It Is the greatest asset we have. and 1t is utterly unde- yeioped: The water power of Ala, mines I know you will think this an extravagant statement. but neverthe- less 1t Is fact. would rather have $1,000. 900 invested in water power in this State than to have $2,00o. 900 in coal. It will mean cheaper power to you. more factories and industries and 1t will mean trolley lines to traverse the whole State. connecting every vil- lage and town, which will bring out the timber and the products of the farm
 And ogain let us not retard the en- couragement of foreign capital into Alabama. We owe the development of our State and our cities to foreign cap ital and we can't get along without It. point which I wish to call your atten- ton to. We never will grow rich on raw materiaL We need more cotton factories and wooIen factories. We have the soil to produce the cotton and why should we be satisfied with the mere price of the raw material. You send 1t to the New England States and to England and other countries and then the products are shipped back to price that you received for the raw
 "The development of Alabama in all its branches Is due to the press and I beg of you to urge In your columns the cooperation of the County. the State and the United States in securing good roads. In developing our water power and inviting and encouraging foreign capital"
 Senator Bankhead's speech last night was the first public address made by him since his election to the United States Senate, and he was given a hearty ovation by the members of the Press Association. citizens and State House officers. who were present.