The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-11
HAVE BEEN GETTING
 WORSE YEAR BY YEAR
Colonel Bush Describes Model Road Built Near Anniston at a Cost
 of S14oo a Mile.

 a short distance from Birmingham, the men are having hard time getting their cotton to town, and are turning out by the dozen to repair the roads themselves. Said J. D. Pierce, rural mail carrier from Woodlawn: During the past few weeks the people along my route, having given up hope of seeing the roads worked by the county, have turned out on the Montevallo road and are repairing t themselves
 ''The Montevallo road Is the worst l know of. It Is full of holes, and muddy along the whole distance. Complaints are heard on every side.
 T have been in the service six years, and I consider this the worst ever Since the Age-Herald has started it's campaign l have heard many express the hope that some good would come from it. The municipal roads from Woodlawn to East Lake, and the county road from East Lake to Gate City are in very bad con dition."
 Said E. A. Wright yesterday: 'The roads leading to Sayre Mines are in a terrible condition. The mine roads are muddy and rocky so as to be almost im- passable. In making the trip out that way I hear the sentiment along the way, and believe you are right in your con- tention for improvement"
 Much Cause For Complaint. ''You could not be engaged in a better rN ~ ;~l,t q have been driving over the county a good deal of late, and if there is good road I'm sure I haven't found it. In ne directions it is getting worse and
 without any attention, apparently.
 roads of Jefferson county were
 ~ood, although they have never
 'ough. I have advised the
 that unless they get a
 and build their roads
 vstem, allowing no
 J thout his super 4ar low the speci eas n i4yfoe a'- es of gravel an1 55II2#Hzf st .h tirements of yer hope to have
 'To a m. Is so im- portant. Eve. lid be kept in the best of co. 'aa .tlce In many places pure sand Il holes and washed out in the ne. Il.
 "The Pnson and IT c best l know of but t getting a little wors } must get at it systen pie recognize the in especially around a Es3 ham. The people intei
 with the board of rev
 effort should be made
 of more people than
 any other one move.
 Model Road a
 q visited Anniston -b0 there a friend drove
 a piece of road whc HE t-n. built as a sample. l prettiest half miles of -" ever saw, and l was it'ft that it cost only s1400 pH l am not quite sure l dHs l-t proper figure. If we 7at eH4i- neer in charge of our a 0oii. get thorough knowledi tta fe. and best ways to COT 1at f- 'af durable roads, his salar,
 many times over.'
 "'I get a good deal of Il saalt said w. s. Brown, the aaHa chant, yesterday. For 1z weeks l have heard an ar of complaint. The farm e n- roads are in horrible fix, some say they can hardly get a,f eet- 7 town. They say the road Rg e bad. While I have no ex at a5, | think something ought .a# ent make it easier for them"
 T am very much in fay aa .r1 a ment which you have star Pearson yesterday. q tn af be pushed have passed them, and find the road, a condition. They all need 1tHA a ought to be put in first-c You can cite the one towar 5H na an example. l understand a. 9t ll others are in worse cond Dec
 People Should Demand se e4a>. Dr. J. M. Gillespie, the snoan clerk of the city court, Is a Aar9 cate for good roads, think aeunty roads need improvement, rp.- ments The Age-Herald on secure such improvement.
 pr. Gillespie stated that several years ago, the roads tHa cal ty became as wretched as the Hf4 e4Fr. and that it took such stre zfaa as The Age-Herald is now ma them repaired and made wort
 ..I think" said he, that should demand good roads. tHee ro in fact, are one of the most LII Personally, I cannot describe fta tion of all the roads of the Com those over which l am acct fi drive are bad and need improyi
 ''The roads around North B are suffering greatly from bad said c. M. Green of North Bi II yesterday. "The Pinson road 1 the best I know of, but unfortu the others are muddy and rocky from people driving over them discouraging. It is caused to