The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-16

formed, and their necessity Is evident. he
prophesied that within a few years the
government will be -spending as much on
good roads as on battleships.
Judge W. E. Skeggs of Morgan county
led the discussion on the work in the
counties I'VE have now in our county
% miles of improved roads. When the
plan laid out is completed we will have
a pike within five miles of every farm in
the county. We have issued $25O,OOO In
bonds, and are going to spend every dol
lar The only material we have is ma
cadam, SO our roads cost us from $1,000 to
$500 a mile. We have one of the best
engineers In the state. My opinion is that
the only way people of Alabama are go
ing to get roads is to borrow the money,
issue bonds and get busy"
v. B. Atkins told of the issuance or
$780, 600 bonds in Autauga county. and
said that Dallas has 70 or 70 miles or
improved roads; that Dallas will ISSUE
100000 In bonds shortly. I'VE are going
to say to Marengo and Wilcox that we've
got to get busy and have great highway
from Birmingham to the gulf
Work in Montgomery.
j. H. Cook of Montgomery: I'VE carried
bond issue by putting speakers on the
stump in every precinct. Last year we
held another election, ana without any
campaign only 40 votes were cast against
a., Ta naiS +r,hnte to the man who
started good roads in Acknowledgment
Faullxner-and asked for a resolution In
his memory He declared that the gravel
In Montgomery makes the best, most de-
sirable road imaginable. Montgomery
mas pun. ooV ,ii'ies vi eiaVoi $3.50 80,
ing $4,000 mile, and clay ana sano roaos
costihs aooue SiV"o' - o,,,4,o,,
Senator Bankhead oHereo resolu'ion
Off1c1al9
ursihs niuhioipai unu o..,ea1 -
cooperate with the state seoioeieal sur
vey ana the state testing iapola.oS ~
collecting Information anu n.a'ellat Apa
making tests that tne results may DC
disseminated throughout .iie sea.es ~ ~
letins free OF charse' II was auop'eu
unanimously.
said judge rem o. neo"a a.,.,, 80 go
our convicts on the roaos win srsa' SUI -
cess at cost VI sone' ,i,n - ~ ohart
DAY we are putting l4o yaros VI cn eng,
TO the mile on country roaos anu uoU'io
that amount near towns. - l..
we nave aireaoy eAsenoea roaus ~
! every oiree'ioh ~ iiiles iiohI .no
sea, and VIII soon eNiehu mem ~ no
county hne' we nave aoop'eo ne Ss az
tion pan WIN seven hnen eo' s',tl, ~
miles OF improved roaus whose ou'y II 40
~ iep"h 80 - - ~o,,ar+ 90 the con,-
mlttee on nominations which was adopt
ed as follows;
NoY,;n.+ion. comnittee
,r''.,s .,s.
Jonn 0raio " iio 10 nofpa,sor srs+ ,,,ca
JONI W. NeAi VI
PRESIDENT.
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presioen. 1.@ ..o.a-
d. asa noaee -
tar n,..4 ,.a4.,.. TT
Ha .s.,. a,a s,str,ot aohn can,hle
M winner secohu u.s'ii ~ ~ 49,
Troy, .iiru .ist,,ot AtirJns
Opeiiha' Auui "a w o,,arton
selma hltn uiseiic' -. ,',n
Wedowee; sixth ois.ric., j, n oa aaitnSau'
Jasper seventh; oisu.os =" ,Tr,,,tar,, u
Gaosoen, eisn'n rs IT,, o.. w
Shesss, Dsca,u,, 49,.
unoerwoou, r.s.,an,+ r,,rst d,s+r,c+
Dis'rict toe - si.t.,ot
Juoge 1asv, Maie so, 80 aist,.iot
j. n. Sooh, Mon.s go, 1870 ~
L. Il. Sessions go ;,..,sa. D,.,,,ar
ram oaihouh, MI , 1850 ", po,tord
Shaiiloeis' siNi 49, 1.1 n DroS,,,,
Luscaioosa' sesen'i $3.50 Wr,as+.., IT.
81 Clair, eish'h uis' IT,. 49, 70,
Iartn, Mauison' i''i'A
toh' biouh''
Work in Jefferson.
Ioh oo,no told Of the visit of the
7efferson Hoard of Revenue to Georgia
go thair discovery that the work in
Iaesarso, hos inst bequn
W. hava 1,nas running To every coun-
D., Inc We cant huild a road for less
tIan from sa00O To s5OOO a mile In the
future we hope to issue million dol
lars IN ponos ana iiaVe ,hv oooieSaiuS
which our tranic oehlanos ~. Y.s,o.
Z. D. nosers' inennoei VI INC 80.
son Board oil Revenue, maue shor'
talk Among otner tn,hss ne saiu
when we nave iIiaoe II easy LOT ',ie
farmer TO get 10 anu from .he Guy ne
Will come oIteher anu carry eiea.ei
amounts and variety Oh ms larii pio-
ducts each trip, whicn VIII ,eno 10 IN
crease MS wealth. as wei as lhat OIL
the country IN which ne lVes. Inc pos
sibilities OF this great state OF ALABAMA
is only measured by ciimauc conoltlons.
Our soil with the aid OF such fertii-
izers as are recommended by our gov
eminent experts VIII produce anything
that will grow in this climate. Let us
encourage the farmer In raising a great
err variety and quantity Of possible pro-
ducts by giving him better roads over
which to reach the markets. Accessi-